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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

Mining in the State. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 11

The electrical engineer at the Bodangora mine has bad a man engaged in prospecting work, and on Saturday a reef was discovered a few feet beneath the surface. The reef…

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Short of Coal. Steamer Boveric's Experience. Timber Cargo Burned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 3

The big tramp steamer Boveric arrived in the harbor yesterday morning after an eventful passage. The Boveric is owned by Andrew Weir and Co., of Port Glasgow, and left San Francisco on January 5 for…

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Accidents to Miners. Condition of the Relief Fund. Some Proposed Amendments

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 4

The Minister for Mines states,that in the homing session of Parliament, he intends to consolidate the three Acts relating to the miners' accidents relief fund, and to embody…

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Mining. Recovery in Lead. Copper and Barriers Buoyant

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 11

Private advices yesterday showed that the Broken-hill list and Australian copper shares were quoted steady on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday. In respect to metals, the only movement was a recovery of Is 6d, to JU3 Is G13…

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Short of Coal. Steamer Boveric in a Gale. Timber Cargo Burned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 9

By the arrival yesterday of the steamer Boveric from San Francisco, via ports, additional particulars were obtained of the sensational voyage which that vessel had prior…

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Miners' Relief Fund. a Diminishing Surplus. Rockchopppers to Participate. No Enlargement of Benefits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 5

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Edden) said yesterday that be intended, during the next session of Parliament, to introduce a bill to consolidate the three Acts relating to the…

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"The Money King" Averts a Run on New York Banks; Taxis Full Op Gold and Notes. New York, January 9

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 5

The power of the "Money King," Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, was never better proved than to-day, when tho great financier's name alone prevented "runs" on several New…

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A Golden Belt. Once-famous Hawkins Hill. Almost Abandoned 40 Years Ago. a Big Amalgamation Scheme. (By Our Special Mining Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 6

After spending over a year in negotiating with the score or more of owners of the pocket-handkerchief mines on the once famous Hawkins' Hill, which, yard for yard, was the…

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Queensland Coal Miners. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 5

The dispute between the miners engaged at the Whitwood Colliery and the proprietors of Stafford Bros. was dismissed by the mining industry wages board on Wednesday…

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Alleged Lockout. at Wolgan Valley Coal Mine. Application for Leave to Prosecute. I

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 7

In the Industrial Court this afternoon Mr. D. R. Hall interviewed by Mr. J R Moyatti applied, on behalf of the Coal Miners Mutual Protective Association of the Western District,…

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Broken Hill South Mine

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The annual [?] meeting of the Broken Hill South Mining Company was held to-day Mr. Mo[?]worth Green presided, and moved the adoption…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 10

A dividend of 1/ per share has been declared by the directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 10 Company, payable on March During the week ended February 15 the…

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Mining. Lead Firms, So Do Silver Shares. Copper Steady. Gold and Tin Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 10

The fact that the notice-board in the vestibule of the Stock Exchange presented a rather beggarly array of sales yesterday morning was no guide to the tone of the market. If…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 4

The general manager of the Briseis Co., in his report for January, states:--Total output black tin, 47 tons. Drift and overburden removed, 36,000 Cub. yds.; Ringarooma overburden…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 10

Mr. Alfred A. Lockwood, inventor of the Murex magnetic process, left Broken Hill on Wednesday night for England. He said he is well satisfied with what the Murex plant…

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New Redhill Estate and Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 9

The report of the above company covers the half-year ended December 31. It states that the receipts from the companys railway during the period shows a slight increase. The…

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British Broken Hill Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 10

The mill of the British mine for the past fortnight treated 5230 tons of crude ore for 801 tons of lead concentrates, containing 20,026oz silver, 508 tons lead, and 58 tons…

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Labour Troubles. Miners at Great Cobar. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 5

Industrial matters appear [?]nsettled. The men are asking fon the Broken Hill scale of wages. The general manager of the Great Cobar has requested the men to walt till the…

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Dow the Mine. Provision Against Accident. a Great Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 5

The Miners' Accident Relief Board, in a report covering, operations during the year 1910, states that the gross revenue for the year was £54,626. a decrease of £1528 as…

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Mining. Lead Higher. Sharemarket Again Inactive

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 4

A strong market for Broken-hill shares and for the Australian copper lines again ruled on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The only movement in metals was a rise of 2s 3d…

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