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Mining & the mines, 1911

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The Killingworth Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 14

The damage done to the surface workings or the Killingworth colliery by the explosion a few weeks ago has been largely repaired, but no steps have been taken to unseal the pit. It is…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 21

CLIFTON, Friday.--Work at all the local collieries was resumed after the holidays, and it is understood that the prospects for the year 1911 are much brighter than in the year just closed, which, by the way, is…

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Contract Miners Pull Out

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 21

BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--The North mine is experiencing trouble with its contract miners, a number of whom pulled out yesterday, compaining that their contract price had been cut…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 15

The manager of the Bullfinch South Company telegraphs under date December 31:— "Shaft sunk to 15ft. Satisfactory, indication in both costeens."…

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Late Mining. Tasmanian Mining. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 14

At the 1170 feet level east the Tasmania Gold Mine has passed through the pinch In the lode, and it has now opened out to 7ft The assav value is 15dwt per ton…

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Killingworth Colliery. Sealed Down for Three Months

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 14

The work of repairing the surface damage at Killingworth caused by the recent explosion has proceeded rapidly, and very little now remains to be done. The colliery is still…

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The Week's Coal Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 14

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended to-day amounted to 41,819 tons Of this quantity 17,413 tons were Bent to foreign ports whilst…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 14

The following lessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Illawarra, ship, for Salaverry, with 2847 tons coal, 14 tons coal for ship's use; Fiona, s, tor Fiji,…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 15

The mill of the North Broken Hill mine for the three months ending December 31 treated 64,905 tons of crude are for 11,225 tons of leady concentrates averaging about 70.5…

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The Pirate and the Gold

Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 11

North America has counted as a gold producing continent only [?] It might will have done so for nearly 200 years. According to the history searchers, in the [?]…

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Mining. a Listless Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 18

Business of meagre extent was again reported on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. in the more important sections, however, prices were, on the whole, steady. The only…

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Colliery Dispute. State Premier Intervenes. Employers' Offer Rejected. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 11

As the result of the intervention of the State Pienjier negotiations were proceeding, during the week, with a view to the settlement of the dispute at Vale of Clwydd…

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Our Contributors the Margin of Gold. Ii

The Methodist · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

"And Jesus said unto His disciples, verily I say unto you, It is hard fora rich man to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven."—Matt. 19.23. "Money is now exactly what mountain…

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Mining in the State. Adelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 15

A rich shoot of stone, with a length of only 13ft, has been found by Tyrone and party on the newly-discovered Bangadang field. Samples sent to Sydney for assay gave a return…

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Mining. Speculatoes Marking Time. Silver and Copper Stocks Steady. Bullfinches Waiting on Developments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 15

Marking time fittingly describes the attitude of the Stock Exchange at the present moment. Both the Adelaide and the Melbourne Stock Exchanges appear to be ruled…

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The Brass Bell; or, The Chariot of Death. History of a Proletarian Family (All Rights Reserved.) The Gold Sickle

People · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

The first publication of thin story in Australia commenced in "The People," for August 13, 1910. Tho scene of the story is laid in ancient Gaul. Joel, the…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1911 · page 11

All mines except one, the Junction, will again be running full time on Monday. When the Junction will resume has yet to be decided. The Proprietary is…

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U.S. Gold Production. Washington

Truth · Sunday 8 January 1911 · page 7

The mints in the United States have during 1910 issued over £22,000,000 worth of co[?] principally gold. Sir million pieces were coined for the…

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COAL V. OIL. Two Important Experiments. New York

Truth · Sunday 8 January 1911 · page 7

A new method of driving trans-Atlantic ships is being experimented with by a prominent shipping company. Steam boilers and external chimneys are…

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State Ministers No. 7. the Hon. Alfred Edden, Minister for Mines

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1911 · page 13

"My aim has always been," said Mr. Edden, "to improve the working conditions of the mining community, with the idea in my head all along that I could not…

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