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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 14

The B.H. Block 14 Company for the past week raised and despatched 489 tons of carbonate ore to the B. H. Proprietary Company at Port Pirie…

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Mining. a Poor Turnover

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 19

Brokers' messages yesterday showed that lead advanced is 3d, to £13 6s 3d, on Monday, but that copper fell 10s, to £54 15s, and tin 60s, to £191. Trade continued inactive in all…

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State Colliery Near Lithgow. Site Recommended. Seams to Be Tested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 11

The scheme for opening up of a State-owned colliery was advanced a definite stage yesterday. Mr. Edden submitted to his colleagues in Cabinet a report prepared by two of his…

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B.H. South Blocks Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 14

At the B.H. South Blocks mine a penthouse has been installed in the main shaft at 960ft. The west crosscut at the No. 5 level in the zinc lode was extended 100ft. to 169ft from…

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Mining in the State. Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 14

Hogan and party recently despatched a parcel of ore from their show at the Junction reefs to Cockle Creek for treatment. The Huntington mill is at present hung up,…

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B.H. South Mine. Good Ore Developments. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 14

The B.H. South mine on Monday showed further good results in development work. The diamond drill at the 1170ft level, section F4 west, was carried further 55ft to 204ft. Of…

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The Coal Trade. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 4

Sir.—As far dack as the big mari[?] strike warining was give through the [?]ue jouralis that the action of unounists would eve[?] upset the eoalt trade and throw it into the…

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Great Boulder Bores. Proving Ore for Adjoining Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 14

The general manager of the Great Boulder Proprietary Company has sent the following cable to the London directors:—"Prospecting with the diamond drill horizontally in a…

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Mining. All-round Slack Market. Except Lead, Metals Decline

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 14

An all-round listless market ruled yesterday morning. Telegrams from Adelaide and Melbourne showed that a similar state of things was being experienced in…

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Mining News. Around New South Wales Fields. a New Discovery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 52

A report from Yerranderie states that Messrs. E. Reilly. W, Mills, and J. Burke have discovered a gold-bearing reef at the end of Church .Creek, seven miles distant. Official assays…

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Will the Vend End? Coal-owners' Troubles. Meeting at Newcastle. Decision Probable To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 10

The vend will meet to-day at Newcastle. At that meeting the question whether this association is to be broken up will practically be decided. So, at. least, say Sydney coal-owners…

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Proposed Coal-miners' Conference. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 10

For some time past the miners have been endeavouring to obtain a conference with the colliery proprietors in order to discuss several questions connected with the industry. These…

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Miners' Conference. Purity of Miners' Candles. Queenstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 10

The Tasmanian Amalgamated Mine Employees' Association's conference was resumed this morning, with Mr. J. F. Gibney (president) in the chair. Among the correspondence…

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Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip. Tin Again Declines. To-day's, Operations

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 7

Tin was quoted in London yesterday at £189, a decline of £2 per ton. Copper remained unaltered at £64 15s, lead at £13 6s 3d, and spelter at £23 per ton…

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The Coal Vend

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 4
Also in Evening News

A meeting of colliery proprietors was held at Newcastle yesterday, when the internal trouble which threatened to disrupt the vend was smoothed ever, but the settlement is…

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Lithgow Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 9

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--The coal trade during the past week and this week has been brisker than for some time. It is stated that some shipping orders have been received…

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Record Coal Cargo

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 8
Also in Daily Commercial News and Shipping List

The Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company despatched yesterday the steamer Drachenfels to Manila with the largest quantity of coal ever taken from the port in one bottom. The vessel…

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Excitement in a Mine

Evening News · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 3

Owing to an accident at the Comet Mine, Bendigo, (Victoria), on Wednesday on Tuesday, a number of men were temporarily thrown out of work. pending repairs to the engine-house and shafs…

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