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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 11

The B.H. South Blocks mine, during February, saved 1540 tons of zinc middlings, which assayed 4 per cent, load, 1.5oz silver, and 18.Z per cent, zinc…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 11

The Kalgoorlie, Lake View, and Star Company crushed 12,035 tons for gold valued at £15,009. The working expenditure was £11,058, development £1483, and machinery plant £2033…

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Gold Shipments. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 12

Gold shipments from Melbourne to-day by the Orsova consisted of £20,000 for London, shipped by the Orient Steam Navigation Company…

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Tasmanian Mining. Queenstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 11

The crosscut at the 1100ft level of the North Mount Lyell has been driven about 35ft in good ore. The rise from 1050ft intermediate level broken through at the 1000ft level, and was…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 10

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to day:—Ilma, schr, for Wanganul, with 470 tons coal; Grace Harwar, sh, for Coquimbo, with 2835 tons coal and…

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Selling Price of Coal. Regulation by Statute. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 10

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees Federation considered a motion forwarded by the Abermain Lodge to the effect that representations be made to the Minister…

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A Misunderstanding. Work Stopped at Coal Cliff. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 12

Coal Cliff collieries, both jetty and shaft mines, were thrown idle to-day in consequence of the front shift, not going in to the mine at the usual time. The stoppage of work…

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Loss of Coal Trade. Benefits America and Germany. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 9

Owing to the colliery troubles in South Wales American companies are expoiting 350,000 tons of coal to Havre, France and to Italy, whence the returning vessels will…

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Mining. Majority of Stocks Slack. "Shorts" Covering Steadies Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 11

The outstanding feature of the market yesterday morning—if dull proceedings can be said, to possess any feature other than dulness— was the continued weakness of silver shares;…

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Colliery Conditions. Miners' Officers Visit the Premier. Plrmanent Coal-mining Court Suggested

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

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"Struck a Gold Mine."

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

A case that excited a good deal of sympathy came o nat the Manly Court this morning, when a bright looking English lad of 17 or 18 years, named William Reynolds…

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Boring on the State Coal Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 6

The Minister for Mines has approved of two bores being put down on the area chosen as the site for a State coal mine, near Lithgow. The locality for these bores was selected by officers…

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Western Australian Mines. Some February Gold Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 12

Ivanhoe, 18,229 tons, gold £39,000; total expenditure £20,990. Associated Northern, 1439 tons, gold £2974; expenditure unavailable…

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Safety in Collieries. Two Conferences

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

KURRI KURRI, Thursday.--A conference has been arranged between the Mines Department, and Messrs. Brown (proprietors) and the executive of the C.E.F. to devise a safer means of…

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Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip. To-day's Operations

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

The closing scrip (middle) quotations on the London Stock Exchange yesterday included the following:--Mount Elliott, £5 12s 6d; Great Cobar, 81s 3d; Mount Morgan, 66s 11 12d; Great…

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Barrier Miners

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 12

Trouble may follow the taking of a second referendum on the question of accepting the agreement between the miners and managers of the Barrier. The agents of the employers…

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Newcastle Miners

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 12

The proposals of the Government to alleviate the distress among miners in the New castle district are not being accepted with enthusiasm. The executive of the Miners…

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Kyloe Copper Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 12

The general manager's report for the week ended March 4 states:—No. 5 level: North drive, extended 10ft to 240ft. No improvement has taken place; face assays 1.5 per cent. for a width of 5 feet. No. 2…

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"Like a Mine Explosion."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

At sea off the Heads, about a mile out, one flash struck the water. It was an exceptionally vivid flash, at about 4.30 p.m As viewed from South Head, the effect was like that of a…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 12

The Araluen Valley Gold-dredging Company report [?] yield of 89oz 19dwt for a week's run. The State batteries of Western Australia crushed 1354 tons of ore last week for 1306oz…

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