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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

North Lyell Mine. Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 18

At the North Lyell mine at the 1100ft level they have started to drive north along the body located by No. 206 bore, west of No. 1 north drive. The rise from No. 37 stope to…

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Chaffinch Mine. Conspiracy Charge Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 9

The Chaffinch mine affair was revived again yesterday, when E. C. Dyason appeared before the Perth Police Court on a charge of conspiracy. His case and those of…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 18

Operations at the Proprietary Company's sintering works have been temporarily suspended, owing to Port Pirie smelting works having sufficient of fluxing material. The…

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Rich Find O Gold. in the Gundagai District. Romance of the Long Tunnel Mine. Prospector Perseveres Fob Fifteen Years

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 8

Aa exceptionally rich and and of gold is reported rom the Long Tunmet mine. Long Fiatnear Gundagai, and one of the shareholders arrived in Sydney this morning, with over…

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Mining. Copper Interests Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 18

A moderate turnover of mining shares took place on the Sydney Stock Exchange at the morning session, but in the principal departments, there were few features of interest…

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The Gold Sickle (All Rights Reserved.)

People · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 4

The first publication of this story in Australia commenced in "The People," for August 18, 1910. The scene of the story is laid in ancient Gaul. Joel, the…

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Probable Miners' Strike. the Unrest in Western Canada

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 13

VANCOUVER, Friday.--Demands for higher wages which have been made by workers in the Western Canadian coalmines will probably lead to a strike…

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The Unemployment Bureau. Miners Hold Aloof. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 18

Up to the present 1041 men have been registcred at the unemploment bureau in Neweastle. Of this number 577 are married men, and 464 single. Some 321 men have been sent…

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Southern Coal Trade. Working at High Pressure

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 11

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--All the collieries of the district are working at high pressure, and the pay distributed to-day is bordering on a full time one. Many of the miners cannot understand why such favorable…

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Mining. Metals Steady. Few Important Variations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 20

Copper was steady on Thursday at £55 1s 3d. Locally yesterday Hampden-Cloncurry recovered a little, and MacGregon-Cloncurry and Mount Cuthbert were booked at, higher prices, though…

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The "Osborne Judgment." Case Settled in Equity. Brinsmead v Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 16

Mr. Rich. K.C. and Mr. J. Browne, instructed by Messrs. Beeby and Co., appeared for plaintiff; and Mr. Watt, instructed by, Messrs. Taylor and Greenweel (agents for…

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Around the Cross. Lady Edeline Mine Purchased. New Leases Pegged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 14

SOUTHERN CROSS, Friday.--The purchase of the Lady Edeline gold mine was completed yesterday, the purchase price being £4500. A vigorous policy of development will be entered…

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Gundagai Gold Discovery. Occurrence in Patches. a Shareholder's Observations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 14

The head office of the Bank of New South Wales yesterday received from its Gundagai branch 343oz. gold, valued at about £1300, the product of the Long Tunnel mine, situated on…

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Japanese Getting Coal. 150,000 Tons for Nagasaki. Pekin

The Sun · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 5

Colliers from Nagasaki are taking delivery of 150,000 tons of coal from the mines here, under orders…

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Rich Gold Pocket. the Long Tunnel Strike. 100 Ounces in a Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 15

Yesterday about 350oz of gold lay glittering in a scoop in the Bank of New South. Wales, brought in from the Long Tunnel mine near Gundagai…

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Safe! the Papuan Explorers. Arrive at Thursday Island, Terrible Experiences Exposure and Hunger. Mystery of Their Absence Solved. Good Coal Deposits Found. Natives Everywhere Friendly

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 3

THURSDAY ISLAND, Saturday.—The Papuan Government Ketch Tawarra arrived here to-day, with Messrs. Stanforth Smith, Bell, and prat; aboard. They landed immediately pratique…

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Anybody's Gold Mine!

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 20

A BAG OF GOLD WEIGHING ONE POUND (that is, 50 sovereigns) is one of the prizes in a simple competition designed to celebrate the birth, of the…

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Anybody's Gold Mine!

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 5

A BAG OF GOLD WEIGHING OVER ONE POUND (that is, 50 sovereigns) is one of the prizes in a simple competition designed to celebrate the birth of the…

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Anybody's Gold Mine!

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 9

A BAG OF GOLD WEIGHING OVER ONE POUND (that is, 50 sovereigns) is one of the prizes in a simple competition designed to celebrate the birth of…

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The Rich Gold Find at Gundagai. Shareholder's Account of the Mine Good Prospects

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 12

Considerable excitement prevailed in Gundagai throughout the week on the discovery, at the Long Tunnel mine, on Mr. James Robertson's Kimo Run, of a very…

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