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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 250

Rich Gold Find

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 14

A rich find of gold was made at Rice's mine, Long Plat, near Gundagai. A hundredweight of stone dollied from the reef gave lOOoz, gold. Some magnificent specimens are in sight…

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Mining Speculation and Affectation

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 6

No doubt the Bullfinch Field was unduly boomed. It was helped by many slapdash speculators who are at all times ready to take a chance. It is…

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Mining the Harbor. San Francisco

Truth · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 8

Three companies have been entrusted with the work of laying the harbor with mines. It wan at first declared that they were dummies, but it appears that they are…

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Details of the Great Competition. Swag of Treasure for " Globe" Friends. a Bag of Gold Weighing Over 1Lb. for First Prize—and More Than 3 Hundred Others

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 7

"The Globe" desires to concentrate public intention on the date of its debut, and therefore puts up a swag of treasure to back its opinion that the people will think…

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New Newspaper. to Be Published on April 4 Next. "The Globe," a Penny Weekly. Filled with Matter of Interest to all Australians. Great Competitions. To Celebrate the Birth of the New Journal. a Bag of Gold Weighing Over One Pound Given Away, Gold Watches and Bangles, Silver Watches, Fountain Pens, and Bank Notes Are Some of the Other Prizes

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 7

April 4 will be a great day. Not only will the first local launching of an Australian warship take place, but at the break of morn there will be published the…

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"Truth's" Troubles. Hill End. Writ for £10,000. John Edward Scantle[?]ury, "Mining Engineer," Managing Director of Amalgamated Hill End Limited, Claims Ten Thousand Pounds from John Norton

Truth · Sunday 19 March 1911 · page 4

On Monday morning last a polite gentleman entered our sanctum. "Mr. Norton?" he politely queried…

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Bodangora Gold Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 11

The managing director of the Bodangora Gold Mines reports as follows:—Cleaning out and timbering of the main shaft are now in progress between the 500ft level and the bottom. At the 400ft-level the ore…

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A State Coal Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 6

A State coal mine will, according to Mr Edden, Minister for Minos, shortly be an accomplished fact. "I have got a borer up west," he raid, "trying the ground, for I have a state…

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Sandstone Gold-mining Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 11

The Sandstone Gold-mining Co. reports:—B North drive has been advanced 10ft, total distance 89ft. The footwall reef, which we are following, shows about 18in of nice looking laminated stone, but last assay…

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Work at the Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 9

The collieries throughout the Newcastle and Maitland districts worked slightly better during the past fortnight, although operations generally are still very slack. Details are as…

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Mining. Copper Quoted Lower. the Shortage of Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 11

At £54 13s 9d. copper was 7s 6d lower on Friday; and tin, wHICH was quoted at £177, allowed an advance of 15s. Lead was unaltered at £13 3s 9d…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 11

The mining market was quiet several Bullfinch and Barrier stocks being easier. Notwithstanding the lower rates ruling in London for copper, that description of scrip was…

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Askoy for Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 4

The Norwegian ship Askoy arrived at Newcastle on Saturday from Ariea, after a passage of 63 days. She has been chartered to load Caledonian coal for the West Coast…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 11

South Glanmire and Monkland obtained 96oz of amalgam since last wash up. We have received volume seven of the "Proceedings of the Australasian Institute…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 11

The cleaning-out and timbering of the main shaft of the Bodangora gold mine is in progress between the 500ft. levol and the bottom. At the 400ft. level the ore-pass to tho intermediate…

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Gold Movements in 1910

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 11

There is little question (says the "Bankers Magazine." London) that the movements in gold during the past 12 months represent a record as compiled with previous years. The…

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Gippsland Copper Mine. Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 11

The services of Mr. Wm. Cuny, an eminent mining engineer, have been engaged for the purpose of making complete plans and surveys of the Gippsland Copper and Platinum…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 11

Mineral lease No. 163, known as Southern Cross mine, was auctioned to-day on behalf of Mr. Max Gorler, of Melbourne, and was bought cheaply, together with all tools and equipment,…

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Alaskan Coal Frauds. No Extradition Treaty

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 8

OTTAWA, Sunday.--The Toronto men who wore accused by the Chicago Grand. Jury of being concerned in the Alaskan coal lands frauds cannot he extradited, and it is…

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Unemployed Relief Works. No Preference for Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 9

On Saturday the Minister for Works, Mr. Griffith, passed through Newcastle on his way to the North Coast Hallway now in course of construction. He was waited on by Messrs. Gardiner,…

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