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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Death and Ruin. Some American Tragedies. Nine Miners Entombed. Gallant Rescue Work

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 7

VANCOUVER, Saturday.--A cave in at a mine near Mullan, Idano, buried nine miners. Rescuers worked 20 hours, and saved all…

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Profit and Loss. Investments: Wise and Otherwise. (This Column Appears Every Monday.) North Bulli Colliery, Limited

The Sun · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 2

The year ended September 30, 1910, was rather more profitable for this company than was the previous period. The gross profit of £14,454 disclosed by the report is…

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Late Cable News. Received Today. Killed at Rio Tinto. Landslide in Copper Mine

Evening News · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 6

MADRID. Sunday Evening.—A landslide has occurred at the Rio Tinto Copper Mines. The bodies of five miners who were killed have been recovered. and five miners who were…

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British Capital for Mining Memory of an Old Boom. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 11

The State Mining Engineer Mr. A. Montgomery, who recently returned from London, says that plenty of money is available for good mining enterprises A gi eat deal of…

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Mining. Market More Buoyant. Copper and Silver in Good Request. Bullfinches Show Vitality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 11

In referring to the state of the market prevailing last Friday it was stated that speculators appeared to be marking time that scripholders were maintaining a very strong…

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A Coal-mining Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 6

In connection with the trouble at the Vale of Clwydd mine, Lithgow, representatives of the owners and the men net the Minister for Mines last week. The whole matter was very fully…

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Western Australian Mines. Some December Gold Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 9

The December output from Golden Ridge was 3703 tons for gold worth £7018. The profit was £3760. The Chaffer's Company treated 3650 tons, for…

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

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 5

The closing scrip (middle) quotations on the London Stock Exchange yesterday included the following:--Brisels Tin, 6s 7½d; Mount Lyell, 30s 9d; Zinc Corporation, ordy.,…

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Vacillating Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 9

KURRI KURRI, Monday.--Two years and a half ago the collieries workers here were offered by the proprietors payment on the ascertained soiling price, but on the advice of Mr. Peter…

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Leaguers Mine

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 8

It is such a pleasure to meet you all again. The one horrid thing about holidays is that they interrupt our weekly chat! A fortnight since we've…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

CLIFTON. Monday.--This morning all the local collieries resumed operations with every prospect of putting in an exceptionally busy fortnight. Full time is expected at most of the southern mines for next pay, and…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 9

The Rockvale Wolfram ines, Ltd., has made a call (thirteenth) fo 3d per share, payabal on the contributing shares on January 23…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

Broken-hill Central (Sulphide Corporation) plant was closed down from December 25 till January 2, during the holidays and for repairs. At the Cookie Creek works the bullion produced…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 9

Mr. C. J. Hylton, mill superintendent on the B.H. Proprietary mine, has taken up his new duties as local manager of the Zine Corporation. Mr. W. Cranz has been appointed to…

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Mining. All Divisions Slack

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

There was further listlessness in business in mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and no material variations in prices, with, however, a fairly firm tendency in the…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 8

To-day's sales were:- Morning: Young Bullfinch, 6/7; Birthday Gift, 2/5; Bullrush, 6/ to 6/4; Bullfinch West, 3/7, 3/8. Noon: South, paid, £5/5/; Junction Norths, 16/9;…

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Sulphur Mine on Fire. Rome, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 7

A fire occurred in a sulphur mine at Turo, and seven miners were suffocated…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 8

The following vessels' were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Balasore, 4-mstd bq, for Tal Tal, with 4147 tons coal, 20 tons coal for ship's use; Maheno, s, for…

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Mining in the State. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 9

The trial crushing from Nell Glass' claim at Upper Bucca gave 34oz 5dwt for 26 tons GRAFTON, Monday. The manager of the Grafton…

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Mining Disaster. Landslide in Spain. Madrid, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 7

A landslide occurred at the Rio Tinto copper mines, Andalusia. Five miners were killed and five injured. Others have not yet been extricated…

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