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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Victoria's State Mine. Trouble with Wheelers. Reduced Rates Objected To. Melbourne

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

The wheelers employed at the State mine were notified on Saturday evening of a contemplated reduction in the rates previously paid for contract wheeling…

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210 Ounces of Pure Gold. Rich Nugget Found at Ballarat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A rich discovery was made to-night at the 930ft. level, on the indicator, at the Woah Hawp Canton mine, Ballarat East…

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Mr. Bowling's Advice. Miners Regret Following It. Proprietors' Terms Acceptable. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 6

Prior to the big strike the miners were offered payment based on the ascertained selling price of coal. Mr. Bowling urged the men not to accept that, but to demand payment…

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Mining. Listless Buyers. Firm Sellers. Bullfinches Open Weak, and Recover

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

A beggarly array of sales on the notice-board of the Stock rechange is no criterion of the tre state of the market. If it were, then the market yesterday morning would be…

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Western Australian Mines. Some December Gold Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 13

Sons of Gwalia South, 2080 tons, gold £35[?]7, working cost £2136, surp[?]us over all expenses £769. Lake View Consols, 8821 tons slimes…

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State Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 15

A return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of December is 11,965 ounces crude, equal to 10,555 ounces fine, valued…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 13

The Broken Hill Block 14 Company during the past oficial five days raised and sent away 294 tons of the usual grade of carbonato ores. The Cope's Creek dredge resumed work again…

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Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip. Rise in Tin--copper Weaker. To-day's Operations

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 5

The Sydney share market was exceedingly quiet to-day, and only a limited amount of business was transacted. Sliver interests, were firmer, and improved values were…

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A Large Coal Cargo

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

The Seaham Coal Co. yesterday despatched the large four-masted barque Balasore from Newcastle with 4147 tons of Seaham coal for Tal Tal. This…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 15

At No. 3 level of the Broken-hill South Blocks the main south drive is in 322ft. The last 12ft. averaged 16.1 per cent, lead, 2.9oz. silver, and [?]3.1 per cent, zinc over the full width of the…

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West Australian Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 52

There is renewed activity in mining at the Bullfinch and entire Yilgarn Gold Field, West Australia. Mr. Williams, representative of the London "Times" in Australia, who has…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 13

Mr. C. G. Hylton, the new superiutendent of the Zine Corporation, has taken over the reins of his new position. His appointment is generally very popular. He had been 22…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 12

Gold: Northern [?] 4/6, 5/: Chaner's 2/1, b 1/11, 2/1: Comadores, 5/1, 5/10, b 5/10, 6/: Boulder, 19/3, b 19/, 19/3: Perseverance, b 4/9, 5/: Golden Ridge, b 20/[?] 20/3; Marvel Loch, paid, 4/10, 4/6, 4/10, b 4/7, 4/9;…

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The Miner Coal and Its Formation

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 39

A very interesting account of the formation of different coal measures is given toy My. C. W. Rolfe, of the University of Illinois. Mr. Rolfe says that coal is a…

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Mines Ventilation. Western Deputation to the Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 13

A deputation of ow[?]ers and managers of the Lithgow collierios asked the Minister for Mines (Mr. Edden) yesterday whether, under the new Act, it is necessary for the…

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Mining. Barriers Firmer. "Finch" List Lower

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 15

On the Sydney market yesterday there was a slight expansion in the volume of trade, albeit the investment group overshadowed mining interests so far as the number of sales posted…

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Mining in the State. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 13

A syndicate is in course of formation by J. Wurth to prospect a deep lead which has been proved to exist in Franca's paddock, Eurunderee. Like other leads in this portion of the…

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Last Year's Gold Yield. Decrease of £65,819

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 11

The returns of the Department of Mines of the gold yield of the State for 1910 show a decrease of 15,495oz fine, as compared with 1909…

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A Visit to Broken Hill. The Biggest Silver Mine on Earth

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 7

WHETHER you arrive, day or night, rain or shine, you hear Broken Hill before you see it. Its vital organs, the batteries and mills at the mines, are…

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Ventilation of Lithgow Mines. the Continuous Use of Fans. Heavy Additional Cost

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 11

A deputation of owners, and managers of the Lithgow collieries waited upon the Minister for Mines yesterday with regard to the Act recently passed to amend the Coal Mines Regulation Act,…

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