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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

Mining News. Around New South Wales Fields. Rich Stone

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

A report from Adelong states that a shoot of stone, with a length of only 3ft, has been found by Tyrone and party on the newly-discovered Bangadang field. Samples sent to…

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Mining. Business on Limited Lines.. Some Stocks Firm, Others Weak. Bullfinches Fluctuating

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

There was nothing b[?]oyant about the market yesterday morning. Indeed, if anything, it was rather depressed. The volume of business recorded was small, and was, generally…

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Tin-mining Industry. Working Old Ground. Tin Won Worth £183,370. EMMAVILLE

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

It is just over three, years since tin-dredging was first started on the Emmaville field, and the greatest pessimist must confess that it has proved an unqualified success. It has…

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Teralba Collieries. Northern Extended Miners Stop Work Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 10

Owing to the reduction in the rate for shooting and filling machine-cut coal, caused by the announcement of the ascertained selling price of Teralba coal the miners at the…

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Western Australian Mines. Some December Gold Yields. Kalgoorlhe

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

Oroya Brown Hill re-treatod 21,646 tons slimes at a cost of £2606, gold value at £5339. Oroya Links, 7527 tons, gold £8773, working…

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Japanese Miners. Engaged for New Caledonia. Opening the Nickel Mines. a Reviving Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 8

The statement published yesterday that 1010 Japanese had landed at Thio, on the east coast of New Caledonia, and that they were to be followed soon by 2000 more Japanese, has caused…

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Shipment of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

RAILWAY DEPARTMENT'S FIGURES. The Railway Department has prepared a return showing the quantity of coal shipped by the various coal-loading appliances of the port…

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

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 5

Copper was quoted in London yesterday at £65 8s 9d, a decline of 8s 9d,and tin at £183, a drop of £2 5s per ton. Lead remained unaltered at £13 5s per ton…

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A New Mine Alarm

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 8

A plan of the "Lee Woodman patent mine alarm," a new invention which has just been patented throughout the world has been received at the office of the "Events News." The…

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Mining. Wyalong

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 3

Operations are again in full being at the [?] properties. de[?] work is being emergency pushed forward at the Junction. which is [?] amalgamated with the true Blue. Brilliant and [?]…

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Mining Notes

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

The Stanthorpe Proprietary Tin Dredging Company reports having won 2 tons 4cwt of tin in 102 hours. The mill of the Cosmopolitan mine…

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Late Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--To-day's sales and closing quotations were:-- Gold: Associated, b 85, [?] 89; do. Northern, b 46,[?] 5; Chaffer's, 21, b 2, s 22; Commodore, 68, 69,…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 12

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Kaitangata, s, for Lyttelton, with 2600 tons coal and 140 tons bunkers, Moresby, s, for Solomon Islands,…

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Amount of Coal Shipped

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 12

According to figures supplied by the railway authorities at Newcastle, 3,924,730 tons of coal were shipped at the port in 1910, as against 3,503,239 tons in 1909, giving an…

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Gold Shipment. Perth

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

The Mooltan, which sailed for London, shipped 25 boxes, containing 125,000 sovereigns, for Colombo; six boxes, containing 300 sovereigns, and three boxes of bar gold, valued…

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A State Mine's Troubles. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 10

A meeting of wheelers employed in the State coal mine is being held this evening by the union officials to discuss the situation concerning the reduction in the rates to be…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

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

At the B.H. South Blocks mine last week on the main lode the main south drive, No. 3 level, was extended 12ft to 322ft in ore assaying 16.1 per cent. lead, 2.9oz, silver, and 13.1…

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Tin-mining. Emmaville

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

All the dredges have resumed work after the holidays. At each plant the machinery has been overhauled, and everything is now working smoothly…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 10

To-day's sales were:- Morning: chillagoe, 7/3, Stannary Hills, ord., 3/1½; British Blocks, old, 16/3, new 15/1½; Bullfinch, 6/9; Birthday Gift, 3/6, 3/5, 3/6, 3/5½; Great Chatlinch,…

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Coal Exported From Newcastle for 1910

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

According to figures supplied by the railway authorities at Newcastle, 3,924,730 tons of coal were shipped at the port in 1910, as against 3,503,239…

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