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Mining & the mines, 1912

6,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

Mining and Finance. Answers to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1912 · page 4

M.H.: 1. East Mexicans are still looked upon as having a fair future before them, although the results of recent operations have not been as good as was anticipated. 2. Araluen Redbank continues to have medium…

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1,035,000,000 Tons. Total Known Coal Production of the World. Australia's Share

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1912 · page 11

The wonder of the coal production and consumption of the world are strikingly set out by the British Board of Trade in a White Paper published recently…

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English Mining Trouble. Sub-committee Arrives at Basis of Settlement. London, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1912 · page 7

A sub-committee of the mine owners and workers sat at London for three days endeavoring to find a basis of settlement for a minimum wage…

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70 Pounds of Gold. Dollied From 200 Lb. Weight of Ore. Long Tunnel's Yield. Gundagai, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1912 · page 7

The Long Tunnel mine still continues to yield phenomenally rich ore. This afternoon 50lb. of ore gave 156oz., and for the past eight days since yesterday week…

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North London Murder Mystery. Missing Property of Victim of Arsenic Poisoning. Lost Bags of Gold. London, December 23

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1912 · page 22

Frederick Henry Seddon, an insurance superintendent, at the North London Police Court this week, was charged with the wilful murder of Miss Eliza Barrow, who died at the…

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State Coal Mine. Some Shortcomings. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 10

A striking fact in connection with the return just made available of the total output of the Stale coalmine tor 1911 is that it is still a long way from meeting the requirements of…

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Colliery Crisis Threatened

The Sun · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 3

As a result of the dissatisfaction that exists among the miners in the Maitland district over the afternoon shift settlement another colliery crisis is threatened. Mr. Lewis, treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation,…

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Come to Terms. Coal Miners and Owners Prospects of Peace

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 10

LONDON, Friday Evening.--The sub-committee of the mineowners and miners who are endeavoring to arrive at a settlement of the trouble threatened over the question of the…

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South Coast Mines. Bulli Mine Idle. Scarcity of Water. (By Our Special Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 7

The Bulli mine was idle the whole of last week in ronsequence of the accumulation of slack and the waggons being full. There is a good demand for large coal, but the small…

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And About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 12

The manager of the Associated Gold Dredging Company, Macquarie River, reports that No. 2 dredge has entered well into the lower end of Quinlan's Beach, and a solid body of wash is…

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Rich Gold Yields

Evening News · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 8

There has not been any falling off in the rich finds at the Long Tunnel Gold Mine, near Gundagal. On Saturday a parcel of 166oz of gold has brought in as the result of d[?]ing bulb…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 11

The wash-up of the Araluen Redbank Gold Dredging Company for the week amounted to 22oz 2dwt gold. The directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Grafton Copper Mine. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 11

At the Grafton Copper Mine four furnaces worked full time for the week, three on smelting ore and one furnace roasting matte. No. 3 also had a new bottom smelted in. Ore: Some…

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Mine-truckers' Strike. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 10

The truckers in the Brilliant Freeholds mine. Charters Towers, have struck for higher wages…

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Mining. Business Dull

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 12

A very small turnover in mining scrip was reported on the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday. British Broken-hills dropped is in value, and still showed no signs of substantially…

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Mine in Miniature. a Unique Model

The Sun · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 6

There is at present on view at the establishment of Mr. E. F. Murphy, jeweller, of Market-street, a very interesting and cleverly-constructed model of a White Cliffs opal mine. The model, which is 3ft. by 2ft., shows in this…

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Mines and Mining. Markets Lack Animation. Improvement in Junction North. Slump in Tongkah Harbor. No Demand for British

The Sun · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 4

Owing to Foundation Day being observed as a public holiday in Melbourne and Adelaide, the Stock Exchanges in those centres were closed to-day. Another quiet day was experienced in mining scrip on…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 10

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house on Saturday:— Christian Bora, s, for Pasoeroean and Sourabaya, with 5767 tone soal and 1100 tons…

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Tasmanian Mining. Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 11

Over 600 men are now employed on the Mount Lyell mines, and provided sufficient ore is available a second. furnace will be started on Monday, giving employment to 50 additional…

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Labor's Courage. Mr. Beeby Criticised. What the Miners Claim

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 10

KURRI KURRI, Sunday.--There is no change at Abermain, and, so far, no indication of a resumption of work. Both sides, however, are more or less skirmishing…

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