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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining. Ardlethan

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 10

Prospecting is still going on over a large [?] and it is expected that by the end of January there will be about [?] men at work on the tin fields The Carpathia White Crystal Homeward…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 23

The plant of the Associated Gold Dredging Co. recovered 60oz of gold in a run of 103 hours. The Brilliant Extended Co. (C.J.) reports…

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This Week's Coal Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 20

During the week ended to-day vessels have been cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house with 85,876 tons of coal for other States and countries beyond the Commonwealth…

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Mount Lyell Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 23

The general manager of the Mount Lyell Company reports that the repairs to the main shaft of the North Mount Lyell mine are [?]earing completion and he expects to…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 15

Gold-dredging returns:--Araluen Redbank, 38 oz. for 135 hours' work; Araluen Central, 37oz. 14dwt. for 226 hours. Cope's Creek Central Company's yield of tin…

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Chinese Mining Methods

Globe · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 3

Dr. Woolnough, geological expert makes so[?]e. severe comments on Chinese mining methods in the Northern Territory. He declares they make admirable minors under strict supervision, but…

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Scared of a Coal Strike

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 11

The situation at Newcastle an far at the coal industry is concerned is serious and having a far reaching effect This afternoon it was stated that three steamers which were on the [?]…

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General Cables. Miners Want More Money

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 14

LONDON, Thursday Evening.--The Scottish miners have lodged a claim for a 25 per cent. advance in wages…

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Mount Bischoff Tin Mine. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 23

One hundred tons of tin oxide were shipped by the Mount Bischoff Company for the month of December, and 20,852 tons of crude ore were treated at the milling and concentrating…

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Tin Mine Dispute. Settlement Arrived At

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 18

Officials of the Amalgamated Miners' Association said yesterday that a dispute between the miners and the management of the Ardlethan Tin Mine, near Barellan, had been settled…

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New South Wales Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 23

The gold yield recorded for this State for the month of December was 15,552oz fine, valued at £66,059, as compared with 18,865oz fine, valued at £80,133 for the corresponding…

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Gold Robberies. the English Consignment

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday Evening.--An analysis made of the lead that was substituted for the £10,000 abstracted from the consignment of sovereigns sent by the Bank of England from…

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Victorian Gold Yield. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 23

The gold yield for December was 56,096oz gross, or 52,431oz fine, valued at £222,715. Compared with yield for December of last year, an increase of 8685oz fine has occurred…

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Foul Air. Men Overcome in a Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 19

In a gold mine situated on Icely-road, at Mount Wilby, Lewis Ponds, the effects of foul gas were so severe on Thursday that a party of three gentlemen were almost…

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Colliery Problem. the Strike Danger. Situation at Newcastle. Minister Intervenes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 13

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Matters in connection with the colliery crisis were remarkably quiet today. Neither the proprietors nor the men's representatives were inclined to discuss the…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 20

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day.—Melbourne, s, for Melbourne, with 2300 tons coal, 130 tons bunkers, and timber: Paloona[?] s, for…

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Opal Mining. White Cliffs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 23

One party on Block 4 unearthed a pocket of opal worth £50 on New Year's Eve. Several smaller lots were won on Blocks 5 and 14. Hoare and Kahle's claim on Block 5 has been…

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Gold for Australia. Strange Rumors in London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 13

LONDON, Friday Forenoon.--Rumors are current in the city this morning of gold shipments to Australia. [?] this message was brought under the…

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Mining in the State. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 23

A report from Sunny Corner states that the Sunny Corner mine, which was closed down for the holidays, resumed operations this week. Some 200 tons of ore have been…

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Banner Fatality. Explosion at the South Mine. Broken Hill

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 11

Another fatal explosion occurred on the South Mine [?] and W Davis were working on the [?] level stopping One of the two men was using a pick and apparently…

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