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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mount Lyell Mines. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 11

Ore production from the Lyell'Comstock has fairly started, and regular deliveries are being made to the reduction works. Repairs to the shaft on the North Lyell will…

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Colliery Menace. Outlook Slightly Brighter. Government Approaches' Owners

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 9

A deptation representing the northern Colliery Employees, spent an hour and a half discussing the position with Mr. Carmichael Minister for Labor and Industry on Saturday…

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Mining. a Slack Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 12

Owing to weakness on the other markets, poorer rates were accepted for several of the silver-lead and copper lines on tho Sydney Stock Exchange at the week-end, and business…

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Newcastle. Shortage of Coal. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 7

Several steamers and sa[?]nig vessels are being delayed in the port owing to the shortage of coal. There are plenty of cranes available, but not suf[?]ent coal to keep them…

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Labour. Miners' Strike Settled. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 9

The Lanarkshire miners' strike has been settled, owing to the owners, consenting not to employ non-unlonists…

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Northern Miners. More Hopeful Feeling. Newcastle

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 3

In co[?]tery circles this morning there is a some[?] more [?] feeling. It is bell[?]ed that a majority of the proprietors will be willing to give another trial to the…

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Western Australian Mines. Some December Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 11

The folloxving gold yields for December are reported:- Mountain Queen, 2629 tons, gold £3871. Expenditure, £3323…

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An Exploded Charge. Fatality in a Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 10

Another fatal accident occurred in the South Mine last night, James Marshall and William Davis were stoping on the 970ft level, and preparing to rig a machine. Whilst…

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Fatal Explosion. at Broken-hill South Mine. Miner Killed and Another Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 9

BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.-- Shortly before 10 o'clock last night the third fatal explosion for the new year occurred at the South mine. Two minors, J. Marshall and W. Davis, were…

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Their Memory Green. a Monument to Six Miners. Unveiled at Wyalong. West Wyalong

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 3

About eight hundred people assembled at Bar[?] Park to witness the unveiling of the monument erected by the members of the Gold Fi[?]ds Rugby Football League assisted…

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The Mines. Men Interview the Minister. Hopeful Feeling in North. South Still Unsettled. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 9

"If some satisfactory arrangement is not made, the miners will take the law unto themselves," said Mr. D. Watson, the president of tho Colliery Employees' Federation, when…

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Mining. a Spiritless Week. Fluctuating Metal Values. Buyers Cautious—sellers Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 11

From a business point of view, the week that closed on Saturday was not an active one. Too many disturbing factors were at work. There was the unrest of the London Stock…

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Fight with Gorillas. Driven From Stream of Gold. Hrilling Story of Glasgow Men

The Sun · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 3

A Glasgow engineer named Gordon Campbell, in company with Mr. Robert W. Taite, a mining-engineer, has had some remarkable adventures with cannibals and Wild beasts…

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Seven Killed. a Mining Tragedy. When the Cage Dropped. St. Peter[?], Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 8

B[?] particulars are forwarded of a la[?] able [?]ident in the eastern portion of the province of [?] A cage was being raised in a coal mine, with…

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West Wyalong Miners' Memorial. Sympathetic Speeches. Mining Conditions Unsatisfactory

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 8

WEST WYALONG, Monday.-- Yesterday afternoon there was an attendance of about 800 people at Barnardo Park, to witness the unveiling of a monument erected by the members of…

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Tenders for Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 15

The tender of the Adelaide Steamship Company for the supply of coal to the Mackay Railway has been accepted by the Railway Department. The price to…

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Tin Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 12

Bourke's Hill Tin-sluicing Company, Emmaville, January 7:—Started operations 6th with both plants on payable material. Excellent water supply. Melbourne Co[?] Creek Tin-sluicing Company,…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 12

Gold Dredging Yields.—Buckland River Gold Dredging Co. (234 hours) 11oz of gold; Ovens Valley Gold Dredging Co. (225 hours), 44oz gold; Turon River, No. 1 plant, (136 hours),…

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Bunker Coal on Fire

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 18

Cables advices state that the steamer Clan Macrae, en route from Australian ports to the U.K. and Continent with wool and general cargo, has…

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Gold Exports From Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 16

Exports of coined and uncoined gold from the ports of Sydney, for which export entries have been received during the week ended 6th inst, are as…

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