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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 15

According to the manager of the Mount Fisher Copper Mine, the lode in the western level Is looking a good deal better, is not carrying so much iron, and is getting wider…

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Gold from the Sea

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 16

Much excitement was recently caused at Tathra by a report that gold had been discovered in the sea bed near the town. The report proved to be true, the gold having been…

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Mining at Tullamore

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 55

Facilitated by the rain, there has been another start in mining. Ten tons of good stone have been sent to the Lightning Battery by Mr. Duncan Gray. A rich tin lode…

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Collieries Dispute. Wheelers' Starting Time. Case Before Judge Scholes. Newcastle

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 7

Judge Scholes, Acting- President of the Industrial Court, sat at Newcastle this morning in the Wages Board Jurisdiction, to hear the matter which had been referred to him…

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Killed at a Mine. Albury

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 10

A fatal accident happened yesterday at the Wallace Consols mine, near Ghiltern. A. M'Intosh was working a hand winch, which was being used to lower poppet legs…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 15

At the B.H.South Blocks (Zinc Corporation mine) during the past week, the main shaft was sunk 8ft to 1178ft in country rock. At No.6 lovel the main north drive was…

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N.s.w. Gold Yield

Evening News · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 12

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of January is 21,318oz crude, equal to [?] values…

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The Northern Mining Trouble

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 55

His Honor Judge Seholes was at a social Executive Council meeting held on February 7. appointed an additional Judge of the Industrial Arbitration Court, to deal with the…

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Mining. a Lionsville Retrospect

Evening News · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 12

The recent finds on the old Lion Reef, at Solfterino and at Garibaldi, all close to Lionsville which were reported during the week, taken together with others within the last few months, have attracted…

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At Work. the Colliery Trouble. Important Development. Five Years' Agreement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- There were no reports of stoppages at any of the collieries today, work proceeding without interruption on both the Newcastle and Maitland fields…

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Broken Hill Block 10 Mine. Month's Mill Work. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 15

During the fortnight ended February 5 the B.H.Block 10 Company despatched 428 tons of concentrates, 146 tons of old mill by-products, and [?]660 tons of new mill by-products…

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Mount Oxide Copper Mine. Rich Copper Glance Ore. Ore at Grass Increasing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 15

The general minager of the Mount Oxide copper mine, Mr. Gerard Williams, in his report for the week ended Fehruary 1, states:— The main adit level north has been advanced 8[?],…

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A Mining Agreement. Peace for Five Years. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 16

Assurances which the mining proprietors have been endeavouring to obtain for many years were gained by Mr.John Brown to-day, when an agreement was entered into…

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Mining Strikes. a Reply to the Dean. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 16

"In your issue of to-day appears a report of an address delivered by the Dean of Newcastle," said Mr. [?]. D. Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, to a…

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Mining. Recovery in Copper. Lead Firmer—spelter Easier. London Market Fairly Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 15

The opinion expressed by some operators on Monday, that the recovery of 10/ in the price of copper convinced them that the metal market had "bottomed," received some…

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Wealth on the Ocean Bed. £50,000 Worth of Smelted Gold. for Four Months' Work

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 12

If the sea went dry; the wealth that would be uncovered! The London correspondent of "The Daily Telegraph" a few days ago described how…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 11

During the fortnight ended February 5 the Mount Lyell Company's smelting plant was in operation but the converter plant did not run during the period. For the current…

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Gold for China

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 8

The E. and A. mail steamer St. Albans, which sailed yesterday for China and Japan, took away 21 boxes gold, containing £27,000, all shipped by Chinese merchants…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--A fatal accident occurred at the British mine this afternoon. George Richards and Henry Francis, employed as timbermen on the mine, were…

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North Broken Hill Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 11

The North Broken Hill Ltd., during the fortnight ended February 8 despatched 1680 tons of concentrates. In section 7, at the 1250ft level, the crosscut towards the lode…

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