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Mining & the mines, 1913

6,594 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 250

The Briseis Tin Mines. Melbourne

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

The Briseis Company has declared a dividend of 6d per share (absorbing £15,000), payable in March. The investigation of a lode property in North-eastern Victoria has…

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Balmain's Coal Dust. Council Officer's Complaint

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 5

An important matter reported upon by the sanitary inspector at the last meeting of the Balmain Council was in connection with the loading of coal at the Sydney Harbor…

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British Broken Hill Mine. Broken Hill

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

The official developmental reports of the British mine for the past week, states amongst other things:—Thompson's Shaft: No. 3 level, section 514, winze to connect with No. 5 level…

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Broken Hill Junction Mine. Broken Hill

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

The mill of the B.H. Junction treated 1291 tons of crude ore last week, and produced 201 tons of lead concentrates, assaying 57.1 per cent, lead, 26oz silver, and 6 per cent zinc…

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Lobb's Hole Mining. Ravine

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

With the advent of the new year and payable ore having been struck by the tributors in the winze, which was sunk by them during last winter at the 200ft level, the hope was…

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Mining in the State. Yambulla

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

Bridle and Alian had a trial parcel of ore from their Molybdinate mine at Wangrabelie treated at the mineral separation works, Melbourne, and find they can get the ore to a…

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Starting Time. at Burwood Colliery. "Go As You Please." Judge Scholes Reserves Judgment

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Judge Scholes held his inquiry today concerning the starting time at Burwood Colliery, which for some weeks was idle owing to a dispute on that question…

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Mining Conference. Date Not Fixed. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 8

The conference between the representatives of the proprietors and miners, which sat on Monday and adjourned till the course to be adopted by the Court for the Burwood…

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Mining Fatalities. Man Pinned Beneath Stone. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 10

Samuel Roberts, lately residing at Jesmond-street. Wallsend, and employed as a brusher in Stockton Borehole Colliery, was killed by a fall of stone in the mine last night. At the…

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Mining. Metal Values Again Easy. London Share Market Quiet. Local Business Stagnant

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

The opinion expressed in some quarters that the recovery in the price of copper marked the bottoming of the market for the red metal received a rude shock yesterday…

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Western Collieries. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 7

Trouble is reported to have occurred at the Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen. On one side it was claimed that the trouble arose through a clipper leaving his work…

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Mines and Mining. Business Still Demoralised. Carpathia Down Again

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 7

The market for mining scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day showed no improvement from that of the previous day, business being demoralised. Speculators were off the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 12

The manager of the Cope's Creek Dredging Co. reports for the week ended February 8, as follows:—"All work running smoothly. Stripping overburden up stream."…

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Still Waiting. the Colliery Trouble. District Agreements

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The executive officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation have not yet received any notification from the proprietors as to when the conference will be…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 12

At the Brackenj[?]y Deep Leads, Rock shaft is down 25ft. They are working three shifts, and making good headway, although the rock is coming in harder…

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Tin Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 12

Bourke's Hill Tin Sluicing Co.:—Running down boxes at both plants, expect profitable yield; tin not yet cleaned. Melbourne Cope's Creek Tin Sluicing Co., Tingha:—…

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Mining. Barriers Weaker

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 12

The turnover in mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday morning was chiefly confined to Broken-hill companies, the market for which continued to weaken…

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Southern Coal Trade. the Hopper Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 4

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--One of the biggest drawbacks to the continuity of the southern coal trade--especially to those mines situated in the northern end of the district--is the unreliability in the supply of…

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Under Which Union? Colliery Engine-drivers. Mr. Mitchell Replies to Mr. Buckley

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 12

Referring yesterday to an open letter issued by Mr. John Buckley, secretary of the Newcastle Colliery Engine-drivers' Association, to all engine-drivers and firemen employed at…

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Ascot Gold Cup. How It Was Stolen

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 8

An exchange tells:—"Ever since the famous newspaper placard, 'Mark Twain Arrives, A[?] Cup Stolen,' announced to the world on June 18, 1907, that the…

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