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Mining & the mines, 1913

6,594 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

Mining in the State Copmanhurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 13

A revival has taken place in mining at Sol[?] and Lionsville, near Copmanhurst. Ten [?]pplications for gold-mining leases, compris[?] 80 acres, have been applied for at the…

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Ardlethan Tin Field. the Caledonia Mine. (From Our Correspondent.) Ardlethan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 13

On Saturday last I visited the Caledonian mine, which is almost due east from the Carpathia, and is owned by Messrs. Burns and Sons. It contains 5 acres, has a shaft…

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Mr. Wise to Leave for England. the Sugar and Coal Vend Cases. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1913 · page 10

The Federal Crown Solicitor, Mr. Charles Powers, having accepted a seat on the High Court Bench, it has been found necessary to make ararngements for the Commonwealth's…

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Newcastle. Three Collieries Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 6

Owing to the breakdown, of the train carrying employees to the Burwood Colliery yesterday morning, Burwood. Lambton, B, and Dudley Collieries were idle for the day. The draw gear of the carnage next to the…

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Minmi Miners Sign Agreement

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 58

The officers of the Minmi miners' lodge, representing about 500 men, employed at Back Creek and Duckenfield Collieries on February 24 waited upon the proprietors, Messrs. J. and A…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 15

Mr. Metcalf, the owner of the option over the Big Bygoo, denies that the option has been put chased for £4000, as was stated by a correspondent from Ardlethan in Tuesday's…

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Mining Negotiations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 12

The conference between representatives of the colliery proprietors and the Colliery Employees' Federation for the northern district met again yesterday, but…

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From the Long Tunnel Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 52

At the Long Tunnel, Gundagai, famous for its rich gold yields--during the past week 73oz of gold was dollied from a parcel of ore, and a small lot of ore was obtained from the…

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Pulganbar Quicksilver and Copper Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 52

The secretary of the Pulgan[?]ar Quicksilver and Copper mine reports that the directors have again visited the mine to make a further trial of the reducing plant. Certain…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 13

The latest, report from the Hampden Cloncurry Copper Mine's, Ltd., is as follows: -- Hampden No. 1 shaft: Cut footwall. Lode 6½ft. wide, between well-defined walls. The average value…

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Gold Coins and Jewels

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The "Daily Chronicle" states that six jars full of gold coins and two jars of jewels have been found burled at Haslemere, near Godalming, in Surrey…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 15

The B.H. Block 14 mine last week raised and despatched 290 tons of carbonate ore to the B.H. Proprietary Company, and 500 tons of sulphide to the Junction North Company…

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The Scientific Results. Discovery of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 10

Mr. Frank Debenham, who is a graduate of the Sydney University accompanied the Scott expedition as one of the geologists. "One thing that Captain Scott always kept…

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Newcastle Coal Agreement. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 9

Sir, -- Were it not for the fact of losing 70 per cent. of its coal trade, Newcastle should have its flags must-headed, the day proclaimed a public holiday and a od rejoicing, upon the intimation in to-day's…

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Mining News. Broken Hill Proprietary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 58

Scarcity of labor and decline in the price of lead are stated to be responsible for a considerable shrinkage in the profit of the mine in the last half-yearly report of the Broken…

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Earthquakes. Pandemonium in Mines. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 13

Further earthquakes occured at Westport. Somo were accompanied with cannonading noises. There was little additional damage. The origin of the quakes is believed to be…

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Miners. and Unionism. a Threatened Strike. London, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 10

Three thousand miners [?] have given [?] that they will [?] the non-[?] employed in the coal mines there join the Miners' Federation…

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Mining in the State. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 15

The following report was received from Hill End this afternoon:—At the Hawkins Hill Reward Company the battery started crushing this week on stone from the Frenchman's…

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Conferring Miners and Proprietors. the Owners' Proposals. Delegates Meet on

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- The conference between representatives of the Colliery Proprietors and Colliery Employees' Federation, was resumed this morning. Mr. J. Brown pres[?]ded…

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