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Mining & the mines, 1914

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Wild Cherry Tin Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 11

Report for the week ended March 13:- Hough's Lode: Drive on the west side of shaft extended 6ft; total 12ft, in high-grade ore. Smith's Lode: Rise over 100ft level rose 5ft; total…

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Southern Cross Tin Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 11

Operations for the week ended March 14 are officially recorded as follows:- Block 12:—The shalt has been deepened 4ft, to 36ft. The formation is dipping to the west at 45 degrees,…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 11

The secretary of the New Burragorang Silver-mining Co., N.L., reports having received cheque for £460/16/1, being net proceeds of a further 24½ tons of ore despatched…

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Gold Exported From Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 4

Exports of coined and uncoined gold from the Port of Sydney for which export entries have been received during the week ended March 18th, 1914:…

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Coal for the Australian Fleet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. M'Donald asked the Premier if his attention had been drawn to a statement that the Australian fleet found a difficulty in obtaining…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 11

At the British mine last week the north drive on No. 10 level (Thompson section) was carried to 31½ft, through mineralised schist; and No. 9 south drive showed good…

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Mines Closing Down. Indignant Shareholders. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 10

Much surprise was expressed to-day when it was known at Beatonsfield that the superintendent of the Tasmania mine had given orders to draw the pumps from Hart's shaft,…

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North Lyell Mine. Good Ore Developments. Queenstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 11

The development recently reported at the 1106ft. level of the North Lyell mine ane in the Lyell Comstock lease is actually the northern extension of No. 41 stope body. The 40ft of ore proved is high grade,…

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Mining Shares. London, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 1

Wa[?] shares are quoted at b 43d 9d, [?] 2d. Talisman stand at b 40s, a 42s 6d…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change. Drooping Values

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 14

Members complained that business was on the dull side yesterday upon the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange. There is always much that is relative in any such remark…

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Mining. London Easier. Local Market Quiet. Values, Variable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 11

There was nothing in the "middle" quotations received yesterday morning of the London Stock Exchanse on Wednesday to show that prices had been affected by the slightly…

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Another Mine Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 14

NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- The wheelers, trappers, and drivers at Hetton colliery laid the mine idle to-day because yesterday they were late in getting out of the pit…

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Week's Coal Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 25

During the week ended to-day the total amount of coal shipped was 109,467 tons, of which, 58,235 tons were for the Commonwealth and New Zealand ports and 51,232 for…

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South Coast Colliery Trouble. Bulli

Evening News · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

The Coledale Colliery is idle owing to a dispute among the men. Some of the back shift men were dismissed for refusing to join the front shift and take the wheeling, and in…

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Late Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 24

Brilliant Deep crushcel 51[?] tons for gold valued at £1737. CHARTERS TOWERS, Friday. To-day's sales were:—Cross, 1/2…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 23

The No. 2 plant of the Associated Gold Dredging Company, in a run of 113 hours; won 47oz of gold. In the fortnight ended March 14 the dredge of the Araluen Gold…

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Hampden-cloncury Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 23

The manager of the Hampden-Cloncurry Company wired yesterday:—"Hampden mine met with change east crosscut bottom level of No. 1 shaft at 50 feet. About…

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Mines Idle. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 22

Hebburn and Pelaw-Main colliery whistles continue to blow no work. Several meetings of the men have been held, but nothing has resulted…

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Western Coal Trade. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 22

The supply of trucks to local collieries is still far from satisfactory, and yesterday both Lithgow and Hermitage pits were idle. Orders continue to keep.up, and trade is brisk…

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Australian Coal. Unsuitable for the Navy

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 6

The Minister for Defence (Senator Millen), slated on Wednesday that the tests which had been made in the vessels of the Royal Australian Navy…

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