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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

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American Coal for the Navy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 3

The Admiralty has ordered 5000 tone of American coal for delivery at Bormuda, and 2300 for delivery at [?] Nova Scotia, The coal is to be used for warships on the North American Station…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 6

A four-feet roof, showing free gold, has been discovered in a cutting on the Crook well i ail way line. It is reported that a motion from the South Bull…

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The Price of Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 4

There seems to be among those more particularly interested in the coal trade a divergence of opinion as to the prospects of a rise in price of that commodity. Naturally, everyone…

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Four Barrels of Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 11

Once a man of the labouring class who had often wished to be rich was offered all the money he wished for if he would accept, without a murmur the troubles and anxieties that wealth usually…

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The Coal Strike in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 3

The miners of not[?] coal in Penn[?] 00,000 in number who went on [?] for an advacne in wages, have [?] an increase of 10 per cent…

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King Solumon's Mines. The Ancient Workings of Umtali

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 1

A VISIT to the interesting environments of Umtall, Rhodesi. was [?]made by Captain Dallimore, of the Rhodesia. Field Force, who,…

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Royalty on Gold. Deciding an Important Point

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

A. VERY important case is pendimg in which the Government are claiming royalty from the Great Cabar Copper Co. in respect of gold won frem their…

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The Price of Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 October 1900 · page 2

Coal shares are going up like rockets, for the colliery proprietors have resolved to raise the price of their product from 8s per ton, the…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 3

A nugget of gold weighing 13lb avoirdupois has been found at Kurnalpi, West Australia. Thirty miners at the Bulli Colliery have struck work for an increase in the hewing rate…

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Four Barrels of Gold

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 3

ONCE a man of the laboring class who had often wished to be rich was offered all the money he wished for if he would accept, without a murmur, the troubles and…

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Nine Tons of Gold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 5

The Alameda took to San Francisco on Wednesday last 160 boxes of sovereigns, containing £800,000, and weighing about nine tons. This…

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[Complete Story.] the Greed of Gold, [Copyright.]

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1900 · page 6

RUCK GALLOWAY lay just as he had fallon, and the bird life of that wild American…

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Mining Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1900 · page 2

THE Imperial Standard Co., Stewart's Brook, has just cleaned up another small parcel, for a most satisfactory return, eight tons yielding 31ozs. 15dwts…

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A Daughter of Judah. [Complete Story.] [Copyright.] Part I. for Lack of Gold

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 5

MY heart will break! Oh mother, my heart…

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A Daughter of Judah [Complete Story.] [Copyright.] Part I. for Lack of Gold

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 4

MY heart will break! Oh mother, my heart…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 5

A return published in Melbourne on Friday shows that Broken Hill mines have paid £8,935,000 in dividends. The Proprietary Mine paid over £7,000,000…

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Mining Notes. Satisfactory Crushing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 2

WE are glad to be able to report another very satisfactory crushing from Fuller's Reef, Moonan Brook, by E. Williams, Mitchell and party, which…

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Late News by Cable. London, Oct 25. the Miners' Federation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 3

The Miners' Federation has commenced its conference at Saitburn. Mr. BEnjamin placed, the President, in the course of a speech, recommended that the men should resist the employment of…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 3

The southern coal-owners have declined to make any advance in the hewing rates until next year. Mr. Raey, manager of the Sydney Collieries, states that there are 113,000,000 tons of coal…

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East Greta Coal Mining Company. Half-yearly Meeting. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the East Greta Coal Mining Company, Limited, was held at the Company's offices, Bond-street, this afternoon, the Chairman of the Board of Directors…

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