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Mining & the mines, 1902

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South Africa. Boer Leader and the Coronation. Labour for the Goldfields. London. Aug. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 3

The King invited Commandant Lucas Meyer And Mrs. Meyer to attend the coronation in Westminster Abbey. They wrote deeply regretting that they were unable to accept the invitation, as the doctors…

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Mining Troubles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 3

There have been renewed fights and brutalities [?]ong the Shandoa[?] miners. General Gobin has [?] been ordered to shoot to kill…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 2

The value of mineral exporta of tasmania for july totulled [?]. against [?] for the prviovus july. A depulation of coal miners urged the Viterian Minister for Mineson tuesday to reintroduce the coal Miner Regulation…

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Letter to the Editor. Dangerous Coal Gases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 2

SIR,—It is hard to surmise what is the actual canse of the majority of the accidents such ns that terrible affair at Mount Kembla mine, on the south coast. But there is one…

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South Africa. Boer Leaders to be Received at the Coronation. Political Associations. Mr. Steyn holds no Hatred. Labour for the Gold Fields. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 3

IT is expected that the King will receive General Louis Botha, Commandant De Wet, and Commandant Delarey, in the presence of Lord…

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Mining

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 August 1902 · page 2

The gold yield in West Australia for July totalled 184,227 onuces. The coal exported to Australasian and other ports for the six months…

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The Maitland Coal Minks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 August 1902 · page 2

Passenger and goods trains run daily 8.30 and 2.30 p.m. rom the East Greta Railway Junction to East Greta, Heddon-Greta, Stanford-Merthyr, and Polaw-Main, returning at 9.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. (Saturdays excepted). A Sunday…

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The Maitland Coal Mines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 12

The directors of the East Greta Coalmining and Railway Company are having great alterations and improvements effected to their railway line in order to meet the increased requirements of the coal,…

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The Maitland Coal Mines. Stanford Merthyr. the New Mining Township

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 2

Stanford-Merthyr colliery, which is the property of the East Greta Coalmining Company, is making good progress under the management of Mr. Thomas and his able lieutenant Mr. George Leitch. The…

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Mine Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 3

By a gas explosion in a mine at Trinidad, Colorado, the powder house and [?] worth of explosives were blown up. Sixteen persons were killed…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 4
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It is stated there has been an important discovery of coal near Rowley village in Staffordshire, where excavations have been going on for some years. The seam which has been struck is reported to be…

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The Taxpayers' Union. (Mining Standard.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 6

The New South Wales Taxpayers' Union is to be congratulated on having elicited a categorical reply to its statements and charges from Sir John See, the Premier of New South…

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The Maitland Coal Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 2

Passenger and goods trains run daily at 8.30 and 2.30 p.m, ro[?] the East. Greta Railway Junction to East Greta. Moddon-Greta, Stanford-Merthyr, and Pelaw-Main, returning at 9.38 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sundays excepted. A Sunday…

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The Maitland Coal Mines. PELAW-MAIN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 2

The number of days worked for the fortnight ended August 2 was 11. Amount of pay for the like period, [?]…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 4

The turret steamer Lime Branch, which arrived at Newcastle on the 28th ult. to the agency of Messrs. Dalgety and Co., took her departure yesterday after…

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The Great Gold Reef

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 3

Several newspapers report that discoveries Show an extension of Witwaters' Rand reef thirty miles eastward…

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The Mine Disaster. Several in Critical Condition

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 3

THE men employed in clearing away the debris from the main tunnel are making good progress, having removed the obstruction for nearly 100 yards…

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The Maitland Coal Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 2

Passenger and goods trains run daily at 8.30 and 2.30 p.m, ro[?] the East Greta Railway Junction to East Greta. Heddon-Greta, Stanford-Merthyr, and Polaw-Main, returning at 9.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sundays excepted). A Sunday…

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The Mailand Coal Mines. Pelaw-main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 6

There are over 200 hands—to be exact there are 220—now constantly employed at PelawMain Colliery, which is being worked on behalf of Miners. J. and W. Brown, of…

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