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Mining & the mines, 1902

511 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 26

Gold on Ice

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 3

Mr Harry de Windt, who recently travelled from Paris to Dawson, Alaska, by way to Siberia and Behring Strait, has returned to England. In…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 3

Having received a notice from the manager that safety lamps will be introduced into the Seaham colliery after Saturday next the minors met and considered the question. A deputation, it is…

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The Mount [?] Mine. [By Telegraph.]

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 3

COAL getting with [?] resumed in one section of the Mourt [?] to-morrow, when work will be provided for over one hundred [?]…

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A Coal Pit on Fire. Wollongong

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 September 1902 · page 2

A SERIOUS outbreak of fire was discovered at the Corrimal Colliery, about four miles to the north of Wollongong, early this morning and…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1902 · page 8

Consequent upon explosions that have occurred in different collieries and the introduction of safety lamps to prevent further catastrophes, the necessity of using some "permitted" or safety explosive for…

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Mount Kembla Mine Re-opened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1902 · page 5

Work was, resumed at Mount Kembla mine this morning. Nearly seventy of the old bunds again entered tho pit…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. the Kayuga Colliery on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1902 · page 6

It was reported in town yesterday that the small colliery at Knyuga, about four miles from Muswellbrook, was on fire. The mine was first opened about ton years ago, and has…

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An Alaskan Gold Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1902 · page 7

Fiver years ago in July, 1897, the steamship [?]end worked her way into the harbour of [?]le laden with virgin gold. She had [?] from an unknown land, the secret…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1902 · page 3

The majority of the Burwood wheelers, having expressed a desire to resume work, were taken on yesterday, at the old rate of 7s per day. The cavil of miners took place to-day. The total expenditure of…

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The Mount Kembla Colliery. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 September 1902 · page 3

WORK at the Mount Kembla Colliery was resumed in the shaft section, this morning, and nearly seventy old hands recommenced work. Scores of miners…

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The Kayuga Colliery on Fire

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 4

IT was reported in Muswellbrook on Tuesday that the small colliery at Kayuga, about four miles from Muswellbrook, was on fire. The mine was…

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Mining

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 3

THE Royal Standard mine, Stewarts Brook, on Tuesday, cleaned up a parcel of 66 tons, which gave a return of 43ozs 19d wts. retorted gold The…

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Hæpatic Congestion. "Strength and Happiness Again Mine." The Case of Mrs. E. GRAY

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 5

We recently sent one of our specials to No. 15 Catherine-street, Balmain, to see Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, to whom he explained that his mission was to obtain the…

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Mining Matters. the Price of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 3

Members of tho Northern Coal-owners' Association met in Sydney yesterday for the purpose of considering the question of the selling price of coal for the current year. After consideration, it was…

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Fire at the Kayuga Colliery

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

It was reported on tuesday that the Kayuga Colliery, situated about five miles from [?], was on fire. The colliery which is small one, is [?]…

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The De Beers Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 3

The inland revenue claim upon De Beers MIne is £100,000 only for two years…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 12

Some three weeks ago the Greta. Coal Mining Company decided to open the mine on or about the 27th of this month. With this end in view, Mr. J. Jeffries, manager of the Metropolitan Colliery,…

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Fire in the Garrimal Mine

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

Early on Saturday morning a fire was discovered in the Corrimal coal mine, about four miles north of Wollongung, and the news following…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Friday, September 26. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson and a jury of four.) MALLOY v. the Scottish-australian Mining Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

After our report closed last evening in the above case, in which Mary Elizabeth Malloy, administratrix of the estate of the late John Malloy, sued the Scottish-Australian Mining Company, Limited, for…

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Mining Batters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 4

During the week ended at noon on Saturday, 46,218 tons of coal were exported from Newcastle to place beyond the State. The total was made up as follows:—Victoria 15,220 tons, South Australia…

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