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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

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Breach for Gold. The Wrecked Elingamite

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 1

A [?] attempt has been recently made to recover the bullion lost by the wreck of the steamer Elingamite, which bowerer, failed, because of…

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Mining Matters. East Greta Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 3

Matters arising out of the case recently considered by the Arbitration Court were further considered yesterday at a conference between the East Greta Coal Company and representatives of the men,…

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Reported Discovery of Gold. Denman the Favoured Spot. People Making for the Place. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 3

Gold is reported to have been found at Ogilvie's Hill, near Denman, on the road to Jerry's Plains, in the vicinity of Woodlands Estate. Several persons from different parts of the Upper Hunter have gone…

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Mining Matters. Arltunga Goldfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 7

The Minister controlling the Northern Territory (Mr. Jenkins) has received the fallowing telegram from the manager of the Cy[?]nide works at Arltunga:—"Completed…

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Death of a Colliery Inspector [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 May 1903 · page 3

A PRIVATE cable from Scotland announces the death of Mr J. Rawson, many years a colliery inspector in the Illawarra district, who was on a trip…

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Mining Matters. Front and Back Shifts. Closing of a Minis Probable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1903 · page 4

In connection with the award in the industrial dispute between the Illawarra Colliery Employes Association. claimants, and the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association, respondents, application…

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The Maitland Coal Mines. East Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

The pay-sheet of the East Gret Cealmining Company, Ltd., including Stanford-Merthyr, for the fortnight ended May 23rd, amounted to £2690 15s 6d…

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Prehistoric Diggings. Evidence of Former Gold Mining in the Yukon Region

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 5

One of the returned Klondykers tells the "Portland Telegram" of come statements made to him by a member of the North-west Mounted Police, which, if accurate…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 4

Fielstead and Florence have struck a rich silver and copper lode, seven miles from Cootamundra. A trial crushing of eight tons sent to Dapto has yielded 49oz. 11dwt. 4gr. of siler, 14 per cent copper, and…

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Mining Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

An explosion has occurred in the Daydawn mine, at Charters Towers one man being killed and another terribly injured…

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Russia Ordering Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 5

The fact of Russia ordering a quarter of a million [?] of coal for Port Arthur, including 80,000 tons from Cardiff, it is considered botrays a warlike, even a provocative, attitude…

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Reported Gold Discovery

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 4

There has bean a mild simmering of excitement in Singleton during the week concerning the rumored discovery of gold near Denman. The quid [?] of the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 11
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The illawarra coal trade is slack just now, and practically all the collieries are working short time The New Home Rule and Hilton Gold Mining Company. Gympie Queensland, which obtained…

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Mining Mattes. Accident Relief Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1903 · page 3

With the view of considering the advisableness of interviewing the Minister of Mines for the purpose of securing certain amendments and modifications in the Miners Accident Relief Fund Act, a conference…

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A Big Mining Transaction. Sale of the Cobar Mines

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 3

IN accordance with an agreement to purchase the Great Cobar Mine and afililiated properties, Mr A. S. Joseph, paid the first instalment; of the…

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Mining Matters. State Op the Coal Trade.—proposed Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 4

With a view to arriving at an amicable settlement of matters concerning the present condition of the coal trade, Mr. James Curley, Secretary to the Colliery Employees Federation, has addressed the…

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Labour in Rhodesian Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 3

The Rhodesian gold mines are experimenting with Indians as labourers. If the experiment should prove unsatisfactory Chinese labour will be tried…

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The Formation of Coal Seams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 6

The generally-accepted theory is that coal are of vegetable origin derived from the accumulated masses of forest and jungle growths, which are generally considered to have been…

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Mining the Latest "Rush."

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 2

IN reference to the latest gold rush, that near Denman, a porson who paid a visit to the locality in quest of golden wealth supplies as with a few…

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