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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

625 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 32

Mining

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 2

IT is notified that the undermentioned gold lease will be cancelled on 31st inst. :—The Now Imperial Standard Gold-Mining Co., (No Liability)…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 4

When dealing with fire-damp and the use of safety lamps in his annual report, Mr. A. A. Atkinson, Chief Inspector of Collieries, stated: During the year fire-damp has been reported at the…

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The Gold Find Near Denman

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 4

IT will be remembered that about two months ago the discovery of gold in the Hunter River was reported, with the result that a small local rush set in to…

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Preferential Trade. Condemned by Miners. Mr. Chamberlain Criticised in Berlin. London, July 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 3

The Northumberland miners held their annual picnic at Morpeth on Saturday. At the instance of Mr. T. Burt, M.P. (Labour), a meeting which was held on the picnic grounds, passed a resolution…

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The Maitland Coal Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 6

Passenger and goods trains run daily at 8.30 and 2.30 p.m from the East Greta Railway Junction to East Greta Heddon-Greta, Stanford-Merthyr, Kurri Kurri, and Po[?]Main, returning at 9.30 a.m. and (Sunday excepted…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 8

Not many miles from Malcolm (W.A.) the unusual spectacle of a man and woman and a group of children, their progeny, may be seen actively carrying, on mining operations. The…

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The Fatal Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon, an inquest was opened at the East Greta Hotel, before the District Coroner (Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M.), into the circumstances of the death of the miner John…

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Mining Matters. Coal Mines Regulation Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 2

Acting as an advisory board Messrs. J. L. Fegan, M.L.A., honorary Minister, A. A. Atkinson, chief Inspector of Collieries, and W. Humble, Inspector of Collieries, met the colliery managers of Newcastle…

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Coal Hewing Rate. Payment by Weight Guaranteed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 3

Mr. Kidd, replying to a deputation from the miners of Pelaw-Main colliery, who urged the passage of a bill to ensure payment of coal by weight at all collieries, said a measure continuing this…

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Mining Matters. Miners Accident Relief Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 3

An influential labour deputation, representative of the mining electorates, waited upon the Minister of Mines in Sydney yesterday, and requested drastic amendments in the…

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The Fatal Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

The inquest into this circumstances of the death of John Duncan, who wan killed in East Greta Colliery on Tuesday morning, was resumed at the East Greta Hotel yesterday…

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Wages and Profits in Coal Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 15

A Board of Trade return, issued in London, on wages and profits in coal mining, show that last year's output, 227,085,000 tons, was larger than in any year since 1886, the ten years' average being…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 13
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The term of the engagement of Mr. A. A. Atkinson as Chief Inspector of Cealmines in New South Wales, having expired, he has been re—appointed for a further period of three years…

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The Search for Gold

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 4

Mr R. W. Thompson, solicitor of West Maitland, who was in town the other day, showed us some specimens of gold In small phials, which he stated had been procured…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 4

During the past fortnight business at some of the large collieries in the Newcastle district was slack, owing to the usual number of coastal steamers not arriving. There are…

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A Mining Sale Invalid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 3

Mr. Justice Buckley, of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, has held the alleged large sales of the shares in the Loddon Valley and Mooloort Goldfields…

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Mining Matters

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

Good prospects are being secured from newly formed reefs in the. Adclong district, and a small rush took place on Monday. Numerous claims have been pegged out. The reef…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 4

The West Australian gold output for the month of July totalled 212,501oz. gross, or 180,097 oz. fine, valued at £765,005. This is the highest yield for any month, the previous…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 August 1903 · page 4

The use of coal-cutting machinery does not seem to be rapidly increasing in the North of England, says an English exchange. In the "Durham" mining district, the mine inspector reports an…

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