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Mining & the mines, 1903

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The Maitland Coal Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

Passenger and good trains run daily at 8.30 and 2.30 p.m. rom the East Grota Railway Junction to East Grote, Heddon—Greta, [?] and Polow—Main, returning at 9.80 a.m. 4 p.m. (Sundays excepted). A Sunday…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

Some good gold yields are reported from Mitta Mitta, in the Albury district. Shea and Murray and party, at Mount Ellmo, cleaned up a crushing of 123 tons last week for 442oz. smelted gold. This…

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Colliery Trouble. Many Families Evicted (By Cable.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 3

ALTOGETHER, 750 families of colliers have been evicted at Denaby, Yorkshire. The strikes are due to a dispute with the company as to payment of…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 5

The now rules recently issued by the owners of Outtrim—Howett and Jumbunua Collieries are still being considered by the men, and it is not improbable that tho terms offered will be refused. With…

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Mining Matters. the Western Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

The final result of the conference held on Friday and Saturday between the western miners and colliery owners, at Lithgow, is not yet known. It transpires, however, that the miners asked for an…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

A conference between representatives of the Jumbunna and Outtrim coal companion, Victoria, and the miners was to have taken place yesterday, to consider the new rates and rules, which are to come…

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Coal Famine. Deaths From Cold

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

LONDON, January 14.—The coal famine in the United States, combined with the bitter cold, is causing much suffering among all claszes…

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The United States Coal Famine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

Tho United States Congress bus almost unanimously passed Senator Lodge's bill proposing to grant a rebate of the duty on imported coal for a period of 12 months. The Chairman of the…

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Mining Matters. Maitland Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 4

During the fortnight ended to—day, the Stanford. Merthyr and East Greta collieries worked very well. The former put in 10 days, and the latter 9¼ Heddon did fairly well, the number of days worked…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 13

During 1902, 727, 362oz of fine gold were received at the Victorian Mint, valued, approximately, at £3,091,000. The gold yield of Queensland for the month of…

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The Yorkshire Colliery Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 3

The injunction sought by a Howdon miner in the Court of King's Bench to restrain the Miners' Association from paying strike pay to the men now on strike at the Denaby Main Colliery has been granted…

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The Rand Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 3

The Read Goldmining Companies contempalte an expenditure of half millions on deep levels. Among other projects they are discussing the possibility of mining at a depth of twelve…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Harrison, the well—known coal broker of San Francisco, writing on December 18th last, with regard to the price of coal stated:—"If proprietors of Newcastle collieries do not name lower…

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Expensive Mining Projects. Earnings of Mines. (By Cable) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

Mining companies on the Rand, South Africa contemplate the exgendare of £50,500,00 upon deep [?] and other projects, while discussing…

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Serious Mining Accident

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 4

CHARTERS TOWERS, Friday.—A serious accident occurred at the Brilliant Central mine at midnight, when the shifts were changing…

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Mining Matters. the Gippsland Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 4

Tho trouble in connection with the Gippsland coal minors still continues, and the dispute threatens to be carried to extremes. So far there is no prospect of an early early settlement being arrived at…

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Extensive Mining Project. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

Mining companies on the Rand, South Africa, contemplate the expenditure of £50,500,000 upon deep levels and other projects, while discussing the probability…

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Mining Matters. Fire at Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 2

It was believed that the. outbreak of lira in the Greta Colliery had been completely subdued, but hopes in this direction have been rudely dispelled, and fire was again discovered in tho mine on Tuesday…

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Greta Mine of Fire. Another Big Cutbreak

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 2

FIRE again broke out in the Greta mine on Tuesday. It was believed that the fire had been subdued some little time ago. Latterly the mine has…

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The Maitland Coal Mines. East Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

The pay-sheet of the East Greta Coalmining Company, including Stanford-Mertbyr, for the fortnight ended January 17th, amounted to £2131 18s 9d.HEDDON-GRETA…

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