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Mining & the mines, 1903

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 4

The average rate received by the South Broken-hill Company for their lend output during this six months ended June 30 was £11 19s 8d per ton. while their silver brought an…

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A Mining University

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 3

The Pretoria Commission appointed to consider the founding of a mining university recommends that the site of the university be near the Witwatersrand, and that the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 4

With regard to the production of quicksilver from the mine at Yugilbah, on the Upper Clarence, it is stated on good authority that the scheme of reconstruction has been very…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1903 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon, a petition, signed by representatives of the A. A. Company and the Newcastle Coalmining Company, was presented, protesting against the passage of the…

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The Maitland Coal Mines. East Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 2

The pay-sheet of the East Greta Coalmining Compay, Ltd., including Stanford-Morthyr, for the fortnight ended Ausgust 15, amounted ti 3117 15s 5d. Stanford-Motbyr, 10J j Hoddou-Gretiv, G days…

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Coal Requirements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 3

The Admiralty has asked for quotations for the supply of a million tons of steam coal for the last four months of 1903. Russia also requires a nearly qual quantity…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 3

The Under-Secretary for Mines (Mr. Pittman) has received a telegram from Mr. Warden Steveuson at Wyalong in reference to a rush that has taken place to a locality about 18 miles north of…

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Maitland Coal Mines Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 6

The Abermain Colliery Company recently acquired at considerable cost some 4000 acres of coal-bearing land almost in the centre of the Maitland mining area, and the work of…

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Examination of Mine Managers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 5

The board of examiner under the Mines Inspection Act, 1901, Messrs. W. H. J. Slee and James Taylor, early in the month conducted an examination of candidates for mine managers' certificates of…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 13
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Mr. W. Humble, F.G.S., Inspector of Collieries of the Northern district, has received the appointment of Senior—Inspector of Collieries. It is expected that the whole of the ovens at…

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Mine Thieves Cornered. Desperate Underground Battle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 3

Probably the most extraordinary battle ever fought underground took place on the 400ft. level of the great. Independence Mine at Victor,…

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Owners and Miners. a Conference at Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 16

The joint sub—committe of five a—side of the colliery proprietors and the Miners' Federation, ap-pointed to thoroughly go into the question of an agreement before contracts were entered into for next…

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Railway Improvements. Passenger Traffic to the Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 5

Satisfactory progress continues to be made with the work of triplicating that portion of the Great Northern Railway line extending from Church-street to the East Greta, Coal Company's…

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Hebburn Colliery Dispute. the Recent Verdict Prohibition Granted. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 3

The Full Court win to-day asked to grant a rule for prohibition against a recent verdict of the Arbitration Court, which had ordered the re-instatement of 12 miners at…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 3

Daring the four weeks ended on Friday last 144,766 tons of coal were taken out of Newcastle Harbour by 58 steamers and sailing vessels bound for foreign ports. To San…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 7

Gympie mining men strongly believe that the wealth of that wonderful field has not yet been fully revealed. The "Gympie Miner" states that an important and interesting…

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A Mining Matter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 5

Michael Percival Cosgrove, mining agent, was charged at the police court to-day with having obtained £400 from Andrew McKye by falsely pretending that certain specimens of gold-bearing…

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Mining Matters. Accident Relief Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1903 · page 4

Mr. James Blanksby, secretary to the Miners Accident Relief Fund Board, has written the following letter to Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., relative to the recent deputation to the Minister (Hon. John…

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A Mining Matter. (By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 August 1903 · page 3

Michael festival cosgrove, mining agent, was charged at the police court to-day with having obtained £100 from Andrew M'Kye by falsely…

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