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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

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Labour for the Rand Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 3

The Johannesburg Chamber of Mines and the Native Labour Association have sent a commissioner to China to report upon the employment of Chinese labour on the Rand…

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Rich Centralian Goldfield. Glowing Reports. Adelaide, Saturday night

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 2

There has been g[?]at excitement over the new goldfield at Winnecke's Depot, Atlunga, Centralia. Dr. Chewings has wired down a…

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Mining Matters. Mount Kembla Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 6

Giving evidence in Sydney before the Royal Commission appointed to inquiry into the cause of the explosion at the Mount Kembla Colliery, Mr. A. E. O. Sellars, manager of the South Bulli and Bellambi…

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Reported Gold Descovery

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 4

AT Lithgow word has been received from Capertree that a discovery of gold near Ilford, and two miles from Mornington railway station, on the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 3

The Silent Grove tin mine continues to yield highly satisfactory results. During the month £1000 worth of tin was won, as the result of crushing from two small veins 14 tons of tin. The stone…

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Miners and Military in Conflict

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 3

There are new 250 miners on strike at Charleston, in Virginia. The Federal officers proceeded to serve injunctions upon them, but they resisted. They were armed with Winchester revolvers, and firing…

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Mining Matters. Mount Kembla Disaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 2

Mr. Duncan McGeachie, manager of the West Wallsend Colliery, in giving evidence before the Mount Kembla Disaster Commission in Sydney described the effects of the explosion at Dudley, and…

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Mining Matters. Maitland Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 4

During the fortnight ended to-day the collieries to the South of Maitland experienced a busy time. East Greta worked 9¼ days for the pay to be drawn on Friday next, and Standford-Merthyr also put in…

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Miners on Strike. Deadly Encounters. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 4

AN encounter has occurred at Charleston. Virginia, between 250 miners on strike and 100 Federal officers. The miners were armed with…

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Future of South African Goldfields

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 4

During the eight months ending in August 1899, after which the commencement of the Boer war interfered with the active working of the…

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Work at the Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 2

Work at the mines is progressing in a very satisfactory way. A good deal is being done in the matter of permanent improvements. In railway building alone we have been assured that for the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 4

During the week ended at midday on Saturday 65,138 tons of coal were exported from Newcastle to places beyond the State. To intercolonial and interState ports were sent 32,701 tons, and to foreign…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 3

Nineteen tons of stone from the Just in Time claim, Mount Elliott, near Albury, were put through the battery last week for a yield of [?] 3dwt…

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Mining Matters. Delegate Board Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 2

At a special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees Federation at Newcastle yesterday, grave complaint was made by several of the delegates representing miners who had lost…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 2

[?] Examined on Tuesday before the, Mount Kembla Royal Commission, Mr. George Leitch, manager of the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery, West Maitland, and formely under-manager at Mount Kembla, said he…

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Alleged Theft Prom a Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 3

At tho Police Court to-day, John Darrell, engine driver, was charged with stealing a quantity of gold amalgam, mining tools, and quicksilver, valued at £771, the property of Howell's Consolidated Gold…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Lambton miners last night for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisable of collecting a levy of one penny per employ to defray the expenses in connection…

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Work at the Mines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 13

Work at the mines is progressing in a very satisfactory way. A good deal is being done in the matter of permanent improvements. In railway building alone we have been assured that for the…

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Ilford Gold Ruse

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

THERE is nothing startling to record in connection with the Hford gold rush, which has recently attracted much attention. Ciese on 100 men…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 12

Nineteen tons of stone from the Just in Time claim, Mount Elliott, near Albury, were put through the battery last week for a yield of 64oz. 3dwt…

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