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Mining & the mines, 1903

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Mining Matters. Winnecke's Depot Goldfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 4

Mr. H. Y. L. Brown, Government Geologist, who has inspected the gold claims at Winnecke's Deport, reports: "Winnecke's Reward in a hill seventy feet high, and the area in five to six acres. It consists of…

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Gundagai. Sensational Yield of Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 3

The most sensational gold yield known for years was secured yesterday from 13 tons of stone from Elliott and Party's claim, Bark Hut, four miles from Gunadagai. The stone was treated at the…

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Mining Matters. "Winnecke's Depot Goldfield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 7

Mr. H. Y. L. Brown, Government Geologist, who has inspected the gold claims at Winnecke's Depot, reports: "Winnecke's Reward is a hill seventy feet high, and the area is five to six acres. It consists of…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 4

Work at many of the collieries for the fortnight was concluded on Thursday in consequence of the holidays. The majority of the pits have any amount of trade on hand, and the output should continue on…

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A Sensational Gold Yield Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 2

THE most sensational gold yield known for years was obtained, yesterday, from 13 tons of stone from Elliott and Party's claim, Bark Hut, four…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 3

The coal exported from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the week ended at mid day on Saturday aggregated 65,145 tons, the total being made up as follows:—Victoria 11,270, Western…

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The Bark Hut Goldfield. Narrow Reefs, but Rich. GUNDAGAI

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 April 1903 · page 2

THE sensational yield of 490oz gold from 13 tons of stone, crushed at the Reefer battery, and taken from Elliott Brothers and Groth's mine at Bark…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1903 · page 4

Mining circles at Wollongong are in a very disturbed state consequent on the Arbitration Court award, which reduces the hewing rate, which prevailed here for some time, from 2s 9d to 2s 4d for…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 3

The Arbitration Court consisting of Mr. Justice Cohen and Messrs. Cruickshank and Smith resumed bearing of the cases between the Northern Colliery employes Federation and the Colliery Proprietors…

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Gold Claims in the Transvaal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 3

Extensive pegging of gold claims has taken place at Heidelberg. Wilgepoort, and Klerksdorp, in the Transvaal. Many thousands of mining men participated in the pegging. The proceedings were…

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Arltunga Goldfield. Some Satisfactory Developments

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1903 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from the manager of Winnecke's Junction was received at Adelaide on Tuesday as follows:- "There is a well-defined lode, having…

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The Maitland Coal Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

Passenger and goods trains run daily at 8.30 and 2.30 p.m from the East Greta Railway Junction to East Greta, Hoddon-Greta, Stanford-Merthyr, Kurri Kurri, and Polaw-Main, returning at 9.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. (Sundays excepted)…

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The Maitland Coal Mines. East Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 4

The pay-sheet of the East Greta Cealmining [?]pany, Ltd., including Stanford-Merthyr, for the [?] night ended April 11th amounted to £2041 11s 5d…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 4

The official statement of the production of coal in the United Kingdom has appeared (says the Newcastle-on-Tyne Weekly Chronicle), and it shows that there was a large increase in the extent of the…

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Welsh Coal for Russia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 3

[?] states that Russian is making [?] increase the supply of Welsh coal at Port [?] Cardiff firm has been asked to supply [?] and a Hartleypool firm has sold 9000…

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The Bark Hut Goldfield. GUNDAGAM

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 3

THE sensational yield of 490oz. gold from 13 tons of stone, crashed at the Reefer battery, and taken from Elliott Brothers and Groth's mine at Bark…

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Mining Matters. Victorian Mining Troubles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 6

At the twenty-fifth general meeting of shareholders of the Jumbunna (Victoria) coal mine, Mr. K. L. Murray, chairman, said that there was not a single word of truth in the statement that the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 13

Various leases on the goldfield near Gundagai are developing satisfactorily. The Victoria gold yield for March amounted to 56,126 ounces. In the past quarter there was an…

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Deep Mining on the Rand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 3

A gold reef has been struck in the Cloverfield mine on the Rand at a depth of 2997ft. The native labour supply of the Rand has greatly improved. There is a prospect of obtaining recruits…

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Gold in the Transvaal. a General Rush. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 4

SOMETHING of the nature of a gold-rush has taken place in the south-eastern transvaal, a large number of claims having recently been pegged out in…

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