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Mining & the mines, 1904

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1904 · page 2

Negotiations have been proceeding at Lithgow for some weeks with the object of effecting a settlement of the dispute between the firm of W. Sandford, Limited, and the…

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Suicide of a Mine Manager. Shoots Himself with a Revolver

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 May 1904 · page 2

A MINE manager named John Pearce shot himself dead with a revolver in Post-office Chambers, Pitt-street, Sydney, on Tuesday. The deceased…

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The War. the Japanese Halt. the Russians Strengthening. Cossacks Defeated. Mining the High Seas. London. May 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1904 · page 3

[?] correspondent of the "Times" with [?] Japanese army at Feng-huan-cheng, [?]ing on the 13th instant. stated, "The [?] remains here for 20 days pending…

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Maitland Coal Mines. Stanford-merthyr

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 3

A meeting of the Progress Committee was held at Mr. Benson's residence on Wednesday. There were present: Messrs. M'Alister (chairman), Farnham (secretary), Kibble,…

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Mining

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

LEASE ready for delivery : H. Kilbride No. 121, 4 acres, county Durham parish Oldcastle. At Stewarts Brook, work is…

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A New Diamond Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 3

Mr. E. H. Walton, the Treasurer of Cape Colony, has announced that a diamond mine has been discovered in the Griqualand district, which will be payable while worked…

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Explosion in a Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 3

An explosion has taken place in a mine at Williamtown, in Pennysylvania, by which 50 men were entombed. Seven bodies have been recovered…

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Sensational Suicide. Well-known Mine Manager

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 4

A MINE manager named John Pearce shot himself dead with a revolver in Post-Office Chambers, Pitt-street, Sydney, on Tuesday. The deceased…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 12
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The Pacific Colliery is now putting out some 600 tons of coal per day. A report from Burraga states that a prospector named Neill, who has been working at Isabella…

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The War. Floating Mines. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 3

THE leading newspapers in Great Britain and America are emphatic in denouncing the rockless sowing of ocean-floating mines as a savage…

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Shocking Mining Accident. Five Men Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 1

A DREADFUL catastrophe, involving the loss of five lives, occurred at the Great Boulder Mine, Kalgoorlie, on Wednesday morning…

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The War. the Japanese Advance. Internal Russian Unrest. The Effects of War. Drifting Mines. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 5

DESPITE the stubborn resistance of the Russians, the Jaspaness have reached Sauehippe, north of Day Other Japanese forces are south-west…

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Maitland Coal Mines. Hebburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 May 1904 · page 2

A meeting of the Hebburn miners was held at the tunnel mouth on Friday evening. The object was to consider, their position in regard to the 14 days' notice to cease work, recently received by…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 May 1904 · page 3

A vessel is bringing down to Sydney 60 tons of tin are from a valuable field just discovered near Port Darwin. A passenger by the Tainan says there is £30,000 worth of this are lying on the grass…

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Maitland Coal Mines. Kurri Kurri Methodist Sunday School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 8

Anniversary services in connection with the Methodist Sunday School word held in the church last Sunday. In the morning and evening Mr. Forster, circuit missionary, officiated, and at night…

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Mining

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 2

THE Wyalong Goldfield (N.S.W.) is one of the few goldfields of that State where several mines are grouped together. Started as a poor man's…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 6

The southern colliery owners have entered into a contract for the supply of coal to the Oceanic line of steamships, the Ventura; Sierra, and Sonoma. Previously Newcastle…

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The Floating Mines. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 4

Owing to the action of Russia in recklessly sowing the sea in the vicinity of Port Arthur with floating mines, merchantmen have been…

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Maitland Coal Mines. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 June 1904 · page 8

Senior-constable Snushall has received intimation from the Chief Electoral Officer, Sydney, relative to the enrolment of the residents of Kurri Kurri for the new…

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