The Gold Standard
Professor Jenks, who was sent by President Roosevelt to study the monetary systems of the Far East, returned to San Francisco yesterday. He declares his belief that…
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Mining & the mines, 1904
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The Fiscal Issue. a Colonial Standpoint. Miners for Free Food. London, Oct. 5
Sir Horace Tozer, the Agent-General for Queensland, in the course of an interview, dwelling upon the imperial conference suggested by Mr. A. Balfour, said that the…
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It is expected that Mr. Ross, of Wallsend, [?] visit Cessnock on Wednesday for the purpose of surveying the site of the new [?], which will be sunk on the estate of…
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In temperate or hot countries the process of extracting gold from a placer deposit is extremely simple—if the gold is there (writes Mr. Arthur Inkersby, in the "Scientific…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Industry. the Effects of Arbitration
A member of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association last week explained to a representative of a Sydney journal that what he regarded as "the unfair treatment…
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The report in which the British Board of Trade annually reviews the production, consumption, and export of coal throughout the world, has been issued. It covers the years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work at the Collieries
The collieries in the South Maitland district, with one exception, worked little better than half-time for the pay to be drawn on Friday. Only one colliery worked full…
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For the first half of this year the Aritunga battery and cyanide plant treated 747½tons stone for 1038oz. gold, valued at £3919, bringing the total value of the gold…
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Among the latest arrivals in England from South Africa is Mr. R. N. Hall, F.R.G.S., who is well-known as a lending authority on the mysterious ruins of pre-historic times,…
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Mr. Estell has given notice in the Legislative Assembly of his intention to move on November 22. "That a Royal Commission be appointed to inquire into the present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trade at Newcastle. Another Mine to be Closed. Great Distress
Matters in connection with the Newcastle coal trade did not improve during the fortnight ended on Saturday last. Work was still very…
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NOTICE has been given by Mr. Estell, in the Legislative Assembly, of his intention to move for a Royal Commission to inquire into the causes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland Collieries. Proposed Abolition of the Night Shift
An aggregate meeting of miners employed on the South Maitland coalfield was convened to be held on the Kurri Kurri Reserve this morning, but the attendance was of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Mining Disaster. Charters Towers Gold Mixes on Fire. Seven Lives Lost
Telegrams from Charters Towers (Q.), state that about 1 o'clock yesterday morning, fire was seen coming from the Brilliant mine shaft, and it was found that one of…
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On Thursday the Mount Kembla Colliery turned out 154 waggon-loads of coal, which beats all records since the explosion. With an average weight of a little over six tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Mine on Fire. Minors Suffer, [By Telegraph] Brisbane
A fire occurred in the Brilliant mine, Charters Towers, this morning, and stopped all the adjoining mines connected with it for the purposes of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All That Glitters Is Not Gold
At the Newtown Police Court to-day a married woman named Martha Rafter, aged 22, was committed for trial on a charge of having fraudulently gilded a shilling piece…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Mining Disaster. the Fatality at Charters Towers
Further particulars are to hand concerning the fearful mining disaster at Charters Towers referred to in last issue :— None of the men who traversed the…
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The Delegate Board of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, at its last meeting decided to co-operate with other associations in securing alterations to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mining Disaster. Recovery of Bodies
The bodies of William Evans and R. Mountain, victims of the mining disaster at Charters Towers, were recovered on Sunday in No. 3 level…
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