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Mining & the mines, 1904

512 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 26

The Lion Guarded Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 6
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

"Shall we take another survey of our millions, Fred?" "And find the demons on guard as usual? We might as well do that as…

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Yours, Mine and Ours

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 5

A widower and a widow, each having children, married, and children were subsequently born to them. The parents agreed much better than the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 15
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The tributors at the Tamworth mine, at Nundle, crushed 33 tons for 38oz. The victorian gold yield for March amounted to 64,685oz., or 8559oz. more than…

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The Oakvale Colliery Case. Injunction Continued. (By Telegraph) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 5

IN the disputed land case Cunneen v. Sattler, in a motion to continue an injunction, before the Judge in Equity to-day, the plaintiff prayed…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1904 · page 3

The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State for the week ended on Saturday amounted to 61,318 tons. Victoria wan again the largest contributor to the total, taking 15,390 tons,…

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The War. More Misfortune for Russia. Sastrouss Explosion of Mine. the Armies at the Yalu. Russia and China. Petropavlovsk Disaster. Admiral Alexeiefe's Account. London, April 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1904 · page 3

report of Admiral Alexeieff, the Russia Viceroy, in respect of the sinking of Russian battleship Petropavlovsk is as follows:—…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 6

Matters are quiet in the Western district coal and metal trade. The goal trade is still quiet, and the miners have worked intermittently during the week…

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Lake George Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 5

An action has been commenced by the Lake George Mines against Gibbs, Bright, and Co., Anthony Gibbs and Co., F. A. Keating, and C. E. Bright, to recover…

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Rich Yield of Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1904 · page 3

Ono hundred tons of Stone from the True Blue mine, Wyalong, yielded 11oz. to the ton…

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The War. Coming Face to Face. the Powers Ready for Conflict. Russians Develop a Mine. London, April 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1904 · page 3

Forty thousand Russians occupy fortified [?]tions on the Yalu. There are 20,000 Russians at Toku-shan. [?] miles south-west of the river…

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Mining

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

AT Waanyarra, in the Dunolly district (Vic.), a party of three miners have just obtained a nugget of 58oz. almost of pure gold. Several months…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 3

A deputation representing the Municipal Councils of the Newcastle district, waited upon the Minister of Mines (the Hon. John Kidd) in Sydney yesterday, and brought…

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Mining Masters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 12

A report from Airly, in the Capertee district states that several more men have started work at Genowlan Shale Mines, Of the New Hartley, miners about 60 have been working during the…

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The War. Continuous Fighting on the Yalu Japanese Effect a Crossing. Russian Position Captured. Automatic Mines Laid. The Loss of the Petropavolosk. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 3

CONTINUOUS fighting on the Yalu River has been proceeding since Tuesday. The Japanese effected a crossing on…

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Maitland Coal Mines. East Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 5

With the rapid development of the South Maitland coalfields the passenger and coal traffic on the East Greta and Aberdare Company's railways is assuming vast…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 7

At the half-yearly meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, the chairman (Mr. J. F. Burns) in moving the adoption of the report, said that during…

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Lake George Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 3

Mr. Justice Lawrence expressed a strong opinion in regard to the issue of alleged fraud in the action Lake George Mines v. Gibbs and others. He said that there was…

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Maitland Coal Mines. Pelaw Main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 2

A boy named Charles Anderson received injuries of a painful nature yesterday at the Pelaw-Main Colliery. It appears a coal-cutting machine; by some means not started from got start…

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