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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

504 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 26

Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 14

A seam of coal has been discovered in connection with the Wolgan shale mine, in the Lithgow district. The seam was met with in the prospecting shaft on the right…

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Some Liddle Dings of Mine Own

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 3

I was laff mineself nearly dead when I was get mine photo taken mit a bottle of wine—goot Sessnock shtuff— yust at Krismas times…

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The Toll of the Mines. a Tear's Grim Record

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 3

Official figures show that 877,057 persons were employed in the mines of the United Kingdom last year, and that 689,967 of this total worked…

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Horrible Mining Fatality. Man Blown to Pieces

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 5

A horrible fatality occurred at the Ivonhoe Mines, Kalgoorlie. Charles Hass and a mate, George Holmes, were working on a rise between the 400 and 500 fect levels…

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New Guinea Head-hunters. Mysterious Disappearance of an Expedition in Search of Gold, Paper Xxii

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 3

Wallaka was not the man to allow Kalla to go round the country and tell neighbouring tribes that he beat Wallaka’s people In fair fight…

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