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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Pageant of Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 4

The Prince of Wales at Lahore on November 30. paid return visits to the chiefs of the Punjab. The great crescent formed by the camps of the chiefs, says Reuter's special message,…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 4

Mr. Brown, the Government Geologist [?] as returned fro a long tour of inspection in the Northern Territory. Speaking of the prospects of the territory, generally, Mr…

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Stanford-Merthyr Colliery. the Fire Suppressed

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

The bore put down over No. 2 tunnel at Stanford-Merthyr Colliery was completed on Saturday, the drill piercing the roof of the tunnel at the first level, the supposed seat…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 3

The total number of men at present employed in the mines at Broken Hill is 7717, the highest on record. The principal figures are:—Proprietary, 3036: Central, 995;…

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Explosion in a Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 5

An explosion occurred yesterday in a [?]ine near Bluefield, West Virginia. Twenty three miners were killed…

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Pageant of Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 11

This Prince of Wales at Lahore on November 20, paid return visits to the chiefs of the Punjab. The great crescent formed by the camps of the chiefs, says Reuter's special message…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 7
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The output of bullion at the sulphide Corporation's works, Cockle Creck, during he week was 1248oz. of gold, 26,485oz. of Silver and 349 tons of lead. The…

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Horrible Mining Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 11

A horrible fatality occurred at the Ivanhoe Mines, Kalgoorlie. charles [?]ass and a mat[?] George Holmes, were working on a rise between the 100 and 500 feet, levels…

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World's Coal Consumption. Interesting Statistics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 7

According to Mr. Leiwellyn Smith's report on the coal consumption and production during 1904. published, by the British Board of Trade, the production of coal in 1904 in the United…

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New Guinea Head-hunters. Mysterious disappearance of an Expedition in Search of Gold, Paper Xxiii

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 4

I astounded Wallaka, Nooka, and the other chiefs with the story of adventure, and Wallaka there and then wanted to club the five…

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Fearful Mine Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 5

A fear mine explosion is reported from [?]noi, Akita, Japan. A hundred and one miners were incinerated…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 3

A return prepared by the Under-Secretary for Mines Shows that the New South Wales gold yield recorded for the month of December last was 27,768oz., crude, equal to…

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Terrible Mine Explosion. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 3

There has been a terrible explosion in a mine at Innsiakita, Japan, Where 900 miners were incinerated…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 3

The Department of Mines has for some time past held out every possible encouragement to capitalists to undertake the work of starting from the base of Hawkins' Hill…

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Transvaal Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 3

[?] gold output of the Transvaal last was valued at £20,802,074…

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Abermain Colliery

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 3

On Friday, 5th inst., the old agreement between the Abermain Colliery and employees terminated, and on Monday, 8th inst., the new agreement,…

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Newcastle Coal Shipments

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

The District Superintendent of Railways (Mr. C. A. Hodg[?]on), in an [?] return, shows that for 12 months ended December 31, 1905,…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6
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The Commissioner for Railways, Queensland, has been furnished with a return showing that 215,239 tons of coal were shipped at Wooloongabba wharves last year, being an increase of…

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