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Mining & the mines, 1906

766 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 39

Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 4

For the fortnightly pay on Friday next at the South Maitland collieries, East Greta and Stanford-Merthyr have each worked eight days. Time was lost on account of the…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 7

Charles Patton and party obtained a nugget weighing 20¾oz. at their claim on Bell's Creek, near Araluen. The nugget found at the Poseidon rush…

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Newcastle v. Victorian Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 14

During a discussion on the Estimates in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Mr. Lemmon asked what was being done respecting the soal contract, and Mr. Bent said…

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The Luck of Mining. Striking It Rich

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 12

Outlying the main Poseidon rush, and almost on the eastern outskirts of the peggedin ground is situated the claim in which the 960oz. nugget was unearthed on Tuesday…

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Great Nuggets of Gold Unearthed. Reminiscent of the Golden Days

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 3

Two very large nuggets, one weighing [?] ounces, and the other 3[?] ounces, were discovered at Poseidon rush. Tarnagulla, Victoria on Tuesday…

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The Maitland Coal He[?]burn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 5

A public meeting of the residents of took place at Shedden's Hall on Sun make arrangements for the appoint[?] a resident medical practitioner…

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