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Mining & the mines, 1907

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New South Wales Gold Yield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

Mr. E. F. Pittman, Under-Secretary [?] Mines, has furnished a return showing th the gold yield recorded for the month December was 17,002oz. crude, equal…

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Northern Collieries Mines Still Idle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 2

The Hebburn miners went to work on Tuesday, but bad to return home, as no drivers and wheelers presented themselves…

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Maitland Mining Matters. Hebburn Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 3

Yesterday a deputation interviewed the manager of Herbburn Colliery (mr. Harle) in regard to the resumption of work. The deputation explained the position to the manager…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 3

The long-looked-for lode coming down from the 500ft. level in Block 14, Broken Hill, has been out in the south drive, at the 600ft. level. High grade are in expesed in the face…

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The Balmain Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 12

The latest news from the Sydney Harbour Collieries, Ltd., has reached us from the chairman of the local board. Within a few short weeks now the main drives will have…

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Local and General. Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

For the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next, East Greta and Stanford Merthyr Collieries have each worked 9 days. The holidays were responsible for some loss of time…

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Friction at the Mines

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

When the old year closed, the mining situation all round looked so bright and settled that it came as a surprise to the public generally that trouble…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

A conference of representatives of the owners and minors was held in Newcastle yesterday, in regard to the troubles which have arisen at some of the mines in Newcastle…

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New South Wales Gold Yield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 14

Mr. E. F. Pittman, Under-Secretary in Mines, has furnished a return showing the the gold yield recorded for the month [?] December was 17,002oz. crude, equal to…

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The Elingamite Wreck Salvage in Gold [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

A syndieate is now attempting the recovery of the gold on the wrecked Elingamite, off the coast of New Zealand. Gold valued at £l500 was…

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Mining Methods. British and American Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 5

Mr. A. E. O. Sellars, manager of the South Bulli and Bellambi Collieries (and who, by the way, is a former resident of Mainland) returned last week from a trip through…

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Miners Entombed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 5

A landslip entombed 100 miners, chiefly convicts, in the Schloss mine, at Alabama, United States. Faint tappings have been heard, and workmen are now…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 8

The wheelers employed at the Mount Keira colliery, Wollongong, on Saturday gave the manager of the colliery 14 days' notice of their intention to cease work, unless their…

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Abermain Colliery. the Trouble Still Unsettled. Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 5

With reference to the Abermain trouble the lodge delegates interviewed the district officers at Newcastle this morning. There was a meeting of the men this afternoon…

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Record Coal Shipment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

The largest shipment of Coal over despatched from, Sydney in one bottom was taken away by the steamer Indra, of the Commonwealth line, which cleared the Heads…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 3

The total amount of coal exported from the United Kingdom from the date of the duty coming into force, on April 19, 1901, to its expiration, on October 31 last, and…

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Irish Mining Romance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 3

There is a touching romance in connection with the discovery of immense scams of coal in North Antrim, and the formation of a company to work the mines (says the…

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One Hundred Miners Entombed Attempted Rescue [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

One hundred minors, mostly State convicts, have been entombed in a mine at Alabama, United States, by landslips. Faint tappings have been…

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Abebman Colliery. Men Refuse the Manager's Terms Pit Still Idle. Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 5

The position at Abermain is unchanged. This morning a disputation informed the manager that the men were prepared to resume work, according to a resolution passed…

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