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Mining & the mines, 1907

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The Coal Vend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 4

The Federal Government, Sir William Lyne stated yesterday—as has been already reported—is making inquiries regarding the cool vend. " I do not know yet what we shall do," he said. "But,"…

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The Price of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 4

The question of the selling price of coal is one of very grout interest to this district, and particularly to minors and those dependent upon tho mining industry, because…

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Mining Fata[?]ty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 5

A rope [?]ving a pulley of a mine at Darey [?] nine members in a cage [?] a distance of six hundred [?] they dell through a timer scaffold into…

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Mining Machinery. Deputation to Sir William Lyne. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 5

A deputation of the Coal Proprietors' Association and the Chamber Commerce of Newcastle waited upon Sir William Lyne this morning on the question of the tariff so far as it effects machinery…

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Coal in Cape Colony

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 3

[?]mous coalfields have been discovered in the [?] ferritory, Cape Colony…

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Mining Machinery. a Deputation. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 2

This morning an important deputation of the Coal Proprietors' Association and the Chamber of Commerce of Newcastle waited upon Sir William Lyne,…

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Coal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 2

The coalowners of Newcastle, by vittue of their combination known as "the vend," have resolved to raise the selling price of coal to [?]s per ton…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 8

Earp Bros, and Co., Ltd., of Newcastle, have received a letter from San Francisco, which contained, the following paragraph :—"Coal Market : We have nothing new to…

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Local and General. Pay at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 4

The largest pay that has ever been drawn by the employees at East Greta and Stand-ford-Merthyr collieries was distributed this afternoon. The pay amounted to £5103 as…

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Smelting Gold Ore

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 4

When gold ore is dug from the ground it gives no outward indication of its value. It does not glitter at all, and has no attraction for the sightseer. But the…

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Miners' Parliamentary Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 5

The Miners' Federation, now sitting at Southport, has resolved to take a ballot on the question of joining the Labour representation committee, which controls the greater…

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Australian Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 6

From the Parliamentary papers sent to the members of the British, House of Commons, it appears that from the beginning of our Australian gold fields, in 1851, the magnificent sum of…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 13

The Maryborough (Vic.) correspondent of the Melbourne "Age" states that Constable Horn discovered a gold—bearing quarts reef while excavating for a dairy in the back yard of his private house in…

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Newcastle Coal Scores Again

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

There is a row going on in Queensland over Newcastle Coal. The Government has been ordering Newcastle coal on the quiet. Now that the cat is…

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The Price of Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 3

The question of the selling price of coal is one of very great interest to this district, and particularly to miners and those dependent upon the mining industry, because…

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Mining Machinery. SYDNEY

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

A deputation of the Coal Proprietors Association and the Chamber Commerce of Newcastle waited upon Sir William Lyne this morning on the question of the tariff so far as it effects machinery…

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The Inverell Murder. Richard Miners Found Guilty of Manslaughter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 5

At the Tamworth Circuit Court on Thursday Richard Miners, who was charged with murdering Joseph Garrett at lnverell on April 29, pleaded not…

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Miners Demand Old-ace Pensions

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

The Miniers Federation at its meeting at Southport unanimously passed a resolution in favour fo eld-age pensions, and condemned the Government for its procrastination in…

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The Price of Coal

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

Mr. Snowdon, M.P., speaking at Blackburn, stated that the increase in the price of coal was partly due to Mr. H.H. Asquith's repeat of the coal tax. He said he knew that…

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American Coal for the United States Navy

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

The United States Navy Department has ordered from American collieries 123,000 tons of steamer coal for the cruise of the squadron in the Pacific. All the Welsh coal…

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