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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Rix's Creek Mines

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 4

It is satisfactory to note that prospects have improved at Rix's Crook mines. During this week full time has been worked, which is expected to…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 5

A party of five gentleman were inspecting the Anvil Creek coal mine on Tuesday last with a view of working it on tribute. It is Stated that if the owners will assist in…

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Rich Gold Discovery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 3

The West Australian Minister for Mines. Mr. Gregory, has been informed of a sensational gold find near Meekatharra. The following telegram from Mr. G. Wilcox. Mines…

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The Abermain Colliery. Statement by the General Manager

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 5

By way of reply to statements which have been publicly made to the effect that under the conditions in vogue at the Abermain Colliery the tonnage rale provided for by the…

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The East Greta Miners. Special Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 5

A special meeting of the East Greta Miners' Lodge was held in the Oddfellow' Hall, West Maitland, this afternoon, for the purpose of considering the minutes of a meeting…

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Colliery Disaster. Great Loss of Life. London, Jan. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 2

A terrible explosion has occurred in Redenpit, Rhenish, Prussia, 425 miners being entombed. So far 125 corpses have been recovered…

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Howers of Gold. a Street Distribution. Amazing Scenes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 6

Of all the strangers who have eve[?] come to London none can be found to rival the nice old gentleman from Sheffield who has been going about…

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Navua Gold Robbery. an 'Arrest Made. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 8

A sensational robbery was recently effected on the Union Company's steamer Navua while on a voyage from Sydney to Haapai. The Navua left sydney on October 16, and…

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Mining Disasters Rescuers at Redan Saved LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 5

The party of rescuers which it was feared had perished in the Reden mine are safe. Twenty-five more have been rescued…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 3

Two local companies in San Francisco, which control the importation of coal from nearly all the sources available, announce an advances of 3dol. (12s per ton) in the…

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The Abermain Colliery. the General Manager's Statements Questioned. Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 3

With reference to the statement made in Saturday's issue by Mr. J. C. Chapman, general manager at the Abermain Colliery, regarding the allegation of the machine men…

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Mining Matters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 3

The clippers at the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, refused to work on Saturday, and the mine in idle. On Monday afternoon another nugget which…

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Colliery Explosion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 5

An explosion occurred in the Davis colliery; West Virginia. Thirty miners, mostly Foreigners, were killed…

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Mining Matters. State's Output of Minerals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 7

The under-Secretary of Mines has made available the figures collected by the Chief Inspector of Coalmines respecting the quantity and value of the coal raised during the…

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Output of Coal. Greatly Increased Production

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 3

The Under secretary for Mines has made available the figures collected by the Chief Inspector of Coal inines respecting the quantity; and value of the…

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Fatal Mine Explosion: [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 2

By an explosion at Davis Colliery, West Virginia, United States, thirty miners, mostly foreigners, were killed…

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The Wingen Coal Mine. Company Being Formed. Capital, £15,000. MR. A. Thomas' Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

THE prospectus of "The Cleveland Coal-Mining Company, Wingen, Ltd.," is out and being circulated. The capital is £15,000,…

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Coal for China

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

Mr. J. B. Sutter, Commercial Agent in the East, during the course of a report to the Minister of Mines and Agriculture on the trade of China, points out that in 1905…

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Graven Creek. Mining Notes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

The Commonwealth Mine after two years' work in a small way is now being floated into a company to properly develop it. Shares are being taken…

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Work at the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 4

For the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next at the South Maitland Collieries, East Greta has worked 10 days, and Stantord-Merthyr 9½ days…

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