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Mining & the mines, 1895

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Fairy Gold. Chapter XXV—(Continued.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 4

"No, no—certainly not," Lady Nora agrees, looking a little startled. "But of course there was nothing serious, nothing which could really displease you,…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1895 · page 2

Mr. W. Wilson contradicts the rumor that the South Clifton colliery has changed hands. The coal shipped from this district uringd…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter XXV.—(Continued.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1895 · page 4

"How can you talk such nonsense, my dear?" Lady Nora says, reprovingly. "Dallas did not dislike you. I think he was really fond of you"—with…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxvi

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 4

Lady Norn, by dint of her smiles and her sweetness and her high-mindedness and adroitness, has smoothed away every obstacle, in her path at present…

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Clifton Gold-mining Company

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1895 · page 2

A meeting of shareholders of the above company, whose property is situated at Little River, in the Braidwood district, was held at the Clifton Hotel on Saturday…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxvi (Continued)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1895 · page 4

My story is "sentimental rubbish," no doubt, Yolande thinks with humanity. A very romantic, tender, pitiful lovetale it is, very crude in construction,…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxvii

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1895 · page 4

In an hour it is all arranged. Mrs. Vavasor has sent invitations both to Lady Nora and Mrs. Dallas Glynne to join her party for Goodwood, and then…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxviii

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 4

The small drawing-room of the house in Rutland Gardens is used by Lady Nora as her own especial room, and the heavy brown plush portieres between it…

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Coal Mining

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 2

The Metropolitan mine worked eight days for the fortnightly pay drawn on Friday last; Mount Kembla, five and a half days; Mount Keira one day and a-half…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxviii (Continued)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 4

"But there are really some much more objectionable dresses than that one," mademoiselle says timidly—"Morning Twilight," for instance—pale gray tulle…

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Coal-mining Notes

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1895 · page 3

The export of coal from Newcastle to foreign and intercolonial places for the week ended Saturday was as follows:—Victoria, 15,070 tons; West Australia, 3200; United…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxviii (Continued)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 May 1895 · page 4

Yolande and Lady Pentreath sit for some time, after mademoiselle has left the room, talking on ordinary topics, until Lady Pentreath introduces her…

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The Southern Collieries

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 2

We are in receipt of a copy of the annual report of the Department of Mines and Agriculture, from which we take the following report of Inspector Rowan on the…

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Coal-mining Notes. Reductions at Helensburgh

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 3

A notice was posted up at the Metropolitan Colliery on Thursday, announcing the following inductions from 10th prox. :— Hewing rate by 3d per ton ; wages of shift…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxviii (Continued)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 4

"I can't be a virtuous or prudent young woman !" Yolande thinks, with passionate scorn. "If Dallas married twenty wives, I should love him all the…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxx

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 4

" My dear Yolande, if Captain Glynne were not in question at all," the Countess says, in a severely moral tone, making the advice she utters as…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxx (Continued)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 4

It is an opera night, a "Patti night." Oxford-street is densely crowded with cabs, carriages, and omnibuses, and the cab in which Yolande sits, speechless,…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxxi

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 4

Yolande has often pictured this meeting to herself, and imagined a scene in which she and haughty handsome Dallas were face to face, and how she uttered…

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Fairy Gold. Chapter Xxxi (Continued)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 4

"No, no. Don't say that!" Dallas says irresolutely. " There can't be any question of intrusion between us—husband and wife, I was going to say ; but…

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The Coal Trade

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1895 · page 3

The shipment of coal from Bulli to Port Kembla last month was as follows:—Jetties, 26,287 tons; Balmore Basin, 11,602 tons. Total, 37,889 tons. The…

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