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Mining & the mines, 1904

390 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 20

Newcastle Collieries Idle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

In the Newcastle district the Rhondda, Northern Extended, Pacific, northumberland, and Cardile Collierios are still idle…

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The Idle Collieries

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 3

Regarding the live collories at Newcastle which are idla through the strile and the minors declining to obey the award of the Arbitration Court, it is…

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Japan Buying Coal. Forty Thousand Tons From America

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 3

The Japanese Government has ordered for despatch to the Far East 40,000 tons of Pocahontas steam coal from the collieries in Norfolic, Virginia…

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Japan Wants More Good Coal. 400,000 Tons This Time

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 3

The London "Telegraph" says that Japan has been enquiring in London with a view to placing an order for 400,000 tons of best steam coal…

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Cablegrams. London, Sunday. the War Cloud. Russia Insulting. Japanese are Half Civilised Niuchang Occupied. 25 Steamers for Japan. Half a Million Tons of Coal. Can't Avert War. Russian Troops Concentrating. Their Fleet Won't Fight. Blocked at Dardanelies. The New Military Council. Russian Troops Concentrating. a Most Threatening Action

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 3

The British Consul stationed at Niuchang, a Manchurian port, reports that Russian troops are concentrating in a manner which cannot be regarded…

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The Newcastle Miners

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 3

The real miners now on strike show not the slightest disposition to return to work…

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Four Thousand Tons of Coal. the Saratoff Sails—for the Far East

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 3

The steamer Saratoff, which is loading cargo for shipment to the Far East, has on board four thousand tons of coal to be used in filling the…

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Japan Makes Enokmous Purchases. Half a Million Bushels of Wheat. Japanese Gold for San Francisco. Alexieff Promises Protection to Merchants

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 3

Vast quantities of provisions have been purchased in America by Japan. Five million dollars worth of Japanesa gold has arrived at San Francisco…

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The Arbitration Court. Newcastle Collieries

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 2

The industrial Arbitration Court sitting to inquire into matters in connection with the Newcastle Colliery Strikes, the men in which refuse to…

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Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 29

At the Junction Reefs mine, Carcoar a charge of dynamite exploded, injuring four men. It appears that the charge was fired, but failed to explode. After…

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Mining at Barnawartha

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 2

The Separation [?] at Barnawartha had a washing-up on Saturday last and although the shareholders are keeping the result to themselves, sufficient has…

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Our Next Story Will be Commenced Next Week, Entitled (All Rights Reserved.) 'Twixt Love and Gold. a Highly Sensational Romance of Love and Adventure. Cleopatra's Musical Voice

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 5

Cleopatra always selected the same lover, the head of the invading army, and always used him to help her in founding, as she hoped, the empire of…

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Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

Sinking of the make shaft at the Grauya mine has been completed to 350 feet, and a start made to open out, the company estimating the extra…

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Russia Recalling Her Gold Reserves. Sooking the Money Away

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 2

The principal London bankers assert that Russia har, for months past, been recalling all her gold reserves and investments from abroad…

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Colliery Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 2

A shocking accident occured at the Jumbunna Coliery, Outtrim, on Monday, when an engine-driver oamed Reginald Tonkin, while starting his…

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Explosion in a Colliery. One Hundred and Eight Miners Entombed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 3

A fearful explosion has occurred at the Harwick Colliery in the United States of America. One hundred and eighty coal miners…

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Cablegrams. London, Tuesday. Russia and Japan Chinese Soldiers Desert Russia. New Korean Cabinet. Provisioning Port Arthur A Settlement Difficult. Provisions and Coal. Supplies in Port Arthur

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 3

Provisions cannot now be sold in Port Arthur without official permission. There is at present a food supply in…

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The Coal Mine Explosion. Piles of Legs and Arms. Rescuers at Work

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 3

Rescue parties are busy in the Harwick coal mine at Cheswick, in the United States, which was reported yesterday…

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Harwick Colliery Disaster. 180 Men Perish. Brave Rescuer Loses His Life. His Companions Flee

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 3

A late telegram from Cheswick, U.S.A., the scene of the disastrous explosion at the Harwick Colliery, states that all of the 180 men entom[?] were…

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The Kurrajong Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 29

A syndicate represented by Mr Austin Hawken is putting a very complete orecrushing plant on the Kurrajong mine for a share in the property, which has been…

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