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Mining & the mines, 1904

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Cablegrams. War. Japan and Russia Enormous Russian Armies A Missing Russian Squadron. Liaotung Peninsula Mined The Mining of Liaotung. Instructions for Neutral Vessels. Russia Will Provide Pilots. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

The correspondent of the London, "Express" at Berlin says that a Russian note has announced that Admiral Makaroff has completed the…

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Women's Cloaks at Mine Pence Each

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 8

Waterproof cloaks are sold in Japan at 9d, each. They are made of paper and last a full year. This only goes to show that the market price is not always the full value…

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'Twixt Love and Gold. (All Rights Reserved.) PART 8. a Highly Sensational Romance of Love and Adventure. Chapter Xvii

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 5

"Come in!" Lord Kilkerne called out sharply. The door opened and a footman entered…

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A Fine Gold Yield

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 3

A fine yield of gold has been obtained at Reedy Creek 180 [?]were obtained from 12 tons of stone by the Golden Dyke Consels Mine…

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Deadly Submarine Mines Russian Cruiser Blown Up London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 2

A despatch from Chifce states that the Russian cruiser Skori on entering Port Arthur harbour, struck a mine and was blown up. Only four of the…

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Russian Coal Requirements. Can't Pay the Price. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 2

The Russian authorities at Port Arthur require 75,000 tonsa of coal, but the Government are refu[?]tant to pay the famine and blockade prices…

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Chinese for the Rand. Australia Should Mind Her Own Business. Mines Unprofitable Without Coloured Labour. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 2

Major "Karr" Davies, who served in the South [?] war, in a letter which he has written to the "Times." says that the introduction of Chinese…

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Coal Competition

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 3

Melbourne householders are, owing to the competition among the coal importers having a fairly good time just now. During the last few months…

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Coal at Famine Prices. London, March 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 26

Advices from Port Arthur state that the Russians require 75,000 tons of coal for that port. They are, however, reluctant to pay the famine and blockade prices which shippers…

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Chinese for the Rand. Cornish Miners Approve. London, March 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 21

Cornish miners who are at present working at Johannesburg, in their letters home to their friends, support the ordinance passed by the Legislative Council of the…

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Contraband of War. Japan Gets Through with Coal. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 3

The Japanese steamer Sodomaru, with 4000 tons of coal on board, has succeedist in evading the Russian cruisers in search of contraband of…

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'Twixt LOve and Gold. (All Rights Reserved.) PART 3. a Highly Sensational Romance of Love and Adventure. Chapter Xix

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 5

"We are all right. I have settled that fellow. They won't trouble us now till we have gained the road," he said, as he came to Wylva's side…

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No Increase in the Coal Tax

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 March 1904 · page 2

Mr Auston Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exch[?]uer, has announced that the Government does not intend to increase the coal tax for the purpose of…

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Welsh and Japanese Coal

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 2

The Russia ships under Vice-Admiral Makaroff are burning Japanese coal, quantities of which were stored at Port Arthur before the war…

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The Mount Morgan Mines Rockhamption

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 2

The directors of the Mount Morgan Mines have decided to pay on Tuesday the usual dividend of 3d a share for the month of March, amounting to…

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Gold Storage for Fruit

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 29

Mr A. H. Benson, the expert, has submitted a report to the Department of Agriculture in which he calls special attention ta the Value of cold storage for fruit, and…

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Mining at Cullinga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 28

A report from the Cullinga Minor says:—Up to the close of the year the output from the Christmas Gift was steadily maintained, but an immense creep has…

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Twixt Love and Gold (All Rights Reserved.) PART 3. a Highly Sensational Romance of Love and Adventure. Chapter Xxii

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 5

"Don't let me bring you in. Stay on deck it will be pleasanter for you will come out again presently," she said as they reached the…

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Mining Concessions in Korea. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 2

The Japanese have now permitted the long-selected bulllon pack train for the American mining concessions in Koren to proceed north of Anju…

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Rutherglen Miners' Sports

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 2

The annual sports of the A.M.A. were held in the Rutherglen Park on Easter Monday. The perfect weather which prevailed doubtless accounted for the…

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