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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Helping the Mining Industry

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 3

A deputation from the State Parliamentary Labour Party interviewed the Minister of Mines to-day respecting help for cooperative parties Mr…

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Some Health Rules for Gold Weather

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 11

In damp and changeable weather one should never loan with the bank upon anything that is cold. Keep the back, especially between the shoulder blades, well covered…

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Labour Troubles. Miners' Strike in Iowa. London, April 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 27

Trouble has arisen between the mine-owners and men in the skate of Iowa, in the United States. The men demanded higher wages for the unskilled hands and a decrease…

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The La Mascotte Mine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

Dr. Schlink, and Messrs. F. W. Edmondson and V. Flood Nagle (legal manager), paid a visit of inspection to the La Mascotte mine last week…

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South Africa's Mines. Wonderful Activity

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 3

Great activity prevails in South Africa shares on the London Stock Exchange. Values of shares have risen several…

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"White Coal."

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 1

The utilisation of water power in driving [?] for the prod[?] of electrical energy is one of the great problems occupying the minds of engineers, the world overs…

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Mining at Grenfell

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 29

A report from from Grentell saya:—At Lovett's lead, Groonigal, Beath and party, who are down 214ft, came on the gold through driving, a fair prospact being…

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The Russo-japanese War. Position on the Yalu. Russia Laying Mines. London, April 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 26

There is no sign so far that the Russians intend to vigorously oppose the crossing of the Yalu by the Japanese. The Cossacks; and the outlying garrisons along the Korean…

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Torpedoes or Mines. Confusion of Russian Terms

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

Considerable confusion is caused by the Interprotation of cable messages from the seal of war owing to the Russian officials using the words…

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The Victorian Coal Miners' Lock Out

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

Representatives of the Northern, Southern, Western Miners' Federations of New South Wales and the Victorian Coal Miners' Union of Victoria…

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Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 2

Miles and party are progressing satisfactorily with their claim, the John Bull, at Black Range. This mine is situated west of the May. Day, and in…

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Mines Sink the Vessel

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 2

It has been notified at Kobe that, prior to be sinking of the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk, the Japanese [?] boats had laid thirty [?]…

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Gold in Collins-street

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

Considerable excitement was caused in Collins-street to-day by the drop of a small packet of loose gold which the owner was about to lake into one…

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Admiral Togo's Report. Petropavlovsk Strikes a Mine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 2

Vice Admiral Togo reports that his squadron again a lacked Port Arthur on Monday last, April 11, and sank several mines outside the harbour…

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Russian Mines Destroyed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 2

The Japanese have discovered and destroyed three contact mines which were adrift forty miles from the Shantung Promontory…

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Coal Merchant’s Dog

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 1

A coal dealer had a large Newfoundland dog of wonderful sagacity named Rover. Rover spent all his time in the coalyard, and whenever a coal cart was…

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Blew Themselves Up. Another Russian Experience. Mines Explode Prematurely. London

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

Admiral Alexieff reports with reg[?] that a serious accident happened while some steam launches were laying mines outside Port Arthur on Friday…

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Mining Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Corowo Deep Lead G. M. Co., No Ligbillity. will take place at the registered office of the company to-morrow…

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Mining in New South Wales. Reports for 1008. Increased Production

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 3

The annual report of the Slines department [?] last Thursday. shows that the break up of the drought enabled mining operations in be continued during…

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CABLEGRAMS. War. RUSSO-JAPAN Traitors in Russia. Attempt to Destroy Ch[?]urisers Four Submarine Mines. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

A determined but unsuccessful attempt to destroy the two Russian cruisers Yemetehug and lzumrud, now in the Neca shipbuilding yards, has…

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