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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

263 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 14

Obnoxious Gases in a Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 29

An occurrence new to the Bendigo field has happened in the Don mine. The shaft is now down 280 feet, and on Thursday the men bored into some soft substance below…

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A.m.a. Mining Policy

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 2

At a meeting of the Chiltern [?] and indigo brunch of the A.M.A., hold at Rutherglen, it was unanimously decided to approve of the following mining…

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Colliery Dispute in Wales. Wages to Be Reduced

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 August 1905 · page 2

Mr Beach, the umpire appointed by the Coalminers Conciliation Board, has given a decision which will have the effect of reducing the wages paid…

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Australia's Greatest Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 29
Also in The Independent

A mine which, in results, completely puts in the shade the alluring prospects painted in the prospectus is one or the rare things of the world. Twenty years ago…

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A Concert in a Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 29

Mr. Watkin Mills, who was in Albury recently and who is engaged at present in the delightful sport of capturing West Australia, recently had a weird experience in…

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Coal Costs £55 Per Ton

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 2

Eight German transports, which were formerly attached to Admiral Rojessensky's ill-fated squadron, have returned from the Far East and are about to…

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Fire at a Mine. DAMAGE £70,000. London, August 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 15

Serious damage has been done by a fire at the Wolhuter mine, near Johannesburg. The outbreak occurred in the surface works at the mine. The works were…

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Dredging for Gold

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

Operations are shortly to be resumed in the direction by Messrs. Jas. Webb and party at Wahgunyah. We understand application has been made…

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Dreadful Mining Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 4

A shocking mining fatality, resulting in the death of two men, John Bevan and Martin Mahor, occurred at the Lake View Consols mine…

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Mining Swindle in Madagascar

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 2

Two large syndicates were recently formed in Johannesburg to take over some large mining properties in Madagasear, and a party, including many…

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Gold Mining

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 2

Is gold-mining worth while? It seems an absurd question to ask, and yet it was recently propounded in all seriousness by the Right Hon…

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Grains of Gold

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 4

Calamity never leaves us where [?] finds us [?] it either softens or hardens the heart of its victim. She who is not aware of her ignorance…

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Shocking Mining Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 29

A shocking mining fatality, resulting in the death of two men, John Bevan and Martin Maher, occurred at the Lake View Consols mine, Kalgoorlie, on Saturday…

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Bendigo's Gold. Five Hundred Tons

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 27

Speaking at the mayoral installation, at Bendigo on Monday, Mr. H. S. V. Busst, mining registrar, gave some striking figures regarding Bendigo's gold production…

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Russia and Japan. Cost of Russian Coal. an Enormous Price. London, August 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 27

Attached to Admiral Rozhdestvensky's Baltic fleet, which was destroyed in the battle of the Sea of Japan at the end of May, were a number of German…

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Talmaimo Tin Mining Co.n.l

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 4

The first meeting of shareholders in the Talmalmo Tin Mining Co. No Liability ws held at Broken Hill-chambers, Melbourne, on Tuesday; Mr A…

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Albury District Mining. Important Discovery at Black Range. a Promising Field

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 37

Since our last issue considerable interest, bordering almost on excitement, has been aroused in the district by the reported discovery of a rich silver field in the…

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Mining at Coppabella

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 September 1905 · page 4

In the opinion of some of the most practica' miners on the field, Irving's show is a continuation of the main Coppabella lode, and the prospects are…

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Marvellous Gold at Chiltern. Chiltern

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 3

Great excitement was caused here when it because known that some splendid gold was obtained at the Magenta mine. The reef is a foot…

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