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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

263 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 14

Chiltern Valley G.m. Co. the Mining Industry and the Tariff

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the Chiltern Valley Gold Mines Co. was held at the office of the company, 352 Collins-street, Melbourne, on Friday;…

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Colliery Disaster. Sixteen Men Killed. London, April 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 27

A terrible colliery accident has occurred at Dubois, a small coal-mining town in Pennsylvania. The scene of the accident, which was due to an explosion of coal gas, was…

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Defence of Hong Kong. New Guns and Mines. London, April 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 26

The British Government iS taking steps to place Hong Kong in a thorough state of defence. Fresh guns have been mounted on Stonecutter's Island, north of Hong…

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CHILTERN. Friday. Golden Bar Extended Mine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 4

At the invitation of the directors of the above mine a large party of gentlemen visited the property to-day to witness the handing over of the…

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Coal Strike Threatened

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 3

The miners at the Hepburn Colliery, Maitland, have refused to accept the advice tendered by the Colliery employes' Federation, that they should…

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Wyalong Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 29

A complete report has been submitted by the Warden for Wyalong to the Mines Department, on the condition of the mining industry in the Wyalong field. The report…

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The Deepest Mine in the World

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 39

Imagine if you can a gigantic honeycomb forty miles long by fifteen miles broad, surrounded by water and penetrated by hundreds of miles of tunnels…

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A New Coal Seam

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 2

The Mines Department has received information of the cutting of a coal seam by the Government diamond drill at Woolomai near San Romo. The…

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Mining Accident at Broken Hill

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 2

A shocking [?]accident, involving the loan of two lives, occurred in the Broken Hill [?]mine on Friday night. James Ferguson and Thomas…

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General War News. Sunk by Submarine Mines. Off Port Artuur. Japanese Transport and [?]Steamer. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 2

A Japanese transport, bound for [?]struck a submarine mine near the [?] islands, which are situated in the entrance to the Gulf of [?]…

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The Coal Industry

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 3

A deputation representing the Colliery Employes' Federation waited upon the representatives of the Government to-day asking for the…

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Drifting Submarine Mines. Unrest in Russia Red and Black Flags at Ufa. Collision with Police, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 May 1905 · page 2

Another Japanese transport has been sunk by an escaped submarine mine in the Gulf of Pechill. It has been ascertained that the On the occasion of the demonstration against the methods of bureaucracy held on the anniversary of the crowning of the Czar, the workmen of…

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Drifting Submarine Mines. Sink Another Japanese Transport

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 May 1905 · page 2

The Japanese transport Kedo Maru, struck a floating mine off Port Arthur on Thursday night, and sustained such damages that she sank shortly…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 29

A frightful accident occurred underground at the South Mine, Broken Hill, on Friday night, by which two miners, James Ferguson and Thomas Pollock, were…

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Ships Strike Mines. London. May 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 26

The submarine mines sown in the vicinity of Port Arthur are still proving a menace to shipping. A vessel which has arrived at Chifu…

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Drifting Submarine Mines. Another Japanese Steamer Damaged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 2

Another disaster to Japanese shipping is reported. The steamer Chuyethu-Marn on Sunday last struck a mine to the east of…

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Meeting at Black Range. Black Rance Alluvial Mining Lease

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 4

A largely attended meeting of miners and other residents of Black Range was held in the local School of Arts last Saturday night to consider what…

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Compensation for Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 29

The warden for the Indigo division of the Beechworth mining district (Mr. J. W. Beaven, P.M.) at the Ruthergleh Warden's Court on Friday, gave his…

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The Black Range Alluvial Mining Lease

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 39

A largely attended meeting of miners and other residents of Black Range was held in the local School of Arts last Saturday evening, to consider what could be…

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National Show at Wancaratta Concession of 21 Extra Gold Medals

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 3

Recently a deputation consisting of Mr. A. Smith, of Mundara, President, and Mr. Jos. Trotman, vice-President of the Ovens and Murray…

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