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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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[?] Miners War. Fight with the Troops

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

At a conference of the Prefect of the Pas do Calais, the Public Prosecutor, the consulting engineer to the Courrieres Mines, and Dr Lourties, [?]…

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Old-Age pensions. Miners' Association Scheme. London, June 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 27

A scheme for providing old-age pensions has just been adopted by the Nottingham Minors' Association. The scheme provides for the grant to members of the…

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Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 3

At the Golden Bar in the stores on No. 1 level gold is showing: the stopes in the No. 2 [?] at No. 2 level show course gold. The bottom level…

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Candles Save Two Men. a Colliery Incident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 2

A colliery disaster has occurred in Glamorganshire. Through a flood in the Caradoc Vale Colliery, six of the men were…

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Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 3

The Robbie Burns Co. has just completed crushing 18 loads for 622oz. free gold. Considering that new plates used this result is most…

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Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 3

At the Robbie Burns in the south drive there is lift, of stone, showing line gold in breaking. The slope on the leaders shows gold in breaking…

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Tin Mines at Yalgogrin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 19

Considerable excitement (says a report from West Wyalong) has been caused by the news of a discovery of tin at Mulyan 20 miles north-west of Yalgogrin, and 35…

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Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 3

The yield of the Bobbie Burns was set down as 622 oz., instead of 22 oz. Be the difficulty at the Prentice and Southern referred to in your columns…

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At the Rand Mines. a Great Power Scheme

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 2

Electriciansare discussing the question of the question of the establishment of a power station on the Vaal Hirer, at the village of Vereeniging, where the Boers…

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Mining

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 3

At the Golden Bar the winze is still on payable stone. The compressor is working well. The Chiltern Valley has declared another dividend of 1/- At the…

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Though the War Is O'er. the Mines Still Score !

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 2

Another proof of the very serious menace to merchant shipping that lies in the practice adopted during the Russo-Japanese war of scattering…

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"It's an Ill Wind." British Miners Benefit by the French Strike

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 2

The Northumberland Coal Conciliation Board, taking into account the falling off in competition owing to the strike in the French coal mining…

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Five Coal Mines Idle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 3

Owing to the strike amongst the employes on the coal mines at Newcastle, five of the more important collieries are now lying idle…

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CHILTERN. Thursday. Accident at the No. 2 MINE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 4

Mr Mat McGan, jun. (Dolly) had a very narrow escape from a fatal accident at the Chiltern Valley mine yesterday. The shoots are divided into…

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Electricity for Mines Expensive Project. London, July 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 15

A big project is under consideration for supplying the Rand mines with electrical power. It is being discussed by electricians, and reports are being received in…

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Trained Gold Fish

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 1

A Philadelphia dealer in pet stock has an aquarium it trained goldfish. These fish, when the man holds a small wand of red wood an inch above the surface of the…

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Fire in a Coal Mine. Four Men Entombed. Otago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 3

A large fire has broken out in the Molvneux coal urine at Otago, New Zealand, Four miners arc entombed, but, as…

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Coal Strike Ended

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 3

The strike of the employes of the Stockton Colliery was brought to a conclusion yesterday…

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CHILTERN. Tuesday. MINING

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 4

Robbie Burns—S. drive from No. 2 rise to 22ft. ; reef 12in. to 18in. carrying gold. M. drive S. rise to 9ft. ; no stone broken this week…

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A Worthless Mine. Scottish Investors Angry. London, July 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 14

In April. 1902, tho Fresno Copper Company Limited was floated in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with a capital of £400,000. The site of operations is near Fresno city,…

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