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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

269 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 14

The New Coal Measures

The Inverell Times · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 4

VERY remarkable progress is being made at the new. coal-fields near Maitland. No fewer than six companies are carrying on operations, the output…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 2

We understand the Conrad Consolidated mining company, has been compelled to discharged a number of hands, on account of the water supply…

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Mining in New England. the Stanthorpe Field.—iii. (By the Sydney Morning Herald Mining Reporter.)

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 2

CASUAL reference was made in my introductory article to prospecting operations at present being carried on by Messrs. Gibbs. Bright, and Co., under the charge…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 4

We understand the services of about 160 men have been dispensed with at the Conrad Consolidated mine, Howell. The Company has found it necessary to…

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Mining

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 2

The Cope's Creak Dredging Company's barge was on Wednesday last floated into anew site close up to the face. Sluicing will be resumed this…

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Consumption of Coal

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 4

Over half a million tons of coal were used on the New South Wales railways and tram ways last year…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 4

The closing down of Baker's Creek Mine (says the Armidale 'Chronicle') came as a shock to all the employees and business people on Friday last. By…

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The Gold Kangaroo

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

THE Art Union connected with the Sydney Benevolent Societies' Fifth Annual Fete is to be drawn on April 9th, not February 27th, as has been originally intended. The reason of the…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 4

The Bundarra Copper Mine Managers report under date March 3rd:--At the 124 foot level, north drive extended 113 feet 3 inches, with ore showing all…

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Threatened Coal Strike

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 4

A strike of twenty thoussand coal miners is threstened in America against the reduction in wages which amount to £3,600,000…

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Mining in New England. the Stanthorpe Field.—iv. [By the Sydney Morning Herald Mining Reporter.]

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 4

On the S[?]vern River, about eight miles west of Ralland[?]an railway [?]iding. Messrs S. R. Baker and Neilson of Sydney are working some surface tin land with an…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 4

The local price of tin is £73 per ton. The Wilberforce is likely to be started very shortly, re-construction of the plant being nearly completed…

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The General Gordon Mine. a Golden Property

The Inverell Times · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 8

Under the hearting "A Twenty Ounce Crushing," a West Australian contemporary says: "In a recently issued supplement to the 'Government Gazette'…

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Robbery at a Mine. Thieves Aimed with Revolvers

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 4

At Hannan's North Lease Mine, Kalgoorlie, yesterday, an employee named. John Campbell was dragged out of bed by three masked men…

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The Tenterfield District. Gold Dredging on the Timbarra River. Investment of Victorian Capital. (By the Sydney Morning Herald Mining Reporter.)

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 4

THE Timbarra River takes its head from the Dividing Rangs, a few miles cast of Tenterfield, and winds its course about 10 miles south of Dr[?]ke, thence to the…

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Mine Robbery at Kalgeorlie. Man Bound and [?]agged. Slimes Worth £150 Stolen

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 2

ANOTHER daring slimes robbery, similar in many respects to that committed a fortaigt ago at the Crea[?] South mine, and evidently the work of the same gang…

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Forbidden to Use Coal

The Inverell Argus · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 6

So long as wood was abundant, coal was not used in Great Britain; indeed, the latter was long held to be injurious to health; but towards the close of the…

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Forbidden to Use Coal

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 3

So long as wood was abundant, coal was not used in Great Britain; indeed, the latter was long held to be injurious to health; but towards the close of the…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 6

The local price of tin is £75 per ton. We understand the Cooper Tin Dredge has had a partical clean up, and from all accounts the return is…

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Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

The Tenterfield STAR gives the following particulars of mining at Stanthorpe:--The new furnace at Silver Spur silver mine is now finished, with…

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