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Mining & the mines, 1906

329 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 17

Further Mining Trouble

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 4

Trouble has arisen at the East Greta Colliery owing to the Proprietors' Association asking the miners to sign a new agreement…

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Drake Mining

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 6

MINING matters ia the Drake District are not what might be considered brisk, although a good deal of energy is displayed with regard to prospecting operations in…

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Mining Notes. " Y" Waterholes Dredging Co

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 5

THIS company is vigorously prosecuting the necessary construction work. About 30 hands are busily engaged falling the timber on the catchment area, and cutting…

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The Coal Trouble

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 9

A great disaster has been happily averteil from the northern coal district by the settlement, of the dispute. Conference and…

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Mining Notes

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 2

The Mount Jasper Copper Prospecting Company, no Liability, to operate at Jasper Peak, county of Macquarie, has been registered. The nominal…

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The New Mining Bill. Mining on Private Lands

The Uralla News · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 2

Minister Moore, in the course of his speech in moving the second reading of the hill, said:— There is a mistake in clause 99…

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State Coal-mines. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 5

THE Minister for Mines and Agriculture stated that the question of establishing State coal mines was subject to the result of an [?]nquiry not…

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"Guinea Gold."

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 3

Ogden's, Limited, formerly tobacco manufacturers, who promised to pay a bonus to their customers, have paid £90,000 to settle all claims for the bonus…

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Mining Measure

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 3

The Mining Bill was farther considered in Committee in the Assembly last night. A long debate ensued on the provisions regarding labor conditions, and a clause was…

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Mining Notes. The Dredging Enterprises

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 3

INFLUX OF LABOR.--Demolition and contraction operations are in vigorous progress on the "Y" Waterholes property, some 50 men being employed. The largo style of…

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The Mining Bill. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 5

THE Mining Bill was further Considered in Committee, A long debate took place on the provisions regarding the labour conditions…

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White Rock Mine. Important Developments. a Valuable Discovery. [By Telegraph.] Drake, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 2

THE White Rock Mine has been sufficiently unwatered to allow of an inspection of the lower workings being made, and a large body of high-class ore has…

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Colliery Explosion

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

Seventy-five miners have been imprisoned by an explosion of a Colliery at Virginia…

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Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

The gold yield of New South Wales, for the past nine months shows an increase of £28,000 on the corresponding period of last year…

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Gold Robbery

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 4

A daring robbery of gold ore was perpetrated in the underground works at the Great Boulder Proprietary mine, Kalgoorlie, on Sunday night…

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Mining Notes. Whittell Bros. and Watson

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

The favorable opinion formed of the mineral area on the Crown lands below the "Y" Waterholes property, held by the above party, is further confirmed by the recent…

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Swansea Collieries

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 4

A French'syndicate is negotiating for the purchase of five collieries in the Swansea district…

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Submarine Mines

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 3

There are three different kinds of submarine mines. First, observation mines, which are fired from the shore when a ship is known to be in range; second, automatic…

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Mining Disaster

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 4

A terrible blasting accident occurred at Mount Morgan. A miner named Hanlon was killed on the spot and a companion named Cunnignham was…

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Mining

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

IT is many years since the mining industry of the several States was in such a high state of prosperity; indeed, in all branches of mining…

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