The World's Gold Supply
We are always getting alarmed at the probable duration of the coal measures, but what of the gold deposits? What shall we do when there is no more gold to be…
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Mining & the mines, 1905
802 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 41
Robbery at a Mine. Recovery of the Treasure. Perth
A sensational robbery was perpetrated at the Devon Consols mine, half a mile north of Kalgoorlie, at about 3 o'clock this morning. The only persons on the mine…
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The monthly meeting of the Back Creek miners was held on Thursday evening in Simmonds' Hall. Mr. J. Presland occupied the chair. A communication was…
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LONDON, Monday—The Chinese employed on the Randfontein Mine have struck work. The police, in quelling the…
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Last week our Melbourne telegraphic messages contained an announcement that Mr. Bent, the State Premier, had received a letter suggesting that the brown coal…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—An explosion has occurred at the coal mine of Mr. Joseph Lieter, at Ziegler, in Illinois, where trouble has recently occurred…
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Sir,—Referring to the present reduction in wages by the management of the Australian Agricultural Company at the Hebburn Colliery, to take effect from the 8th…
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LONDON, Tuesday.âThe difficulty with the Chinese Miners at the North Raudfontein mine at Krugersdorp, has ended…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Thirty-four non-unionist miners have died at Mr. Joseph. Leiter's mine at Ziegler, in Illinois, in the United States, from the…
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The return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for the month of March is 23,592oz crude, equal to 18,648oz fine,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Dyke Mining. Application for Lease Refused. Sydney
Some time ago the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company applied to the Mines Department for a lease to authorise rise them to remove the coal underlying…
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Mr. Bowling, treasurer of the Northern Miners' Federation, Speaking on behalf of Mr. Curley, Said though the vote recorded for Mr. Curley were only ten. Mr. Curley…
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Sir,—Once more the lease applied for by the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co. has been refused. Without going into the merit or demerit of the case, let me draw…
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Mr. Harrison, in his San Francisco coal circular, just to hand by the Sierra, reports as follow:—"Since the Venture left there has been but one arrival of coal from Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Export. Competition of Japan
Mr. Carruthers, the State Premier, in the course of a speech delivered at Bathurst, made some important statements respecting our coal trade. He had, he said,…
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A meeting of the Wallsend miners was held at the School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. C. Richardson presided. The average earnings for the last two…
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A meeting of the Hebburn miners was held yesterday at Hebburn, at which ever 100 miners were present. The situation with regard to the proposed reduction…
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A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held in Simmond's Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. J. Presland presided. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Matters. Work at the Pits
During the past fortnight there has been a further slight gain in the average time worked at the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts, if the Glebe pits be…
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The South Greta Colliery worked 6½ days for the past fortnight. The prospects for the present fortnight are good. The Duckenfield-Merthyr Colliery was…
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