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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Broken Hill Mine Dividends. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 14 October 1907 · page 3

The Broken Hill Proprietory mine to date has paid dividends amounting to £9,617.000…

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Gold Still in the Rand Mines. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 October 1907 · page 5

Mr. Robinson, the Rand magnate, interviewed, states: That something like one million's worth of gold still remains in the Rand mines. Besides this the whole…

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A Threatened Colliery Strike

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 October 1907 · page 4

If a settlement of the wages trouble in the western coal district is not arrived at during the week there will be a general cessation of work on Saturday next. The…

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Depreciation of Mine Value. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 October 1907 · page 5

The market value of Broken Hill South mine depreciated £94,000 on Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday…

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Closing of Copper Mines. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 October 1907 · page 5

The closing of Crawl Creek Shuttleton copper mine, from which all hands have been discharged, deprives 800 to 900 residents of the means of livelihood…

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Rise in Price of Coal. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 October 1907 · page 5

Mr. Snowden, M.P. in the House of Commons for Blackburn, says the increase in the price of coal is partly due to Mr. Asquith's repeal of the Coal Tax. He said…

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Latest Cablegrams. Coal for the United States Navy's Pacific Cruise. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 October 1907 · page 5

The American Navy has ordered from American collieries 123,000 tons of steam coal for their Pacific cruise. All the Welsh coal tenders have been…

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Colliery Strike Threatened. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 17 October 1907 · page 3

A general strike is threatened of the South Maitland collieries…

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Creep in Old Colliery Workings. Great Damage to Streets and Property. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 3

A great sensation was caused in Newcastle this morning when a creep occurred in the old colliery workings underlying the residential portion of the city known as…

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Dynamite Among Coal. SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 21 October 1907 · page 3

The steamer Dilkerra, on her last trip with coal from Port Kembla to Albany, had a remarkable escape from destruction. When the cargo was being unloaded at…

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Coal Miner's Trouble. Proposed Increased Hewing Rate. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 October 1907 · page 5

The Newcastle miners are asking for a Conference which the owners are not inclined to grant. A private conference is almost certain to…

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Smothered in Coal.—a Stoker's Death. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 24 October 1907 · page 3

A stoker was found smothered in the coal bunkers of H. M. S. Powerful…

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Germany's Pretext for Use of Floating Mines. London

Northern Star · Thursday 24 October 1907 · page 3

The "Cologne Gazette" defends Germany's right to use unanchored mines on the high seas on the ground that her present naval development renders it…

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Coal for China

Northern Star · Saturday 26 October 1907 · page 6

During 1906, according to a report received by Mr. Perry, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, from Mr. J. B. Suttor, Trade Commissioner in the East, China…

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Coal Trade Troubles. Miners' Determined Stand. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 28 October 1907 · page 3

A meeting of [?]000 min[?] held at Newcastle, carried a resolution to enforce the [?] for an increase of 8d ton in the [?]wing rate from January 1st next…

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Great Depreciation of Securities. Mining Stocks Suffer Owing to Slump in Copper. London

Northern Star · Monday 28 October 1907 · page 3

The "Bankers' Magazine" states that [?]87 representative securities on the London Stock Kxchange, declined 26,000,000 during the month, including 14,000,000…

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New York Importing Gold. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 October 1907 · page 3

New York is importing a million and a quarter of gold from Europe to supply the deficiency of money…

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The American Financial Crisis. British Gold for America. Banks in Other States Closing. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 October 1907 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph" states that gold to the value of £2,000.000 will leave London for New York on Wednesday. Hon. G. B. Cortelyon has returned to…

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Gold Bar Lost and Found

Northern Star · Thursday 31 October 1907 · page 3

While motor cycling to Ararat on Wednesday, 23rd, L. O. Wilkinson dropped one of two bars of gold out of a bag. He discovered his loss at Great Western, but on…

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Mining Situation at Newcastle. Masters Refuse Men's Demands. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 3

The situation at Newcastle has become acute, and a conference was held between the masters and miners yesterday, and to-day the discussion was very heated, and,…

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