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Mining & the mines, 1904

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The Tumbarumba Gold Robbery. Charge Against Senior-constable Ferguson. Police Court Proceedings

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 4

At the Tumbarumba Police Court on Wednesday, Mr. R. M. Gibson, P.M., and Messrs. J. Shannon and Thos. Bell, J's.P., commenced the hearing of a…

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Who Took the Gold ? a Tumbarumba Mystery. Senior-constable Ferguson Committed for Trial

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 2

At the Tumbarumbn Police Court on Wednesday John Alex. Ferguson was charged with stealing 162 oz gold, the property of Burns, Hayes,…

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Mining

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 3

The Burra sluicing claim, Tumbarumba, is progressing satisfactorily. They are now cleaning in the paddocks, and expect to finish in about 10…

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Japanese Obtaining Coal

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 2

The Japanese have altered the guage of the railway at Yaitai and are obtaining sufficient coal for military purposes…

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Cable News. Colliery Disaster. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 2

A terrible explosion has occurred in a coal mine at Tercio, California, 60 miners being killed…

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Mining Fatality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 2

James Spence, employed at the North Mine, Broken Hill, was killed instantaneously on Saturday night by a fall of about three tons of…

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Tumbarumba Gold Robbery

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 2

At the Tumbarumba Police Court on "Wednesday. John Alexander Ferguson, police constable, on remand, was charged with stealing 162oz, of gold, valued at…

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Tumbarumba Gold Robbery. Charge Against a Police Officer. a Committal. Tumbarumba

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 3

At the Tumbarumba Police Court to-day, the case against John Alexander Ferguson, police constable, on remand, charged with stealing 162oz…

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The New Munchausen. Torpedoers and Floating Mines

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 2

The correspondent at Vigo at the 'Daily Chronicle' has interviewed Rear-Admiral Rozhdestvensky. The Admiral declared that the cruiser Aurora saw…

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Blown Up by Miners Sequel to a Strike

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1904 · page 6

A labor dispute has had a remarkable sequel in South Wales. At the Tyrergyd Colliery, near Aber-dare, the owners and workmen have…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 3

The Inverell, N.S.W., tin dredge is now being worked on contract. The Forget-Me-Not. Wyalong. N.S.W., has been restarted by Parry and party on…

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Nationalize the Mines. Why Should Five Thousand Families Starve? Crushed in the Will of Competition. Coal Miners Call for Relief

The Worker · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 2

In the terrible chapters of Work and Wages which have been added to the world's recent history we find that every where and every time that human flesh and…

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Mining Fatality

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 2

A minor named Davis was killed mid four others were injured by an explosion in the Caledonia Coal Company's mine at Cossnock…

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Miners' Worm. Another Filth Disease

The Worker · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 6

THE WORKER has frequently published articles concerning ankylostonuasis of the miners worm disease. The latest contribution on the subject is a leaflet prepared by…

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The War. Port Arthur Struggle. Mining and Counter-mining Fierce Fighting in the Trenches. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 2

Official despatches from Tokio describe the making of the tunnels by Japanese under the Port Arthur defences. The mining wag met by the beseiged…

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Russo- Japan War. Fights in the Trenches. Counter-mining. Warships Shelled. London, November 3

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 2

In official despatches received at Tokio, the tunnel mining, by which the Japanese sappers are reported to have penetrated almost to the heart…

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Mines That Pay and Fail. and Some of the Reasons. Stories of Gold-mines. Facts Gleaned and Observed

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1904 · page 3

"Look here," said an experienced miner to our reporter a few days ago, "our mines would be alright if we had two things—honesty and brains…

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Mining News

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1904 · page 2

THE Bark Hut battery will be in full swing this week crushing from the Gendagai mine. About 20 tons will be put through at present, whilst the…

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British Colliers. Forbidden to Supply Coal

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 November 1904 · page 2

In reply to inquiries, Lord Lansdowne, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has said that British colliers are forbidden to follow and supply the Russian…

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The King's Birthday. Trouble with Coal Trimmers

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 November 1904 · page 2

The coal trimmers at Newcastle collieries demanded that they should be given special pay for working to-day, although the holiday will not be…

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