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Mining & the mines, 1905

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 30 November 1905 · page 8

The gold production of Australia last year was 4,194,822 fine ounces. Twenty-five tons Girilambone copper were sole at £73 16s. per ton in Sydney…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 3

The now barge in the Freehold at Graham stow a is to be floated at the end of the week. Mr. Jos. Hosken has finished the…

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Colliery Disaster

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1905 · page 2

There has been a terrible explosion in a colliery in Wyoming. Twenty-one miners were killed and forty entombed at a depth of 4000 feet…

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Disastrous Mine Explosion. Great Loss of Life. London, Dec. 3

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1905 · page 2

A disastrous explosion occurred in a f coal mine at Diamondville, Wyoming, U.S.A., while the night sbift was blasting coal at n depth of 4,000…

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Mining. Coppabella. Government Geologist's Report. Present Prospecting Disappointing

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 5 December 1905 · page 3

IN a lengthy report to the Minister for Mines, Mr. J. E. Came, Assistant Government Geologist, gives the results of his recent examination of the…

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Stanford-Merthyr Colliery [?]

The Temora Star · Wednesday 6 December 1905 · page 2

It is considered probable that the Stanford-Merthyr mine will be opened within six weeks…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 7 December 1905 · page 8

Cope's Creek (N.S.W.) barge has been floated to a fresh site, and pumping out in in progress. During last quarter Castlemaine dredges…

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Other People's Views. Australian Gold

The Worker · Thursday 7 December 1905 · page 8

DEAR WORKER.—Money must s[?]tained by the N.S.W. Treasurer. A cheap speedy, and satisfactory means towards meeting pressing needs, such as irrigation…

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Mining Accidents and Machine Drills. a Miner Speaks His Mind

The Worker · Thursday 7 December 1905 · page 8

The recent Broken Hill Proprietary fatality, resulting in the death of the two unfortunate men, William John Sheedy and John Clarke, was being discussed by a group…

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The Railway Commission. the Coal Contract. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 2

Giving evidence to-day before the Railway Commission J. B. North, proprietor of the lrondale colliery, said he told Mr. Kirkadie, one of the…

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A Mining Fatality

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1905 · page 3

Edward Downes was killed by a fall of earth at the Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, yesterday. The body was dreadfully mutilated…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 14 December 1905 · page 8

Stanthorpe (Q.) dredge recovered 42cwt. tin working 115 hours last week. Fitch Bros., of Nuggety Gully Goonigal (N.S.W.), are said to be raising wash going…

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The Sydney Coal-lumpers' Dispute. Some Curious Calculations by the President. An Instructive Dissection of the Judgment

The Worker · Thursday 14 December 1905 · page 4

On Monday of last week, the President of N.S.W. Arbitration Court (Judge Heydon) delivered his judgment in the dispute between the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union…

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Imitation Gold

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 3

Very often the painter in called upon to imitate gold ornaments when painting ornamental ironwork or shop fronts, iron palings, etc., partly, of course, to secure…

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Mining. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 2

A parcel of stone sent to Cockle creek from Reynolds' mine, South Gundagai, produced an average fo 2oz. l8dwt. gold per ton…

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Railway Coal Contracts. Commission of Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 2

At the Railway Inquiry, in Sydney, on Wednesday, Mr. Knox, a member, of the Commission, was asked to explain the remark made by him that a…

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The State Railways the Coal Contract. Royal Commission Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 4

Tho Royal commission in reference to the railway coal contracts and the inharmonious relations between the commissioners has been taking evidence…

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Railway Coal Contracts the New South Wales Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 1

The railway inquiry wan continued on Friday. J. S, Brogg. for ten years secretary to the Lithgow Coal Association, gave…

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Mines and Miners

The Worker · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 6

Stanthorpe (Q.) dredge got 44cwt. tin ore working 120 hours last week. Cabled that the North Cobar (N.S.W.) has When sold to "Tit-Bits" Newnes…

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Railway Coal Contracts. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 2

While one witness before the Royal Commission on the Railway Coal Contracts was giving evidence, and explaining the virtues of the…

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