The Mount Kembla Disaster. Evidence Before the Royal Commission. a Mine Manager Examined
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 9
The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the cause of the disaster which occurred at the Mount Kembla Colliery on July 31 last, held another sitting in No 2 Jury Court, Supreme Court, yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Commonwealth. Telegraphs for New Goldfields. Music by Military Bands
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 7
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Strong representations have been made by the South Australian Government to the Postmaster-General for telegraphic or telephonic communication between…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 9
The report of the directors of the Cassills Gold-mining Company for the hall year ended February 17. states that the company is so nearly out of debt that the board has every expectation of…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 9
Operations yesterday on the Sydney Exchange were confined to the gold section, which as a whole displayed a healthy tone. Charters Towers lines came in for the hulk of attention, but with the exception of a favorable…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 9
On Monday last Messrs. Bewick, Moreing. and Co., general managers of the Great Fingall Company, cabled to the London office of the company that No. 1 winze going down in the southern ore body from…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 9
The report and balance-sheet of the Smith's Creek Proprietary Tin Mines. No Liability, to be presented at the second ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders, at Adelaide, to-morrow, states…
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Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 8
An application was made to the Full Court, on behalf of Michael Purcell and William Moran, both of Mount Kembla, miners, to make absolute a rule, in the nature of a mandamus, by which…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 7
At the opening of the School of Mines yesterday, the president. Sir Langdon Bonython, read the following letter from the Governor-General:—" Dear Sir Langdon Bonython,—I congratulate the Government…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 8
The following vessels closed at the Custome, to-day:— The steamer Barrier, for Cairns, via Brisbane and Townsvile, with 1860 tons of coal; the steamer Wanaka, for Launceston, with 450 tons of coal; the steamer New…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 9
On the London Stock Exchange yesterday North Ly[?]lls were quoted at 26s…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 9
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company shipped for the week closed February 18 to Port Pirie 256 tons of oxidised ores, 1635 tons of mill products, and 1563 tons of desulphurised slimes…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 6
The present position if the Barrier is most reassuring. The following information, obtained from a reliable source, will give some idea of the effect the present rise in the price of lead will have if…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illawarra Collieries. Selling Price of Coal. Judgment in Arbitration
The Australian Star · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 4
The President of the Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Cohen) this morning delivered the following judgment of the court:-- In the matter of an Industrial dispute…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 9
LAUNCESTON, Thursday.--The half-yearly meeting of the Tasmania Gold-mining Company was held to-night. The chairman stated that the reports were not so satisfactory as could be desired, but great difficulty had been…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 5
The Amalgamated Miners' Association continued its annual conference at Rutherglen, to-day. Mr. Geard, of Zeehan, moved that the time had arrived for the appointment of a paid orgainser to increase…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 9
With few exceptions movements in values yesterday on the Sydney Exchange were for the better. A fairly good turnover was carried through, especially in silver stocks, which had more attention-and at appreciably higher…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 6
No. 1 North Oriental and Glanmire (Gympie) crushed 1532 tons for 986oz. retorted gold. No. 4 North Phœnix. 208 tons for 1129oz. 14dwt. smelted gold…
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Evening News · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 5
LONDON, February 26.—On the Stock Exchange yesterday Associated closed at £2 5s; Mount Lyell, £3 15s; North Mount Lyell, £1 7s 6d…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 9
The following vessels cleared at the Customs to-day:— The steamer Mi dura, for Townsville, with 180 tons of coal and 60 cases biscuits; the steamer Moeraki, for Wellington, via Sydney, with 1400 tons of coal, 11[?] bags coke, 99…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 6
Block 10 mill treated for the week ended February 18 1867 tons crade sulphides, which produced 313 tons concentrates of good metal value. Despatches totalled 508 tons concentrates to Port Pirie, leaving…
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