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Mining & the mines, 1903

5,734 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

The Kembla Disaster. Dr. Robertson Further Examined. "Competent Miners a Rare Commodity."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 5

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Murray and Messrs. D. A. W. Robertson and D. Rich[?] appointed to inquire into the cause of the disaster at Mount Kembla on July 31 held another…

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The New Gold Field, South Australia. Detail Map of Arltunga

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 636

These maps are from a plan prepared by Mr. H. Y. L. Brown, Government Geologist of South Australia, and published by the authority of the Minister for Mines of that State. The maps show the route, wells, waterholes, &c, from Oodnadatta to the Aritunga Goldfield and other…

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Kruger's Gold. Search in Natal. £4,000,000. LONDON

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4

The "Daily Mail" greatly minimises the story of the sensational search for £4,000,000 in gold, supposed to have been hidden by the Boer authorities near Deiagoa Bay…

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The Arltunga Goldfield. Meat Supply. Country Ln Good Heart. Report From an Expert. Rich Lodes Not Plentiful. the White Range a Sound Field. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

The Willowie Pastoral Company, whose Undoolya station adjoins Ar[?]ga Goldfields, have made arrangements to supply cattle to a first-class butcher at Ar[?]unga, who is selling meat at a rate which,…

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Eastern Gympie Gold Mines. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 9

The Eastern Gympie Gold Mines (a Scottish venture) has sunk its first 1000ft. at a cost of £3 17s 3d per foot. The sinking his been dono in 10 months. Over 9000 shares sold on Change to-day…

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The Miners' Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 7

Nothing has been done to terminate the strike of colliers at the Outtrium and Jumbun[?]a coat mines. The generous assistance rendured by the New South Wales colliers has greatly strengthened the strikers' position…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 9

"Lead, £13126, boyers." The receipt of this news from London yesterday morning further stimulated the demand for silver-lead shares on the Sydney Exchange, with the result that an extensive turnover was carried…

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Gundagai Gold Case

Evening News · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 4

At the Central Police Court to-day, John Darrell, 10. described as an engine-driver, was charged with that he did, during the month of October, 1902, at Reno, near Gundagai, New…

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Gold Dredging Return

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 9

New Araluen Junction, return for week ended 7th instant.—15oz. for 65 hours'work…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 9

Business on the Mining market yesterday in Barrier silver stocks was more active than for some years past, and owing to a further advance in the price of lead, which was quoted at £13 12s 6d, large numbers of…

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Coal Hulk Moltke Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 5

A telegram was received by Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co. yesterday, stating that the hulk Moltke, which was moored at Townsville, with 600 tons of coal on board, broke adrift in the…

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Serious Mining Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 7

HARDEN, Wednesday.--James Edge worth, miner, working at the Waratah reef, seven miles from town, was seriously injured to-day. He fell down a shaft, about a depth of 50ft. through the…

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Mining. the Drake District

Evening News · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 7

I have not for a considerable time contributed anything in the form of mining news to the columns of the "Evening News," and I will take the opportunity to give you a resume of the past…

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The Hidden Gold. London, March 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 7

The "Daily Mail" minimises the story of the search for Mr. Kruger's hidden gold (previously said to amount to £4,000,000 worth) at Delagoa Bay…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs to-day:— The steamer Ettrickdale, for Manila, with 5126 tons of West Wallsend coal; the steamer Wanaka, for Launceston, via Sydney, with 500 tons of coal: the steamer…

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The Kembla Disaster. Examination of the Mine Manager

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 4

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Murray (president) and Messrs. D. A. W. Robertson and David Ritchie, appointed to inquire into the cause of the colliery disaster at Mount Kembla on…

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A Broken-hill Mining Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--The Royal commission appointed to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the recent creep in the Central mine, with its resultant fatalities, sat for…

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A Gundagai, Case. Alleged Theft of Gold

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 5

Before Mr. Wilshire, S.M., at the Central Police Court to-day, John Darrell, 40, engine driver, was charged that he did, during the month of October, 1902, at Reno, near Gun-…

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Mining in New South Wales. Moruya

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 9

The Punkulla dredge has ceased work to permit of alterations to machinery. When it stopped work prospects were very good, moro than sufficient being obtained to pay working expenses. The…

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The Creep in the Central Mine. an Account of the Accident. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 6

After inspecting the undergrouud workings in the South Mine this morning, the Rosal Commission constituted by Mr. Warden Maitland, appointed to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the recent…

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