Mining in New South Wales. West Wyalong
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 9
Howard, Goggins, and party, tributers of the Western Reef, Golden Flecce, have 50 tons of splendid quality stone paddocked. Small, O'Donnoll, and party, tributers of the Eastern Reef,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Mount Kembla Disaster. the Royal Commission. Evidence of Miners. Wollongong, Wednesday
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 5
The Royal Commission appointed by the Government to inqiure into the cause of the explosion which occurred at Mount Kembla Colliery on July 31 last continued taking evidence at the court-house to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Australian Mining. Discovery at Southern Cross. Reported Sensational Find. Perth
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 7
Some weeks ago two men-Lang and Hat—pegged and leased some ground near the centre of the Southern Cross township where some gold had been found. They have worked the property since…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Colliery Manager Fined
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 6
WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--At the Police Court to-day James Ralston, proprietor and manager of South Greta colliery, pleaded guilty to a breach of the regulations of the Coal Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 7
Less business was recorded yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, despite which the market continued fairly healthy in tone. Brokers with buying orders still found a difficulty in executing them, owing to the scarcity of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reductions of Miners' Wages
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 5
The owners of the Outtrim and Jumbunna coal mines have notified their men of a reduction from 3s 6d a ton (all in), to 2s 6d. Old time hands, leading shiftmen, are to be reduced from 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barrier Mines. Broken Hill
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 7
Block 10 mill working 36 hours for the week trested 744 tons of crude sulphides, which yielded 129 tons concentrales, bulking well for silver and lead. Shipments to Port Pi[?]e totalled 554 net…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mount Kembla Colliery Disaster. Evidence Before the Royal Commission
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 6
WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The Royal Commission to inquire into the cause of the disaster at Mount Kembla colliery resumed its sitting at the Court-house to-day, with Judge Murray…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 6
The following veasels cleared at the Customs to-day:— The steamer Glaucus, for Melbourne, with 1770 tons of coal; the steamer Perth, for Melbourne, via Sydney, with 500 tons of coal and sundries; the steamer Kittawa, for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Forgery of Mining Scrip
Evening News · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 6
LONDON, January 8.—The directors of the Great Fingall Consolidated Gold Mining Company (W.A.) announce that Mr. A. S. Rowe, a partner of the firm of Bewick,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Bush Near Kiandra. Scarcity of Water
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 7
The Under-Secretary for Mines and Agriculture has just received from Mr. Warden Galbraith, of Cooma, a report, of which the following is a copy:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining in New South Wales. Albury
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 7
A trial crushing of two tons of quartz from Woogargama reef has yielded 13oz. YASS, Thursday. Rich ore has been obtained from a shaft near Rye…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mount Kembla Disaster. Sittings of the Royal Commission. Evidence by Miners. Wollongong
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 5
The Royal Commission appointed by the Government to inquire into the cause of the explosion which occurred at Mount Kembla Colliery on July 31 last resumed its sitting at the court house this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forgery of Mining Scrip. the Total Defalcations. Losses Made Good. London, Jan. 8
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 5
The directors of the Great Fingall Consolidated Goldmining Company (W.A.) announce that Mr. A. S. Rowe, a partner of the firm of Bewick, Moreing, and Co., Limited,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goldfields-esperance Railway. Petition to the Federal Parliament
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 6
PERTH, Thursday.--Several prominent members of the Executive of the Goldfields-Esperance railway league intend to journey to Perth to meet the Federal visitors on January 19. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tasmania Gold Mine. Offer of Purchase Declined. Additional Capital to Be Raised. Launceston
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 10
A meeting of the board of directors of the Tasmania G. M. Co. was held to-day, when the amended proposal for the purchase of the company's property submitted by the English syndicate was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Smallest Colliery in the United Kingdom
The World's News · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 5
This distinction probably belongs to the "Wern Ganol Colliery, Llancaiach, Nelson, Glamorganshire," about 13 miles from Cardiff, on the Taff and Rhymney railways. For over 20 years it was worked by a Mr. Lewis Thomas, his son, and a donkey, the donkey, by an amusing paraphrase of Aesop's fable, being named Lion! These three did all the coal-getting and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Southern Coal Trade
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 10
WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade of the district continued brisk during the week, all of the collieries having worked well. Loading at this port was confined to supplying the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Proposed Reduction of Miners' Wages
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 9
Copies of the new working rules which have been agreed upon by the managements of the Outtrim, Howitt, and Jumbunna Coal companies have been forwarded to the miners of the former company for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners on the Barrier Field
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 10
BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--The total number employed in mining pursuits on the Barrier at the end of last year was 5014, an increase over 1901 of 154. It must, however, be taken into…
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