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Mining & the mines, 1903

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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'…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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:—…

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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…

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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,…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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