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Mining & the mines, 1904

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Coal for Japan. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 7

Japan has ordered 40,000 tons of coal from Norfolk, Virginia. Jan. 16. The "Daily Telegraph" asserts that…

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Coal for Japan. Huge Order Contemplated

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Japan has ordered from Norfolk, in Virginia (U.S.A.), 40,000 tons of coal. LONDON, Saturday.--The "Daily…

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The Doom of the Coal Hewer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 4

MAITLAND, Saturday.--In consequence of the introduction of coal-cutting machines at the Pelaw Main Colliery all the miners, after a fortnight's notice, were discharged to-day. The…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 4

The coal shipped beyond the State during the week ended yesterday amounted to 62,126 tons, of which 36,144 tons were sent to interstate and New Zealand ports, and 25,682 tons to foreign ports, the distribution…

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Mining in the State. Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 9

The Baker's Creek mine has resumed work, but the battery has not yet started. The usual work is going on at the Australian Mining Gold Recovery Company's cyan[?]e…

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London Mining Market. London, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 9

On the Stock Exchange on Friday prices of Australian mining ventures were:— Broken Hill Proprietary, 30s. Great Boulder Proprietary 27s 6d…

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The Fire at the Wallaroo Mines. Practically Conquered. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 8

The fire which broke out in Taylor's shaft of the Wallaroo mines on Wednesday has been practically conquered. Superintendent Booker, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade,…

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Big Mining Transaction. Immediate Expenditure of £100,000. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 6

The Caledonian Coal Company has purchased the portion of the Aberdare Collieries and Railway Company's property in the South Maitland coalfields district. It is proposed to…

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The Importance of Mining. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 5

Sir,—The letter signed "G.J.B." in your issue of yesterday morning should be the means of drawing the attention of the public to this important question. The present antiquated mining…

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Japanese Supplies From America. Arrival of Gold for Payment. London, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 7

Five million dollars (£1,000,000) in Japanese gold has arrived at San Francisco in the last fortnight in payment for supplies and m[?]tions of war. More gold for…

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The Newcastle Mining Situation. Strike in the Teralba District. Action of the Delegate Board. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 8

Mr. Addison, Registrar of the Arbitration Court, was in Newcastle yesterday for the purpose of attending to matters in connection with the special sitting of the Court which…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] The Japanese Cruisers. Russians Leaving Dalny and Port Arthur. Japanese Gold in America. Buying More Battleships

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 4

LONDON, January 17, 2 p.m.— The British first-class cruiser King Alfred followed from Suez the Japanese cruiser Nisshin, which had been shadowed by Russian warships…

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Late Mining. Tasmanian Mines. Zeehan (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 8

There is an improvement showing in the northern stopes above No. 3 level at the Comet mine. Payable ore averaging 4ft wide has been struck in the winze going down to…

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Brave Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 4

Every mishap that, occurs in a mine furnishes fresh evidence of the bravery of miners as a class. The fire which broke out in the Wallaroo-Moonta mine in South…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 8

The market yesterday on the Sydney Exchange continued stagnant and almost stationary. Despite the prevailing dulness, however, prices in most cases retained a tolerably firm front, and any little revival would prompt…

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More Coal Shipments

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 4

Forty thousand tons of Belgian coal have been shipped for the Far East…

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The Demand for Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--An aggregate of 40,000 tons Belgian coal has quite recently been shipped for the Far East…

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The Importance of Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 6

Various correspondents have recently been advancing from various points of view proofs of the correctness of the opinion constantly expressed in these…

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Shipments of Coal. London, Jan. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 7

Forty thousand tons of Belgian coal have been shipped for the Far East…

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