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Mining & the mines, 1904

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The Coal Trade. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 188

The steamer Nardoo cleared at the Customs to day for Port Pine, via Wallaroo, with 4000 tons of coal, 25 casks of tar, and 22 cases biscuits; the barque Brodick Castle, for Iquique, with 2653 tons…

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The Fire in the Wallaroo Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 9

A telegram from the manager of the Wallaroo mines to-day stated that the air at the 70fathom level of Taylor's shaft was found to be only temporarily improved. With respect to the poisonous gases and…

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The Peter's Rush Gold Field

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 7

At present very little is doing at Peter's Rush field, near Rockhampton. The only find of importance was made during the last few days when a nugget of 13oz. was discovered…

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Latest Mining News. Dividends

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 53

The following dividends have been declared payable on the dates mentioned:— NEW SOUTH WALES. Jembaicumbene Dredging, January 25, 6d…

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Gold Yield of Queensland for 1903

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 188

At the beginning of 1903 (says the "Queensland Government Mining Journal") the drought, which had so seriously curtailed the output of gold in Queensland during the…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 10

The barque Aldebaran cleared at the Customs to-day for Auckland with 627 tons of coal and 3[?] tons of coke; the steamer Kakapo, for Strahan, via Sydney and Kembla, with 500 tons of coal; the American ship Paul…

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ARBITRATION. Teralba Colliery Strike Before the Court. [By Telegraph.] NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 6

In the Arbitration Court to-day. Mr. Shand applied on behalf of the Northern Extended and Rhondda Collieries, in the Teralba district to grant the full extern of the penalty…

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Transpacific Mining Company. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 11

Word has been received from Townsville by the directors of the Transpacific Mining and Exploration on Company that 30 hours' run yielded 28oz of gold. Floods followed, capsizing the…

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MINING. Notes from the Fields

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 188

At the Girilambone mine last week precipitate equal to 2 tons 2cwt of fine copper was produced. M'Cormack and party, of the Flying…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 53

Some local speculators are becoming financially interested in the discovery of opal in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen (says a report from West Maitland), which is said to be rich in such,…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 24

At the Junction Reefs Mine, Carcoar, on Thursday morning a charge of dynamite exploded, injuring four men. It appears that the charge was fired, but failed to explode, and,…

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Mining in the State. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 11

Griffiths and party have cut a rich mineralised reef, about 9in in width, in a winze at the Welcome Stranger mine…

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Government Aid in Mining. a Grant Repaid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 9

In 1886 the South New Moon G. M. Company was given a Government grant of £600 to assist in developmental work. The grant resulted in new discoveries in the mine, which has since become a…

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Newcastle Mining Situation. the Teralba Strike. Decision of the Arbitration Court. Finds No Breach of Its Award Committed. an Extraordinary Situation. Miners Cannot Be Compelled to Work. Questionable Utility of the Award. Its Acceptance Not Made Compulsory. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 9

The Industrial Arbitration Court sat to-day for th[?] purpose of hearing an application by the Colliery[?] Employers' Federation (Northern District, N.S.W.), industrial union of employers, for breach of an award…

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Teralba Colliery Strikes. Arbitration Court Proceedings. Penalties for Breach of Award Asked For. Court Decides There Was No Breach. Leave to Prosecute Criminally Granted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The matter of the refusal of the miners employed at the Northern Extended and Rhondda collieries, in the Teralba district, to accept the terms in regard to the…

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Development of Coal Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 7

Rich as New Caledonia is in various minerals, it was until lately doubtful if it possessed coal of a quality and in quantities that would pay for the working. At present most of the coal used…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 8

The Sydney Stock Exchange adjourned after the noon meeting yesterday for the members' annual cricket match. A few odd sales were recorded and apart from a nominal recovery in several leading West Australian lines,…

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The Coal Trade

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 6

The steamer Anglian cleared at Newcastle Customs on Wednesday for Hobart, via Sydney, with 650 tons of coal. The steamer Eastern, for Hongkong, via Sydney and Manila, with 1748 tons of coal: the…

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Expensive Mining

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 7

Mr. A. Armstrong writes:—Many of your correspondents are directing public attention to the maladministration of our mining laws. May I present a new phase omitted in all letters…

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Mining Notes

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 3

Lachlan Goldfields, Limited, Forbes, -- For fortnight ended 16th instant: Lifted 278½oz, amalgam, and bagged 68 tons of concentrates for despatch to smelting works…

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