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Mining & the mines, 1904

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Western Australia. Heavy Shipment of Gold. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 7

The R.M.S. India carried 200,000 soverigns for Colombo, and 25,000 sovereigns and 4729oz gold, valued at £20,016, for Calcutta. The population of the State on January 31…

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New Zealand. Gold Export of the Colony. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 7

During January 29,217oz of gold, valued at £109,862, were exported from the colony, as compared with 48,770oz, valued at £189,681 exported in January last year…

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Mining Titles. Insecurity of Tenure. Royal Commission Advocated

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 3

The New South Wales Chamber of Mines has again had under consideration the unsatisfactory state of our laws in regard to mining titles, with the result that the following statement of…

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The Share Market. W.a. Gold Stronger. "Shorts" Caught in London

Evening News · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 5

The London Stock. Exchange closed firm on Wednesday in West Australian gold:—Associated, 63s 9d (middle); Ivanhoe, £9 (middle); I Great Boulder, 28s l½d (middle); Oroya, 76s 3d…

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The Transvaal. Chinamen to Save the Mines. Draconian Legislation. the Return of Lord Milner

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 6

JOHANNESBURG, January 7.--Australia has been very much in evidence during our interminable debates on the wisdom or foolishness of importing Asiatic labor to pick our gold…

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Arbitration Act. Unionists Proclaim Its Failures. Statement by the Attorney-general. Fresh Legislation Contemplated. a Warning to the Teralba Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 5

An important contribution to the controversy over the Industrial Arbitration Act was made by Mr. B. R. Wise, Attorney-General, in a reply to a labour deputation yesterday…

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Bishop Gallagher Among His Clergy. The Ideals of the Church. "If Our Chalices Be of Wood Let Our Hearts Be of Gold." a Magnificent Discourse

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 5

The annual Retreat, Conference and Synod of the Diocese of Goulburn was held last week, as usual, at St. Patrick's College. All the clergy of the diocese, numbering 43…

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Coal-mining Industry. Some of Its Aspects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 4

If there must be Industrial troubles it is not disproportionate that the coal-mining industry should be responsible for more unrest than any other single trade or business in New…

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Kaiping Coal

The Australian Star · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 4

A total of 70,000 tons of Kaiping coal had Bell been ordered by Russia for delivery at port Arthur…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 8

More disposition was shown yesterday to do business on the Sydney Exchange, with the result that a greater number of stocks were dealt in than on any day of the current year. Operations, however, were restricted to…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

Broad Arrow (W.A.) caushed 400 tons for 1960oz gold. Eatern 2 and 3 Smithfield Tribute crushed 74 tons for 134oz retorted gold. Phoenix Eastern Tribute crushed 359 tons for 176oz…

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Hindrances to Mining. Action of the Chamber of Mines. Statement by the Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

The prominent attention being directed to the legislative clogs upon the wheels of the mining industry has not escaped the notice of the Minister for Mines. He was specially…

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Russia's Purchase of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--A total of 70,000 tons of Kai-ping (China) coal has been ordered by Russia for delivery at Port Arthur…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

The barque Laira cleared at the Customs to-day for Lyttelton with 710 tons of coal; the American ship Emily Reed, for San Prancisco, with 2182 tons of Hebburn coal; the steamer St. Louis, for Noumea,…

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Mining Under Streets

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

A conference of representatives of the municipal councils of the district, convened by the Piattsburg Council, was held last night, under the presidency of the Mayor of Newcastle. The…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 5

CROYDON, Thursday.--A serious mining accident occurred this afternoon. While working in shallow ground on the Sunset reef, James Hall and William Samuels, who were…

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Newcastle. Miners' Dflegate Boaed. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

The special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was continued to-day at the Trades Hall, the chief business being the consideration of motions received from the various…

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Newcastle. District Mining Matters

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

At the continued special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation yesterday, the notice of motion from West Wallsend lodge, to the effect that the position…

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Western Australian Gold Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

The following outputs have been reporten:— Great Fingall crushed 9733 tons (of 2000lb) for 11,477oz of fine gold, valued at £48,663. Bellevue Proprietary crushed 1610 tons for…

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Chinese Coal for Russia. London, Feb. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 5

A total of 70,000 tons of Kalping coal has been ordered by Russia for delivery at Port Arthur…

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