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Mining & the mines, 1904

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Alleged Assault on a Colliery Official

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 6

At the Wallsend Police Court to-day, before Mr. Love, S.M., David Punten, a wheeler, employed at the West Wallsend colliery, was charged with having on the 13th inst assaulted James Morgan Wilson,…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 6

The steamer Wakntipu cleared at the Customs to-day for Launceston, via Sydney, with 500 tons of coal and sundries; the steamer Westralia, for Auckland, via Sydney, with 850 tons of coal and a…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 9

Word has been received from London that the directors of the Lake View Boulder Junction have made arrangements with Messrs. Bewick, Moreing, and Co. to put down…

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Alleged Assault on a Mine Manager

Evening News · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—At the Wallsend Police Court to-day David Punton, a wheeler, was committed for trial on a charge of having, at West Wallsend, on the 13th instant, assaulted…

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The Old Daimios. Gold and Silver Treasure. LONDON, Monday, 3 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 4

A quantity of ancient gold and silver treasure belonging to the old Dalmios has been deposited as reserve in the Bank of Japan…

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Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company. Half-yearly Meeting. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 9

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Broken Hill South Silver Mining Company was held to-day. The chairman said that they had been able to pay a dividend…

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Western Australia. Industrial Peace on the Goldfields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 6

The result of the ballots taken under the auspices of tho A.M.A. in respect to the wages question having been favourable towards the acceptance of the agreement submitted on…

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Gold Mining in West Africa

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 23

After an absence of three years in West Africa, Mr. Fred. Cottell, who is well known among the mining community of this State and West Australia, has returned to Sydney. While…

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Mining in North Queensland. the Etheridge Gold Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 23

Mr, B. Gillett writes:— There is little doubt but that Queensland must, in the near future come to the front as the centre of attraction in mining. There are still in the State large…

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Ocean Coal Measures

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 509

Many people are not aware that a great deal of the coal hewn in the Newcastle district comes from under the sea. The coal miners of the Stockton, Hetton, Newcastle…

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The Wallaroo Mine Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 8

A Kadina telegram states that a further outbreak of fire was discovered to-day at the Wallaroo mines. A party under Captain Tam-blyn went below to-day to ascertain whether…

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Bertie's Presence of Mine

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 7

When Farmer Reynolds espied young Ber Thompson industriously collecting the appeal from the topmost branches of his best tree to stole back to the farmhouse and unhitohed…

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Japan's Progress: Old and New Methods of the M[?]ke Coal Mining Company

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 481

THE OLD STYLE OF CARRYING COAL OUT OF UMEDANI MINE, MAKE, COAL MINING COMPANY. OUR[?] INCLINE MOUTH, SHOWING SELF-ACTING INCLINE, ETC., MAKE COAL MINING COMPANY…

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Australasian Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 23

The Australasian gold yield for 1903, from returns so far available, shows the total of 4,997,708 crude ounces, equal to 4,225,538 ounces fine. In the Queensland yield the returns from…

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Late Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 10

No. 1 South Oriental and Glanmire crushed [?]57 tons for 731oz of amalgam. LAUNCESTON, Tuesday. At Waratah the company's batteries have…

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Quicksilver Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 24

Our Drake correspondent writes:—The mine and reduction works of the Yulgilbar Proprietary Quicksilver Mining Company, Limited, are situated at Broadwater, on the Clarence…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 13

The barquentine River Boyne cleared at the Customs to-day for Wellington with 740 tons of coal, and the steamer Easby for Melbourne with 1870 tons of coal…

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Mount Bischoff Mine. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 11

At the Mount Bischoff mine the central face has produced an excellent crushing. In the dirt several rich nuggets have been met with. The mine is looking well and the water supply is…

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Tiniber[?]Set For Hydraulic Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 23

The manager of the Lyell Hydraulic Sluicing Company (Mr. Thornhilll Cooper), in forwarding an illustration of a timber set which he uses in that mine, and which is reproduced in the New…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 11

Yesterday the management of the Great Fingall cabled to the London office as follows:— "Since the last report the north drive at the 106ft level has been extended 46ft in stone…

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