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Mining & the mines, 1905

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Mining News

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1905 · page 4

[Letters marked "Mining" must reach us not later than WEDNESDAY. No notice is taken of anonymous correspondence. The coupon printed in the "Free Information" column must be cut…

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Gold Discovery at Tarcutta

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1905 · page 8

An important gold discovery is reported at Tarcutta, 24 miles from Wagga. Mr. Wilkinson, the police magistrate and mining warden, has gone out to hear applications to mine on private…

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Gold Fossicking for "Tucker."

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1905 · page 3

Tears ago, during a time of depression, when the bitter cry of the unemployed was heard more loudly than usual, the "Sunday Times" recommended that the willing men…

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Arbitration Court and the Coal Trade

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1905 · page 8

The N.S.W. Arbitration Court held a special sitting for the purpose of hearing an application from the Colliery Employers' federation of the Northern District against the Northern Colliery…

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Reported Rich Gold Find. in Rhodesia

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1905 · page 5

Sir William Milton, Administrator of Southern Rhodesia, has cabled to the London offices of the British South Africa Company details of a remarkable discovery of…

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The Latest Cable News Port Arthur's Doom Intercepted Russian Letter. Black Sea Fleet Trouble. Japanese Captures of Guns. May Be Fighting in Sunda Straits. Togo and Kamimura at Home—Populace Wild with Joyful Excitement. Terrible Mine Tunnels. Two Tons of Dynamite Used. Half the Garrison Killed by Explosion Splendid Storming by Infantry. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1905 · page 5

The mine tunnels made by the Japanese at Erh-lung-shan, which was captured by the besiegers, were cut in the solid rock…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 9

The Myalls and Peak-hill, for the four weeks ending December 5, treated 1538 tons for 454oz. gold, resulting in a profit of £131. After having been absent from the list of gold-…

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Russians After Coal

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 6

Russian agents are endeavouring to purchase 100,000 tons of coal at Bombay…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 9

A telegram received at the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday stated:—Brilliant Central has declared a dividend of 6d, payable on January 14. Books close on the 7th…

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Mining in the North. Returned Miners From Port Darwin. Expect Good Finds of Tin

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 7

BRISBANE, Saturday.--Among the passengers for the south by the steamer Changsha, which arrived to-day, were 18 miners who are returning after having spent a considerable…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 8

The coal shipped beyond the Stato during the week ended yesterday amounted to 32,253 tons, of which 23,595 tons were sent to inter-state and New Zealand ports, and 9658 tons…

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Newcastle. Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 7

The quantity of coal exported from Newcastle to places beyond the State last week was 32,253 tons. To Victoria 9570 tons were sent, to South Australia 3740 tons. to West Australia 6650 tons. and to New Zealand 2635 tons--…

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Transvaal Mining Dividends

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 6

During 1304 the gold mining companies in the Transvaal distributed £3,908,670 in dividends. Altogether, including the coal and the premier diamond companies, £4,750,000 was distributed…

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A New Charters Towers Mine. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 9

A telegram from Charters Towers states that Messrs. E. D. Miles and Co. have successfully floated the Queen Deep Mines, Ltd., in 200,000 shares at 5s each, of which 100,000…

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Collision in George-street. a Runaway 'Bus and Coal Cart

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 9

Considerable excitement was caused in George-street, on Saturday by a collision between a runaway bus, owned by Mark Foy, and a coal cart. The impact between the…

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Mining in New South Wales. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 9

The Broken Hill proprietary shipped for the week closing December 28 to Port Pirie 24 tons of oxidised ores and 4157 tons of mill products, including 1578 tons of desulphurised…

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Looking for Coal. Russians at Bombay. LONDON, Sunday, 2 p. m

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 1

It is stated that Russians are endeavouring to purchase 100,000 tons of coal at Bombay…

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Mining in New South Wales. Review of the Year 1904. Substantial Increase in Output. Increased Energies and Brighter Prospects. (By Our Special Mining Reporter.) I.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 5

The year just ended has shown better results than the previous, from the reason that more copious rains fell throughout the Steate, which gave those engaged…

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Our Gold-mining Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 4

The happy-go-lucky manner in which our gold-mining industry is managed on the whole and the careless apportionment of the aid given to it by the State have both…

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Trade with the East. Demand for Copper and Coal. a Hint to Colliery-owners

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 6

Mr. J. B. Sutter, Commercial Agent in the East, writes from Shanghai to the Minister for Mines as follows:-- "There is still a great demand for topper of…

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