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Mining & the mines, 1905

4,906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 246

Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 6

The stemer Kakapo cleared at the Customs to-day for Devonport, via Burnie, with 300 tons ot coal; the barqueritine Handa Isle for Auckland with 371 tons of East Greta coal; the steamer Monowai for Welling…

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Newcastle Mining Trouble. Strike Declared Off. Work to Be Resumed on Tuesday. Contract Wheelers Lead the Way. the Miners' Officials Tender Advice

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- The wheelers' strike was declared off this afternoon, at an aggregate meeting held at Broadmeadow, and work will be resumed at the various collieries on the owners'…

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Action by the Miners Secretary. Negotiations with the Attorney- General

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 6

The Attorney-General yesterday received a communication from Mr. Gurley, the miners' general secretary, in which be asked whether in the event of the wheelers agreeing to…

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British Coal Fields. the Available Supply. London. Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 5

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working and durability of the coalfields of the United Kingdom reports that the available coal is 10,000,000,000…

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Mining in New South Wales. Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 9

At the pacine mines, Wolumla, in the drive at the 200ft level, in the main shaft, a reef has been discovered 6ft wide. It is supposed to be the main Pacific lode. Assays prove the reef to…

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United Kingdom's Coal Trade. Royal Commission's Report. Artificial Restriction Unnecessary

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday. -- The Royal Commission in connection with the coal trade of the United Kingdom reports that the available coal is 10,000,000,000 tons above the…

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This Morning's News--Now First Published. the Moss Vale Sensation. Russian Agents in Sydney. Shepherded by Scotland-yard Men. Coal for the Baltic Fleet

The Australian Star · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 5

When one of our special reporters on the Moss Vale mysterious message matter wrote that a detective beat the proverbial oyster in its record for silence he only mildly put…

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Coal Strike in Prussia. Scotch Collieries Benefit. Prospect of a Settlement

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- Owing to the strike of the workers in the Westphalian collieries, the Scotch collieries are receiving huge German orders…

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Mining

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 3

WYALONG, Saturday.—Operations are being actively carried on. At Neeld's the underlay shaft, which is down 150ft, shows very little of high grade mineral ore, as previously stated, but…

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Coal and Railroads

The World's News · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 12

The total coal production of the United States is now at the rate of 1,000,000 tons per day, and the consumption of coal by railroads is equal to 40 per cent. of this, or 400,000 tons per day…

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Gold for London

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 1

The R.M.S. Oroya left Sydney at noon to-day for London, via ports, with 8 bars and 2 boxes gold from New Zealand (value £7600), 4 boxes gold from Queensland (value…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 13

Business was a little brighter yesterday. The market for interstate and gold shares, however, was not characterised by briskness. Most lines remained quiet. Broken Hill…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 13

The Junction mill has been working under loading conditions since Monday, with the usual adjustment stoppages, and has responded well; but it is found that the steam power…

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Late Mining. Gympie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 12

Sale: Oriental Extended, paid, 11d. Quotations: Black's New Zealand, paid, b 2d, s 4d; No. 2 North Columbia, b 1s 1d, s is 4d; South Gympie, b 10d, s 11½d; No. 2 South…

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Handling Coal in Bags. Unions at Variance

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

A difference, of opinion has arisen between the Wharf Labourers' Union and the Goal Lumpers' Union as to the handling of coal in bags, classed as cargo…

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Newcastle. the Export Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 12

[?]he steamer Warrego cleared at the Customs to-day for Brisbane, via Sydney, with 70 tons of coal and 40 cases of biscuits; the steamer Hobart for Fremantle, via Sydney and ports, with 2000 tons of coal,…

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German Coal Strike. Owners Conciliatory London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 11

Owing to the strike of the workers in the Westphalian collieries, the Scotch collieries are receiving huge German orders. Jan. 27…

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Country News. South Coast. the Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 12

The following were the shipments of coal from Port Kembla during the week:—Sphene 434 tons, Beagle 180, Herga 250, Kembla 1337, Malachite…

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A Little Knowledge. a Tale of the Kimberley Diamond Mines

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 8

Sheldon was in charge of the explosives' department of the De Beers' Consolidated Mines, Limited, Kimberley. He was a particularly raw Englishman, with ah insatiable thirst for…

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Mining in New South Wales. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 13

A discovery of a copper lode has been made on N. Carberry's property at Bongongo by John Robins. The shaft is down 10ft, and the reef is 5ft wide. The warden is going…

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