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Mining & the mines, 1905

4,906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 246

British Miners. Help Their German Brethren. LONDON, Friday, 2.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 1

The British Miners' Federation is sending £2000 a week to the miners on strike in Westphalia…

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"Boondi's" Tales of the Australian Turf. No. 28-"[?]In the Days of Gold."

The Arrow · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 4

Gold rules the court, the camp, the grove, for gold's the god that all men love. Sir Walter Scott gives the pride of place to Love; but things have altered…

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German Coal Strike. £2000 Per Week From British Miners. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 5

The British Miners' Federation is sending £2000 per week to Germany to assist the Westphalian miners out on strike…

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British Coal Supply

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 8

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 tons above the estimate made…

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Sensational Gold Yield

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 8

A telegram from Cooktown states that the manager of the Queensland National Bank has received a wire from Coen stating that Great Northern crushed 15cwt of stone for 983oz gold,…

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Preferred the Gold

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 5

A conjurer was performing at Newcastle, and to make his powers appear more remarkable, be asked for the loan of a sixpenny piece, which he would convert into…

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Mining News

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 2

[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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A Heart of Gold

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 6

You gave me a golden heart, once, Ever so long ago, When we were boy and girl, dear, And, oh! I treasured it so;…

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Miners' Hours. Legislation in Prussia. LONDON, Saturday, 6.30 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 1

The Prussian Government has introduced legislation the object of which is to regulate the hours worked by miners. The measure provides for the abolition of…

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Strike Funds. Helping the Westphalia Miners LONDON, Friday, 2.15 p.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 1

The British Miners' Federation is sending £2000 a week to the miners on strike in Westphalia…

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Accidents in Coal Mines. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 8

John Swinton, a miner, while working in a bond of tops in the Stanford Merthyr colliery on Thursday morning, was seriously injured by a fall of stone, which struck him…

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Miners and Wheelers Indicted to Appear. a Complication at Hetton Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 8

As already intimated, the Attorney-General has taken steps to indict a number of miners and wheelers alleged to have been concerned in the late strike to appear before the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 9

The market on Saturday on the Sydney Exchange was for the most part steady at previous quotations. A moderate turnover transpired, chiefly in silver, which remained firm. Girilambone copper recovered, as a result…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 9

South Glanmire and Monkland obtained 280oz amalgam and 2 boxes specimens. Long Tunnel Extended crushed 280 tons for 240oz. Specimen [?] obtained 20½oz from 80 tons…

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Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 6

The quantity of coal exported from Newcastle to places beyond the State last week was 29,759 tons, distributed thus:--Victoria, 9340 tons; South Australia, 4630 tons;…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 9

Broken Hill shares were quiet on the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday. Junctions fell away a little during the morning. An early sale was made at 10s 2d, but…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike at Rockhampton

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 6

BRISBANE, Friday.--A telegram from Rockhampton states that the trouble between the A.U.S.N. Company and the coal lumpers has not yet been settled. The company insist on the…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 9

The North plant ran only 11 shifts last week, treating 1100 tons of crude sulphides for a yield of 228 tons of concentrates, bulking 69 per cent. lead, 19oz silver, and 8 per cent,…

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The Hetton Colliery. Wheelers and Water-bailers Give Notice

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 6

During the second week of, the recent wheelers' strike, the Hetton Company broke away from the proprietary compact, and conceded the demands of the wheelers for last year's…

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The Country. Western Coal and Metal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 7

LITHGOW, Friday.--Alter a long period of dulness the local coal trade has been brisk this week, as a result of shipping orders received through Newcastle. Additional men have been…

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