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Mining & the mines, 1905

4,906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 246

Mining Royalties. Intention of the Government

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 7

Speaking at the Working Men's College on Saturday Mr. Bent stated that one of the things the Government intended to do was to knock out all mining royalties…

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Southern Coal Trade. Another Appeal to the Arbitration Court

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 6

BULLI, Sunday.--The coal and coke trade during the past week has been fairly brisk. The average work at the local collieries has been four days each. The principal shipments at…

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Mining in New South Wales. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 9

Samples from a coppor lode on P. Tooney's property, four miles from Dalton, give a satisfactory assay. It is understood that the property has been purchased by an American…

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The Colliery Explosion Seventeen Men Still Entombed. No Hope of Rescue. London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 1

The explosion in the Cambrian collieries at Liynpia, Wales, caused a fire to break out. Nine of the dead have been recovered. Seventeen miners are still imprisoned, and…

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Mining Fatality. Fall of Ore at Broken Hill. [By Telegraph.] Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 4

Thomas Ritchie (47), miner, employed at the British mine, was killed by a fall of ore early this morning. Deceased was at work in the stope at the…

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The Carrington Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 6

The Under-Secretary for Minos to-day received a telegram from the warden at Charters Towers, stating that he visited the new goldfield at Carrington, on March 9, and laid off a prospecting…

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Welsh Colliery Disaster. Seventeen Miners Imprisoned. Their Rescue Impossible

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--An explosion caused the fire in the Cambrian collieries at Clydach, Wales. Nine of the miners are dead, and 17 are still imprisoned…

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Mining. Two Rich Cakes of Gold

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 3

Mr. Richards, M.L.A., states that two cakes of gold, one weighing 153oz, the other 125oz, were purchased in Mudgee last week by the Commercial Bank. The first was from the Tucker's…

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Newcastle. Work at the Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The Lambton B and Wanatah miners will have no pay to draw on Friday next; those at Rhondda and Lambton have only one day to claim for, and the…

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Mining

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Mount David Gold-mining Co.'s manager's report for week ending the 11th inst. states:--100ft. level: North-west drive from No. 2 air-shaft timbered 20ft., stopes between…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 9

KALGOORLIE Monday.--White Feather Main Reet February return: 1005 short tons treated, yielding 73ioz fine gold, value £5113. Total working expenditure. £2162; development do £578; other capital do. £89…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 7

Mr. G. O. Hyde, managing director of the North Bulli Colliery, Ltd., referring to a statement in our yesterday's issue that no settlement of the difficulty between the colliery and…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 9

There was marked inactivity on the Mining market yesterday and shares generally presented a listless tone. Broken Hill mines remained without change of note. Souths,…

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Encouraging Victorian Coal Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 6

At a meeting of the Cabinet to-day, it wan decided to make au allowance to the Railway Department, of one farthing per ton per mile on all coal carried from the Victorian coal…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 9

An estimate of the reserves of Lake View Consols on December 31 is 70,000 tons, assaying 8dwt per ton. White Feather Main Reef during February…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 9

There has been a large accumulation of zinc concentrates at Port Pirie—over 10,000 tons —consequently the management of the Proprietary have decided to stop operations at…

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Fire at a Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 6

What might have been a serious fire occurred last evening at the Broken Hill Block 10 mine, but fortunately was averted by the strenuous exertions of the men employed at…

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The Furnace for Gold. (A Tale of a Mining Community. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Xvi. Adonis Appears

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 8

The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the Lord tricth the hearts."—Proverbs XVII., 3. The month drew to an end, the fateful month of Jim's experiments; the gold escort…

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The Disaster in Wales. Colliery on Fire. London, March 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 5

The explosion which occurred in the Cambrian collieries, Llwynpia, Wales, caused the mine to take fire. Nine of the miners are dead. Seventeen…

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