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Mining & the mines, 1905

4,906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 246

Theft of Coal

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 11

At Newtown Court Lance Crane (17), Sydney Hill (20), and Alfred Farrow (40) were charged with having stolen a quantity of coal, valued at 2s 6d, the property of the…

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Stealing Government Coal

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

At Newtown Police Court yesterday, Lance Crane. 17, labourer, Sydney Hill, 20, labourer; and Alfred Farrow, 40, steamboat-owner, were charged with stealing coal from the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 13

Broken Hill shares were not quite so firm on the mining market yesterday, the easing tendency being general. Junction North were worth 8s, Blopk 14 3s 9d, Sulphide Corporation…

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Western Coal and Metal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 10

LITHGOW, Friday. -- Mr. Wilton stated yesterday that there was nothing fresh to chronicle in regard to the coal trade, which remains in a very dull condition. This is due principally…

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The Furnace for Gold. a Tale of a Mining Community. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter XIX.—Continued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 4

It was late before the father and mother went to rest, and though she lay silently in the darkness, she did not fall asleep till with a sigh of relief she heard Jim's step…

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Mountain-slide in Wales. Colliery Threatened. Twelve Hundred Workmen Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- Owing to a stream of quicksand permeating the base of a mountain in the Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire, the mountain has been…

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A Moving Mountain. Colliery Buildings in Danger. London, March 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 11

Owing to a stream of quicksand permeating the base, a mountain in the Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire, has been moving fo[?] several days at the rate of half an…

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Our Industries. Copper Mining. Xx

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 11

Doubt and uncertainty surround the circumstances attending the earlier discoveries of copper in this State. It is believed that copp[?]r was the first metal discovered [?]nd…

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Newcastle. the Coal Expo[?]t Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 12

The steamer Era cleared at the Customs to-day for Port Pirie with 2200 tons of coal; the Norwegian barque Ophelia, for Callao, with 1400 tons of Burwood coal; the steamer…

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New Carrington Goldfield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 13

Charters Towers advises that there is quite an exodus to the New (Carrington Goldfield. There are about 100 tents. A butcher went out yesterday. The town site has been…

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Coal Mines Regulation Bill in the Commons

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1905 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday Morning.-Despite the opposition of the Northumberland and Durham miners, the Coal Mines Employment Bill, establishing…

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Coal Mines Bill. Eight Hours for Boys. LONDON, Saturday, 5.55 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 19 March 1905 · page 1

Despite the opposition raised by the Northumberland and Durham miners the Coal Mines Employment Bill, establishing an eight hours day for boys under 18 years of…

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Mining News

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1905 · page 3

[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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Chasers of Rainbow Gold

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1905 · page 1

WHEN Davy Jones once gets treasures of gold safely into his lockers, he guards them more jealously than any…

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Coal Mines Employment Bill. the Second Reading Passed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--Despite the opposition shown by the Northumberland and Durham miners to the Coal Mines Employment Bill, establishing a working day of eight…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

BATHURST, Monday.—On one of the local fields—Clear Creek—a revival is expected to take place shortly. Many low-grade bodies of ore are known to exist, but the crude…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 9

Queen Cross Reef crushed 1000 tons for 1623oz; value of concentrates, £817; residues realised £261. North Woah Hawp, 1194 tons for 343[?]oz. South Woah Hawp, 41 tons for 15—oz…

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The Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 6

BULLI, Saturday.--The coal trade for the past week has not been too brisk Several collieries only worked half time, and others have been idle all the week. Corrimal and…

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