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Mining & the mines, 1905

4,906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 246

Wombat and Harden Mines. (By Our Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 53

After leaving the Garibaldi reefing system, particulars of which appeared in the "Town and Country Journal" of March 15, on the Young side of Wombat, we came to what is…

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Mining. Notes From the Field

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 828

The Mount Pleasant Company, Nerrigundah, crushed 100 tons at Fraser's battery for 115oz smelted gold. They are unwatering and getting the shaft ready for the…

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Rich Gold Find. in the Kiandra District

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 6

KIANDRA, Tuesday.--A further rich development on M'Milian Brothers' Scotia gold reef has been reported. This morning a stone weighing upwards of 1 cwt. was brought to the surface…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Report for This Past Year

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 9

The report by tho Miners' Accident Relief Board shows that during 1904 the operations of the fund have been upon an increased scale as compared with those of previous years. The…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 53

The gold escort from Adelong took away 1170oz for the north. The Mount Pleasant, Nerigundah, crushed 100 tons for 115oz of gold. Work at the mine last…

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Russia's Gold Reserve. Alleged to Be a Sham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 7

Mr. Lucien Wolf, the journalist, having, in writing to the "Times," referred to the Russian gold reserve as a "colossal Humbert safe." M. Kokovstoff, the Russian…

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Mining in New South Wales. Tumberumba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 13

At Cherry nnd Lagoon Hills the Government aid deep-lead tunnel is now in 2000 feet; good driving. Prospecting for the deep lead is very brisk at present. The Burra sluicing…

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Russia's Finances. the Gold Reserve. "A Colossal Humbert Safe."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--M. Lucien Wolf, the well-known journalist, having in n letter to "The Times" referred to the Russian gold reserve as "a colossal Humbert…

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Robbery of Bullion. Gold Sent From India Arrives as Lead

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 5

The facts have just come to light respecting an extraordinary theft of bullion worth £3200 while on its way from the Kolar Goldfields, India, to a buyer in London…

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German Labour Legislation. Removal of Miners' Grievances. Cost of the Great Strike. London, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 7

Following upon the great strike in Westphalia, the German Government drafted an amending Mining Bill, which Count von Bulow, tlie Imperial Chancellor, explained…

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Our Mineral Wealth. Mining Report for 1904. a Fairly Prosperous Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 13

It is gathered from the annual report of the Mines Department for 1904 that the year was a fairly prosperous one as regards the mining industry. The value of the output from…

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German Mining Laws. an Amendment Bill. the Lesson of the Recent Strikes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--In the Reichstag yesterday the German Chancellor (Count von Bulow) explained the provisions of the Mining Law Amendment Bill, which he…

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NO. 1 JURY. (Before Mr. Justice Owen, without a jury.) Royalty on Coal. a Claim for £27,679. Perpetual Trustee Company V. Railway Commissioners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 10

Further reference was made to the case in which the Perpetual Company, Limited. Railway Commissioners £27,679 15s 6d, as royalty on coal underneath certain…

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Supreme Court of New South Wales. N0. 1 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Owen without a jury.) Action for Royalty on Coal. £27,679 CLAIMED. The Perpetual Trustee Company, Limited, v Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 5

Mr. Want, K.C., Mr. Knox, and Mr. Ferguson, instructed by Mr. F. A. Davenport, appeared for the plaintiff company; and Mr. Pilcher, K.C., Mr. C. B. Stephen, and Mr…

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Threatened Trouble at a Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 5

Trouble is threatening at the Strezlecki Colliery, Outtrim, recently started by some of the discarded unionist pitmen as a co--operative venture. The complaint seems to…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

CANBELEGO, Thursday.—Mining is being pushed along in this district, which was once described by Father Currant us being very rich in mineral wealth. There are Numerous…

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Black Range Mines

Evening News · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 3

ALBURY, Thursday.—Another effort is being mad' to have something done with regard to the development of the mines at Black Range, about three miles from Albury. The area is about…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 9

No. 1 South Oriental crushed 590 tons for a yield of 825oz amalgam. Eastern Smithfield Tributs crushed 234 tons for 218oz. 17dwt 6gr smelted gold…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 9

The mining market showed signs of activity yesterday, when a fairly large number or sales were recorded. Operations were not confined to any particular division. In…

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