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Mining & the mines, 1905

4,906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 246

A Serious Position. Wheelers Unanimously Resisting. 4000 Hands Idle. Miners Refuse to Wheel. Prosecutions to Be Instituted. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 7

There was very little alteration in the state of affairs to-day. Those who anticipated a fairly general resumption of work this morning in accordance with the order of the…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Monday.--The following December crushings were announced to-day:-- Golden Links Eclipse Leases.--270 tons for 116oz…

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Colliery Trouble. Country Going to the Dogs. Statement by a Mine Owner

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 4

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.—The difficulty at Pelaw Main Colliery still continues, and is beginning to assume a somewhat serious complexion…

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Mine Timbers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 35

The first sign that timbers in a mine are taking great weight is noticeable in the joints where caps rest upon posts, or the ends of the Stulls show signs of being crushed. Later the…

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Accident at a Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 9

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday-- John Head and John were injured in the Stanford-Mer-thyr colliery early on Sunday morning. It appears the men, with others, were engaged in a…

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Destruction at a Colliery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 17

GOULBURN, Friday.—At Collins' Colliery, between Bundanoon and Exeter, the fires did damage to the extent of about £4000. Many of the outbreaks are attributed to the…

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In a Flooded Mine. Eighteen Miners Have a Narrow Escape From Death

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 5

A serious accident that might have been attended with heavy loss of life took place in a new. colliery shift that is being sunk at Easington, Sunderland. As it was, one…

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Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 124

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. The barque Golden Gate cleared at the Customs to-day for lquique with 1450 tons of Wallsend coal; the steamer Karori, for Devonport, with 1350 tons of…

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Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 3
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HILLGROVE, Wednesday.—At the Baker's Creek Mine, work is in full swing again. The main shaft is now down to the 1600ft level. The winze below No. 14 level on Smith's reef is down…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 10

KALGOORLIE. Tuesday.-- The Burtville state battery has made tow splendid erushiugs, 88 tons from MoriChief Realising 302oz, gold and 70 tone from Golden Bill [?]…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 125

Bayley's Consols Company.—January 4, crushed 310 tons for 160oz gold, and cyanided 500 tons for 68 1/2oz gold. Phillip's River Company (Ravensthorpe, W.A.).—…

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Mining in New South Wales. Review of the Year. Western Mines. (By Our Special Mining Reporter.) V.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 5

In my previous articles I dealt mostly with the goldfields of the south and south-western portions of the State, omitting Grenfell and Tuena. There is not much…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 11

Star of the East crushed 173 tons for 109oz 19dwt Prince of Wales, Reno, crushed 120 tons, for 31os gold…

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Our Hidden Gold. the Question of Prospecting. Statement by the Minister for Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 7

Mr. Moore, the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, was asked yesterday to state the policy and practice of the Department of Mines in respect to the encouragement of the…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 10

In his monthly coal trade circular, under data of 6th inst, Mr. R. B. Wallace, of Newcastle, says:- My last circular advices were under date 9th [?] During the four weeks 31 vessels have been despatched…

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Newcastle Coal Strike

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 125

Since our last report a meeting of the Pelaw Main Colliery employees was heid at Kurri Kurri to discuss the compromise effected between Messrs. Brown and the delegates from the employers on Wednesday. This…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 124

The question of explosives has been causing trouble at Mount Keira. Miners have passed resolutions, protesting against the enforced use of carbonite, and have appointed a…

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Gold-dredging Returns

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 125

Associated Macquarie dredge, No. 1, 59oz for 100 hours. Associated Macquarie dredge, No. 2, 45oz for 66 hours…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 11

Operations on the-Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday were limited to a few miscellaneous sales. The market showed a general weakness, and Barrier shares, which have for the…

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