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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 9

Ten mines working at Broken-hill began last year with an aggregate value of £4,214,105, and the market prices on the last day's trading reached £8,100,625, a rise of £3,886420. The causes were numerous, the chief…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 7

The Jembaicumbene Middle Ground Co.'s dredge worked 85 boura last week, and cleaned up for 7oz 8dwt 12gr of gold. The previous week the dredge worked 133 hours for…

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Newcastle. Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 5

The following Vessels cleared at the Custom-house yesterday:—Islanda, s, for Calcutta, via Brisbane, with 1000 tons bunker coal; Mararo, sch, for Wanganui, with 310…

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Sale of a Copper Mine. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 7

The St. George copper mine, near Cooktown, has been sold to a Brisbane syndicate for £2000…

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Mining in the State. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 7

At the Rising Sun, the cast crosscut at the 300ft level is now in 19ft of lode material. CANBELEGO, Saturday. The Mount Boppy gold mine has been…

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Horrible Mining Fatality. Man Blown to Pieces. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1906 · page 5

A horrible fatality occurred at the Ivanhoo Mines. Charles Hass and a mate, George Holmes, were working on a rise between the four and five hundred feet levels. They fired…

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A Miners' Rising

Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 2

Fatal bomb outrages are reported from Odessa. Peasants at Radom, Poland, are committing many excesses…

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Colliery Locomotive Derailed. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 8

A locomotive and four D waggons, the property of the East Greta Railway Company, were derailed on Saturady afternoon on the Great Northern Railway between West…

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Gold Production and Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 9

We are brought to the conclusion that, of the immense amount of gold discovered within the last 10 years, only about one-half has practically been added to the actual…

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Coal Tax to Be Removed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 7

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Prime Minister, has announced that if the finances permit he hopes for an early repeal of the tax of 1s per ton on exported…

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Outrages in Provinces. Miners Capture Towns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 7

Explosions of bombs, leading to a number of deaths, are reported from Odessa. Peasants at Radom, Poland, are committing many excesses…

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The Coal Tax. Early Repeal Foreshadowed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The Prime Minister, Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman, states that if the finances permit, he hopes for an early repeal of the coal tax…

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Abolition of the Coal Tax. London

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 1

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Prime Minister, has announced that if the finances permit he hopes for an early repeal of the tax of 1s per ton on exported coal…

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Miners Disarm Troops. London, Monday, 2.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 1

Miners in the Donetz district, Southern Russia, have captured, several towns, and have disarmed two regiments sent to subdue them…

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The Mining Industry. Last Year's Returns. Records Achieved. Widespread Activity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 9

The mining industry of New South Wales made very satisfactory headway during the year 1905. The minerals produced during 1904 were valued at some £6,400,000, an amount…

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Mining. Lucknow Mines

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 8

ORANGE, Tuesday.—The D'Arcy shaft at Lucknow, which enjoys the distinction of being the deepest vertical gold shaft in the State, is increasing its depth, being now about 1450ft…

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Ebbw Vale Colliery Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 8

At the E[?]ow vale colliery a notice was posted two weeks ago intimating that from the 1st of the year a reduction on last year's working rates would take place. The miners to the number of about 100 were not…

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Wyalong Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 24

Our Wyalong correspondent writes: The Junction is now showing signs of reasserting itself as an ore producer. During the first five years of the field's existence this property produced…

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Bendigo Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 24

Active mining operations underground at Bendigo, Victoria, for the year practically closed on Saturday, December 23, and statistics show that while the returns do not reach the…

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Mining

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 6

The mine manager of the Associated Gold Dredging Co., Macquarie River, reports:--"The following returns have been advised foil the fortnight ending December 30: Gold--…

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