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Mining & the mines, 1906

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The Elingamite's Gold. Another Treasure Hunt. Party Leaves Auckland

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 4

Mr. A. M. Gow, of Wellington, who made an ineffective' attempt last September to recover the bullion lost in the wreck of the Elingamite at the Three Kings. is about to…

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Coaling Steamers. Two Mailboats Stuck Up. Coal Lumpers' New Rule

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

At 11 p.m. on Monday the coal jumpers engaged coaling the Orient Royal mall liner Ortona knocked off and refused to proceed further with coaling operations until…

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Shire Rates on Mines. the Basis of Assessment. Considerations in Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 14

The conference of mining representatives, members for mining constituencies, Mayors of mining municipalities and officers of the Government, begun on Monday at the Executive…

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Labor Troubles. the Coal-lumpers. New Rule Condemned. Employers in Opposition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 12

Yesterday was a quiet day in the bunker trade of the port, and there were no fresh developments in the dispute that has arisen respecting the adoption of a new working rule…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. Miners Entombed. Food Sent Down Through Bore

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday, 3.30 p.m.—Owing to an inrush of water, five miners working in a mine in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, on Saturday, were entombed…

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Miners Entombed. at Clackmannanshire. Efforts at Rescue. London, Tuesday, 3.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 1

An inrush of water on Saturday entombed five miners in a coal mine at Clackmannanshire (Scotland). Rescuers, from ah upper scam, made a…

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Daring Gold Robbery. Amalgam Retort Stolen. Plunder Recovered by Black Tracker. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 9

Late on Monday night a robbery of an exceptionally daring nature took place in the battery retorting-house on the Golden Horseshoe mine. At about 11.30 p.m. the men who…

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New Guinea Goldfields

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 346

Mr. E. A. Duncan, interviewed at Townsville, Queensland, said he had been mining on the Aicora River, in the northern territory of New Guinea, but owing to wet weather mining was quiet, though there is…

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The Country. Breaches of the Coal Mines Act

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 6

KURRI KURRI, Wednesday.--At the police court this morning, the Heddon Greta Colliery Company proceeded against some of the employees of the mine for breaches of the Coal…

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Entombed Miners Rescued

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday, 3 p.m.—The whole of the miners entombed in the mine in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, have been rescued. The first three rescued were a father…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

WYALONG, Thursday.—Operations are being actively carried on at the various lines of reef. An important development has taken place at the Homeward Bound, north of the Barrier. A…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 8

The following were to-day's clearances:— The Melbourne, s, for Melbourne, with 1470 tons coal; Nardoo, s, for Port Pirie, via Sydney, with 2950 tons coal; Forthbank, bq, for…

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South Maitland Collieries. Precautions Against Fire. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

Precautions are being taken by managers of collieries in this district to minimise the risk of fires in mines, and every breach of the Coalmines Regulation Act dealing with…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 9

The Red Hill Westralia crushed 1804 tons for 687oz of gold, valued at £2660. The expenditure was £2038, leaving a profit of £628. At Kalgoorlie the sinking of the main shaft,…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 9

The timbering of the hauling winze at the 775ft level of the Junction mine has been completed. The runners are no being fixed. The rise on the eastern Iode is up 22ft. The…

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Scotch Miners Entombed. Strenuous Efforts at Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--An inrush of wilier on Saturday entombed five miners at Clackmannan (Scotland). A party of rescuers, working from an upper…

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Queensland. the Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

The gold yield for January was 36,012 fine ounces, a decrease of 441oz, compared with January, 1905. The total value of the yield is £152,969, a decrese of £1873…

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Miners Entombed. Accident in Scotland. London, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

A serious mining disaster occurred at Clackmannan, in Scotland, on Saturday last. An inrush of water resulted in five miners being entombed. A party of…

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Big Coal Strike. to Commence on April 1

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The United Mine Workers of the United Stales contemplate beginning on April 1 a strike involving the bituminous and anthracite fields…

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Precautions in Mining. a Limited Liability

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

A mining mishap at Berringa was the subject of an appeal before the Full Court to-day. A youth, Richard Henry Eames, employed at the Birthday Tunnel Company, was…

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