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Mining & the mines, 1906

5,722 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

American Miners. Union Leaders Arrested for Murder

Evening News · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Monday, 3 p.m.—Moyer the president of the Western Federation of United States Miners; Hayward, the secretary;…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. Movement to Advance Trices

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Reports are current in the city to the effect that there is a movement on, foot among the colllory-ownors of the Newcastle and Maitland districts to advance…

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Mining in the State. Tin-mining on the Upper Murray. Germanton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 9

Mr. John Poole, an English mining expert, has been inspecting the tin-mining leases at Dora Dora held by Messrs. A. H. McEacharn, F. Crawford, A. J. Field, H. Kohn, and Alex…

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White Labour in Rand Mines. Unskilled a Failure. London, Feb. 1[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 5

The Commissioner of Mines on the Rand states that after a fair trial unskilled white labour in the mines has been found to be a failure. Many white labourers accept…

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Newcastle. the Price of Coal. Prospect of a Rise. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 6

An effort is being made to secure the concerted action of colliery owners in Newcastle and Maitland districts. In regard to raising the price of best round coal to 10s per ton,…

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Broken-hill Mine Fires. Few Fresh Developments. the Proprietary Outbreak. More Encouraging Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--There have been no fresh developments at the Junction fire. Browne's shaft is at present bratticed up. but this afternoon an attempt will be made to make…

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Price of Coal. a Combine Proposed. to Raise the Selling Rates. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 7

An effort is being made here to form [?] representative combine to raise the price of coal to 10s per ton for best, and for other grades proportionately. This is to apply…

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Father Durban's Bankruptcy. a Mining Lease Mortgage. Evidence Regarding Proof of Debt

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 8

The Registrar in Bankruptcy yesterday heard evidence regarding a proof of debt for £[?] Judged by Martin Sheahas against the [?] of the Rev. John Milne Curr[?] for wages alleged…

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State Coal Mine Suggested. a Victorian Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Giving evidence before the Royal Commission on the coal industry to-day, John Agnew, Inspector of Mines for 15 years, outlined a scheme for a State…

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Country News. Mine Ventilation. Fine Against a Colliery. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 12

At Lithgow Police Court to-day an important coal-mining case, the Crown v T. Broughall, was heard. The charge was one of not keeping a ventilating fan at the Vale of Clwydd…

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Colliery Troubles

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 16

Several stoppages of work occurred at Newcastle and Maitland collieries during the past week. At West Wallsend mine work ceased for a day owing to the wheelers refusing to go…

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Fire in Junction Mine

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 473

A fire broke out on Thursday in the 550ft level of the Junction Wine at Broken Hill, Just before crib time a party of men fired a shot at the 550ft level, close to the working affected by the creep of 1897. It is…

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Selling Price of Coal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 16

Our Newcastle correspondent writes.—An Important movement, having for its object a combination of the Northern colliery proprietors, for the purpose of raising…

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Fumes in the North Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--Mr. Weir, general manager of the Broken-hill North mine, seen this morning, said that he had blocked off the 700ft. level southern are body, so far as the…

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Mining at Wyalong

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 24

Our correspondent writes:—The reduction works are keeping fully supplied with material, and a satisfactory output of gold for the year is already assured. At…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 11

The South mine is so far unaffected by the fire scare. There is no material change at 250ft. The north drive of the No. 4 shaft has been stopped to allow alteration of direction…

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A Useful Silo. Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 3

The "Town and Country Journal" this week contains an illustration of a useful silo, which has been recently erected at the Rookwood Asylum. It is a wooden, circular structure, 25ft LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Fair reports of mining advancement in this district continue to come to hand. The Black Bullock Gold and Copper Mice, situated near Oberon, has changed…

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Mining in the Temora District

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 23

The Morning Star, better known at Temora as the Sebastopol Gold Mine, was practically…

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The Fire in Junction Mine. Interesting Experiments with Rabbits

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--Satisfactory progress is being made towards getting into close quarters with the fire in Junction mine. Last night M'Intyre shaft was opened in the hope of…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 16

The gold yields of the past week are as follows:—Araluen Central, No. 1 (122 hours), 44¼oz; Do. No. 2 (116 hours), 37¼oz; Araluen Redbank (122 hours), 29oz; Associated No. 1 (129…

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