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Mining & the mines, 1906

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British Coal Output. Record for the Past Year

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--The British output of coal for 1905 totalled 235,111,150 tons. During the year the industry employed 858,[?]73 persons, being an increase of 10,820…

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Western Australia. Mining Enterprise. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 7

Speaking at Coolgardie on Thursday night the Minister for Mines (Mr. Gregory) said the Government intended as soon as Parliament met to introduce amendments of the…

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Burraga Copper Mines. Stoppage of Underground Work. a Serious Outlook

Evening News · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 6

BATHURST, Monday.—A serious state of things has arisen in connection with the Lloyd Copper Mine, Burraga, and the company's manager, Mr. W. Corbould, has announced that…

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Amendment of the Mining Act. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 7

Responding to the toast of his health at a civic reception at the Kalgoorlie Councilchambers yesterday, the Minister for Mines, Mr. Gregory, said that instead, as was…

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Fires in Mines. the Broken Hill Outbreaks. Satisfactory Operations. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 7

Great excitement was caused yesterday morning by a report that the fire in the Proprietary 400ft level had descended to the 500ft. Colour was lent to the report by the…

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Newcastle. Hewing Rate for Coal. Increase of Eightpence Per Ton Asked. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 8

An important decision has been arrived at by the colliery miners working in the northern district. Mr. Curley, secretary of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, states that a…

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Two-minute Chats. with Busy Men. on Matters of Passing Interest. the Price of Coal

The Australian Star · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 1

In conversation with a gentleman who has been prominent in the reported coal combine movement, a "Star" reporter asked what effect such a development would have upon…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 9

A comparatively quiet market obtained yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, and only a moderate turnover transpired. Silver-had shares claimed the bulk of attention, and for Broken-hill interests prices for the most…

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Gold Discovery

Evening News · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—A find is reported from Euchareena, near Conagurra Creek. The vein is thin, but is improving as it is followed down. The report states that a slug of gold…

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Coal for Manila

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 6

The Premier has received a letter from the Commercial Agent in the East, Mr. J. B. Sutter. The agent states that on May 1 next tenders will be received by the Q.M. Department,…

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Export of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

The R.M.S. Moldavia sailed this afternoon, taking specie of the value of £25,000 for Singapore; bar gold, value £5014, for Calcutta; and 100 tons of case bullion, from the…

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Mining Reports

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 7

The Elrington-Dredging Co., No liability, obtained for the fortnight ending the 24th inst., 35oz of retorted gold…

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Dredging Returns. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 9

Araluen Central, No. 1, 35oz 18dwt for 133 hours. Araluen Central, No. 2, 24oz 19dwt for 122 hours. Associated, No. 1, 46oz for 109 hours. Associated, No. 2, 121oz for 138 hours…

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Northern Collieries. Claims Against the Owners. a Partial Settlement

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 7

An important announcement was made in the Arbitration Court yesterday in the matter of the dispute between the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern…

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The Carcoar Mining Reserve

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 6

On January 17 last a notification-appeared in the "Government Gazette" to the effect that 689 acres, situated in the parish of Calvert, near Forest…

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Tasmanian Mining. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 9

The result of the conference to-day between the Premier, the Minister for Mines, and the secretary and two directors of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company has been…

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The Coal Trade. Labor Trouble Overcome

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 6

KURRI KURRI, Monday.--Although the mines have worked pretty well the last fortnight, none of the hands on tonnage have benefited. Full time was worked at Heddon, Pelaw-Main,…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Trouble. Machine Men Resume Work. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

The trouble at Pelaw-Main colliery caused by the machine men and their assistants leaving work on the expiration of their 14 days' notice has been settled…

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South Australia. Egerton Gold Robbery. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

In connection with the Egerton gold robbery, which occurred on the Victorian field in December, Joseph Van Cina was charged at the police court to-day by Sub-inspector…

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Country News. South Coast Coal Trimmers. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 6

A meeting of coal trimmers was held on Saturday night, for the purpose of forming a union. Mr. Skeldon, a delegate, deputed by the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union, presided. Mr…

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