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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Newcastle. Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 14

The following were to-day's clearances:— The Nardoo, s, for Fremantle, with 4430 tons; Beeswing, bq, for Coquimbo, with 2292 tons Wallsend; Barwon, s, for Melbourne, with…

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Broken Hill Mine Fires. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 14

The situation at the Proprietary mine to-day seems slightly improved. The fire fighting has made such progress that the men on the 300ft crosscut were able to break into the old…

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7,000,000,000,000 Tons of Coal

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 7

People in the year 3904 will have to invent something to take the place of coal, for by that time, according to the scientists, the world's…

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"Be Mine!" in Search of a Wife. Melbourne's Marriage Market

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 9

The matrimonial market is becoming more active. New agencies are being opened; gilt-edged brides are firm; bridegrooms--medium to good, with a fair proportion prime--…

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A Mining Magnate. and His Reported Gift of 100,000 Pounds. London, Friday, 2.35 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 1

Mr. Alfred Belt, the mining magnate in South Africa, denies the report that he has presented his native, town, Hamburg, with £100,000 for the establishment of a…

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Robbery at a Gold Mine

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 March 1906 · page 8

A burglar entered the cyanide works at the New Hillgrove Proprietary Mine. He was fired on twice by the battery man, but escaped. Nothing valuable was taken…

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Mining News

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 March 1906 · page 2

"speculator" (Manly): You have only to raise your bids and you will secure what shares you require. You should sec a broker on the Stock Exchange…

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Mine Fires at Broken Hill. More Favorable Outlook. Broken Hill, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 March 1906 · page 5

The latest news in regard to the fires is in all very favorable. The Junction folk think they got the water on to the fire itself, but it is impossible to search…

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Coal Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 8

Mr. A. E Kitson, senior field geologist of the Victorian Mines Department, giving evidence before the Coal Commission on Friday, said the coal areas of Victoria amounted to…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 7

WELLINGTON, Monday.—A man named Honeyset and party are on payable, gold in a paddock at Mallanmddy, having washed a couple of ounces from a small quantity of dirt…

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Coal Lumpers' Award

The Australian Star · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 4

The President of the Arbitration Court announced to-day that the Sydney Coal Lumpers' award, which was to have come into force to-day, would not become operative…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 9

Another bore has been put down in the fan drift at Stanford-Merthyr colliery. The bore is 30 yards closer to the mouth of the drift than the previous one. It broke through at…

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Hampden Cloncurry Copper Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 11

In our advertising columns this morning appears the prospectus of the Hampden Cloncurry Copper Mines, Ltd. The authorised capital of the company is £200,000 in shares of £1 each, of which 100,000 are to be…

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The Gold Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 8

The export of gold from New Zealand in February was 32,708oz, valued at £130,693. The export for January and February shows an increase of 4464oz, valued at £17,081, over…

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Dredging Returns, Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 9

Araluen Central, No. 1, 46oz 18dwt for 128 hours. Araluen Central, No. 2, 2[?]oz 3dwt for 121 hours. Araluen Redbank, 23oz 12dwt for 123 hours. Buckland River South Extended, 19oz for 130 hours…

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Illawarra Miners. Claims in Arbitration

The Australian Star · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 4

Mr. Barry (of Messrs. Curtiss and Barry) appeared on behalf of the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association in the Arbitration Court to-day, and stated that his clients were…

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A Mining Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 8

An important decision has been given in the Warden's Court, where Judgment was [?]ven against the Consolidated Goldfields Company, which contested a claim for…

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Fire in a Mine. Extinguishing the Broken-hill Outbreak. Pouring Water Into the Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--The extra water service provided by the Water Supply Company at the Junction mine was in use on Saturday, about 7000 gallons of water per. hour…

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N.s.w. Versus Victorian Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 9

Mr. Charles Hudson, one of the Victorian Railway Commissioners, has submitted a memorandum, containing a statement of the policy of the Commissioners in regard to the…

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Bendigo's Gold Producers. February's Record Return

Evening News · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 6

The fact that the gold returns for Bendigo (Victoria) for the month of February were the greatest for that month for thirty-two years gives added interest to mining operations on…

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