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Mining & the mines, 1906

5,722 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

Western Miners' Association. a Point at Issue. Legal Responsibility of Membership. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 11

The Western Miners' Association has cases against two members for alleged arrears, and it is expected these will be heard before the Arbitration Court on Monday next…

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Broken Hill Mines' Fire. the Proprietary Outbreak. Position at the Junction Improved. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 8

Mr. Delprat, the general manager said this morning that the fire in the Proprietary mine was no worse, even though it was no better. It was again being attacked with vigour from…

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Coal Lumpers' Award. Judgment of the Arbitration Court. on the Objection to a Common Rule

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 6

The Arbitration Court yesterday delivered its judgment on the objection to the granting of an application for a common rule in the Coal Lumpers' dispute…

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The Mining Disaster. Excitement in C0urrieres. Surviving Workers on Strike. Socialists Fan the Discontent

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--By the use of a respiratory appliance sent from the Westphalian collieries at the instance of the Kaiser, a hundred bodies have been…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. The Mining Disaster. Men Still Alive in the Galleries

Evening News · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 4

LONDON. Wednesday, 3.20 p.m.—Engineers assert that men are still alive in the galleries of the Courrieres mine. Falls of roof, however, impede searching…

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Revival of Tin Mining. Dredging at Tinga. Enterprise That Is Paying. Mr. Pittman's View of Possibilities

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 7

When you here one commercial traveller after another speaking of any particular place in terms of warm regard, you can be suer that that place is in a pretty prosperous way…

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The Colliery Disaster. Men Still Alive in the Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Engineers assert that men are still alive in the galleries of the Courrieres mine. Falls of roof, however, impede searching…

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Mining in the State. Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 9

The British mill last week treated 2560 tons of crudes, assaying 14.8 per cent, lead, 9.8oz silver, and 13.3 per cent zinc, for 387 tons of concentrates, worth 61.5 per coot, lead,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 9

The feature of operations yesterday on the Sydney Exchange was an extensive turnover in B.H. Proprietary scrip at a further reduction in prices. Opening sales were effected at figures showing a recovery of 26, but…

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Mining Reports

The Australian Star · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 7

The mine manager of the O.K. Copper mine reports Up to March 10:—"Furnace in blast 62 hours, treated 203 tons, yielding 48 tons matte, containing 29 tons copper…

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Gold Dredging Speculation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 7

A Port Chalmers syndicate has taken up 15 miles of land on the Frazer River, Vancouver, for gold exploiting purposes. A dredge of 120 tons and machinery will be taken by the…

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Late Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 8

Our Melbourne correspondent yesterday wired that the yield from the Birthday Tunnel (Ballarat) had been augmented by a patch bt specimens giving 299oz of gold. The…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 9

"Mr. Watt has resigned the management of the Westralia Waihi to take control of the [?]meward and another Davyhurst mining property. Mr. E. D. Cleland, formerly…

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Our Mining Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 6

The useful and instructive exhibitions which Mr. Hayes organises from time to time at the Royal Exchange have already done a great deal of good. They have…

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French Mining Disaster

The Australian Star · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 2

The recent mining disaster in France came up at the meeting of the Labour Council last night, when the following resolution was carried:—"That this council, representing- 70.000…

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The Mining Disaster. London, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 7

Engineers assert that there are men still alive in remote galleries of the Courrieres mine, but falls of the roof impede searching operations…

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Balmain Coal Strike. Preventing Men From Working. a Successful Appeal

The Australian Star · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 7

An Interesting appeal case arising out of one of the prosecutions which followed the Balmain coal strike come before Judge Docker at the Darlingbust Appeal Court…

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Broken Hill Mine Fires. Position at the Proprietary. Serious Effect on Business. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 8

The position of the Proprietary mine seems to be gradually growing more serious, so far as the fire itself is concerned. Certainly the men are now working in Block 13, but this…

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A Vanished Hand. Claim Against a Mine Manager. Verdict for Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds

The Australian Star · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 1

In the Banco Court this morning the Chief Justice finished his summing-up in the case of William Henry Savage, a miner, against Hubert Reeves, to recover £750 as…

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CHAMPION N.Z. Horse. Gold Medallist at Islington. Again Annexes the King's Premium. London, Thursday, 2.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 1

The New Zealand horse Gold Medallist won the King's Premium of 150 guineas at the Hunters' Show, Islington. [Gold Medallist is a chestnut horse by…

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