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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Coal Lumpers and Arbitration. Position of the Parties. Triangular Duel

Evening News · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 5

The matter of the Coal-lumpers' award was mentioned in the Arbitration Court to-day, when Mr. Kelynack and Mr. A. G. M. Pitt (instructed by Messrs. Curtiss and Barry)…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, March 27, 1906. the Northern Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 4

The conference between the principal colliery proprietors and representative of the coal miners connected with the northern coal trade last Saturday is a matter…

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Sheep Roaming Over Goldfields. Nundle

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

The miners held a meeting here on Saturday. The action of the Minister for Lands in allowing stock to wandor over the goldfields resorve was commented upon, and it…

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Coal Miners in Litigation

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 58

Tn the Banee Court, before the Chief Justice (Sir Fredk. Darley) and a jury of four, in Sydney, Thomas Richard Morgan brought an action against Waltor M'Pherson for alleged libel,…

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Mine Fires

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 23

The annual report for 1904, issued by the Mining Department of the State of Ohio, contains some interesting facts on the subject of mine fires(says "Mines and Minerals.") A…

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Wyalong Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 53

Writes our correspondent—Operations continue active on the principal lines of reef, and the reduction works keep fully supplied with material. The Junction Company is still…

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Temporary Closing of a Colliery

Evening News · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—All workmen employed at the Co-operative Colliery, Plattsburg, have received a fortnight's notice that their services are to be dispensed with. The owners…

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Electioneering Gold

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 4

In America everything can be done by means of money. In England nothing can be done without money. The two things are quite different. The first…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 10

The following were to-day's clearances:— Claverton, s, for Bombay, with 4782 tons Brown's; Time, s, for Adelaide, via Catherine Hill Bay; Easby, s, for Melbourne, with 1870…

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Coal-lumpers' Award

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 7

In the Arbitration Court yesterday Mr. Kelynack, with Mr. Pitt, appeared for the Stevedores and Steam Collier Owners, and applied that the common rule in respect to the…

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Transvaal Gold Output

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 23

The gold yield of the Transvaal, both for the month of Docembor and for the year 1905, establish fresh "records." For the December month, in spite of a decrease of £2243 on the…

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Increasing Gold Hoards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 11

In the 15 years between January 1, 1891, and February 1, 1906, the holdings of gold bullion by six of the largest banks of Europe have more than doubled, showing an increase…

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Mining Reports

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 7

The following telegram was received to-day from the mine manager of the Victory mines, Charters Towers:--"Result of clean up of ovanlde works was £1140, and from…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 11

A very hopeful opinion is entertained by the present manager regarding the prospects of the Ivanhoe Junction mine. At present operations are being concentrated at two…

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Accident at a Mine. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 10

The young man, Peter Solan, who had a thigh broken as the result of an accident at Lake View Consols mine last Friday night, died on Monday morning…

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American Miners' Ultimatum. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 9

The United Mine Workers of America have sent an ultimatum to the owners of bituminous coalmines for an advance of 51 per cent, in their wages…

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Coal Lumpers' Award. Common Rule Application

Evening News · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 4

The common rule application in connection with the Coal Lumpers' award engaged the attention of the Court of Arbitration again to-day. Mr. Kelynack and Mr. Pitt (instructed by…

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The Coal Trade. Position at Kurri Kurri

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 10

KURRI KURRI, Tuesday.--The question of an increase in the hewing-rate paid for coal has been eagerly discussed by miners employed on this field. A difference of opinion exists…

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American Coal Troubles. an Ultimatum to Owners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday.--The American United Mine-workers have issued an ultimatum to the owners of the bituminous coal-mines, demanding a 5½ per cent, advance in wages…

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A Year's Mining in Queensland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 23

The following is a resume of the annual report of the Undre-Secretary for Mines (Mr. A. R. Macdonald), on the Queensland mining industry for the year 1905, taken from the…

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