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Mining & the mines, 1906

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The Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 4

BULL, Friday. -- The coal trade of the past week has been brisk. The fortnightly pay today was as follows: -- Bulli, 7½ days; Corrimal, South Bill, and Woonona, 9 days each. The…

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Mayer After Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 10

Her Mayer will not return to Europe on the conclusion of the Australian season. He intends to visit West Australia and search for gold, be states. Rutt leaves for Europe on the 80th inst…

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French Miners' Strike. London, April 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 7

The troops in the Lens district have been increased to 17,000 in consequence of the strike of miners…

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Broken Hill Mine Fires. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 8

The flooding of the Junction and Northern mines Is now steadily proceeding. Up to yesterday the water had risen in the Junction to about tho 720ft level, and in the North…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 9

Further improvement has been shown in the value of the ore in driving northwards on the Australia east lode at the fifteenth level of the Associated. The last cut taken out showed…

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South Australia, Newcastle Coal Contracts. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 8

As the result of inquiries made by Mr. Price and Mr. Peak at Newcastle, the former states that collieries formerly debarred from tendering for Government supplies of coal in…

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Tasmanian Mining. Zeehan (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 9

The party of tributers who have recently commenced operations at Duncan and Son's old workings on the continuation of the Silver Spray lode, on the Victoria Zeehan property,…

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Mining in the State. Braidwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 9

The tributers at the Day Dawn have struck a reef at the 300ft level, highly mineralised, and showing free gold. The reef runs the full width of the drive…

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Mining Accident at Charters Towers. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 8

Samuel Sleep was killed in Brilliant Block Mine, Charters Towers, on Saturday. He was with three other men on a man truck trailing behind a full truck, which was only clamped…

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Desperate Strikers. French Miners' Diabolical Outrages. Rivetting Sleepers to Railway Lines. London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 1

Diabolical outrages are being perpetrated by the French miners on strike in the Lens district. Besides wrecking the houses of the mine…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 9

On the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday,, business was moderate and prices were, generally Specking, but little changed. The silver-lead section was very quiet, and values were much the same as on Saturday. Junction…

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South Maitland Collieries. Objection to the "Dog Watch."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 6

KURRI KURRI, Monday.--Work at all the collieries has been well maintained, but the miners' pay will be considerably reduced on account of the Easter holidays. The shift men at…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 4

An important meeting of Northern District Colliery Proprietors was held in Sydney yesterday, consideration being given to trade conditions. The meeting was a continuation of…

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Missed His Gold

Evening News · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 3

Maggie Brown, alias Bourke, alias M'Quade, 32, came before the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of stealing a sum of £1 10s in gold, from the person of Otto Ransh. The prosecutor…

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Dredging Returns. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 10

Araluen Valley, 19oz for week. Associated No. 1, 52oz for 119 hours. Associated No. 2, 60oz for 137 hours. Elrington, 61oz for fortnight…

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Western Australian Mines. Kagoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 10

A big body of ore forming part of the west lode, is at present being opened up at the 1000ft level of the Kalgurli for a width of 21ft. Values average a shade under half an…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 10

Work at Block 14 last week was interfered with by the holidays, and by a slight mishap to the mill. Now. however, everything is again in regular swing. Despatches totalled…

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Newcastle. Northern Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 10

Increased activity still continues to be the feature of business in the northern coal trade. Owing to the holidays intervening, full time at the collieries of Newcastle and Maitland…

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Broken Hill Mine Fires. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 7

Everything is going on well at the Proprietary mine. Last night 318 men went underground, and this morning 430. The flooding of the northern mines is also proceeding…

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New South Wales Mining Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 9

BATRURST. Monday.--Satisfactory operations are being carried on at the Fontuna miine, Glanmire, by Messrs. Purvis and party. A trial crushing of five tons some weeks ago averaged 2oz. per ton, and to-morrow…

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