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Mining & the mines, 1906

5,722 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

A Queer Romance. Pretty Girl Plays a Man's Part. Poses As Cowboy and Works in Mines

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 10

One of the queerest romances that ever filled the columns of the press is that of Kate Maher, who has just gone to her long borne. Kate for more than a quarter of a…

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Mining Legislation. Tasmania's New Act. Measure of Radical Reform. Complete Security of Tenure. Labor Conditions Abolished

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 9

Those who are prepared to go furthest in the direction of the liberalisation of our mi[?]g laws will find most to commend in Tasmania's new Mining Act, which came into force on the…

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Manhattan Goldfield. London, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 11

There is a great rush on the Manhattan goldfield, 80 miles north-east of the Nevada goldfield. Four thousand people assembled on the field in a week…

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Mining News

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1906 · page 3

"AJ[?]X."—The Weldbrook is a tin mine at Weldbrook, in Tasmania. It has as yet been only, prospecting, and with favorable results. A contract to provide machinery has been let to the Otis…

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Three Men Killed in a Mine

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1906 · page 8

A terrible fatality occurred at e Vale of Cool-gardie mine Coolgardie (W:A.). resulting in the deaths of John Milroy, J. O'Brien and Fred. [?]…

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Horse Shod with Gold. Diggings Election Incident

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1906 · page 8

The death of Mr. Daniel Cameron, who in the early filties represented the Ovens in the Victorian Legislative Council, and its to whom it has often been said that he rode into Beechforth from the…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 2

WYALONG, Monday.—Operations are again in full swing, and excellent quality of ore is being raised from the various lines of reef. At the Barrier the contractors for the sinking of…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 7

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house yesterday:—Thordis, s, for Manila, with 5929 tons coal; Sea King, bq, for San Francisco, with 2125 tons; Guldregn, bq, for…

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The Pelaw-main Colliery. an Amicable Arrangement

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 5

MAITLAND, Sunday.--The cessation of work which occurred at the Pelaw-Main colliery on Thursday night last has been amicably arranged. The whistle did not blow for work all day…

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Miners' Delegate Board. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 7

At the Illawarra Miners' Association Delegate Board meeting, it was agreed that the annual balance-sheet be adopted as satisfactory. The following officers were declared…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 9

The Block 10 mill last week treated 3152 tons of crudes, worth 13.8oz silver, 14.7 per cent. lead, and 18 per cent. zinc for 462 tons of concentrates worth 32.6oz silver, 65.6 per…

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Struck by a Piece of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 6

KURKI KURRI, Saturday.--James Girvan, employed at the Heddon Greta colliery, received a blow in the face when picking a piece of coal. It is feared that he will lose the sight…

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Queensland Colliery Dispute. Reduction of the Hewing Rate. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 7

In connection with the disputee at Stafford's Whitwood Colliery, Ipswich, the proprietors in an interview stated that they had no intention of reducing the district rate of 2s [?]…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 9

During December 394 tons of ore was treated at Hannan's Reward, yielding 347oz, valued at £1473. A start has been made to asmple the ore…

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Pelaw-main Colliery. Trouble with the Wheelers. Probable Settlement. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 7

On Saturday fruitless efforts were make by the Pelaw-Main colliery lodge officers and Mr. Hindmarsh, colliery manager, to settle the difficulties with the wheelers but the…

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Mining in the State. Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 9

The Baker's Creek Company report that on Smith's reef driving on the reef is being carried on north and south from the crosscut at No. 16 level, and north from the…

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Country News. South Coast. South Coast Coal Industry. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 8

The following is a record of the coal shipped at Wollongong for the past week:—The steamer Wallsend loaded 460 tons, the Palmerston 500 tons. Mount Kembla 1300 tons…

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The Burning Barque. Coal Cargo Still Aflame. Origin of the Fire Unsolved

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The hull of the barque Itata, which was burned almost to the water's edge early on Friday last, remains fast on the bank where she was beached, off the…

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Reactionary Russia. Reformers Again Alarmed. Exhausting the Gold Reserve. More Outrages and Arrests

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Morning.--The decision of the French banks to grant the Russian Government a further loan has alarmed the Russian reformers, who foresee a…

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