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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

Mine Explosion in Virginia. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 7

An explosion in the Stuart mine, Faretteville, Virginia, entombed 80 workmen…

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Broken-hill Mines. the Block 14 Lode

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.-- A change occurred yesterday in the lode at the 606ft. level of Block 14, which was not altogether favorable. It took a sharp turn east as the drive advanced…

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New English Coal Seam. London, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 7

A seam of coal 30ft thick has been struck on the Earl of Dudley's estate, near Sedgley, a suburb of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. The opening up of the new…

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Reden Mine Disaster. the Missing Men Accounted For

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.-- The rescue party at the Roden Mine (Prussia), the members of which were believed to have perished, are safe, and 23 miners have been…

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Mining Intelligence. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 11

"The London market has gone to pieces. Prices are down. Now we will have a chance of getting cheaper stocks." This was the remark made by a prominent member of the…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. Another Colliery Disaster. Eighty Lives Lost

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Eighty workmen have been entombed by an explosion in the Stuart Mine, Faretteville, Virgina, U.S. Later.—There are indications that all the…

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Colliery Disasters. Prussian Rescuers Safe. Appreciation of French Sympathy. London, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 7

The party of rescuers who were supposed to have perished in the Reden mine, Rhenish Prussia, are safe. They brought to the surface 25 miners…

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Mining in the State. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 11

The Jacqua copper mine, in the Bungonia district, has been successfully floated, and capital will be spent in developing the property. Many blocks have boen peggod out in…

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Pride of the Hills Mine. Rich Silver and Copper Ore. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 11

Preparations are in progress to sink the shaft of tho Pride of the Hills mine, Rosedale, another 50 feet. A parcel of silver ore, containing a little fahlore, is being prepared…

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The Peak Hill Field. Activity in the Copper Mines. Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 11

During the past nine years the value of gold won in Peak Hill district amounted to £304,804 13s 3d, representing 84,822 ounces. The copper mines are again in full swing…

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Lithgow Mining Conference. Increased Hewing Rate Wanted. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 7

A conference of mineowners and minors' representatives was held last night. It was due to the operation of the sliding scale. In the arbitration award, whereby in three years…

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The Colliery Disasters. the Entombed at Stuart Mine. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 13

There are indications that the 80 workmen entombed by the explosion in the Stuart mine, Faretteville, Virginin, are dead…

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South Coast Collieries. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 13

All the collieries have full time again this week. Following are the shipments at Wollongong:—Kurrara 1260 tons, Horga 250, Civility 250, Malachlte 670, Palmerston 1000,…

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Southern Coal Trade. Business Continues Brisk. Arrival of Welsh and Scottish Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 14

BULLI, Friday. -- The coal trade for the past week has continued brisk, full time being maintained by all the local collieries, with the exception of Bellambi, which has been idle for…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 16

A much healthier tone pervaded the market yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, and a large turnover of a general character was carried through. A higher range of quotations from…

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"Witch's Gold."

The World's News · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 30

Hamlin Garland tells exuberantly of a lucky miner moved by love of a pore girl to make rather Quixotic restitution to the partners he had bought out of a "good thing." The story…

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Weekly Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 10

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended yesterday amounted to 53,276 tons. Of this quantity, 29,730 tons were sent to foreign ports, while the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 14

The Ringarooma Bucket Dredging Company (Tasmania) has obtained 12cwt tin for a run of 119 hours. The South Glanmire and Monkland…

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The Week's Mining

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 11

Work is proceeding smoothly at the Mankind district collieries, Except at Abermain, better wages are being paid than at any time…

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Activity in the Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 14

Since the advent of the new year the coalshipping trade has been unusually active, and betokens a record year in the trade of the port. During January no less than 50…

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