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Mining & the mines, 1908

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The Coal Crisis. the Teralba Difficulty. Court's Decision. Men Not Justified in Striking

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, "Wednesday Morning.—Matt[?]el are quiet at the mines this morning. All the Borehole collieries are continuing work, the men at the four Teralba mines—Pacific,…

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The Northern Territory. Statistics Foe 1907. Very Heavy Fall in Gold Export

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 10

PORT DARWIN, Tuesday.--The statistics of the Northern Territory for the year ended December. 31, 1907, show that the imports were valued at £78,996, against…

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The Coal Crisis. Teralba Dispute. No Decision Yet. Was a Strike Justifiable? Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 9

The crisis in the coal-mining industry of the northern district is still acute. The greatest interest has been manifested in the business of the Royal Commission dealing…

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The Coal Crisis the Teralba Dispute Royal Commission's Decision Matters Still in Abeyance Newcastle

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 4

Judge Heydoh, President of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the coal-mining disputes in the northern district, delivered this morning the decision of the…

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In the Wellington District. Some Account of Bodangora. No. Ii. a Complete Mining Plant

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 38

The plant of the Bodangora Mines is very complete, and although most of it has been working for several years, it is still equal to the general demands made upon it. This is…

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The Coal Crisis Royal Commission Sitting Calm and Hopeful Tons Decision to Be Given To-day Newcastle

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 6

There is noticeably a calmer and perhaps more hopeful tone about the proceedings at the Royal Commission to-day, and, despite the undoubted fact of the miners,…

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Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office, 5 P.M. the Coal Crisis. Decision in the Teralba Case. What the Judge Said. (Continued from page 5.)

Evening News · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday Afternoon.—The following is the judgment delivered by Judge Heydon in the special Mining Court regarding the strike by miners in the Teralba district…

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Goldfields Tragedies. Cold-blooded Murder. a Blacksmith's Fate. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 9

Brief particulars of what appears to have been a cold-blooded murder have been telegraphed to the Commissioner of Police from Sub-Inspector Mitchell, of Cue…

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Shocking Tragedy on the W.A. Goldfields Murder and Suicide a Third Man Arrested Melbourne

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 7

A Perth telegram states a shocking tragedy occurred at Wyola, seven miles from Cunderin, on the goldfields line, John M'Gulgan, employed on the railway, was shot dead by…

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Our Melbourne Letter. Victoria Racing Club's New Year Meeting. Country Carnivals: Burrumbeet—Terang—Hanging Rock—Lal Lal Beechworth—Ballarat Miners. Sundown Park Races. Turf Tattle. Victoria Raging Club. New Year Meeting. Melbourne

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 5

Despite the great heat and the many counter attractions, there was an excellent attendance at Flemington on New Year's Day, and in this…

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Mining Notes News From All Sources Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co.'s Report

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

Kelly's Queen Block Company crushed 767 tons of ore for gold valued at £2212. The Chicago Company reports that the railway receipts for December amounted to…

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Back to Work. Coal Crisis Ended. Miners Wrong. Special Court's Decision. Strike Not Justified

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 7

NEWCASTLE. Wednesday.--The special Mining Tribunal, presided over by Judge, Heydon, with Mr. H.S: Eorsyth properties representative, and Mr. P.Bowling miners…

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Mining. Goulburn

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 3

The output of the Lloyd Copper Mine for December was 3352 tons of ore. for 95 tons of refined copper. The expenditure was [?]5220. As the mine was closed, from December 24 to…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 9

Kelly's Queen Block Company, Charters Towers, has crushed 767 tons of stone, and the value of the gold comes to £2212. The dividend paid by the Harden Mining…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 10

The Mount Lyell has consigned an aggregate of 2157 tons blistor copper for the company's current half-year. For the four weeks ending November 2, the…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Nederland, s, for San Francisco, via Sydney, with 5739 tons coal; Leni, bq., for Pisagua, with 2922 tons coal;…

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Mining. Dull, Featureless Market

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 10

Genuine orders were again conspicuous by their absence yesterday on the . Sydney Exchange, and operators were still waiting for a cue as to the probable trend of the market…

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Cost of Rand Mining

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Evening. —The working costs of 63 mines, representing 99 per cent, of the entire tonnage of the Band, was 30s per ton during November, compared with 22s 6d…

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Better Coal Stocks Held. Manufacturers' Position

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 8

Had it happened that Newcastle and Maitland coal supplies were cut off, the factories, teamship companies, and other establishments around Sydney would have faced a…

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Yambulla Mining. a Good Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 9

Miradin and Polar, of the Yambulla mines, report that during the half-year 900 tons were treated for 816oz over the plates. They have eight tons of concentrates, and lately have…

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