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Mining & the mines, 1908

6,563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 250

Record Coal Loading

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The current week has been a busy one at the coal shipping yards, at the Dyke, and the cranes have been working full time to keep pace with orders for coal. The quantity…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 11

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended to-day amounted to 92,056 tons. Commonwealth and New Zealand ports took 55,481 tons, while…

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Weekly Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 16

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week, amounted to 92,056 tons, of which 55,431 tons were shipped to inter-State and New Zealand ports, and 36,675 tons to…

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Rhondda Miners Resume Work

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 14

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Putting into effect their resolution carried at a meeting yesterday, afternoon, the Rhondda miners, resumed work at the pit this morning…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 15

The Ruby Company (Charters Towers) reports a yield of 431oz of gold, exclusive of reserves, from 147 tons of stone. The Bourke's Hill T. S. Company, at…

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B.h. Junction North Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 15

The [?].H. Junction North, for the past week, raised 1806 tons of sulphides, 144 tons from No. 8 level, 1043 tons from No. 9, and 609 tons from No. 10. The average in value…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 20

No work, underground has been done at the Blayney copper-mine during the past few weeks. One furnace is in operation, and a further 9 tons blister copper have been produced, and 28…

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The Week's Mining

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

The Queensland Exploration Company's Great Australia mine struck sulphide ore on January 24, it is wired. Samples to hand are…

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Illicit Gold-buying. Two Chinese Convicted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 14

At the Bendigo Court to-day Ah Din was charged with having been found in possession of gold and gold specimens suspected of having been unlawfully obtained. The…

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Newcastle. Coal-trimmers and a Tonnage Rate

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 16

A special meeting of the Newcastle Coal-trimmers' Federal Union was held in the Carrington School of Arts on Thursday, Mr. J. Dallas presiding. A communication was read from…

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Mining Relapse in the Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 20

The excitement in the share market on Thursday proved to be spasmodic and short lived. It had quite Subsided yesterday as far as the Sydney Exchange was concerned, and under a…

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Mining Intelligence the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 15

"The pace yesterday was too hot to last long," observed a member of the Stock Exchange yesterday morning, as he glanced at the sale board, and noted the great falling-off…

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Amusing Reminiscences. Mark Twain's Tramp Through the Mines

The World's News · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 11

To the current number of the "North American Review" Mark Twain contributes an entertaining chapter of autobiography. Digging up reminiscences,…

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Goal Oast in Mines. Its Great Dangers. Remarkable Incident

Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 7

Some fairly recent mining disasters in New South Wales brought into public discussion the potentialities for evil of coal dust in mines. As to this subject, it is noticeable that at a…

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Southern Coal Trade. Shipments at Wollongong and Port Kembla

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 14

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Company, Port Kembla, has not yet fairly started at the work of preparing a site for its building. Mr. Goddard,…

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Political Labour League The Annual Conference Nationalisation of Coal Mines

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 14

The Political Labour League's Conference at the Trades Hall was continued yesterday afternoon, Mr. F. Bryant presiding. The following motion, on behalf of the…

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Miners As Collegians

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 5

It has been arranged by the Durham Miners' Association that four minors, belonging to the Association, shall have then opportunity of going to Ruskin College…

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Gold Watch for a Century

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1908 · page 12

At the Brisbane Town Hall on Tuesday, in the presence of a large gathering, the Mayor of Brisbane presented Roger Hartigan with a magnificent gold watch, in recognition of his splendid…

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