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Mining & the mines, 1910

6,749 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Mining in the State. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 11

From 12 dishes of washd[?] at Mingay on Saturday Male and party secured 17dwt gold. The largest piece welghed half an ounce. The run of gold is 12ft wide sinking 16ft. A…

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Mining. Silver and Copper Shares Weaker

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 11

Operations on the mining market yesterday morning took a wider range than has been the case for some days past. As the result of London cables announcing that lead had fallen…

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Northern Miners. the Wages Board. Increasing in Popularity. Newcastle

The Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 4

The wages board is undoubtedly increasing in popularity among the miners. There were always a very large number of the men in favor of submitting their grievances to the…

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Foreign Coal Probabilities of Arrival. Will More Be Ordered?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 10

The Acting-Premier stated yesterday that the whole of the coal which had been ordered from abroad by the Government should reach Sydney by the end of next week at the latest. The…

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Coal for the Gas Company. From Cessnock on

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 10

There are about 8000 tons of coal to be shifted from the Bellbird min[?] to Sydney. The Australian Gaslight Company is taking a large part of it. Since the refusal of the…

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N.z. Coal Arrives. the Inga Brings 700 Tons

The Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 5

The first shipment of New Zealand coal to arrive at Sydney for disposal since the strike was brought by the steamer Inga last night. This vessel is a well-known timber trader…

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Colliery Explosion. a Big Death Roll. Indescribable Destruction. London, Tuesday, 4.30 p.m

The Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 1

One hundred and forty-nine miners were entombed by an explosion that occurred yesterday in the Colorado Iron and Coat Co.'s mine at Primere. I Up to the present 94 dead bodies havoboen…

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The Government on Trial. Found Wanting by Maitland Miners. West Maitland

The Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 5

The miners of South Maitland coal field held an aggregate meeting at Weston yesterday to protest against the action of the Government during the present dispute…

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Another Coal Ship. Arrival of the Den of Airlie Brings 4600 Tons

The Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 5

The steamer Den of Airlie, carrying a cargo of coal, for the New South Wales Government, arrived from Calcutta at 6.28 this morning, and anchored in Watson's Bay…

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Best Bengal Coal. Cargo by Dem of Airlie. to Discharge at Miller's Point

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 7

The steamer Den of Airlie, from Calcutta, arrived at Sydney this morning, and is now at anchor in Watson's Bay. This steamer on board a cargo of the best Bengal coal,…

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"Spectre at the Feast." Coal and Shale Workers' Collection. Permission Refused by Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 9

A long, and at times heated, discussion took place in the City Council last night over a recommendation by the finance committee:-- That applications by the citizens' relief committee,…

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Latest Edition the Strike. Signs of Settlement. a Conference Arranged. Miners to Make Proposals. Newcastle

The Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 5

There are undoubted indications of a speedy termination of the present trouble, as far as the northern men are concerned. The delegate board decided recently to…

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Hauling Coal From Bellbird Objections to Traction-engine. Roads Must Not Be Damaged. Maitland

The Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 5

The work of removing coal from Bellbird to Cessnock station is proceeding without interruption, and in addition to carts and horses, a traction engine is to be used in…

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Mining News. Around New South Wales Fields. a Crushing From Oakey Creek

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 52

Mr. Rewell, manager of the Blue Spec Mine, Oakey Creek; near Hargraves (says a report from Mudgee), has brought a slug of 20oz of smelted gold to town, being the result, of a…

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Terrible Explosion. One Hundred and Forty-nine Miners Entombed. Rescue Hopeless Seventy Bodies Recovered in a Heap

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--An explosion occurred yesterday in the Colorado Iron and Coal Company's mine at Primero. One hundred and forty-nine miners were…

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Colliery Explosions. Colorado Mine Disaster. Over Ninety Bodies Recovered

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--So far. 94 bodies have been recovered from the Colorado Coal and Iron Company's mine at Primero, where a disastrous explosion occurred…

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Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 8

The gold yield in January was 127,3[?]0oz. being 49360Z less than in January last year…

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The Coal Lumpers. Strike Nearly Over. Split with Northern Miners Conference with Employers This Afternoon

Evening News · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 5

There are indications that the strike of coal lumpers will be over in the course of a few days, owing to a split that has occurred between that union and the northern miners,…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 9

The Great Britain Sluicing Company cleaned up on Saturday last, after running 253 hours for a return of 6 tons of [?]ne ore (estimated). The only sal[?] of Amalgamated Zinc on the…

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Excelsior Colliery: a Correction. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 8

Sir,--I notice in your issue of this morning that your Bulli correspondent states that we have granted our miners one penny per ton increase in the hewing rate and conceded them eight hours bank to bank, and in…

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