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Mining & the mines, 1908

6,563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

Entombed Nevada Miners. Rescued After Forty-six Days

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--The three men Bailey, Brown, and Macdonald-- who have been entombed in the Alpha shaft of the Girowx Mine at Ely, in Nevada, since…

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Mining Intelligence. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 9

Though the amount of business transacted yesterday morning was not large, prices, generally speaking, were well maintained, especially in the case of…

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New; Hillgrove Phoprieaary Mines. 'A' Water Difficulty Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 9

About 50 men were knocked off to-day at the Eleanora and New Hillgrove Proprietary mines, owing, it is said, to the probable stoppage of the water supply to those mines,…

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Mining in the State. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 9

Messrs. Swinghammer and Zietsch, directors of the Mount Brown copper mine, arrived here during the week, and inspected the mine. As a result, it was decided that…

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Northern Mines. Nearly All Working Trouble at Minmi and Glenrock Newcastle

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 1

All the mines are working to day, with the exception of Brown's Minmi collieries, and the Glenrock [?]it, The Minmi trouble is with the wheelers,…

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Broken Hill Mining. the Concentrates Difficulty. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 9

The failure of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company and other mines to complete arrangements for the sale of concentrates is regarded as most disappointing to Broken Hill…

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N.s.w. Cabinet Re-arranged. the New Portfolio. Mr. Perry, Minister for Agriculture. Chief Secretary Takes Mines

Evening News · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Wade, was able this afternoon to announce the changes which have been made in the Cabinet, rendered necessary by the creation of the new Department of…

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Coal-mining Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 10

A representative of the Coal-mining Commission arrived from Sydney to-night. He stated that the President, Judge Heydon, would not be able to make the contemplated…

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Three Mines Resume Work. Two Minmi Collieries Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The causes which led to the Burwood, Lambton B. and Shortland collieries, in the Charlestown district, being idle yesterday having been temporarily…

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Discontented Wheelers. Defying Miners' Federation. Mintmi Collieries Still Idle

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday—Back Creek and DUckenfield Collieries, at Minmi are idle again to-day, the wheelers on strike being determined not to resume work tin given…

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Two Collieries Idle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 10

Messrs. J. and A. Brown's Back Creek and Duckenfield collieries at Minmi were idle today, owing to a strike of wheelers. They made a demand tor increased wages, which…

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Gunnedah Colliery Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 10

GUNNEDAH, Monday.--At a meeting of the Gunnedah Colliery Company, held on Wednesday, the proposal of the directors to procure two coal-cutting machines for the Black Jack…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 11

London quotations dated January 20. received by the B. H. Propictary Company, give the following buying quotations:—Silver, 2/l 11-6, lead, £14/12/6; shares, 57/; speiter,…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 10

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Euryalna, s, for Java ports and Singapore, via Sydney, with 3800 tons coal; Wakatipu, s, for Launceston, via…

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Airly Shale and Oil Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 15

LITHGOW, Tuesday.--An aggregate meeting, of the members of the Airly Shale and Oil Miners' Association --who have been on strike for five months--was held on Saturday. Mr. J. P. Cochran, secretary of the Sydney…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 14

The general manager of the Broken-hill Proprietary advises that good ore has been met with at the 1400ft. level of the blind shaft. As this is the deepest point of working on…

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More Gold Than Glory

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 8

It is announced from Wellington (N.Z.) that a wealthy syndicate is prepared to come forward with a sum exceeding £20,000 for the purpose of systematically exploiting Rugby football in the…

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Disaster in Belgium. Colliery Explosion. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 9

An explosion in a colliery at Flenu, Charlerol, Belgium, killed ten miners and injured 28 others…

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Newcastle Mining Troubles

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 8

Spoken to on the subject of Newcastle mining troubles yesterday the State Premier, said, "I have every hope that the Mining Commission will resume work next week. It is very…

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Miners' Eight Hours' Bill What Glasgow Merchants Fear

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--The members of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce have unanimously decided to petition Parliament against the Minors' Eight-hours Bill,…

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