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Mining & the mines, 1908

6,563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250

Special Coal Court. Meeting of Newcastle Miners on Monday. Resolution to Be Submitted

Evening News · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Saturday Afternoon.—After sitting all day yesterday, and practically all day to-day, the miners' management committee this afternoon came to a decision with regard to the…

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Weekly Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 10

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week amounted to 103,925 tons, of which 46,061 tons were shipped to inter-State and New Zealand ports, and 57,864 tons to…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 15

The Associated gold mine (W.A.) has declared a dividend of 1/ per share, payable on March 26. The converter plant of the Blayney Copper…

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Mining. Market Decline Continued

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 13

The market for metal mining shares, especially copper and silver-lead, continues to decline gradually. There was a fair amount of business on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, but it…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 15

The further fall in the value of lead from £13/17/6 to £13/12/6 per ton, with easier quotations on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday for the leading Broken Hill scrip,…

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He Salted a Mine. and Got a Dinner

Evening News · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 12

The latest story of mine-salting—a process not unknown in Australia—comes from the town of Wallace. Washington, U.S., and was done for the benefit of four prominent mining brokers…

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Entombed in Mine. Men Rescued After 46 Days' Captivity

The World's News · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 15

LIKE a resurrection -was the return to daylight on January 20 of three American miners who had been entombed in the bowels of the earth for 46 days. The men,…

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Bulli Developments. Heavy Demands for Coal and Coke

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 10

BULLI, Friday. -- The local coal trade during the past week has been very brisk. All the four collieries have been kept at high pressure, and each colliery has worked full time. The next pay will be an exceptionally…

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London Mining Market. London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 13

On the Stock Exchange to-day quotations of Australian mining ventures were:—Broken Hill Proprietary, b 50s 7d, s 51s 10d; North Broken Hill, b 35s 7d,…

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State Assistance to Mining. Zeehan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 15

The application of the Tasmanian Smelting Company for State financial assistance occupied the Premier, Captain Evans, yesterday. Mine managers and others urged that if the…

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"Drunken Miners." Will Mr. Mauger Explain? Questions in the Senate

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Notice was given in the Senate,, by Senator Nelld, to-day, of the following questions for next Tuesday: -- (a) Has the attention of the Ministry been…

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Coal Mining Crisis. Miners' Committee Stand Firm. No Evidence in Camera. Commission Likely to Break Up. Newcastle, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 7

The mining situation, which a week ago seemed to ensure Industrial peace and a continuance of the work of the Royal Commission, has now assumed a critical…

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Miners' Plea for Capitalists

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 12

In opening the annual conference of the Amalgamated :Miners' Association of Victoria at Daylesford (Vic), the president "Mr. G.([?] said, with moderate, right—thinking, men at…

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Deadlock in Coal Dispute

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 12

The proceedings before the special mining tribunal reached a critical stage yesterday, the miners' delegate objecting to the hearing of evidence in camera…

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The Coal Court Its Threatened Collapse the Hearing of Evidence in Camera Miners Object to Private Proceedings a Serious Situation Newcastle

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 1

The miners' committee of management, which has been sitting at the Trades Hall for the past two days, arrived at some highly important conclusions this afternoon…

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Mine Explosion London, Saturday, 6.30 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 1

Seventy persons have been killed by an explosion in the Monterey Steel Co.'s mine at Sabinas, in Mexico…

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New Zealand News. Coal, Strike. Auckland. Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 7

The strike of Blackball minors continues serious, though, the latest 'telegram to hand states that an early settlement Is probable…

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Mine Explosion in America. Seventy Lives Lost. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 7

An explosion occurred at the Monterey Shefi Company's mine at Sabina, Ohio, U.S.A. Seventy persons were killed…

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Competition for Trout Anglers. " Sunday Times " and " Referee "Gold Medal."

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 4

The trout—fishing season is now in full swing, and, following the practice of last year, the "Sunday Times" and "Referee" will give a gold medal for anglers…

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Electricity in Coal Mines. Report of Committee of Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 8

BULLI, Sunday.--The report of the committee of inquiry into the use of electricity in coal mines is now to hand, and deals exhaustively With the use of electricity in coal mines…

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