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Mining & the mines, 1908

6,563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 250

Late Mining. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 10

To-day's sales and quotations were:— Silver: B.H. Block 10, 50/, b 50/, s 50/6; Block 14, pref., s 14/; British Broken, b 13/9. s 14/3; Broken Hills, 48/6, 48/, b 47/9, s 48/6;…

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Tasmanian Mining. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 11

The Anchor tin mine has temporarily closed down owing to water shortage. The faces are showing good tin. Mr. J. D. Lewis, general manager, left for Melbourne…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 11

The market in silver shares yesterday morning displayed slight signs of weakness, in the faeo of the fact that London cables showed that the price of lead was unaltered at £13/17/6…

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West Australia Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 51

The West Australian output of gold for February was 154,455 fine ounces, valued at £650,084…

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Another Strike. Heddon Greta Mine Idle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 8

The East Greta Coal Company's Heddon-Greta colliery was thrown Idle yesterday, in consequence of all the miners ceasing work. It appears that a few weeks ago three men…

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Mining in the United Kingdom

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 36

The total number of persons employed in and about all the mines of the United Kingdom in 1906 was 912,576, of whom 882,345 worked at the 3278 mines under the…

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Mining. Dull and Easy Market

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 15

A moderate amount of dealing between professional operators' represented the bulk of a limited turnover yesterday on the Sydney Exchange. Variations in prices were few, but they…

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Victorian Exports. Shipments of Gold and Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--During the week the exports of gold from Victoria have been fairly extensive, totalling £685,744. The R.M.S. Mooltan, which left to-day took…

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A Desperate Struggle. Miners' Fight for Life. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 10

The Birthday mine, at Berringa, was the scene of a shocking accident last night. Charles Lacey lost his life, nnd D. M'Kenzie had a narrow escape. The mishap his caused…

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An Incident of the Strike. German Coal Lumper Fined

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 6

A German named John Recce, 32, a coal lumper, was charged at the Central Police Court this morning with having made use of indecent language in Wharf-street, Sydney,…

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Eight Hours in Mines. Opposition From Consumers. London, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 9

The Shipping Federation, the railways, and some gas companies, several Chambers of Commerce, and other large consumers of coal, are organising opposition to the…

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Mr. Bowling in Opposition. Deprecates Committee's Action. Miners Not Ready to Fight

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 9

Mr. Peter Bowling, representative of the miners on the Special Court, has attended a number of the lodge meetings called to deal with the committee s resolutions concerning…

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Northern Coal Crisis. Lodges Veto the Camera Court. Anxiety for the Future

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.-- Practically the whole of the lodges in the Newcastle and Maitland districts have now spoken on the resolutions submitted to them by the miners'…

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Northern Rivers Mining. the Cangai Copper Field. How It Has Been Developed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 11

Up on the Clarence River, Cangal is a name to conjure with. Although years ago there were gold mines in the northern river districts, the, reported discovery of copper in payable…

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The Week in Pictures From North It South: Floods at Newcastle. N.C.Os. Camp at Moss Vale. Floods at the Coal City

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 28

With, almost five days' continuous rain throughout the Newcastle district all the low- lying lands in the vicinity of the city were converted into swamps, with, water ranging…

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Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office, 4.50 P.m.shore Drivers' Award. Application for Common Rule. Coal Companies in Opposition. Thirty-nine Companies Interested. an Inoperative Award

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 7

The Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Street, De-puty-president, and Messrs. T. E. Spencer and E. Riley members), had before it this morning application to make the award given in the…

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Australian Short Stories. a Little Hugget. a Tale of the Australian Goldfields

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 621

It was at the beginning of the Bryawong rush in MR, and the long white road to the goldfield was packed with vehicles of every description, carrying human beings, dogs,…

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Better Than a Gold Mine

Watchman · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 5

Mining investors have often found to their sorrow that the diminished field has meant the cessation of dividends. The Roman Catholic Church has discovered something…

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Stockton Coal Mine Arbitration Court Case Application Fails

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 7

In the Arbitration Court yesterday the hearing was continued of the common rule application of the Shore Drivers and Firemen's Union in connection with the…

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Drivers and Firemen. Conditions at Coal Mines. Evidence in Arbitration Court

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 5

The Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Street, Deputy-President, and Messrs. T. E. Spencer and E. Riley, members) sat this morning,, and heard evidence in the matter of the…

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