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Mining & the mines, 1908

6,563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

Imprisoned Coal Miners. Small Hope of Succor. Two Rescuers Suffocated

Evening News · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—Repeated efforts have been made to rescue the unfortunate men shut up in the workings of the Hamstead Colliery, Birmingham, owing to the timbering of…

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Blackball Miners' Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 10

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.--The Arbitration Court sits on Wednesday hear the charges against the Blackball Miners Union creating a strike…

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Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 15

A return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of February is 15,979 ounces crude, equal to 13,499 ounces…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 15

London quotations, dated March 6, received by the B.H. Proprietary, give the following buying quotations:—Silver, 2/1 3-16; lead, £13/15/; company's shares. 45/; spelter (zinc),…

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South Coast Collieries. Helensburgh Wheelers' Cases Heard. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 11

The Joint conciliation board connected wits the Illawarra collieries has held a meeting, and, amongst other matters, had before them the complaints which caused the wheelers…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 13

The output of the Lloyd copper mine last month was 4125 tons ore treated for 122 tons refined copper, average 2.95 per cent. The month's expenditure totalled £6150…

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Crushed by Fall of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 10

BULLI, Friday.--To-day a miner, James Sa[?]bury, met with a severe accident, and was badly crushed by a fall of coal, in South Billi colliery…

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Fire in a Colliery. Sensational Rescues. London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 13

The upsetting of some candles fired the timbering in Hampstead colliery, Birmingham. Nine men traversed a passage through the flames, and escaped…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 15

The fact announced by cable that the London stock Exchange on Thursday showed considerable firmneas over a wide range of Australian shares, including the leading Broken…

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New Steamer for the Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 14

Messrs. M'Hwraith, M'Eacharn and Co, have contracted with the Clyde Shipouilding and Engineering Company. Port Glasgow, for the construction of a small steamer collier for the Bellambi Goal Company…

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ARBITRATION. (Before the Deputy President, Mr. Justice Street. and Messrs. T. Spencer and E. Riley.) Coal Mining Conditions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 18

Further evidence was given in the claim for better working conditions and increased waggs brought by the Shoredrivers and Firemen's Union against the Caledonian Coal Company…

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Plain Speaking by the Miners. the Apology Accepted

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--At the meeting of the committee of management of the Miners' Federation this afternoon the matter of charges of drunkenness alleged to have been made by the…

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Late Mining. London, March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 14

On the Stock Exchange yesterday quotations of Australian mining ventures were:—Broken Hill Proprietary, b 43/9, b 46/3; Block 10, b 47/6, s 50/; Lake View Consols, b 7/6, s 8/6…

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Mining. Firm But Quiet Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 13

A further decided shrinkage took place yesterday in operations on Sydney Exchange, sales in the aggregate being oh an extremely limited scale. In tone, however, the market continued…

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Gold Yield for February. a Large Increase

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 13

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of February is 14,979oz. crude, equal to 13,499oz. fine,…

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Heavy Mining Fatalities. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 14

The man Fitzpatrick, who was injured in the Proprietary mine on Wednesday, died in the hospital this afternoon. This makes the eleventh fatality in the mines this year…

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Mr. Mauger and the Miners an Unreserved Withdrawal. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 15

Mr. Mauger, the Postmaster-General, this afternoon said he would unreservedly withdraw the statement be made regarding the [?]briety of the Maitland minors. He said…

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A Question of Wages Claim Against a Coal Company

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 15

In the Arbitration Court yesterday, further evidence was heard with regard to the case of the Shore Drivers and Firemen's Union v. the Caledonian Coal Co…

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Arbitration Court. the Caledonian Coal Co., Ltd. Conditions of Employment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 8

Mr. H. A. Mitchell appeared for the Shore Drivers and Firemen's Union, claimant Mr. Broomfield, instructed by Messrs. Minter, Simpson, and Co., appeared for the Caledonian…

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Coal Crisis. Situation Easier. Ballot to Be Taken. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 13

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation met at the Trades Hall to-day. Mr. Peter Bowling presided The business was consideration of the…

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