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Mining & the mines, 1910

6,749 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

The Essential Oversea Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 6

One of the lessons very forcibly taught by the strike is that the oversea coal trade must be catered for, and that in the teeth of keen competition, if our output is to be…

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Helping the Miners. the Seamen's Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 8

The Seamen's Union, at its weekly meeting, in the Trades Hall last night, passed a resolution expressing full confidence in its executive…

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In the West. Mines Working Well

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 8

LITHGOW, Monday.--Work was resumed this, morning at the local collieries, and everything appears to be working satisfactorily. No doubt the output henceforth will be larger now that…

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The Coal Strike Position of the Miners. Afraid to Express Their Opinions Wages Board the Trump Card. West Maitland

The Star · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

Judge Scholes's appeal to the miners to accept the wages board, and his declaration that the would not allow technicalities to stand in the way of getting at the…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 9

"London advises prices practically unchanged, others steady but quiet," was all that was contained in the private cable message issued yesterday morning with respect to…

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Late Mining. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 8

To-day's sales were:- Silver; British Broken: 21/9, 25/. Copper: Balfour Blocks, £11/5/; Mt. Lyell Blocks, 1/; Tasmanian Copper, 6/2; Great Fitzroy, 24/0, 25/1…

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The Coal Strike. an English Impression

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 13

Commenting on the coal strike, and its effect upon shipping, "Lloyd's Weekly Index," dated December 2nd, says: "Another large cargo of Tyne gas…

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Imported Coal May Arrive Any Day

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 8

The steamers from India with the first instalment of the 50,000 tons of coal ordered by the Government may be here any day. They left India within three or four days of one another,…

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North British Goal Miners. 100,000 IDLE

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 6

LONDON, Monday Evening.—One hundred thousand coal miners in Northumberland and Durham are idle; 3000 have been persuaded to resume work…

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Miners' Vote on Wages Board Probably Be Rejected

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday Afternoon.—One of the three district officers of the Miners' Federation was asked this afternoon in tie course of an interview, whether there was any chance…

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Mining. Copper and Barriers Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

There was no marked fluctuations in Australian mining companies on the London Stock Exchange on Saturday, and business was quiet. In Sydney yesterday copper and Barrier shares…

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Gold in an Orchard. Nugget Worth £400

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 8

William Hogan and Daniel Endicott, miners, who recently pegged out a claim in Endicott's orchard, at Merrendee, 22 miles from Mudgee have had a lucky find. A shaft was put down…

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Mining in the State. Bellingen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 9

A Sydney syndicate has undertaken to recommence mining for gold at Deep Creek, between Nambucca and Bellinger Rivers, where mines were previously opened, and…

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Miners' Shift System Dispute. London, Monday, 4.5 p.m

The Star · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 1

The miners now out on strike over the shift system in Northumberland and Durham number 100,000. Three thousand of the men have been…

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City Council Coal Store. Suggested Provision for the Future

The Star · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 7

The City Electrical Engineer submitted a report to the Electric Light Committee yesterday with regard to making provision in future for ensuring a supply of coal should…

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Sir E. H. Shackleton's Intentions. German Gold Medal Awarded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 7

Sir E. H. Shackleton, addressing German scientists and explorers in Berlin, outlined a new scheme of Antarctic exploration by a fresh route. He will begin preparations…

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The Mooltan's Coal. Quick Work by Lascars. More Trouble Pending

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 3

The coaling of the P. end O. mail steamer Mooltan, now lying in Athol Bight, with Japanese coal from the steamer Poona is proceeding with celerity, and by to-night she will have…

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Outlook Unpromising. Delegates Against Industrial Board. Miners Will Probably Follow. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 7

The Industrial Court, from which so much was looked for, has again been hung up for a fortnight. During that time there is little prospect of any new development taking place…

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Water and Sewerage Board. a Coal Bin That Was Not Used

The Star · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

The Water and Sewerage Board has constructed, at a cost of between £5000 and £6000, a large bin for the storage of coal. This was completed about six months ago, and…

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Cost to the City Council. Further Outlay of £14,300. Question of Coal Storage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 8

The city, electrical engineer yestarday submitted a report to the electric light commlttee on the question of coal supply and storage:- "The long continuance of the coal strike,"…

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