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Mining & the mines, 1910

6,749 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Melbourne Gold Shipments. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 9

Gold shipments to-day by the Omrah consisted of £4500 for London shipped by the Orient S.N. Company. The Empire took £3000 for Hongkong…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 11

The information to hand by cable message yesterday morning—that the price. of copper had advanced 12/6, bringing it to £61/12/6, and that lead had firmed 1/3—was good news, but…

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Coal for Sydney. Expected To-day. Police Making Protective Preparations. "Mechanical Coal-lumpers" Secured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 10

The first shipload of the 50,000 tons of coal ordered from abroad by the New South Wales Government will, it is expected, roach Sydney to-day. No official information is available on…

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Mining. Metals and Barriers Firmer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 15

Private cable messages yesterday showed that the London Stock Exchange continued firm on Monday, and that metals were higher. Copper rose 7s 6d, to £61 12s 6d, and lead 1s 3d, to…

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Why Not a Ballot? Miners and the Wages Boards

The Star · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 4

Matters in connection with the coal strike have now become so mixed that a ballot by the northern minors on the wages board question seems to [?] the only satisfactory…

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Newcastle. Coa[?]l and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 10

The following vessels were entered outwards at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:— Cavallere Ciampa, for United Kingdom, via Port Augusta, with ballast; Dalmore, steamer,…

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Chillagoe Company. Coal Strike and Railway Revenue. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 11

The Chillagoe Company reports that the railway receipts for December amounted to £6782, and for the nine months of the fiancial year ended December 31, £70,[?]04. For…

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Mining in the State. Forest Reef

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 11

A [?]lalm worked in the old days of the Forest, and known as German Gully, is having another start, as many of the old residents f[?]l satisfied that much gold was left…

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The Coal Strike. Charge of Inciting. Walsh Before the Court

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday Afternoon.—The case against Thos. Walsh, local agent for[?] the Federated Seamen's Union, and a member of the late Strike Congress, came on for hearing…

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The Miner. Powlett River Coal Field. "The Newcastle of Victoria."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 37

If the hopes and anticipations of the officers of the Victorian Mines Department are fully realised, Newcastle from which place the bulk of the coal supplies for the southern…

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English Coal Strike. One Hundred Thousand Idle. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 9

One hundred thousand men in Northumberland and Durham are idle owing to the coal-mining strike. Three thousand miners have been…

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Work at Mt. Keira. Who Is Cutting the Coal? Wollongong

The Star · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 4

The hauling ropes at the Keira Colliery were again in motion to-day, and a quantity of coal was taken from the mine. This is the fourth day on which coal has been coming…

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In and About the Mines. Mills' United crushed 741 tons, value £3821

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 15

At Kootra Mines the crosscut from No. 1 level to the main shaft was driven a further 5ft.; total of 8ft. during the past week. In the main shaft cage-runners have been fitted in the…

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The Coal Strike--Mr. Hughes, M.P., on the South Coast

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 24

Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., the leader of what is known as No. 1 Strike…

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The Bowling Congress. Coal Shipments Considered. Unionists Will Not Handle It

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 10

Mr. Bowling's Congress held a meeting in Sydney yesterday, and, although the greatest secrecy is maintained as to the business transacted, it was elicited that it was of an important…

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Calcutta Coal in Melbourne. Large Quantities on the Water. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 10

A considerable quantity of coal for Melbourne is on the water. Some of the cargoes are expected to arrive shortly, and the tightness which now exists in shipping and…

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Mining News. Around New South Wales Fields. Wyalong Properties

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 54

At Wyalong, operations are again in full swing at the various properties. From returns to hand of last year's work, the output of gold shows a decline compared with that of…

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Fuel Trade Brisk. Coal Supplies for Large Consumers. No Retail Business Doing

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 6

The fuel trade in Sydney during the past week has been, as regards inquiries, very brisk. Mr. J. Johnson, manager of B. Byrnes, Limited, states that all the available coal was being…

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The Coal Strike. P. and O. Steamers. Free Labor for the Palermo

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 6

The P. and O. mail steamer Mooltan will berth at Circular Quay to-morrow morning to begin loading cargo for London. See has large engagements, but the company's arrangements…

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Coal Coming From Calcutta. Another Cargo From Japan. All for N.s.w. Government

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 6

The first coal cargo to the order of the N.S.W. Government may bo expected to arrive at Sydney at any moment. The steamer Quito, an English-owned vessel, is understood to be due…

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