Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

6,749 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

Statement by the Acting-premier. the First Shipment. Coal Lumpers Will Be Asked to Unload

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 10

"According to dates of sailing," said the Acting-Premier yesterday, "the first shipment of coal for the Government should arrive to-morrow. The vessel is, however, not likely to be…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The Coal Crisis. Japanese and the Strike Big Government Orders in the East. Ridicule From the Japs

The Star · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 4

"I heard about the strike when I was in London," said Mr. S. E. Lees, who came back to Sydney to-day by the Japanese mull steamer Kumano Maru. "but I did not hear…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Great Fitzroy Copper Mine. Causes of the Decreased Output. Cable to the London Office. Ore Body Highly Silicious. Melbourne

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

The fall in the price of the Great Fitzroy share[?], together with the disappointing results of the past two months' work, has led to Mr. D. P. Mitchell, superintendent for Messrs…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office. 4.45 P.M. [A Portion of This Afternoon's News Will Be Found on Page 5 of This Issue.] Foreign Coal. Arrangements for Unloading. Scene at Darling Harbor. Priestman's Grabs Criticised. the Quitto's Berth. (Continued from page 6.)

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 7

Active preparations are being made by the N.S.W. Government for the reception of the first shipload of the 50,000 tons foreign coal promised over a month ago. As stated in the first…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Rich Gold Finds. Lucky Victorian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The North Woah Hawp mine has met with a patch of rich specimens, weighing about 400oz., and estimated to contain 220oz. of pure gold, valued at over £900…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Coal Miners' Finances. Northern Officials Criticised. Unfair Statements Supplied

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 4

The treasurer of the Federated Coal soft Shale Workers' Association, Mr. Albert Buras, in the course of a criticism of a statement of Mr. Hughes that the northern miners had…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip. To-day's Operations

The Star · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 5

The closing scrip (middle) quotations on the London Stock Exchange yesterday included the following:-- Broken Hill Proprietary, 43s. 9d: North Bro[?]n Hill, £5 1s 3d;…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Foreign Coal. That Cable iTO Japan. Denial by Miners' Secretary

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 6

Mr. A. Gray, genera secretary of the Federated Coal and Shale Workers' Association, in conversation with an "Evening News" reporter this morning, said he had noticed that…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Coal Wages Board. Will Be Ignored. Votes of Miners' Lodges

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday Afternoon.—The Shortland Miners' Lodge held a meeting yesterday to consider the acceptance or rejection of the Compulsory Wages Board. There…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Kangiara Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 9

The manager reports for the week ended January 10 as follows:- No. 1 north stope: Average width of lode, 5ft copperlead are. No. 2 north stope: Lode 6ft wide, with…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--The following additional December outputs are reported:--1 Oroya-Brown-hill 11917 tons, value £16,426. Oroya-Black Range, 4290 tons, value £1313…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 9

The Stannum Tin-dredging Company sluiced 37 hours last week[?] for 15cwt of tin. ThE Great Britain S[?]icing Company cleaned up, after running 267 hours, for 5 tons 5cwt…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Mining. Emmaville

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 3

For the year 1909 the output of tin and wolfram Shows a substantial increase on that Of the previous year. The return for 1908 was 500 tons of tin, valued at £40.000, and with wolfram and other…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

City Council Coal Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 6

The suggestion of Mr. Forbes-Mackay to construct a number of bunkers on a portion of the resumed area, in which to store emergency supplies of coal, in order that the city may be…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Diamond Mine in His Chest

The Star · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 8

If Signor A. La Labrio had not displayed such an abnormal development of the chest he might have escaped the New York Customs officers the other day. Spccial…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 9

The B.H. Junction mine did.very little development work last week, but construction work was persevered with. The new boilers are being built in under contract. The…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

W and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 9

Our Tingha correspondent telegraphed that the local price of tin was £90 per ton. The Stannum sluiced for 37 hours, and obtained 15cwt. tin…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

By Sands of Gold

Watchman · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 8

"It is there!" said Ephralm, rising in the waggon and pointing west over the sands. There was no blade of grass, nor any tree, save the tall. Jointed, spiny cactus…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Coal From England. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 7

The Metropolitan Gas Company has cargoes of English coal on the water…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Great Fitzroy Mine. to Suspend Smelting

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--in consequence of the coal strike, the general managers of the Great Fitzroy Company state that only Intermittent supplies of inferior quality coke are…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →