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Mining & the mines, 1910

6,749 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

The Coal Strike. Southern Ballot To-day. Acceptance of Wages Board Certain. Two-to-one Majority Expected. Bulli

The Star · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

The general opinion here is that the ballot being taken amongst the southern miners to-day will result in the acceptance of the wages board, by at least a two-to-one…

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The Coal Strike. Miners' Finances. Congresses Meet

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 9

The old and new strike congresses have come to an agreement in one matter, that is in regard to finance, and the fact seems to bode well for a further rapprochement between the…

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The Government and the Miners' Mines. Scandalous Official Partisanship

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 1

The vengeance of every honest man and woman in New South Willed should pursue the Government and their supporters to the…

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Re-starting the Miners' Mines. a Difference of Opinion. Newcastle

The Star · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 9

Mr. Bowling's scheme for reopening the Young Wallsend Mine twos criticised by some of the men at a meeting at Young Wallsend yesterday. They said they had…

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Movable Mines

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

An important invention has recently been completed by a Swedish engineer. [?] mines, which have [?] been anchored at certain fixed [?], can now be lowered or…

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The Australien's Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 14

The F.M.S. Australien, which arrived from Noumea yesterday, was delayed for a few days waiting for coal from Japan, but now has enough to carry her through to Marseilles, for…

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Melbourne Coal Supply

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Friday.--With the shipments now arriving in Melbourne from Calcutta, Japan, and Great Britain, the stringency in the coal supply of the city for public utility…

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Carnegie's Gold Key

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 13

With the view of providing accommodation for the rapidly growing collection of gold keys silver caskets containing burgess tickets, and other mementoes of Mr. Andrew Carnegie's…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 15

The report of the manager of the Vegetable Creek Tin Mino for the week ended January 5 shows that development is still proceeding with a view of reaching the wash…

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A Bag of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 7

Aneroid compass, pocket fossil chisel lens walking brogues and a change of linen were now stored away in my portmanteau and, parting 6s 11d for a second-class ticket—my…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 17

Araluen Central won 45oz. 18dwt. gold for a run of 135 hours. Araluen Redbank, working 130 hours, recovered 54oz gold…

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Mr. Carnegie's Gold Keys

The World's News · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 10

With the view of providing accommodation for the rapidly growing collection of gold keys, silver caskets containing burgess tickets, and other mementoes of Mr. Andrew Carnegie's…

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Sydney Ferries. Further Coal Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 14

Travellers by the Sydney Ferries yesterday were much interested in the unloading of coal from a vessel at the company's works at Milson's Point. This was a further supply for the…

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Coal From England. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 14

The steamer Fitzclarence, with about 5000 tons of coal from Newcastle-on-Tyne, will arrive here to-morrow. This shipment is consigned to the Metropolitan Gas Company…

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Mine Manager for Powlett. Melbourne

The Star · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 10

Forty applications have been received for the position of general manager of the [?]te coalmine at Powlett River…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 15

The diamond drill from the main west cross cut on the B.H. South Block's No. 4 level, after passing through nearly 2ft of lode at 102ft, met with good body su[?]des at 180ft…

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"Gold" That Was of Brass

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 22

Jack Lambert, or Laule (35), a German, was charged at the Water Court, before Mr. Love, D.S.M., with having, on January 11, endeavored to impose on William Young by representing that a brass chain was of gold,…

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Mining. Silver-lead Higher

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 17

The Broken-hill companies all improved on the local market yesterday. Lead was cabled at £13 17s 6d, being a recovery of 1s 3d. In view of the possibility of a water famine at…

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Senate Campaign in the Maitland Coal Fields

People · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 3

Taking advantage of the New Year Holidays (without pay) the S.L.P. Senate candidates, T. Hoare and R. Mackenzie, accompanied by…

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The Coal Grab. Not New to Sydney

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 10

It is not a new idea at all to discharge coal cargo by means of a grab such as is proposed by the N.S.W. Government in connection with the coal coming from Calcutta. Many of the…

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