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Mining & the mines, 1910

6,749 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

The Wonga Milli Mine. Dapto

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 10

The Wonga Milli Coil Mine it West Dapto is showing grent prospects of development. A night and day shift has been commenced[?] and the output is averaging about 200 tons…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 9

The manager Homeward Bound and Klondyke gold mines, Manna Hill, reports that No. 1 shaft has been deepened 7ft to 142ft. The country is very hard, and progress slow. No…

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Ballot of Not. Miners' Delegates Meet. Strong Opposition

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday Afternoon.—The Miners' Delegate Board meeting began at 10 o'clock this morning at the Trades Hall, with a full attendance of delegates fro, Newcastle and…

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Foreign Coal and Our All- Wise Government

The Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 8

If our Government wish to see the industries of the State in operation by assisting the public to get coal under normal conditions why do they adopt a method Which…

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Mining. Silver Shares Steady. Copper Inactive

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 9

The position of affairs yesterday morning showed a slight improvement in the case of silver shares, which disclosed a steadier feelings than has ruled for some days past. The British…

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Mining. Barriers Firm; Copper Very Slack

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

Silver-lead shares were again dealt in to a limited extent on the Sydney market yesterday: but the better tone which set in at the weekend was sustained. Proprietary and South…

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Mining in the State. Nundle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 9

Mr. Chaplin, manager Nundle Gold Mine, has the water-race almost completed, and all the machinery at hand erected. The manager of Travena Gold Mine is also making good…

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Alleged Counterfeiting. Silver in Gold Wrapping. Committal for Trial

The Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 6

William Naylor, 23, shearer, and Joseph Byman, 29, steward, appeared before Mr. Clarke, D.S.M., at the Water Police Court this morning, charged with having at Sydney on…

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The Coal Lumpers. This Morning's Decision. Waiting for Newcastle Ballot

The Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

A special meeting of the members of the Coal Lumpers' Union was held at the Institute. Miller's Point, this morning, to consider what action should now be taken by them in…

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Eight Hours in Mines. Unsatisfactory Legislation. London, Monday, 4.40 p.m

The Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 1

Sir William Bull, M.P., in a letter to the newspapers, points out that the Eight Hours in Coal Mines Act had caused an all-round disappointment. It had been responsible for…

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The Southern Miners Catspaw of the Northern Strikers. Urged to Ignore the Federation

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

The extraordinary decision arrived at by the council of the Federated Coal end Shale Workers' Association yesterday, in deciding to take a ballot of the northern miners on the…

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From New Guinea. Mayflower Visits Vailala River. Some Huge Logs of Cedar. the Albert Ranges Gold Rush

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

The barquentine Mayflower, under command of Captain Dernier, arrived at Sydney this morning from Vailala River New Guinea, and it is claimed that she is the largest vessel to…

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Mining News. Around New South Wales Fields. Gold Discovery at Nymagee

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 52

A good deal of excitement has been caused by the discovery of gold on the Mount Boppy-road, about 10 miles from Nymagee, The area was prospected for years by Jacobson,…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 13

The Duke and Main Leads Consols (Victoria) has declared a dividend of 6d per share, p[?]ble on February 25. During last week the Cope's Cr[?]k dredg[?]…

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Indian Coal for Sydney

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 23

As a result of the miners' strike large quantities of coal have been imported from India by the New South Wales Government. Our picture shows the unloading operations at Miller's Point…

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Clifton Miners Disappointed. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 10

Disappointment was widely expressed this morning among miners and others at the decision of the central council yesterday in Sydney. Local miners were hoping, that a return…

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Unionists and Non-union Coal

The Star · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 7

The executive of the Labor Council, acting under instructions given them on Thursday evening last, gave further consideration last night to the recent trouble at Cockatoo…

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The Miners' Leaders. Protests Against Imprisonment

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 12

KDRRI KURRI, Wednesday.—The StanfordMerthyr Miners' Lodge has declined to accept the advice of the advisory board that Mr. Paterson should be summoned to the delegate board,…

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South Miners Want to Go Back

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday,—The executive officers of the Miners Union are endeavoring up make arrang[?]m its for the resumption of work on Monday…

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Coal-lumpers. Will Remain on Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 10

At a special meeting of the Coal Lumpers Union yesterday it was decided that members should remain out on strike until tho result of the Northern miners' ballot was known. There…

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