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Mining & the mines, 1910

6,749 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Hampden-cloncury Duchess Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 15

Recent development work at the Hampden[?]oncurry Company's Duchess mine has been more encouraging than was expected, and the [?]section of ore carrying good value close…

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Prospects at Clifton. the Mines Ready

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 13

CLIFTON, Friday.—Union and lodge officials are very busy to-day preparing for the ballot to be taken to-morrow as to whether the miners shall return on Monday next, pending the…

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Mining. Barriers Well Supported

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 21

Tho Broken-hill lines were quoted firmer in London on Thursday, and lead recovered 1s 3d. Locally yesterday this section brought higher rates. British (old) shares rose 8d, Junction 5d,…

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More Japanese Coal. Cargo at Noumea

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 14

A private cable received last evening announced the arrival of the steamer Boyu Maru, at Noumea, with a cargo of Japanese coal. Owing to the strike here the supplies at Noumea…

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Employers' Explanation. Present Miners May Be Replaced

The Star · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 10

Mr. G. Hoskins states that although Judge Scholes .visited Lithgow in connection with the recent award, the matter of working till 1 o'clock on pay Saturday was not…

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Rich Gold Find. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 14

In sinking the incline shaft below 140ft in the Homeward Bound and K[?]ondyke gold mine, Ma[?] Hill, a new [?] of gold-bearing stone was met with. A small sample brought to…

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Lives for Gold. Steamer's Rapid End

The World's News · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 21

A collision which resulted in the loss of 12 lives took place in the Irish Sea on the morning of January 2, as related by cable at the time…

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The Southern Mines. Ready to Work on

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 13

Mr. Firth, secretary of the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association, stated yesterday that instructions had been issued to all the mine managers in the southern district to have their…

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Eight Hours for Miners. Mr. T. Burt in Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.—Owing to the advice given to the Northumberland miners by Mr. T. Burt, M.P., Secretary of the Northumberland Miners Mutual…

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Northumberland Miners. Dissatisfied with Mr. Burt. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 13

Owing to the advice given by Mr. Burt, M.P., to the Northumberland miners regarding the Eight Hours' Act the Burrandon miners' lodge has resolved that Mr…

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South Australian Wharflaborers. Refuse to Handle Foreign Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 14

ADELAIDE, Friday.—The wharf-laborers at Fort Adelaide declined to touch 700 tons of coal which arrived by the Norwegian steamer Sverre this morning for the Colonial Sugar Company…

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Mining. London Stronger. Local Market Solid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 15

Cabled quotations both "middle" and "buying" received yesterday morning showed that the London Stock Exchange disclosed on upward movement in Australian silver and…

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Mining in the State. Wolumla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 15

The New Venture tributers (Gorman and M'Donald) crushed a parcel of 37 tons of stone from the 200ft level of the tunnel workings for 140oz 7dwt. The ta[?]ings should return a…

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South Coast Mines. Outspoken Resolutions. South Bulli Men Ready to Work

The Star · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 5

At the lodge meeting at South Bulli yester day afternoon, the Wade Government came in for a lot of criticism and condemnation. The following resolution relative to the…

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The Coal Vend and Steamers' Combine. The Real Cause of the Strike

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 4

The thing which in racking the public mind of New South Wales just now is the dead silence of the. State and Federal Governments on…

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Coal Crisis. Judge Heydon's Decision. £100 Fines "A Mere Fleabite." the Court Must Not Be Trifled With

The Star · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 5

When Judge Heydon took his seat on the bench in the Industrial Court yesterday afternoon he said he had come to the court because he understood an application was to…

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The Coal Strike

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1910 · page 12

A procession of about 1000 Socialists, coallumpers, and wharf-laborers marched from Miller's Point to the Darlinghurst Courts on Monday, singing the Socialists' song. The…

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Barrier Mines. South to Resume. Broken Hill, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1910 · page 7

The South Mine expects to resume work on Monday week. This will greatly relieve the labor market and commercial depression, and employ close on 1000 of the…

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Mining and Finance Answers to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1910 · page 4

B.: Balfour Consolidated sold last week tit £15. M.: The new company, named the Star and Thomson Gold-mining Company, is being formed to take over a lease of 65 acres on the Thomson…

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At Last ! Southern Miners Return. Result of the Ballot. Wollongong

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 13 February 1910 · page 1

Great excitement prevailed in Wollongong this afternoon in mining circles, and miners were congregated in large numbers at various places whence it was anticipated the…

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