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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

A State Coal Mine. Mr. Edden Is Determined. What Will Happen Before Christmas

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 7

A deputation from the Laber Leagues Coference waited on the Minister for Mines, Mr. Edden, this afternoon and ursed the establishment of a State coal mine…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 12

Heavy rains having provided a good supply of water, all the barges of the Tingha Consolidated Tin Mines are at work. The new ground still continues to show payable tin…

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Northumberland Miners. Desire Another Agreement

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.--The Northumberland miners' ballot resulted in a large majority voting in favor of terminating the Conciliation Board agreement with a view to…

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Warning to Miners and Labourers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 9

A correspondent signing himself "Business Man," writes from Bullfinch as follows:—"As a number of men are arriving here daily from eastern States, I think it is about time the…

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Northumberland Miners. London, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 9

A vote by ballot among the Northumberland miners is largely in favour of terminating the conciliation board agreement, with a view of abolishing the three shifts…

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Newcastle Coal and Cokeshipping Industry

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 6

Application was made in the industrial Court this morning by Mr. Alfred Parkinson, on be half of the Carrington Coal and Coke shipping Union, for the constitution of a board to deal…

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Distress' Among Miners. Assistance From Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 3

Despite the fact that the weekly output of coal continues fairly satisfactory (for the week ended Saturday last the total was over 100,000 tons) the collieries in some parts of the…

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Short of Coal. Cargo Used for Fuel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Monday.--The steamer Boveric, of the Australian mail line, arrived here this morning after a stormy passage across the Pacific. From the time she left San Francisco…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 5

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended yesterday amounted to 105,072 tons. Of this quantity, 58,292 tons were sent to foreign ports, whilst…

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Western Australian Mines. Some January Outputs. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 12

South Kalgurli, 9220 short tons; gold, £12,138; total expenses, £[?]513. Great Boulder No. 1, St. George mine. Mt. Magnet, 1912 short tons for £2444; total…

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Mining in the State. Adelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 12

No. 1 barge of the Grahamstown Gold Estates has been idle some time, owing to a breakdown of the engines, necessitating the obtaining of duplicate parts from Sydney…

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Rushing a Railway. Condemned by W.a. Chamber of Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 9

The Bullfinch field forms the subject of an extended reference in the columns of the monthly journal of the Western Australian Chamber of Mines. In the arid region in…

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The Great Chaffineh Mine. Charges of Conspiracy. Accused Before the Police Court

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 7

At the Water Police Court Edwin Walter Reawick and Harold Greenway were charged by previsional warrant, with conspiring together, with E.C.Dyason to affect by deceit the…

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The Bullfinch Mine. "Not Another Kalgoorlie." "Times" Correspondents Views. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 9

Mr. Gerald Williams in an article in the "Times" on the Yilgarn goldfield, says:— "In many respects the Bullfinch is certainly a wonderful mine, but it would be…

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Labour Troubles. Pacific Colliery Idle. Machine Men Stop Work. Reduction of the Selling Price. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 10

The men working the coal-cutting machines at the Pacific colliery ceased work to-day, and threw the colliery idle. They state as their reason for taking this action that their wage[?]…

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Three Gold Rings. "Wearing Them for Luck." an Extraordinary Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 4

A case was heard yesterday morning at the Paddington Police Court in which May Steven's a single woman, was proceeded against by summons on a charge of larceny whilst a…

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Mining. Market Without Buoyancy. Business on Very Limited Lines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 12

The market opened exceedingly quiet yesterday morning. There was not the slightest sign of buoyancy in the buying quotations, either at the morning or noon "calls," and the Stock…

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Lancashire Mining Tragedy. Cause of the Explosion. the Jury's Verdict. London

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 1

The inquest into the explosion at the Hutton Mine, near Bolton, Lancashire, by which 344 lives were sacrificed in December last, was concluded to-day…

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State Coal Mine

The Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 5

Negotiations are in progress between the Minister for Mines and Mr. Barney. Allen for the acquisition by the Government of certain lands at Muswellbrook for the…

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The Blair Athol Coal Mine. No. Ii

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 39

The management of the Blair Athol coal mine, a property situated near Clermont, in Central Queensland (and which was the subject of an illustrated article in last week's…

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