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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

Mining in the State. Boggabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 12

It is expected that work will commence shortly at the local Puller's Earth mine deposits, which are considered by exports to be rich…

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Mining. Tin Recovers. a Market of Few Features

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 10

The only fluctuation cabled privately in metals was a recovery at £4 6s, to £174 10s, in. tin. Lead, was steady on Tuesday at £13, and copper, at £55, also displayed no variation,…

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Mining. Silver Firm. Copper Steady. Bullfinch Proprietary Recovering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 12

As regards the amount of business transacted yesterday morning, the market showed a little improvement but what was more noticeable was a slightly better feeling in the case of…

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Carcoar Miners' Trouble. Application to Judge Heydon Minister for Labor Asks for a Board

The Sun · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 1

Probably for the first time in the world's history, a Minister of the Crown, by proxy, appeared before a judge in Sydney to- day to make an effort to put an end to an industrial…

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Broken Hill Mines. B.H. Proprietary Restarting Production. Shortage of Labour. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 12

The Broken Hill Proprietary mine to-day has over 100 men underground preparing things for production. Another lot of men will be engaged on Thursday, and by the end of the…

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

The Sun · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 7

In London yesterday tin dropped from £197 to £189 per ton. Lead remained unchanged at £13 and copper at £55 per ton. The Golden Ridge Company (W.A.) has…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 10

The directors of the Zinc Corporation have declared a dividend of 12½ per cent. (equal to 2/6) on the preference shares, less 1/2 in the £, English income tax, payable on March 23…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 5

Zinc Corporation has declared a dividend of 12½ per cent. on the preference shares less 1s 2d in the £ English income tax, payable on March 23. Transfer books close on February 27…

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Mining. Further Depression

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 5

The sharemarket table published below best shows the inactive state of the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, when business in the investment companies again…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 8

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house yesterday:—Telemon, [?], for London, via Brisbane, with through [?]argo; Glaucus,s, for Melbourne, via Bellambi,…

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Mining. Sieves Quiet. Copper Lifeless. Bullfinch Group Better

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 10

The market yesterday morning was better in patches, but as a whole it showed very little animation, either from a speculative point of view or in regard to buying quotations…

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Southern Coal Trade. Men Put Off at South Clifton. Clifton

The Sun · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 8

All the local collieries are now working very satisfactorily, with every prospect of continuing. The fortnight's pay distributed to-day was, with the exception of Coalcliff…

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Housing of Miners. Conditions at Clifton. Typhoid on the Warpath. Red-tape and Indifference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 8

Amid all the beauties of Illawarra there stalks a spectre of which many of the inhabitants of the coal-mining district are mortally afraid. That spectre is typhoid fever. Up to…

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Southern Coal Trade. Miners Given Notice

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 21

CLIFTON, Friday.--The principal local collieries at this end of the South Coast district had full time to draw to-day, excepting Coalcliff new and old collieries, which had but half time owing to the strike amongst…

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Dwindling Coal Trade. Distress Among Miners

Evening News · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 5

NEWCASTLE Saturday local coal miners will draw a trifling a pay next Friday. jurging by the very short time put in by the pits. Less than half a [?] mains…

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New Coal Mines Bill. Promised by the Home Secretary. Rejection of Agreement

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. Winston Churchill, Home Secretary, replying to a deputation from the Trades-Union Congress, promised that a Coal Mines…

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Not for Mine!

The Sun · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 9

Maggie's glance travelled comprehendingly over the crummy, coffee-stained table-cloth, the cheap, plated silver that was wearing off to brass, and the inferior china mottled with…

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Kyloe Copper Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 19

The general manager's report for the week ended February 11 states:—No. 5 levels North drive adranted 22ft, total 100ft, lode gradually increased in with, and face shows 5ft, assaying 3.3 per cent; 65 tons raised…

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

The Sun · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 8

Copper was quoted in London yesterday at £54 16s 3d, a decline of 3s 9d per ton. Lead remained unaltered at £13 and tin at £180 per ton. The closing scrip (middle) quotations on the London…

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Week's Coal Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 13

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended to-day amounted to 50,390 tons. Of this quantity 20,797 tons were sent to foreign ports, whilst…

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