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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 250

Trade New Yorkshire Collieries

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1911 · page 19

Lord Allerton, presiding at the annual meeting of the Great Northern Railway Company at King's Cross, London, last month, spoke of the remarkable…

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The Pound of Gold Competition

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1911 · page 13

Advices reach Sydney that competitors in "The Globe's" Bag of Gold Competition are getting busy in the country centres of the different States and New…

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Enough Gold to Sink a Ship

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1911 · page 13

The expression "enough gold to sink a ship" is often used by many people, few of whom have any conception as to what such a Quantity represents. The most…

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Terrific Colliery Explosion. Man's Body Hurled 100 Yards. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1911 · page 7

By the explosion of a magazine at the Granville Colliery, Burton, windows and crockery were broken and people thrown to the ground within a…

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Riotous Strikers. Two Men Killed by Flooding a Colliery. Slaughterhouse Fired by the Mob. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1911 · page 7

Clydachvale strikers fired a slaughterhouse, dragged a cart belonging to a butcher named Jones to the top of a boji, and hurled it down against the…

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£500 Post Office Burglary. Caught with Pockets Full of Gold—a Fight for Liberty. London, February 15

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1911 · page 22

Burglars entered the post-office ab Gillingham, Kent, early on Thursday morning, and got away with over £500 in cash, stamps, and notes. The Chatham police…

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The Great Competitions. Swag of Treasure for "Globe" Friends. a Bag of Gold Weighing Over 1Lb. for First Prize—and More Than 3 Hundred Others

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1911 · page 7

"The Globe" desires to concentrate public attention on the date of its debut, and therefore puts up a swag of treasure to back its opinion that the people will think…

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Time Draws Nigh for Publication of the New Newspaper. "The Globe," a Penny Weekly, filled with Matter of Interest to all Australians Will Appear on April 4. Great Competitions to Celebrate the Occasion. a Bag of Gold Weighing Over One Pound Given Away. Gold Watches and Bangles. Silver Watches, Fountain Pens, and Bank Notes Are Some of the Other Prizes

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1911 · page 7

Again it may be remarked that April 4 will be a great day. Not only will the first local launching of an Australian warship take place, but at the…

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Band of Hope Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 11

The manager of the Band of Hope Gold-mining Company reports for the fortnight ended 16th inst:—At No. 3A level underhand stoning has been continued on reef varying in size from 18in to 2½ft, and is now showing…

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

The Sun · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 5

Private cable messages to hand from London this morning state that Australian Interests were quiet on the Stock Exchange oh Saturday, and prices were practically…

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The Southern Coal Trouble. Miners Settling Down to Work. Wollongong

The Sun · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 6

Work is proceeding smoothly at all the district collieries this morning. The notice given by the Mount kembla wheelers expires next Saturday, but it is hoped that…

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Emmaville Mine Workers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 14

EMMAVILLE, Saturday.--The following motion was carried at a meeting of the Emmaville branch of the Metalliferous Mineworkers' Association:--"That the Minister for Mines be approached with reference to rule 50, past…

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Coal-lumper Killed

The Sun · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 5

A coal-lumper, George Thompson, who lived at Miller's Point, met with an accident t[?] morning, which resulted fatally. He was working on a vessel lying in Neutral Bay,…

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Mining. Yass

Evening News · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 4

The slopes at the No. 2 level of the Xangiara [?] last week produced 16 tons of copper ore, and 95 tons of lead ore. The mill a [?] 100 tons of lead ore, and produced 18 tons of…

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The Week's Coal Output

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 7

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended Friday amounted to 55,344 tons. Of this quantity 16,874 tons were sent to foreign ports, whilst Commonwealth and…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 14

Mount Morgan Company has declared a dividend of 1s, payable on April 1. Brokon-hill Proprietary Company is again paddocking its concentrates. It proposed to…

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Budgery Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 11

The manager of the Budgery Mining Company reports as follows for the fortnight ended 21st inst:— Prospecting shaft has been sunk to a depth of 109ft. Sinking has been in red, green, and now grey slate,…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 11

The South Extended mine is looking most encouraging at the 600ft level. The 7ft of ore passed through is payable, and when the main lode is met, about 20ft ahead, the ore…

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Mining. a Quiet Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 11

Business in mining scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday was of small dimensions. Lower rates were offered in the silver-lead section, but no sales were reported…

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Leave to Prosecute. South Clifton Colliery Trouble. an Alleged Strike

Evening News · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 7

Mr. Broomfield, instructed by Messrs. Curties and Berry) appeared before Judge Heydon, in the industrial Court, this afternoon, and made application, under section 42 of the Industrial…

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