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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 250

The Welsh Strikers. Rioting Continues. Flooding of a Colliery. London, March 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 9

The Clydach Vale strikers set fire to a slaughterhouse and dragged a trap and cart belonging to a butcher named Jones to the top of a hill and hurled them down…

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Victoria's State Mine. Supplying New South Wales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 8

Considerably over 300,000 tons fo coal [?] been produced by the State coal mine at Powlett to date. The mine is now turning out 1800 tons a day…

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Mining in the State. Emmaville

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

The Great Britain Company is working three shifts on good payable ground. Last week's clean-up totalled 5 tons. No. 2 Britain also cleaned un last week for 61 tons. This plant…

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Colon Peaks Mining Case. Verdict for Defendants

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The action in which the plaintiff's were Charles James Bartlett, Mary A. Bartlett, T. C. Kaufmann, and D. L. Henz, and the defendants the Colon Peaks Mining Co., Edward G. Gurr,…

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Welsh Strike Riots. Violence and Loss of Life. a Colliery Flooded. Rescue Work by All Parties

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 9

LONDON, Saturday.--Clydach Vale strikers yesterday set fire to a slaughterhouse, dragged a cart belonging to a butcher named Jones to the top of a hill, and hurled it down…

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Gold-saving on Sundays. Effort to Stop the Band Batteries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 10

CAPETOWN, Friday Evening.--In the Union Assembly yesterday, Mr. W. P. Schrolner agreed to an amendment to the Mines Regulations Bill, moved on behalf of the Labor Party, with a…

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South Coast Mines. Wheelers' Claims. Constitutional Methods Agreed to at Clifton. Keira and Kembla Still Unsettled. (From Our Special Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 7

Regarding the wheelers' troubles on the South Coast, the unexpected has happened, and what promised to be a very serious interruption in the consistent working of the…

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Coal Lumper Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 4

George Thompson (30), coal lumper, late of Merriman-street, Miller's Point, was killed yesterday by a fall at a Neutral Bay wharf. Thompson stooped to pick up an oil-can on…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 11

The board of directors of the Mount Morgan Gold-mining Company have declared the usual quarterly dividend of 1s per share, payable on April 1…

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A Colliery Strike. Leave to Prosecute Granted

The Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 8

In the Industrial Court yesterday, before Judge Heydon, an application was made by Mr. Broomfield (instructed by Messrs. Curtis and Barry) on behalf of the South…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 11

The Great Boulder Perseverance Company crosscuttlng at 200ft east from No. 6 shaft, have cut a large low grade body of sulphide ore. The crosscut is in 56ft, and is not yet…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 11

Gold-dredging yields:--Araluen Proprietary, 7oz. 15dwt., for 83 hours' work; Aruluen Valley, 41oz. 9dwt. for week; Turon River No. 1, 20oz, for 132 hours; Buckland River, 59oz. for…

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Mining. a Depressed Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 11

The fact that it was cabled privately that the Australian mining interests listed on the London Stock Exchange were unaltered at the week, following a dull spell both for metals…

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Pelaw-main Mine Stoppage. the "Tops" Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Edden), who visited the Pelaw-Main mine when at Newcastle on Saturday in connection with the trouble which has arisen with the miners in regard to the…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 10

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day.—[?], s, for Port Pirie, via Sydney, with 3000 tons coal, and [?] tons bunkers; W[?]tipu, s, for…

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Labour Troubles. the Pelaw Main Mine. Mr. Edden's Visit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 10

"I want it cleary understood," said the Minister for Mines (Mr. Edden), yesterday, "that my visit to the Pelaw Main mine, with Mr. Atkinson, Chief Inspector, was on account of…

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Mining in the State. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 11

Efforts are being made to revive mining at Stuart Town. The Beehive and Great Northern have been amalgamated, and the prospects of successful operations look better than for a…

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The Chaffinch Mine. Allegations of Salting. Assayer's Evidence. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 9

The further hearing of the charges of conspiracy in connection with the Chaffinch mine against E. W. Bonwick, E. C. Dyason, and H. Greenway was continued at the police court…

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Mining. Stocks Firm But Inactive. Better Feeling for Tolwongs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 11

According to a private cable message received yesterday morning, the London Stock Exchange on Saturday showed no change in the prices of Australian stocks…

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