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Mining & the mines, 1912

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Mining in the State. Yambulla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 17

Wood and Quigg, tributers on No. 7. had their seconds treated at the Yambulla battery during the holidays, the result being 7½oz from 11 tons. Several other parties have…

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Mining. Decline in Metals. a Lifeless Sharemarket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 13

The decline in the prices of copper and lead in London, the former by 15s and the latter by 5s, had its effect upon shares on the Stock Exchange yesterday, the market in both copper…

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Gold Yields of N.S.W., Victoria, and Queensland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 52

The gold yield of New South Wales for December was 22,632 ounces crude, equal to 18,865 ounces fine, valued at £80,133, as compared with 11,608 ounces crude, equal to 10,198 ounces fine,…

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For Strike. the Coming Coal Trouble. How the Ballot Went

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 10

LONDON, Monday Evening.--The ballot recently taken by the Scottish miners, in conjunction with the other miners in Great Britain on the question of whether or not…

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B.H. South Extended Mine. Ore Body Developing Well. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 17

At the Broken Hill South Extended mine, underground work is still confined to opening up the 600ft and 930ft levels. Drives are both going southward from the crosscuts,…

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Labour Unrest. Threatened Coal Strike. Progress of the Ballot. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 19

The ballot of the Scottish miners regarding a general stoppage of work to force the question of a minimum wage showed that a strike is favoured by a majority of five-sixths…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Workers' Woes. Action by Scottish Miners. Owners Adamant. Trouble in America

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—The Scot[?]sh Miners' Federation has requested that the Conciliation Board be summoned to receive from the miners, six months' notice of the latters'…

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Within an Ace of Death. Exciting Adventures of Three American Officers Amid Floating Mines. a Port Arthur Incident

Globe · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 7

There are three officers in the United States Navy who involuntarily start every time they hear a muffled explosion. They are Captain William F. Halsey, U.S.N., retired, on duty at the…

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Southern Coal Trade. a Stoppage at Bulli Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 5

BULLI, Wednesday.--A brief stoppage has taken place at Bulli mine owing to a shortage of waggons, and the mine has in consequence been idle to-day…

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Lithg0w Collieries. Owners and Miners to Confer. Mutual Agreement Preferred to Wages Board

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 9

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--a conference will he held in Sydney to-morrow, between representatives of the Lithgow Coal Association and the Western Miners' Association. The latter…

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Western Colliery Trouble. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 7

Trouble occurred at the Boulden colliery, on the Mudgee line, last week over the question of bands in coal. While the bands were being, examined on Monday by the manager…

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Broken-hill Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 11

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--For the week ended 13th instant, the North mill treated 5050 tons crudes, assaying 16.3 per cent, lead, 7oz. silver, and 12.9 per cent. zine for 900 tons…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 7

The Mount Lyell Company has consigned 87 tons of blister copper for the current half-year. The North Broken Hill Company, during the…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 11

The Broken-hill Proprietary Block 14 Company, Limited, reports the despatch of 430 tons curbonates for the week ended January 13, assaying 33.2 per cent, lead and 13.7oz. silver…

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Colliery " Held Up," Clippers-on Strike at Pelaw Main. Mr. Brown's Attitude. "Won't Be Tolerated." "Something For, Miners to Chew."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The efforts to settle the trouble with the clippers-on at Pelaw Alain colliery have proved futile, and, in the words of the proprietor, Mr. John Drown, "a…

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Charters Towers Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 11

The monthly report of Messrs. E. D. Miles and Co.. Ltd., of Charters Towers, sots out that dividends declared on the Charters Towers field during December amounted to £18,OS" 10s, and…

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Mount Pleasant Miners' Lodge. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 12

The following officers have been elected by members of the Mount Pleasant Miners' Lodge:—President, Mr. W. Hughes; secretary, Mr. A. E. Wilkinson; treasurer, Mr. J. Chapman; checkweighman, Mr. J. Thompson;…

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British Broken Hill Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 7

The manager of the British mine reports for the past week:—Development work, Thompson's shaft, No. 1 level, section F 14: South drive off the east crosscut was extended…

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Scottish Miners. Terminating' the Agreement. Six Months' Notice

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.--The Scottish Miners' Federation has requested the summoning of the Conciliation Board in order to receive the six months' notice to…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 12

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house yesterday:—Paloona, s, for Hobart, via Sydney, with 670 tons coal and 300 tons bunkers; Perth, s, for Adelaide,…

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