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Mining & the mines, 1912

6,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Coal Trade Trouble. Tentative Settlement. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 9

A sub-commitee representing the mineowners and miners sat for three days in London, endeavouring to find a basis of settlement in regard to the minimum wage…

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Mining in the State. Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 11

Mining operations at the Junction Reefs have recommenced after the holidays, and a fair number of men are employed by the Lyndburst Railway and Mines, Limited. J…

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Skirmishing. the Colliery Industry. a Disquieting Outlook. the Afternoon Shut Question. Abermain Strike Unsettled

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--After a period of unusual prosperity, the colliery industry once more betrays signs of approaching trouble. The principal question appears to be the…

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Mining. All-round Listless Market. Business Small and Values Easy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 11

From a business point of view the week brought to a close on Saturday was a ver unsatisfactory one Speculation was extremely sluggish, not only in Sydney, but likewise in…

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The Colliery Unrest. Abermain Strike. Mr. Watson and the Mine Manager

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Mr. D. Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, emphatically contends that the strike at Abermain has been caused through the mine…

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The Colliery Trouble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 9

The coal-owners and miners are considering the report of the joint committee, and the chances of a compromise are considered to be hopeful…

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Tin Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 11

As a result of a recent visit to the tin mines of the northern portion of the State, and especially in the Wallangara district, on the Queensland border, a correspondent writes:—…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 11

The dredge of the Ovens Valley Company in the past fortnight obtained 15oz of gold. The No. 1 dredge of the Turon River Gold Dredging Company reports a yield of 25oz for…

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Support by Coal-lumpers

The Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 7

The Coal-lumpers' Union of New South Wales is in sympathy with the unionist employees of the Brisbane Tramway Company in their struggle…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 11

The output of tin from Tongkah Harbor last week was 29 tons. The Ovens Valley gold dredges produced 15oz, gold for the past fortnight's work…

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Interesting Mining Model

Evening News · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 3

To persons interested in the mining industry, more especially those in search of opals, a model of the White Cliffs n[?] field, now in exhibition at Mr. E. R. Murphy's shop…

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Brisbane Tram Strike. Coal Lumpers' Endorsement

Evening News · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 7

At the fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union, held at the Mechanics' Institute, Miller's Point, this morning, it won resolved unanimously—"That this union of…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 10

The following vessels cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Melbourne. [?], for Melbourne, with 2300 tons coal, 90 tons bunkers, and 100 tons coke; Alabama, s, for…

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West Wyalong Mining Disaster Relief

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 6

The executive committee of the New South Wales Public Disaster Relief Fund beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following contributions towards alleviating the distress…

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Coal Companies' Profits. What the Balance-sheets Show

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--The coal owners and miners are considering the joint committee's report, and the chance of a compromise being effected is hopeful…

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Colliery Industry. Abermain Strike. Afternoon Shift Trouble. "As Hopeless As Ever." Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 8

The colliery industry is at present in a state of considerable uncertainty. The strike at Abermain is still in force and the afternoon difficulty looms ominously ahead. The…

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Thieves with a Crowbar. Fifty Gold Rings Stolen

The Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 4

The premises of H.L. Hutchinson, Ltd., 25 Oxford-street, were broken into on Sunday night, and over 50 gold rings were stolen from a case on the counter. Entrance was…

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Mining in the State. Forest Reefs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 11

Mr. D. Bennett has accepted a contract to unwater the Austral mine for the Mount Boppy Company, which has, it is rumoured locally, taken assays of the sludge and…

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Mining. Continued Dulness. Melbourne and Adelaide Closed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 11

Tho Stock Exchanges at Melbourne and Adelaide were closed yesterday, the day being a holiday in the southern capitals. This had its effect upon the local Exchange, brokers not…

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Foreign Escapees. Traced to Sydney. Another Gold Brick Flotation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 9

Inquiries are being made by the detective department in connection with the presence in Sydney of a man and woman who are thought to be identical with two foreign escapees,…

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