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Mining & the mines, 1912

6,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Kruger's Hidden Gold

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 8

From time to time extended searching has been carried out for the £3,000,000 worth of gold which, according to a fairly generally accepted…

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71bs. of Gold

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 8

A telegram from the Mining Registrar at Hargraves, received by the Under-Secretary of Mines, on Tuesday, states:— "William Lonedgan unearthed 121b…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 12

The directors of the Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mine have declared a dividend of 1/6 per share, payable on March 27. This means a distribution of £12,000, and will bring the…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 13

East Mexican Company crushed 167 tons for gold valued at £392. Great Boulder Proprietary Company has declared a dividend of 9d, payable on March 23…

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Newcastle. Colliery Disputes. First Sitting of Conciliation Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 14

It has been definitely arranged that the first sitting of the joint committee of proprietors and colliery employees for the settlement of disputes in the colliery industry shall be held…

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Gold Rush Near Chillagoe

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 13

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Minister for Railways has received a message from Chillagoe stating that a new discovery of gold has been made about 15 miles south from the Kidston…

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A Strike Mperative. Miners' Leader's View

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 9

Hr. Hartshorn, who is the guiding spirit among the miners, speaking at Maesteg, Glamorganshire, last night, stated that the miners could not be beaten. No leader could approve…

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Barrier Mines. Director's Denial. Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

At the half-yearly meeting of the Broken Hill South Mining Co., to-day. Mr. Molesworth Greene, the chairman of directors said that letters had been appearing in the…

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Colliery Conciliation Committee. to Meet Next Week. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 12

The joint conciliation committee, which, it is contended, will prove a panacea for all industrial evils in the Newcastle and Maitland districts, will hold its first meeting at the…

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Tasmanian Mining. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 12

At the Mount Lyell and North Lyell mines the breaking of ore on a large scale, by contract and day labour, is in full swing. The work for starting another furnace at the…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 12

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house yesterday:-Moeraki, s, for Wellington, via Sydney, with 1500 tons coal bunkers, 45 tons coke, quantity of…

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The British Coal Crisis. a National Disaster Feared

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

The demands of the British coal miners for a minimum wage and other concessions. and the refusal of the mine owners to grant the demands as a…

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Coal-owners Attitude. a Bellicose Announcement. London, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 9

Mr. D. A. Thomas, chairman ot the Cambrian. Collierles Comr[?] states that the South Wales coal-owners have made up their minds against a postponement ot the strike,…

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The Marloo Hung Up. Wharf and Coal Men's Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 10

The wharf-laborers and coal-lumpers yesterday afternoon declined to have anything to do with the Adelaide Steamship Company's vessel Marloo, which arrived during the morning from…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Much Talk. Nothing Done British Coal Crisis. Cabinet in Conference. Admiralty Buys Coal Various Views

Evening News · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday Evening.—The price for best coal in London is now [?] a ton. Members of the Cabinet with Sir G. R. Askwith Comptroller-General of Labor sat for…

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Mining. Some Barriers Weaker. Copper and Tin Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 13

Business in the silver-lead section of the Sydney market yesterday was carried out at weaker rates in several instances, while in others somewhat steadier values were noted…

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Miners and the Labor Party. New Zealand Politics. Sir Joseph Ward's Position

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 1

A ballot of members of the Australian Miners' Association at Broken Hill on the question, "Are you in favor of withdrawing our a[?]ation with the Sir Joseph Ward, Prime Minister of New Zealand, announced in the House on Tuesday that if he were defeated on a no-confidence motion which is now…

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The Brisbane Strike. Effect of Coal Boycott. Disaster to Freezing Trade

The Sun · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 7

According to Mr. E. Kelly, an ex-president, of the Queensland Butchers' Union, who is now in Sydney, the action of the strike committee in curtailing or…

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A New Move. Stopping Coal Supplies. Fomenting Trouble in New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 9

The strike leaders are developing a Sydney scheme for the boycott of Brisbane. With the support of the Sydney wharf-labourers, it seems likely that shipping from Brisbane may…

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The Position in Sydney. Attempts to Keep Coal From Brisbane. a Grave Outlook

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 10

That there is a possibility of the Brisbane strike extending to Sydney is the view of some commercial and shipping men. It is pointed out that it would be an easy matter for the…

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