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Mining & the mines, 1913

6,594 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 23

The Associated Northern has cabled to London:—"Wednesday: Victorions leases, No. 4 level, east drive extended to 160ft; average values last 20ft, £11/10/ per ton over a width…

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Northern Coal Trouble. Minister Hopeful

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 11

Commenting upon the unrest in the northern [?] trade. Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Labor and Industry, this morning staned that be be[?]ed that there was a method of bringing the…

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An Electric Safety Lamp for Miners

Globe · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

The British Government set an example some time ago when it offered a prize of £600 for an acceptable electric safety lamp for miners. A German engineer of the name of F. Faerber, of…

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Coal Outlook. Proprietors Waiting. Registrar Acts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 21

The Associated Colliery Proprietors of the northern district are not to decide the question of an unconditional conference, as requ ated by the employees' federation, until…

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Miners Losing Patience. Owners Reticent. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 21

"In view of the whole circumstance surrounding the present mining position, I think it must be admitted that we have shown an carnest desire to overcome the difficulty, and…

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Mining. "A Fall in Lead

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 10

[?]fall of 2s 6d per ton in lead advised from London yesterday morning -- making the middle price £17 2s 6d -- was responsible for a somewhat easier tone in the market for Broken-hill…

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Scarcity of Gold. Banker's Warning. London

The Sun · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 8

Sir Edward Holden, speaking at a meeting of the London City and Midland Bank, expressed apprehension at the inflow of gold to India…

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Onions Praised as Worth Weight in Gold

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

The great value of onions in [?] was emphasised in an address at the Royal Agricultural Hall, London, recently, by one of the board…

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Hearts of Gold (Will H. Ogilvie). Poetical Works (Brunton Stephens)

The World's News · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 29

The number of those who in Australia have written verse that will live is constantly increasing, and, though opinions must of course differ as to relative merits, no one will deny…

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Big Mining Indictment. How Shire Jobbery Hampers Industry and Injures Labor

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 1

We have already referred [?] th[?] columns to the scandalous [?] in the Wollo[?]y S[?] expo[?] the action of the Camden coun[?]…

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Mining. a Contradictory Market. Expected Recovery Fails. Sellers Anticipate Rising Values

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 23

The range of values in the market yesterday morning was a complete disappointment to most operators. They had predicted that directly there was an assurance of a…

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The Wage System. The Power to Dismiss. A Mine Manager flouts the Government, Arbitration, and Judge Scholes's Royal Commission decision

The International Socialist · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

The defects of the wage system are forcing themselves even upon the Capitalist press. They are all discussing it, though indirectly and timidly, and none of the…

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Coal Mine on Tiny Island

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 17

Japan probably has the most extraordinary mine in the world. It is located on a tiny island in the Japan Sea, near Nagasaki. This island has just sufficient room upon its surface…

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The Coal Crisis. Trouble at Burwood Mine Likely to Percipitate Matters. Strike Possible. Newcastle, Saturday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 9

There is no actual change in the situation to-day each side waiting on the other. Still, every day's delay makes the situation more critical. Mr.D. Watson, president of the Miners'…

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Mining and Finance

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 4

This has been a week of uncertainties, especially with regard to the metal markets, which have jigged about in a way to put every dealer's hair, on end. Consequently, the mining…

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Northern Coal Trouble. Minister Hopeful of Conference

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 9

The Northern coal trouble is still in abeyance. The Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Carmichael, said yesterday that he was…

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Surrendered Leases. Mines in the Territory. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 1

Nine leases held by the New Zapopan' Gold Mining Company at John Bull reef, in the Northern Territory. have been surrendered absolutely. Two leases held by Allen and…

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South Coast Mines. Conference at Wollongong. Wollongong, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 9

The delegates of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association have been sitting at Wollongong during the past three days, business being concluded this, afternoon. The president…

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Miners in Peril. Will They Be Saved? New York

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 5

A coal mine at Tamauua Pennsylvania, has been the scene of a distressing accident. Three men are burled, either at the end of a gallery that has fallen in, or beneath the…

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Northern Coal Trouble. Situation Critical. "Patience of Men Exhausted." NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 1

The officers of the Miners' Federation, when seen this morning, said that pressmen could head their reports with the statement that the situation in Newcastle district was…

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