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Mining & the mines, 1913

6,594 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

The Never-ending Coal Trouble

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 10

As indicated last week (writes our Newcastle correspondent), there will be no permanent peace until new methods are adopted. It has lone been a puzzle to some students of…

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Mining and Finance. General Remarks

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 7

The continual drop in the price of copper has been quite unexpected, and has naturally made matters very dull and languid in that section of, the market. It is supposed now that the…

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Victorian Gold Yield. Decrease for the Month. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 6

The Victorian gold yield for January totalled 25,067 ounces fine, valued at £106,477. Compared with the corresponding period last year, the returns show a…

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What Coal Means to the State Facts About the Great Coal Industry £70,000,000 worth taken from the Earth-Immense Reserves for the Future

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 19

"The coal miners will strike." The sentence has been read so often that we are prone to pass it over with the thought. "The miners are at it again." We do not go…

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Northern Coal Fields. Proprietors Fear Wages Board. Burwood Pit Settlement. NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 4

The mining situation has improved considerably since Thursday owing to the decision of the Burwood miners to go back to work and allow the Federation to deal with…

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Coal Crisis. Conference May Not Settle Trouble Permanently. Owner's Attitude. Newcastle, Saturday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 9

The coal mining situation is normal to-day Burwood miners having yesterday decided to resume work. It is confidently anticipated that operations will be resumed to-morrow…

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Yesterdays Share Market Investments Active. Mining Dull. J. D. Williams Possibilities

The Sun · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 9

The investment and mining sections of the Sydney Stock Exchange were in strange contrast last week. Investments met with a good public demand, and, with the exception of a few stocks, prices were firm, while…

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The Rival of Coal in the Power World. Gasoline the Spirit of the Age—What we owe to the Giant Fluid

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 19

The other side of the picture is worthy of attention. While the minors are juggling with the great asset, It is fighting for the right to live…

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Collieries Dispute. the Conference Adjourns. Newcastle

The Sun · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 7

The conference between the colliery proprietors and the Miners' Federation on the question as to whether a joint committee, or some similar tribunal, should be formed to…

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Mount Oxide Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 11

The report of the general manager of the Mount Oxide Mines (Cloncurry) for the week ending January 25 states:— 208ft level: North drive extended 8ft, total 311ft…

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A Colliery Dispute. Ipswich (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 10

A slight dispute over a weighing machine was the cause of trouble, colliery No. 2 being idle on Wednesday and Thursday this week. It appears the weighing machine broke, and…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 11

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Ltd., has received a cable message, dated London, February, giving the following quotations:— Silver, 2/4¾ (official quotation); lead, £16/12/6…

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Southern Coal Trade. Clifton

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 3

CLIFTON, Saturday,--Short supplies of railway rolling stock and congestion of railway traffic has this week interrupted what should have been almost a record output for the collieries in the Clifton end…

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Associated Northern Mine. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 11

The Associated Northern Company cabled to London on February 5:—"Victorious leases. No. 4 level, east drive extended from 190 to 215 feet, average value 10/ over 60in; No. 3…

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General News. Gold Coinage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 6

In connection with the desire of the Victorian Government to transfer to the Commonwealth its responsibility for goal coinage, Mr. G. T. Allen, secretary of the Federal…

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Western Australian Mines. Some January Yields Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 11

The following gold yields are reported:— Hainault, 3942 tons gold, £4149. Expenditure £4321. Lake View Oroya retreated 9720 tons slimes,…

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Northern Miners. Conference Prospects. the Wheelers' Case. Judge Scholes' Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A rumor on Saturday, that trouble was likely to occur at Neath Colliery and thus prevent the resumption of the conference between representatives of the…

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Mining Trouble. the New Position. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 10

The present mining crisis is just as acute as it has been at any stage during the crisis. One trouble will be in getting the whole of the mining employees into a single body, and…

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Truck Shortage. Mines Disorganised. Serious Position on South Coast. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 9

From time to time, the scarcity of rolling stock for the southern collieries has caused considerable inconvenience, but during the past fow days the trouble has been more acute…

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Gold in the Congo. London, Sunday, 10.25 p.m

The Sun · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 8

It is reported in Brussels that a large gold- field has been discovered in the Congo, near Lake Kisale…

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