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Mining & the mines, 1913

6,594 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Shipment of Gold

The Sun · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 1

The Japanese mall steamer Yawata Maru, leaving Sydney to-morrow for the East, takes a shipment of gold valued at £13,450…

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South Africa's Coal Output

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 15

According to Messrs. Catts and Co[?]s circular the coal output from Natal in November shows little difference, compared with the output of the…

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Marking Time. the Colliery Difficulty. Conference Not Yet

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The colliery proprietors have not yet taken steps towards a resumption of the conference with representatives of the Employees' Federation. Their…

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Mount Lyell Blocks Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 11

Progress in sinking the main shaft of the Mount Lyell Blocks Company was retarded durinlug the half-year ended December 31, the principal reasons given in the directors'…

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Lloyd Copper Mine. Resumption of Smelting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 11

Operations at the "Lloyd" copper mine during the fortnight ended February 12 show that the ore raised was 1100 tons, which, with 330 tons raised prior to the commencement…

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Shortage of Coal Trucks. Lithgow

Evening News · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 5

A good deal of inconvenience and broken time was caused at the Lithgow and district collieries during the earlier portion of the past fortnightly through shortage of trucks,…

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Truce Shortage. Western Mines Suffer. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 10

Inconvenience and Broken time were caused at the local collier[?] in the first week of the past fortnight through shortage of trucks, mainly owing to the heavy w[?]ate…

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Mining. a Slack Market. All Sections Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 11

The weakness of the London metal market, together with an unusually meagre list of stocks quoted by the London Stock Exchange on Saturday, did not conduce to any…

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Opal Mining. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 11

Sir,—Will you allow me space in your valuable paper to mnkc some remarks re opal being found near Geurie in payable quantities. With the intent to mine. I applied to the warden of that district for…

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Another Radium Mine. Swiss Doctor's Discovery. London, Monday, 10.30 p.m

The Sun · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 7

A Swiss doctor claims,to have discovered a radium mine in Geneva. The soil and tie water therefrom are exceptionally rich in the clement, and scientists…

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Trucking of Ore. Miners Refuse to Do the Work. Broken Hill

The Sun · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 3

At the Trades Hall on Sunday afternoon a well-attended meeting of miners employed on tonnage at the Central Mine was held, for the purpose of receiving the report of the…

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The Share Market. Union Steam Brisk. Sugars Steady. Williams a Shade Firmer. Another Fall in Copper. Mining Scrip Sluggish

Evening News · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 5

Brisk buying orders put another 2s 6d on Union Steam. Colonial Sugars maintain recent strength. William's Shares a few pence better…

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Baker's Creek Gold Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 16

At the half-yearly meeting of the Baker's Creek Gold Mine, to be held to-day in Adelaide, the shareholders, after dealing with the reports of the directors and mine manager,…

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Late Mining. Development in Hampden Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- One of the most important developments which has occurred in the Hampden mine during the last couple of years, has taken place in NO. 1 shaft at a depth of 412 ft., where they have now exposed…

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The Burwood Colliery Dispute

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 55

Judge Scholes, on February 15, gave his reserved decision on the question of the starting time for wheelers at Burwood Colliery, and which was the cause of the recent strike. His…

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General News. the Colliery Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 8

A meeting of the Colliery Proprietors' Association is to be held in Sydney on Thursday to discuss the proosed resumption of the conference with the miners representatives. This…

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Coal Cliff Wheelers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 10

CLIFTON, Tuesday. -- The Coal Cliff wheelers, who have been proceeded against by the Coal Cliff Collieries Company, Limited, in connection with the strike which took place at that…

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Coal Cargo Tallying

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 6

Some difficulty is foreshadowed with regard to the duty of tallying coal cargoes. It has been the custom hitherto for winch-drivers on colliers to do the tallying, but it has been…

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Miners' Agreement for Peace

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 55

An agreement has been entered into direct between Mr. John. Brown and the miners employed at the Back Creek and Duckenfield mines at Minmi, which will obviate trouble in…

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"The World's Mine Oyster."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 59

The professor had been favored with the acquaintance of most of the members' of his son's class, and When the time of graduation from the high school approached, William, and…

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