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Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 13

The ore received from the Wallaroo mines at the smelting works, Wallaroo, for the fortnight ended February 15, amounted to [?] tons of 9 per cent.; from the Moonta…

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A Fall of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 8

Driver William Horsheld (Government railways) was stooping at Redfern when a very heavy lump of coal descended on his head, Suffering from slight concussion of the brain…

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The Empire's Coal Supply

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 8

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--Professor Park, of the Otago Mining School, yesterday advocated the national reservation of coal areas in New Zealand and Australia. He was…

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Gold Exports From Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 4

The exports of coined and uncoined gold from the port of Sydney, for which export entries have been received, during the week ended February…

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Dental Gold Saidok Work

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 8

Wellington—I am sending you a piece of gold bridge work which Mr. Hamm has had me as he says is will at once explain to you what "bridge work" really [?] please be [?]…

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Counter Proposals. the Colliery Conference. Delegate Board Meets

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation met today to consider the proposals made by the proprietors at Tuesday's conference. The…

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Metalliferous Mining Award

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

Mr. A. R. Watt, chairman of the Metalliferous Mining (General) Group, No. 5 Board, has issued an award, which states that day, men shall work 48 hours per week, and finish…

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Mining. Sunny Corner

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 3

As state two week ago, the [?] Corporation [?] between two and the [?] the Corner [?] is now officially stated that the treatment [?]…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 13

The B.H. Block 14 mine last week raised and despatched 290 tons of carbonate ore to the B.H. Proprietary Company[?] and 500 tons o[?] sulphide to the Junction North Company…

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Miners Will Migrate. No Trucks on South Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 9

CLIFTON, Thursday.--The employees at Coal Cliff colliery were knocked off for over an hour and a half yesterday waiting for trucks, and were compelled to cease work between 11 and…

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Mining. Firmer Tone in Tin

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 11

There were very few mining sales reported on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Copper and silver were quoted at about the same level as on the previous day, but no business…

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Mining in the State. Wolumla Correspondence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 13

The new Venture Syndicate are sending a parcel of 16 or 18 tons of ore to the Pambula battery for treatment. Hill and party (pri[?]te property lease) are sending about 14…

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Coal Trade. Effect of Panama Canal. Serious Outlook for Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 9

The Premier has received a further report from Mr. Nielsen, which shows that the opening of the Panama Canal will have a serious effect on the Newcastle coal trade…

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Rejected by Miners. Owners' Proposals. Counter Proposals to Be Submitted. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 10

The miners' delegate board meeting sat to-day, and the proposals made by the proprietors at the conference on Tuesday were discussed and rejected. One of the proposals was for…

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Coal Trade. American Competition. the Panama Canal. Report by Mr. Nielsen

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 9

The Government has received a report from Mr. Niel Nielsen in regard to the coal trade of the United States. Mr. Nielsen points out that although this was not one of the matters…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, February 28, 1913. What of Our Coal?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 8

In our coal-mining industry, for some reason or other, inability to agree seems to be the chronic condition of employer and employee. In the northern fields there have…

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Mount Clarkson Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 17

The latest report from the Mount Olarkson mine, over which the Goula Copper Options has recently obtained a working option, states that the ore body at the 600ft. level is now proved 12ft. in width. The average…

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Week's Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 17

The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the week amounted ta 99,597 tons. O the toal, 68,650 tons went to the Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, as follows:--South Australia, 31,458…

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Good News for Miners

Globe · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 6

By mutual consent the Coal Conciliation Board for the Federated Mining districts in England and North Wales, at their meeting in London last month, agreed to an advance of 5…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 21

The Araluen Central Company's dredge this week worked 129 hours, and secured 39oz 13dwt smelted gold. The mine manager of the Cope's Creek…

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