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Mining & the mines, 1913

6,594 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 13

The warden has granted the Silver Company, City Blocks Company, another three months' exemption from labour conditions, to allow of the completion of negotiations…

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Mines and Motors. Explosion-proof Electric Motors

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 3

The United States Bureau of Mines. following an investigation having for its purpose of ascertain the methods of [?] attending the use of [?]…

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Favorably Impressed. Minister for Mines at Ardletean

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 10

Mr. Edden the Minister for Mines was greatly impressed by what he saw on the [?]in field but [?] caution. He is not able to say whether the field will be…

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Stream Tin Mining Emmaville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 13

At the Britain No. 1 plant only two shifts are working, owing to the want of water. Plenty of tin is showing in the face, but the bottom requires a good deal of blasting. The…

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Broken Hill Mines. Companies at Law. Equity Court Judgment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 4

Reserved judgment was delivered yesterday by Mr. Justice Rich, in the Equity Court, in the case of the Broken Hill Junction North Silver Mining Company, No Liability, and another…

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The Mines. Delegate Board. Local Agreements Question. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 12

The mining position at the present time is very complex. The miners' delegate board meets to-morrow. The delegates will again discuss the question of providing a…

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Northern Miners. a Difficult Position. Local Agreements. Reply to the Proprietors

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 14

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--To-morrow the delegates' board of the Colliery Employees' Federation will be called upon to consider the ultimatum of the proprietors at yesterday's…

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Mine Explosion. Man Blown to Bits. Youth Frightfully Injured. West Wyalong

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 4

At midday an explosion occured at the True Blue Mine, resulting in a miner, Ed. Hoskins being blown to pieces and a youth named John Blymans, who was working with Hoskins…

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Speculators at Ardlethan. What the Minister for Mines Says. Need for Caution

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 10

The Minister for. Mines (Mr. Edden), accompanied by the Under-Secretary (Mr. Pittman), returned yesterday from his visit to the Ardlethan field…

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Prisoners in a Mine. Water Causes Disaster. London, Thursday, 11.50 p.m

The Sun · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 7

The inrush of water into a mine in Cumberland caused a disaster to-day. One man was drowned, nine others had narrow escapes, and two are imprisoned in a…

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Blow to Pieces. Man Killed in Mining Explosion. Youth Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 10

WEST WYALONG, Thursday.--At midday to-day an explosion occurred at the True Bluemine, resulting in a miner, Edward Hoskins, being literally blown to pieces, and a youth…

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Important Mining Case. Thirty Days' Hearing. Broken-hill Neighbors' Quarrel. Victory for Defendants

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 4

A protracted end expensive equity suit, which has occupied thirty days in hearing and cost each party approximately £3000, reached a climax yesterday, when provisional judgment was…

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Mining. London Market Better. Local Exchange Quiet, But Steady. Further Recovery in Lead

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 13

The more hopeful note sounded in the Australian Stock Exchanges on Wednesday as the result of a brighter outlook in London, and the reassuring tone of the speeches in the…

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Mouramba Copper Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 17

The manager of the Mouramba copper-mine, Nymagee, reports on March 12:--Unwatering of the main, shaft is being pushed ahead, and water is now 75ft below No- 4 level. The shaft, No. 8 compartment, has been…

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Mount Oxide Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 23

A report from Mr. Gerard Williams general manager of the Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd., dated February 28, states:— The main adit level north advanced 10ft; total,…

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Gold Water

Evening News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 8

The University order to duck in the water anyone attempting to interfere with its boats should have a damping effect on the suffragists—against whom the order is aimed. One…

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True Blue Mine Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 10

WEST WYALONG, Friday.--The- inquest on Edward Hoskins, who was killed at the True Blue mine yesterday, was opened to-day before Mr. John N. Crowley, District Coroner…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 23

The manager of Block 9 (Mineral Hill), Ltd., advises, under letter dated March 11, that the last firing out in the crosscut exposed some canary ore carrying some very…

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Northern Miners. Delegate Board Meets

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 13

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation met at the Trades hall to day, when Mr. E. Peters, acting president, was in the chair, and in addition to…

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Grafton Copper Mine. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 23

The manager of the Grafton Copper Mining Company reports for the week ended March 8:—"No. 1 crosscut in A level was advanced 2ft 6in to 28ft 6in, then driving on [?] lode…

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