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Mining & the mines, 1913

6,594 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 250

Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 17

On the South Block mine (Zinc Corporation) last week the construction of the plat at No. 6 level was continued. The main north drive (No. 6 level) was extended 10ft in ore assaying 18…

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Miners' Strike, Possible Settlement. Proposal for Next

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 16

"There is no new development in the trouble," said the Minister for Labour, Mr. Carmichael, yesterday evening, when questioned as to the South Coast miners' strike…

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Mining. Copper Firmer in London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 16

Yesterday was a close holiday among the brokers, and all the Australian Stock Exchanges were closed. There will be no real resumption of mining business until Thursday…

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The Miners' Revolt. Not Unexpected. Mount Kembla Men Restless

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 13

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The ultimatum of the colliery proprietors, that will not discuss any alleged grievances with the men, and that the strike will have to be fought out to…

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Town [?] on Burning Coal. S[?] [?] Fire Tranatins Stru[?] in Germany

The World's News · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 2

In [?] [?] Al[?] a [?] sub[?] [?] has [?] [?]covered. The [?] [?] [?] above the berning coal [?]…

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Coal Crisis. Minees Faltering. Breakaway Expected. People Leaving the District. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 17

Matters in connection with the South Coast miners' strike have now assumed a grave aspect, owing to the decision arrived at yesterday by the Southern Coal Owners'…

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The Mining Strike. Likely to Continue. Question of Strike Pay. Wollongong, [?]

Evening News · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 5

The reply of the Southern Gallery Proprietors to the proposals of te Miners' Association for a settlement of the present difficulty, in which the former refuse to discuss any…

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Three Men Killed by Fall of Ground Another Mining Tragedy. Crushed to Death

Globe · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 3

Another terrible mining catastrophe occurred last Friday morning—this time in the North mine at Broken Hill. Among the men who [?] underground at midnight to carry out their…

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Monetary and Commercial. Financial. the Value of Shares. Mining Shares Follow Other Rules. the Element of Chance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 17

The rules already given for the approximate valuation of investment shares have little or no application to shires in mining companies which are suhject to entirely…

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Sixty-two Years Coal Mining and Still Working Daily in the Pit. Extraordinary Record of Newcastle Man 75 Years of Age. Walks Seven Miles a Day—the Coal Mine Under

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 March 1913 · page 23

There is a resident of Tighe's Hill, a working miner, who probably possesses a world's record. His name is Charles Francis, and he is 75 years of age, still working in the pit, and…

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Gold Scarcity in France

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 March 1913 · page 18

Englishmen who have visited Paris recently have been surprised at the scarcity of gold. Gold is practically unobtainable, but silver five-franc pieces (about 4/-) are almost too…

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South African Mining Industry

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 March 1913 · page 18

Speaking recently at a meeting on the Rand (South Africa), the Minister of Mines said the gold mining industry of the Union stood for an annual Value of nearly forty-eight millions…

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Mining and Finance. General Remarks

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 March 1913 · page 7

The market through the week has been much affected by London, and, in both copper and silver-lead, has fallen. The prospects before shares of companies producing these metals…

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The Way of the Chinee Sneaking Into Australia. Extraordinary Methods Adopted. Stowaways in Coal Bunkers. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 23 March 1913 · page 7

The Government is required by the Immigration Restriction Act to present annually to Parliament a return showing the operation of the dictation test For several years…

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Ardlethan Tin Field -- Discovery in Riverina. Mines Amongst the Wheat. £60,000 in Three Months -- Opinions of Experts. Prospects of Permanency

The Sun · Sunday 23 March 1913 · page 12

"BIG TIN FIELD OF THE WORLD." 'Australia had the big silver, lead, and zinc mine of the world in Broken Hill; it had, for 20 years, the big gold mine in Mount Morgan,…

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The Capers Of Carmichael. Workers Worried by a Wily Waster. Exasperating the Ferry Employees—Misleading the Miners—Bluffing Other Wage-earners. A Pretty Parcel of Poltroons to Prate of the Proletariat! The Straight Truth Told About the Minister's Maleficent Muddling. Stirring Up the South Coast

Truth · Sunday 23 March 1913 · page 3

The trouble in the South Coast district, among a class of men, the miners of that district, who are not peculiarly prone to threaten…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 11

Our Cobar correspondent telegraphs:—"Mr. Danvers Power, acting general manager, Great Cobar, Limited, has received a cable from London, stating that Mr. H. C. Bellinger, at…

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Welsh Miners. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 11

Several familles have arrived here from Wales, numbering over 20 persons. The men were expecting to start work at the pit, and others are expected to arrive shortly…

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Southern Collieries' Strike. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 12

Sir.—In your issue of the 21st inst. you write, "That in the case of James Russell there has been a judicial inquiry as a result of which it was found that the manager had…

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Monetary and Commercial. Financial. Gold and Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1913 · page 11

Sir Edward Holden, in a recent address to the Manchester (England) Statistical Society, discussed the question of British gold reserves and the gold question in India. In…

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