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Mining & the mines, 1914

5,543 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Wild Cherry Tin Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

Report for week ended January 28:- Hough, No. 2 Shaft.—Crosscut east extended 8ft 6in to 40ft 6in. Still obtaining rich bunches of ore; nothing solid has yet been located…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

The week's output of tin oxide from the Tongkah Harbour plants was 24 tons. The managing director of the Buckland River Gold-dredging Company (Bright)…

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Mining Inventions

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 55

Mr. Fred Walsh, patent and trade mark attorney, George and Wynyard streets, Sydney, from whom further information may he obtained, has compiled from official records a list,…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

During the fortnight ended January 21 the B.H. Block 10 Company despatched 1068 tons concentrates and 5417 tons of new mill byproducts…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 14

Melbourne speculators met with so much good fortune in their Edna May venture that they are now paying the Yilgarn field a lot of attention. The latest property over which they…

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Mount Lyell Mines. Queenstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

Another hatch of 30 men arrived from the mainland, and labour in the Lyell mines is now well up to requirements, the total employed being 1950, of whom 1100 are at the…

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Lithgow Short of Coal Trucks

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 55

The inadequacy of the coal trucks available to the Lithgow collieries continues to present a serious aspect, and the district colliery managers complain bitterly of their treatment by…

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Mine Creep. Extensive Depression. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 13

A bad creep has occurred in the workings in connection with the northern series of lodes on the Bullfinch Proprietary mine. The stopes in this part of the mine have…

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The Wonderful Story of Coal Gas

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 54

It is generally, believed that the Dark Ages came to, an end several centuries; since, but, as a matter of fact, they only came to their termination in 1813. exactly a hundred years…

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Vegetable Creek Tin Mine. Improving Tin Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

Report for the week ended January 24:- Rock Shaft: Blocking out 900ft from shaft; wash averaged 48in, worth 401b. Allen Shaft: West end, blocking out along main…

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B.H. Junction North Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

The management of the B.H. Junction North, mine reported to-day that Bore Hole No. 202 going horizontally northwards at section 11. No. 13 level, met low grade ore at 8 feet to…

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The Coal Porters. Men Going Back to Work

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--The carmen and coal porters on strike have grunted permits to the hospitals, but have refused a permit for the Salvation Army, on the ground that the latter…

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The Mines Department. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

Sir,—Considerable interest is being taken by the general mining community as to whom the caucus Will elect as Minister for Mines. Hitherto the Mines Department has been run on lines which to say the least,…

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Mining in the State. Delegate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

At the Warden's Court on Wednesday H. J. Gallop was granted authority to enter land at Kirkenong, for the purpose of minian for radium. An application was made for a…

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London Strikes. Builders and Coal Porters. Commonwealth Offices Affected

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--The building trades' strikers have claimed the unemployment benefit under the Insurance Act, on the ground that they were dismissed after having given…

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Coal Porters' Strike. Men Going Back. London, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 1

The coal port who are on strike will resume work to-morrow. Many have already started. Free laborers have been attracted by the…

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Want More Money. Miners' Wages. Another Increase to Be Asked For

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Yet another claim is to be made by the Colliery Employees' Federation for more wages. At the delegate board meeting to-day a motion from Wallarah Lodge…

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London Labor Troubles. Coal Men Resuming Work. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 7

Ten coal-selling firms have [?]ded an extra penny to the porters now on strike. A mass meeting of the strikers was held in Clerkenwell yesterday at which a resolution…

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Mining. Market Quiet But Steady. Barriers Hold Firmly. Tin Stocks Dull

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 15

What with the oppressive weather and the break in business, due to Monday's holiday, the market was not inclined to resume operations yesterday morning. exception Very…

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Mines and Miners

The Australian Worker · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 24

As the mining warden has recommended that the Bodangora mines should be relieved of labor conditions for a further term of six months, a number of men…

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