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Mining & the mines, 1914

5,543 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

Mining in the State. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

A report from Gingkin states that a good deal of activity prevails amongst mining men locally, in consequence of a very promising discovery made recently by A. L. Hughes in…

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Coal Porter's Strike. Acute Suffering of the London Poor

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 3

Great inconvenience is being experienced in London owing to a strike of 8000 coal porters, who demand un increase in wages of one penny per ton…

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Mining. London Strong in British. Barriers Firm Locally. Copper Stocks Still Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 6

The feature of Wednesday's London Stock Exchange quotations to hand yesterday morning was a forward movement of 4/ in British Broken Hill (old), with B.H. Block 10…

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Central Tin Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 17

Latest advice from the Central tin mine, Renison Bell, Tasmania, states that a truck road has been laid in the upper E tunnel from the dump to the face. About 100 tons of avenge fair grade ore is stacked…

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The export of coal from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the week amounted to 101,281 tons. Of the total, 66,830 tons went to Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, as…

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"Right to Enter" for Mining. Not Applicable in the Case of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 17

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.--At the adjourned sitting of the Warden Court to-day, Robert Scott, of Pelaw-Main, applied for permission to enter various portions in the parish of…

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Coal-porters' Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 21

The coal-porters in London have accepted the concessions offered by the masters prior to the strike, which include some increases' in wages…

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The Hetton Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 23

The fifty-seventh half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Hetton Coal Company, Limited, was held at the Exchange, on Thursday, Mr. W. J. Green presiding. The net…

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Profits of Wallsend Coal

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 14

A 10 per cent. dividend will be paid share holders of the Newcastle Wallsend Coal company. as a result of the last half-year's operations. The actual profit for the term was…

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Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 23

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, Mr. H. S Levy presiding. The report of the directors was adopted. Mr. J. R. Hall was re-elected…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 23

At the B.H. North mine, during the past fortnight, section 10 winze from the 1250ft level was deepened to 47ft, in 15[?] per cent, ore. Section 13 winze was sunk to 115ft, in…

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Industrial Unrest. Maitland Collieries. Hearing of Disputes. Deputation to Registrar

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 14

A Maitland deputation interviewed the Industrial Registrar, Mr. Holme, on Thursday respecting colliery matters as affecting workmen in that district…

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Greed, Grab and Gold

The International Socialist · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 2

For the first time, I believe in the history of this country, Socialists have faced the foe on the political field, and have failed. That was only to be expected. Methinks…

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"Our Fellow-unionists." Northern Miners' Protest

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 13

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Mr. D. Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, this afternoon said:--"We join with our fellow-unionists throughout the British Dominions in…

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Newcastle. Week's Coal Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 22

The exports of coal for the week ended to-day reached 102,301 tons, of which 67,850 were for the Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, and 34,451 for oversea countries. The…

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Terrific Explosion. Colliery in Westphalia. Twenty Two Bodies Recovered. [?]

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 1

A terrifie explosion [?] by fire Jamp, has occurred in the [?] to have [?]…

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Queensland Tin Mining. Brisband

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 23

Whilst speaking at a local function at Croydon last night, Mr. John Donohue, of the Croydon State tin mine, which has just put through a most successful crushing, said he…

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Mining in the State. Bowraville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 23

A stir in mining is setting in again on Yarrahappini Mountain and the surrounding country. For some time a man named Johnston, prospecting in the vicinity of an old…

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Sunken Gold. Another General Grant Syndicate. Contract in Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 21

Another attempt is to be made to recovor the gold lost in the ship General Grant, which was wrecked in the Auckland Islands in the year 1866…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change. Cheaper Money Effects

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 17

A London cable message published this morning states that the reduction of the bank rate has caused great activity and enhanced prices in all departments of the London Stock…

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