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Mining & the mines, 1914

5,543 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Mines and Mining. Barrier Market Weaker. Ardlethans Slightly Firmer Decline in Metals

The Sun · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 9

The decline 10s in the price of lead, together with the easier market which ruled for Australian scrip on the London Stock Exchange yesterday, was responsible for the…

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Mining Quotations

Evening News · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 1

The following were the mining quotations on Change to-day:—[?] 51s 3d [?] Junction [?] 27s…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 6

Upon Inquiring at the, office of the secretary, a representative of the "Herald" was informed that there was no truth in the [?] rent in the city that the Radium Hill…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 11

Sharer. In Radium-hills (old) sold on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday at G w. £6 10s. S The. previous sale-- made before the Christmas holidays-- was at £10. The decline represents a…

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Gold in the Territory

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 8

The report of Dr. Jensen, Director of Mines in the Northern Territory, which appears in another column, would, if it referred to a new field, probably cause a rush…

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The Tanami Goldfield. a Territory Gold-digger. "Dollying" £10 a Week

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 5

DARWIN, Thursday.--Dr. Jensen, Director of Mines, has just completed a long Journey to the Tanami Goldfield, during which he 1673 miles by mil, horse, conch, and foot…

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British Broken Hill Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 6

At the Briteish mine list week, on No. 11 level section 417, the main crosscut was extended 12½ feet to 200 feet from the plat. Good ore continued to 264 feet, when the crosscut entered quartz schist,…

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Miners Leave for Australia. Capetown, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 9

A hundred and fifty miners sailed in the steamer Berrima for Australia yesterday. At Johannesburg yesterday Connerty, Neild, Buckley, and Carson were committed for trial…

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The Mines. Hebburn Still Idle. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 10

The Hebburn colliery has been idle several days through a dispute with the management regarding the working of wide headings, which it is said, under the existing arrangemetns,…

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Mining Shares. This Afternoon's Business. Mining Scrip Weaker. Lead and Copper Cheaper

Evening News · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 9

The lower price of lead in London tended to a sensitive tone in Sydney in Barrier lines. British told) lost is 6d, as compared with the recent hot market Hills, 6d Junctions, 2d…

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Mining in the State. Yambulla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 6

Messrs. McDonald and Legge have Just returned from the new find about 35 miles south of Yambulla. They report the reef to be about 18 inches, of an ironstone nature in…

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Northern Miners. Afternoon Shift Controversy. the Question to Be Answered

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 10

NEWCASTLE. Thursday.--At the Miners' Wages Board to-day, Judge Edmunds, chairman, read his draft of the case to be submitted to the Arbitration Court, on the question as to…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change. the Market Recovers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 11

The mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange was "marking time" yesterday morning. but there was a stronger tone in the afternoon. Generally, the market was fairly steady…

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Japanese Coal Trade. GROWlNG Demand. Larger Home Requirements. Australian Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 11

The Japanese coal trade was active throughout the past year, the demand from all quarters at home and abroad showing a steady tendency to increase faster than the output…

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Dog Eats Dog. Miners Resent Union Tactics the B.m.a. Strike. Remarkable Deputation

The Sun · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 7

A considerable portion of the Chief Secretary's time to-day was taken up by a deputation from the Newcastle district which asked him--demanded of him, in fact--that he…

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Mining. London Steady. Local Market Quieter But Sound. All Sections in Evidence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 6

Though the amount of business transacted yesterday morning was on restricted lines as compared with that of the earlier portion of the week, nevertheless it was generally on…

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Mines and Mining. Barriers Down Again. Improvement in Ardlethans

The Sun · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 9

The feature of the mining scrip market on the local Exchange today was the strong support accorded the majority of the Ardlethan tin stocks. Wild Cherry was most prominent, owing to a rumor being circulated to…

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Mammoth Copper Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 25

Reporting for the fortnight ended January 31, the manager states:- Chief[?] Mine.—No. 1 winze: Started driving south from bottom, now in 4ft 6in, width sampled 3ft,…

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Umeari Gold, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 25

Messrs. Poole and Steel, contractors, for the dredge, report the receipt of a cable from Manila, advising that the dredge has been launched, and that [?]ioing operations would be commenced at the end of this…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 25

The No. 2 plant of the Associated Gold Dredging Company, in a run of 117 hours, recovered 39oz. An interim quarterly dividend of 1s per…

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