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Mining & the mines, 1914

5,543 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 250

Labor Trouble at Collieries Newcastle. Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 February 1914 · page 9

Industrial-Inspector Gregory's to-day has practically settled the strike at East Greta Mine. The miners employed at Whitburn colleries…

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Lack of Water Puts Miners Out of Work

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 February 1914 · page 9

Mr. C. H. Davis, secretary of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, said yesterday that there was at present a great amount of unemployment among the members of the union…

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The Newmarket. Cagou As a Sprinter. Gold Brew Backed. Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1914 · page 4

Today's heat 96deg at 2 p.m., has affected the summer racing enthusiasm; but Interest will be strong in the Newmarket, which is expected to be the most brilliant in…

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Northern Collieries. a Busy Fortnight

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Work at the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts during the fortnight ended on Saturday was brisk, tho average time being a little over 10…

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Metalliferous Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 4

Mr. C. H. Davis, secretary of the A.M.A., Stated on Saturday that there was at prese[?] a great amount of unemployment among the members of the union. This was largely…

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Mines and Mining. Quiet Share Market. Silver and Copper Weaker

The Sun · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 9

A weaker market greeted Broken Hill silver stocks on tho local. Exchange today this being attributed to the easier tendency Which prevailed in London on Saturday,…

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Satisfactorily Settled. East Greta Colliery Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 8

EAST MAITLAND, Saturday.--The difficulty which arose at the No. 2 tunnel at East Greta Colliery over the employment of an engine driver as banksman, and the displacement of…

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Mining Dividends

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 11

Dividends have been declared, payable on the days mentioned hereunder. C denotes when the transfer books close, P when the dividends are payable:- NEW SOUTH WALES…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 11

The Vegetable Creek Tin-mining Company's secretary, J. E. Cocker, reports the receipt of a wire from the mine manager, advising that 4 feet of wash, worth 250[?]b to the yard,…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 11

The following information has been cabled to the London office of Chaffers Company:— "No. 17 level, the main west crosscut has [?]ut No. 2 lode at 207ft, average assay value 28s…

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In and About the Mines. Radium-hill Reticence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 10

"Shareholder" writes:--"Might I be permitted, through the medium of your paper, to congratulate the directors of the Radium-hill Company on their [?] methods of reporting the…

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Mining in the State. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 11

Mr. D. Milne, Inspector, of the Mines Department, has just visited Numeralla, where a deputation urged the erection of a State battery for the purpose of serving…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change. Week Closes Dull

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 10

Business was dull on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday. The tone was possibly a little weaker, but hardly a sufficient number of transactions was recorded…

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Mining Industry. Drought Causes Distress. the Position Acute

The Sun · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 9

The secretary of the Australian Amalgamated Miners said this morning that a grant number of the men had lost their work because of the drought…

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Accidents in Britain. in Mines, and on Railways. Inquiry to Be Made

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--During the debate on the Address-in-Reply in the House of Commons Mr. W. Brace (Labor) moved an amendment drawing attention to the increased…

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Mining. [?]Arket Fairly Active. Share Values Variable. Metals Unaltered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 11

For the closing day of the week, an unusually active market [?]ruled on Saturday morning, but there was not much character about it. It was neither strong n[?] weak…

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Chillagoe, Limited. Smelters to Be Closed. Cost of Fuel Too High. Waiting for the Mount Mulligan Coal Field. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 11

The directors of the Chillagoe Company ha[?]e decided upon discontinuing the purchase of lead ore, and also to shut down the copper smelters immediately the stock of coke…

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Mining. the Mount Ross Mine

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

The mine manager reports since bottoming the crater shaft:—We have driven 30ft northwest, [?] south-east and 40ft south-east. The deep ground having been…

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Mines and Mining. Share Market Inactive. Barriers Further Reduced

The Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 9

Quiet conditions again predominated in the market for mining scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day, and the volume of business transacted was even smaller than that…

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Burwood Colliery. New Weighing Machines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 10

Some time ago a deputation waited upon the late Minister for Mines, Mr. Edden, and complained of the delay which was taking place with regard to the coal weighing…

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