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Mining & the mines, 1914

5,543 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

West Australian Gold Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 10

To the end of last year the West Australian goldfields had produced £114,800,572 in gold, and had paid £23,808,088 in dividends to the shareholders of the various companies. The first…

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Mines and Mining. Barrier Market Steady. Improvement in Ardlethans

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 9

Though the v[?]lume of business transacted in mining scrip on the local Stock Exchange today was the smallest since the beginning, of the year, the tone of the market was…

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Metalliferous Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 5

The management of the Mount Morgan Mining Company stated last night that the supply of labour at the mine was not equal to the demand, and the considerable difficulty was…

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East Greta Colliery Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 9

WEST MAITLAND, Sunday.--The stopping between the workings of No. 1 and No. 2 tunnels of the East Greta Colliery was broken yesterday in order to permit of inspection…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 11

In his report the manager of the Tyrconnell gold mine states that the south end shows a reef 5ft wide, highly payable, whilst the north end is about payable, with good stone dipping…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 10

The Bimbimbie Mining Company at Moroya has obtained a further suspension of labor conditions for four months. At the first general meeting of the Central…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 11

The Yuanmi Company has cabled the following development particulars to the London office: "No. 4 level: Rise at 190ft north, started 12ft above lovel, and put up 9ft to 21ft…

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Mining. Mount David

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 3

Report from the men manager of the Mount David Cold Mininh Company states. I have commenced to drive on the lode [?] free gold…

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Archibald Russell to Load Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 4

The fine four-masted barque Archibald Russel, which should arrive at the Semaphore shortly from Rio Janeiro, for orders has been fixed to load coal…

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Federated Miners. Total Membership of 4481

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--At the annual conference of the Victorian district, of the Federated Miners' Association of Australasia, the report for the 12 months ended December 31…

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French Miners Strike. Trouble Over Pensions. London

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 1

The coal miners in the central part of France have declared a strike as a protest against the Senate's., decision to grant miners a pension…

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Work in the South Coast Mines. Wollongong

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 8

Most of the southern collieries continue to work full time, the only exception being Hel[?] and the two Scarborough pils, where the shortage of railway hoppers has been…

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Mining in the State. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 11

At the Mining Warden's Court, Wattle Flat, Mr. A. B. C. Burke inquired into an application for a dredging lease by P. H. Galloway for an area of about eight aeres of land, partly…

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Victorian Racing Campaign Gold Brew's Win. Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 7

All through his career Gold Brew has been found to thrive best on a comparatively light preparation, Gold Brew did not even have a saddle on him some, days before the…

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Mines Close. Water Famine at Cobar. 1000 Men Affected. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 7

The Cobar district is suffering from the effects of drought. The failure of mine supplies has already thrown out of employment since December 1000 men in this district, and…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change. a Depressed Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 10

The week ended upon the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday morning pretty much as it began, inasmuch as business was dull and prices inclined to sag. There…

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B.h. Proprietary. Four Weeks' Mining and Mill Operations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 11

In the course of the report of the above company for the four weeks ended February 11, it is stated:—Underground: 23,658 tons of crude ore were mined during the period. The…

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Mines and Mining. Share Market Firmer. Decline in Copper

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 9

Though the turnover in Broken Hill silver, stocks on the Sydney Exchange to-day was the smallest for many months, the tone of the market was decidedly brighter than…

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Week's Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 7

The coal export trade during the past week was 10,000 tons below the quantity shipped during the previous week, and was also the lowest on record this year. The total…

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Fire in a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 8

KALGOORLIE, Monday.--A fire broke out in the Ivanhoc mine at 2 o'clock this morning, causing serious damage to the ore-cracker, and probably the poppet legs of the main shaft…

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