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Mining & the mines, 1914

5,543 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Commercial. Coal Shipping Appliances

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 10

The council of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, at its meeting on Wednesday, further considered the question of the proposal by the Railway Department to erect two M'Myler…

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Mount Lyell Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 13

Mount Lyell Company's smelting return, from January 22 to February l8 inclusive, shows that 26,327 tons of ore were treated, being 16,502 tons from the Mount Lyell mine…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 10

The Mount Lyell Blocks Company held its half-yearly mooting in Melbourne on Monday fast, and the policy, or management, of the directors did not quite escape criticism. A…

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A Day Off. Colliery Thrown Idle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 10

Yesterday afternoon the miners at Burwood colliery asked for permission to take a quarter of a day off to hold a mooting. The manager told them that the company had so…

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Immense Deposit of Japanese Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 4

The fact that immense deposits of coal have been discovered in the Japanese portion of the island of Saghalien (now known by the name of…

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Coal Near Brisbane. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 12

A find of coal has been reported near Oxley. It is believed the find is a rich one, and the seam is very near the surface…

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Council Owns a Gold Watch

The Land · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 9

Temora Council was considering the report of the auditor recently, when a suggestion was made that the council should dispose of a gold…

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Council Owns a Gold Watch

The Land · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 9

Temora Council was considering the report of the auditor recently, when a suggestion was made that the council should dispose of a gold…

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Chiiiagoe Mine. Deputation to Government. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 11

A deputation to-day waited upon tho Acting Premier, Mr. Barnes, and asked the Government to do something to relieve the situation caused by the shutting down of the…

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Mount Lyell Mining. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 13

The North Lyell mine continues to put out average grade ore of approximately 6 per cent, value, at the rate of 10,000 tons monthly, while the Mount Lyell mine is…

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Mining. Austral-malay Tin, Ltd

Evening News · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 12

Cable information has been received from Mr. A. W. Freeman that as result of exhaustive investigation by Mr. T. W. Horton on the west coast of Siam several option…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 12

After a break of almost three months, another fatal mining accident occurred yesterday morning. The mine concerned was the Golden Horseshoe Estate, and the victim was…

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The Incubus on Our Mining Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 6

The letter from "Paid-up Shareholder" which we published yesterday naively illustrates the great incubus on the mining industry of this State. Our…

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Late Mining. North Broken-hill, Limited

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--At the second half-yearly meeting of the North Broken-hill, Ltd., to-day, Mr. W. M. Hyndman, the chairman, in moving the adoption of the reports and balance-sheet for the half-year ended…

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Pelaw Mine Idle. Echo of a Stoppage. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 13

Pelaw Main colliery is idle. The machine men have been notified that all costs in connection with the recent case brought against them for stopping work must be paid, but as…

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The Northern Mines. Trouble at Pelaw-main. Question of Legal Costs

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 7

KURRI KURRI, Thursday.--The Pelaw-Main colliery was again idle yesterday afternoon, and a stop-work meeting was held, at which it was announced that the legal costs incurred in…

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Mining. Prices Current on Change. Tendency Mostly Easier

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 10

Operations on the mining section of the local Stock Exchange were again restricted yesterday. The tone of the market was decidedly quiet, while in the majority of instances prices…

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The Coal Strike and the Meat Strike Compared. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 8

Sir--In view of the present industrial in the meat trade and the Governments methods in handling this dispute, it is interesting to know how the party now in power…

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Work Resumed at Pelaw Main. Miners Listen to President's Advice. Kurri Kurri

Evening News · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 7

The president of the Northern Miners Federation Mr. D. Watson addressing a meeting of the pelaw Main mining with respect to an other stoppage of work, said the owner. Mr…

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Mining. London Prices Variable. Local Market Similar. Ardlethans Easier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 13

ThE middle quotations to hand yesterday Morning of the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday did not afford much of a guide to the general state of the home market. In…

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