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Mining & the mines, 1914

5,543 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250

Back to Work. South Greta Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 14

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.--The South Greta Miners' Lodge has decided by 55 votes to 46 in favor of starting work on Monday morning. A ballot was taken, and the result was…

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Gold Dredging in Papua. Condemnatory Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 27

Mr. J. Ma[?]colm Newman, in his report, as the result of five months' travelling and examining gold dredging properties in Papua on behalf of the Austral Malay Tin, Limited, speaks in most condemnatory…

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No title Dicky Dunmore's Deal in Coal

The World's News · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 22

DICKY DUNMORE drove his pencil through his dance card furiously. "But, my dear Dora," he said. "I'm not a man of action. I never was a…

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Tin Mining. the Malaya Corporation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 27

A recently returned representative of the Malaya Tin Corporation furnishes us with the following interesting experience of his sojourn in that particular portion of Asia…

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Gilt for Gold. Two Men Committed for Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 13

BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--Thos. Henry Kirby and Harold Stafford Green were committed for trial to the Sessions to-day on a charge of false pretences by pretending that certain…

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Wild Cherry Tin Mine. Refort for the Week Ended February 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 27

Hough No. 1 Shaft: Opened out drive about l8 feet from bottom on west side on the lode. Drove 3ft 6in on fair grade ore. Hough No. 2 Shaft: Erected whip pole ready for…

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Mining. a Slack Market. Business Restricted. Values Easier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 27

There was very little vigour about the market yesterday morning. The quotations of the London. Stock Exchange indicated an easy tone, and app[?]ared to set the seal on the local…

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Mining Prices Current on 'Change. "Wait and See."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 17

Business was limited, yet fairly brisk, in some directions, and, perhaps, even eventful in others, upon the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. The London lead…

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Newcastle. Miners and the Second Shift Another Crisis Feared. Steel Works and Walsh Island

Evening News · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 8

During the week that closed last night the export of coal to places beyond the State totalled 82,000 tons. as compared with last week's figures this is a falling-off of…

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Law. Friday, March 6. EQUITY. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Simpson.) Question of Mining Leases

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 11

The matter of Vickery v. Ellis was again mentioned before his Honor. This is a suit in which Joseph Vickery, Solomon Richards, and Samson Pearl seek an injunction restraining…

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Law Report. in Equity. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Simpson.) Illewong Mining Leases. Vickery and others v Ellis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 9

The su[?]t of Vickery and others, in which Joseph Vickery, Solom[?]n Richards, and Samson Pearl, are seeking an injunction to restrain Robert Ellis from selling, mo[?]tgaging,…

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Lure of Lost Treasure Hundreds of Thousands Spent in the Pursuit the Ships That Disappeared Australian Syndicate to Raise General Grant Gold

Globe · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 3

The pursuit of virgin gold, silver, and precious stones has always appealed to the adventurous side of our nature, as an occupation full of thrills and glorious opportunities. But…

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Coal-owner As Coal-carrier

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 March 1914 · page 2

During the recent strike in the coal trade in England, some of the firms engaged endeavored to supply coal without the aid of their employees. In this illustration Mr. Walter Cornwall, brother of Sir Edwin Cornwall, and one of the chief partners in a leading firm of coal merchants, is seen carrying a sack of coal to a cart to supply waiting customers. Mr. Cornwall shoulders a hundredweight sack. Thus the example of the ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney, who took to manual labor during the gas strike, has been imitated…

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Mining Notes and News Some Hard Luck Shows Chillagoe Limited

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 March 1914 · page 2

During the past week a circular has been issued, by the company, stating definitely that instructions have been given to close down the smelting works as soon as the stock of coke on…

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Abolishing Work. Important Coal Mine Case. the Afternoon Shift

Evening News · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 7

The question of the abolition of the afternoon shift in the northern col[?]eries district was again before the industrial Court this morning, when Mr. Justice Heydon gave…

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Western Australian Mines. Some February Gold Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 11

Golden Ridge, 2570 tons, gold valued At £3553; expenditure, £3053. Mararoa, 10,040 tons, gold valued at £20,495; Kaigurli, 10,040 tons, gold valued at £20,495;…

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Rights of the Owner. Coal Miners' Claim. Question of Jurisdiction

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 4

The question of jurisdiction was concerned in a judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Heydon in the Industrial Court to-day. The Colliery Employees' Federation made a claim…

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Controlled by Germans. New British Colliery. Germany's Want of Steam Coal. London, Monday Morning

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 8

A sensation has been caused in coal-mining circles by the announcement that a German company controls a new colliery that is being opened up at Haworth, Yorkshire…

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Mines and Mining. Easier Barrier Market. Copper Scrip Depressed. Lower Rates for Carpathia

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 9

The firmness which predominated in the market for Broken Hill silver scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday was not nearly so pronounced to-day. Owing to…

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Homes for Miners Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 9

CLIFTON, Saturday.--The question of scarcity of house accommodation for colliery employees working at local collieries has caused a great deal of anxiety for some years past. All efforts…

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