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Mining & the mines, 1914

5,543 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Gerhan Company. to Work English Coal. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 9

A company has been formed with chiefly German directors, including Herr Stinnes, a leading [?]gure on the Westphalian coalflelds, to work the coal seams under Lord Galway's…

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Mining in the State. Forest Reefs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 11

The continued dry weather is having a detrimental effect upon mining operations at the Junction Reefs. The Lyndhurst and Mines Company has suspended operations for…

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Explosion in a Mine. a Thoughtless Smoker. Twenty-five Men Killed. St. Petersburg, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 9

A miner, while underground in a colliery at Slavyanoserbsk, opened a safety-lamp in order to light a cigarette, and thereby caused an explosion of gas…

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Mining. London Faibly Steady. Local Market Listless. Business on Limited Lines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 11

A listless market pervaded the market yesterday morning, and showed itself, in a reduced volume of business in all sections. The "middle" quotations of the London…

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Afternoon Shift. Effect of a Judgment. Application to Restrain Judge Heydon. Mine Owners Want Writ of Prohibition

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 1

The judgment of Mr. Justice Heydon, in the industrial Court, on the question of the [?] of the afternoon shift in the northern col[?] district, was the subject of an…

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Tasmanian Gold Mine. an English Expert's Opinion. Favours Closing Down of Mine. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 15

The report of Mr. Arthur Llewellyn, an English expert, on the Tasmania gold mine, has been made available. In a covering note, tho local advisory board states that the…

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Western Australian Mines. Some February Gold Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 15

Great Boulder, 16,518 tons gold, £43,938; expenditure, £19,631. Ivaphoe, 14,992, gold £27,478; expendttnre, £19,840…

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Miners' Risks

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday. -- The P.L.L. (Broken hill brunch) last night decided to write to the members for the district, asking them to urge the Government to appoint a Royal…

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Mines and Mining. Barrier Market Steadier. Ardlethans Weaker. Metals Unchanged

The Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 4

The market for Broken Hill stocks on the Sydney Exchange to-day was much steadier than that of the previous day, but trade was no brighter, in consequence of the inactivity…

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Carpathia Tin Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 15

The mine manager reports for last week as follows:- No. 1 Shaft—Bottom level, north rise rising 12ft, making 35ft, on high grade million ore over the…

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Miners Dispute Settled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 16

The Westland miners disputes have been practically settled with an agreement similar to the pre-strike arrangement A few machinery clauses have bean added to the new…

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Dust in Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 13

HELENSBURGH, Tuesday. -- At a large meeting of The members of the Helensburgh branch of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, the dust trouble at the Metropolitan coal…

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No Coal Trucks

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 55

The scarcity of trucks for the dispatch of coal orders from the collieries on South Coast (N.S.W.) appears to be getting worse as time goes on. Hundreds of men are frequently…

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Hawkin's Hill Reward Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 15

The manager's report for month of February states:- Have driven main mrwatering level north 81 feet, country similar to last month; reef on face at…

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Mining. London Still Colourless; Local Exchange Inactive. Copper, Gold, and Silver Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 15

The evident lack of stability in the London Stock Exchange quotations for Australianpropositions still excrcises a controlling influence on the operations of the Sydney Stock…

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Great Fitzroy Mines, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 15

During the month of February, the smelter ran 669 hours, treating 1841 tons of ore, assuming 310 per cent copper, 252dwt gold, and 1303 tons of sintered concentrate, assaying 10.76 per cent, copper, 8.28dwt…

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Hill End Gold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 55

[?] The Hawkins' Hill Reward goldmine has completed a crushing, and obtained 102oz of gold. A crushing by the Amalgamated Hill end, Limited, produced 200oz of gold…

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The Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 15

The usual return furnished by the Undersecretary for Mines shows that the gold yield for this State for the month of February is 14,142oz crude, equal to 10,863oz fine, valued…

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Late Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 10

CHARTERS TOWERS, Tuesday. -- The following sales were reported on the Mining Exchange this morning: -- Blocks, 11; do. (paid). 29; Victory, 8…

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Mining Inventions

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 55

Mr Fred. Walsh, patent and trade mark attorney George and Wynyard streets, Sydney, from whom further information may be obtained has complied from official records a…

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