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Mining & the mines, 1914

5,543 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Queensland Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 13

The gold yield for December was 22.396 fine ounces, valued at £95,132, as compared with 27,034oz, valued at £114,883, for December, 1912. The approximate yield for the year…

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Illawarra Items. Coal and Coke Trades

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 7

The southern coal trade is once again in full swing after the interruption of the Christmas and New Year holidays. There appears to be every prospect of a…

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In and About the Mines. Mount Morgan

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 10

The reports and statements of accounts of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company, for the half-year ended November 30, have been more available. The directors' report states that the…

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For the Coal Trade. New Steamer Myola

The Sun · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 6

The steamer Myola, a new collier built for the Howard Smith Co., Ltd., for their New-castle-Sydney trade, arrived from Middlesbrough, via Suez, last night. Middlesbrough…

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Northern Territory. Testing for Gold. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 13

Operations will soon be commenced in the Northern Territory in order to test the goldbearing qualities of the Union reef, which isabout five miles long and lies about eight…

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Mining. Northern Territory Tin. Prospects Good

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 11

Several important finds of the have just been reported from the Southern Territory where the prospects for development of fields appear to be occouraging. The discoveries took…

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Newcastle. Coal Strikes. Matter Before Wages Board. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 10

Although the first shift at Polaw Main colliery went to work this morning, word caine through this afternoon that the second shift had again refused to enter the pit. Neither…

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A Berlin Wedding. Coal King's Daughter. Weds a Britisher

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 7

BERLIN, Tuesday Evening.--The marriage has been celebrated of tho Hon. John Power Bertram Oglivy Freeman-Mitford, fourth son of Lord and Lady Redesdale, and Fraulein Mario…

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Explosion in a Mine. Man Dreadfully Injured. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 10

James McNeil, a machine man, was terribly injured at Ivanhoe mine early on Tuesday morning. It is impossible to say precisely how the accident happened. McNeil was…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change. Still the Depression

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 10

The depression on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange was inescapable yesterday morning. And the tone was hardly stronger during the afternoon. Up to the luncheon…

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Safety Lamps Objections in South Coast Mines. No Present Risks of Explosions

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 8

Since the Mount Kombla explosion ten and a half years ago, writes our Wollongong correspondent, one of the great disadvantages of coalmining o the South Coast has been the…

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Mining. Another Quiet Day. Ullfinch and Mt. Elliott Weaker

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 13

The mining market is still inactive. Only even sales were reported at the morning all, two being in the tin division. There were three transactions at noon, and 16 in the…

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Engine Derailed. Buried Beneath Trucks. Coal Train Jumps the Points Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 4

The coal traffic between Wallsand collieries and the coal loading cranes at Carrington was suspended from last night till this morning through the engine and two trucks of a train…

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After Twenty Years. Mining Man's Return. "Digging in London Streets"

The Sun · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 4

Perhaps the most loquacious man on the Morea this morning was Mr. Murphy. "Nobody knows anything about me," he remarked, good- humoredly. "I haven't been…

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The Gold Seekers. in the Northern Territory. Federal Government Will Find Out

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Following up his conference on tin mining in the Northern Territory, the Minister for External Affairs had a long conversation to-day with Mr. Oliver,…

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Murphy-just Murphy. Old Australian Mining Identity Returns. Identity Returns. Twenty Years Away From Home

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 6

His name is Murphy—just plain Murphy, without any adornments. Twenty years ago be was one of the biggest mining figures in Australia, having large interests about cobar…

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New Zealand. Goldfields' Jubilee. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 10

The Westland Goldfields' Jubilee celebrations were begun in fine weather. There were large crowds at Hokitlka, where many pioneers foregathered. The Governor laid…

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Mines and Mining. Dulness Continues. Carpathia, Paid, Lower

The Sun · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 9

Trade in mining scrip on the Sydney Exchange to-day was of a very unsatisfactory nature. Although the quantity of business done showed a slight improvement…

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Senghenydd Colliery Disaster

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 10

The Governor has forwarded to the Premier a despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonics, dated October 24. In the following terms:--"I have the honor to acknowledge the…

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Pelaw Main Colliery Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 10

KURRI KURRI, Thursday.--The afternoon shift of wheelers at the Pelaw Main colliery did not work on either Tuesday or Wednesday. The cause of the trouble is that the wheelers…

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