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Mining & the mines, 1914

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The quantity of coal sent from Newcastle to places beyond the State during the week was 108,467 tods. Of the total, 57,235 tons went to Commonwealth and…

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Fire in a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--A fire on Saturday night destroyed an engine-house and contents at King shaft, on the Junction mine, King shaft is only used for water purposes, and the…

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Mining Notes

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

The latest advices from the Central Tinmining Company (N.L.), Renison B[?]ll, Tasmania, are as follows:—E workings: Winze advanced to 13ft Oin, in good oro; am now…

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State Colliery Strike. Men to Resume Work

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--After a week's stoppage on account of the wheelers' trouble, the employees at the State mine, Wonthaggi, at a meeting of the local branch of the A.C.M.A…

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WHITE CItYSTAL Tin Mine

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

Operations at the White Crystal Tin[?] Mine last week show that the main shaft was sunk 6ft to 24ft below No. 1 level and is in clean country. The manager is preparing to start crosscut west, off No…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

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

The Chatters' Company has cabled London:—"North drive on No. 2 lod[?] extended, total distance 47ft; average value, 26/ per ton over OOin; south drive on No. 1 lod[?]…

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Fire at a Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 10

A fire on Saturday night destroyed the engine-house and contents at King shaft on the Junction mine. King shaft is only used for water purposes, and the engine-house…

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Collieries Re-opened. Pelaw Main and Hebburn. Attitude of Employees. West Maitland

The Sun · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 1

The proprietors of the Pelaw Main and Hebburn collieries have decided to re-open both collieries to-day. This course is regarded as an acceptance of the resolution carried…

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Two Miners Disappear. Swallowed Up by the Earth

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 8

POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania, Friday. -- Two minors, while working in a shanty on the mountain side, near a colliery, disappeared. The earth inside the building was engulfed, and it…

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Remarkable Subsidence. Abandoned Mine Workings. Pottsville (Pen.), March 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 10

Two minors, while engaged at work in a shanty on the side of a mountain near a colliery, disappeared into the earth inside the building, owing to a subsidence…

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Burrinjuck Resumption. Claim by David Syme Trustees. Copper Mine Involved

The Sun · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 7

Mr. Justice faring and a jury of four, in Banco to-day, commenced the hearing of a resumption claim against the State Government…

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Mining Ageeement. Men Satisfied. Value of Conciliation. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 10

To celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the five years' peace agreement, the miners at Back Creek and Duckenfield collieries at Minmi held n picnic at Patorson on…

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Mining. a Colourless Week. Cautious Speculation. Copper and Silver Slack. Vigorous

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

When Australian Stock Exchanges, which is not vory ofton, taltoa tho bit Into Its mouth, and encages in activo speculation In the face of opposite conditions ruling in London, mary…

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Hampden-cloncurry Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 11

The following wire has been received from the manager of the Hampden-Cloncurry Company:- "Hampden mine, eastern crosscut bottom level No. 1 shaft on north side, 5 feet of one, assays 4½ per cent…

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Mammoth Copper Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 11

The following is a copy of the mine manager's progress report for the fortnight ended March 16:- Chieftain mine.—No. 3 south drives from crossent and winze connected. Now 133ft from crosscut, width…

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Mouramba Copper Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 11

The general manager's report for the fortnight ended Marx[?] states:- Development work.—No. 8 plant out 12ft west and 10ft cast of main shaft. In cutting this ground…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 11

The dredge of the Stanthorpe Proprietary Company, in a run of 255 hours, recovered 3 tons 18 ewt of tin oxide. The manager of the Oxide Creek Copper…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 11

For the week ended March 23, the North Brown-hill, Ltd., treated 6334 tons of erude ore essaying 16.5 per cent. lead, 8.1oz. of silver, and 13.8 per cent. zinc, producing 1145 tons of…

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Charges of Gold Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 11

BENDIGO, Monday.--Mounted-constable Earnshaw, of Kangaroo Flat police station, has for the past week or two had several miners under surveillance. Matters were brought to a…

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Gold and Silver Weddings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 4

The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Worboys, and also the silver wedding of the Rev. James Worboys, eldest son of the above, and Mrs. Worboys, were celebrated at the…

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