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Mining & the mines, 1915

4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 221

Many Drifting Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 7

AMSTERDAM, Saturday.--Over 100 mines have drifted ashore on the Belgian coast. Soldiers at Knocks, Heyst, and Zeebrugge are exploding them…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 11

The net profit of the Mount Elliott, Limited, for the year ended June 30 was £54,023. From August 7, 1913, to May 31 last (when smelting ceased), 38,875 rons of ore were treated,…

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Gold Minted in Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 11

The value of gold coln and bullion issued during 1914 by the thrce Australian mints (according to a computation made by the "Argus") was £9,059,030, or approximately £364,000 more…

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Tin-mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 11

Bourke's Hill Tin-sluicing Company, Emmaville, Jan. 9.—Octting men together; will resume sluicing with No. 1 plant immediately. All dams full. Elsmore Tin-sluicing Company, Elsmore, Jan. 9.—…

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Floating Mines. Many Drift Ashore. Amsterdam, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 9

Over one hundred mines have drifted ashore on the Belgian coast. Soldiers at Knocke, Heyst, and Zefebrugge are busy exploding them…

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Mining. a Depressed Week. Waiting on Metal Values

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 11

The inactivity of the Sydney Stock Exchange during the past week was very depressing. And no wonder, for some days not more than half a dozen sales were booked, and there…

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Mining. Prices Current On' 'Change. No Business Recorded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 11

Utter stagnation prevailed in the Sydney mining sharemarket on Saturday morning. Not a single sale was recorded. Few operators If any, were able to recount a precedent for…

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Back From Rabaul. Some Personal Interviews. Mining Trees and Road. Bill for Champagne and Beer. Pay Held Up

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 4

"The farewell remarks [?] the ex-Governor of German New Guinea published this morning need to be taken with a gra[?] of salt." remarked a member of the Australian expedition…

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Domineering Miners. Sudden Strike at Burwood Colliery

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

The wheelers at Burwood colliery, Newcastle (N.S.W.), went on strike on Thursday, throwing the pit idle all day, and delaying a steamer that was wailing…

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A Mine-property

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 11

"An Old Subscriber" writes:- Sir,—I own mineral land in New South Wales, 200 miles from Sydney. I reside in Sydney, and advise generally my mine manager is to operations, and…

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South Coast Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 11

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--At a meeting of the Illawarra Miners' Union, the Coalelifi trouble being settled, the date of the postponed conference in reference to surface hands was…

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Floating Mines. Amsterdam

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 10

Over one hundred mines have drifted ashore on the. Belgian coast. Soldiers at Kuocke, Heyst, and Zeebrugge are busy exploding them…

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Coal for Mexico

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--During last year, the amount of coal sent from Newcastle to Mexican ports was 43,638 tons…

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Mining. Stocks Freely Quoted. Gold Shares in Request. Business on Slack Lines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 12

Judging by the unusually large number of stocks quoted at both the morning and noon call yesterday one might be led to the conclusion that the Stock Exchange was…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 12

The Pernatty copper mine, South Australia, has evidently entered upon regular production of copper by means of its cementation plant, for the last report to hand, dated…

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Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 11

For the fortnight ended on Saturday the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland district experienced on an average a dull time. While 19 worke[?] full time of 11 days, 14 others…

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Coal Cargoes Diverted. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 10

Messrs. J. J. Moore and Co., of San Francisco, have written to their Newcastle agents, under date of December 19, explaining why the Admiralty took the coal from…

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The Miners' Strike. Failure of the Conference

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

The decision of the miners' lodges of Stanford Merthys, Pelaw Main, and Hebburn collieries not to accept the offer of the proprietors for extra payment for…

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London 'Change. Australian Mines. London, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 1

On the Stock Ex bange to-day shared in Australia [?] were quoted as following[?] Broken Hills Block [?] Hampden…

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Butler's Tin Mine. New Treatment Plant. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 12

In their report for the [?]alf-year ended November 30 the directors of Butler's Tin Mines, Torington, state that a complete plant, comprising a new 10-head battery, is being…

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