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Mining & the mines, 1915

4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 221

Lithgow Coal Trade Men Being! Dismissed

Co-operator · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 3

The coal trade in the Lithgow district is stated to be dull', and men are only putting in two shifts a week. Over a hundred men were given…

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Mine Works Burned. Fortunate Escapes at Diamond Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The surface working of the Diamond G.M. Company's property at Diamond Creek, in the ranges,17 miles north-east of melbourne, caught fire this…

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Fire at Mine. Narrow Escape of Men. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 10

A serious fire occurred this afternoon at the Diamond Gold-mining Company's property at Diamond Creek. The outbreak occurred at about 3 o'clock, and it demolished…

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Mining Shares. Barriers Brighter. Tin Scrip Improving

Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 5

A stronger tone characterised Barrier lines, but business is s[?] at £6[?], with still a buyer. North H[?] firm. Hampdens…

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Mining. Solid Metal Values. Dull Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 11

The dislocation of the metal market by the war has been such that even a pronounced recovery in metal values has failed to restore renewed speculative activity. True, share…

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Mining. Prices Current on Change. Improved Business

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 10

Increased activity was displayed upon the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Although business could not be described as brisk, as far as could be judged…

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The Colliery Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 6

Once again the industrial barometer in the coalfields of this State points to "unsettled." In the south the miners have decided not to work any longer with…

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Gold Exports

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

Return showing the exports of gold— coined and uncoined—from the port of Sydney, for which export entries have been received during the week ended…

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Killed in a Mine

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

George Atkins, a middle-aged man, married, was killed at Potter's Mine. Condobolin (N.S.W.) on Tuesday evening. He was jambed between an…

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Yorkshire Miners. Big Strike Threatened

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--The West Yorkshire, miners will formally, tender their three weeks' notice next week, and 38,000 will strike unless an arrangement is reached…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 9

Normal production is maintained at the North Lyell and Mount Lyell mines. The former property is developing well. The application of electric power to every portion at the…

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Yorkshire Miners. Big Stelke Pending. London, Jan. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 8

The West "Yorkshire miners will formally tender three weeks' notice next week, and 38,000 will go on strike unless some arrangement is reached…

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Miners and Their Seer. The South Coast Strike Continues

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 5

It is quite evident (says a Wollongong correspondent) that the miners in most of the villages on the South Coast are determined not to pay the increased rate…

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Mining. More Activity. Values Generally Solid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 9

A marked improvement was noticeable in the volume of business transacted yesterday. This was particularly the case with the afternoon session, and, what was still more…

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Mining in the State. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 9

The Great Cobar properties are still closed, and nothing definite is known when operations are likely to be resumed. The company's officials here state they have no information…

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Coal Crisis Grave. Position in England. London, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 5

The gravity of the coal crisis is growing. Unless a settlement is quickly arranged 250 coalpits and 40,000 miners will be idle in the middle of February. Both sides seem in a…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change. a Marked Improvement

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 9

A marked Improvement took place yesterday upon the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange. Besides a greater volume of business, the trend of values was…

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Most Daring Exploit of the War. a Submarine Nine Hours Under Water. Crossed Five Rows of Mines

Evening News · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 6

The Secretary to the Admiralty made the following announcement on December 14:— "Yesterday submarine [?] 11 (Lieutenant-Commander Norman D. Holbrook. R.N.) entered…

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Mine Concentrates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 15

The discovery was recently made that certain Australian mining companies were bound by contracts to supply practically the whole of the residues from their mines to Gorman firms…

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Mine-sweeping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 15

In his report to the Premier announcing the purchase of three steam trawlers for fishing in Australian waters Mr. D. Q. Stead, Fisheries Inquiry Commissioner, makes some…

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