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Mining & the mines, 1915

4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 221

Mining Company's Profits. Appeal Against Income Tax

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

The Full Court—Mr. [?] Pring, Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Ferguson—had before it this morning an appeal against an income tax assessment involving a…

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Mining. a Listless Start. a Better Finish

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 11

The greater portion of the past week's operations in the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange was of an unsatisfactory charactcr for the Immovability of prices meant…

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Trade Disputes. Miners and Engineers. Demand for More Pay. London

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 1

The Miners' Federation in Britain is seeking an immediate advance owing to the increased cost of living. A conference to arrange the details of the…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change. Barrier Scrip Strong

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 9

A fair average volume of business was negotiated on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday morning. Eight sales were made. With the exception of…

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Mining Shares. Several Barriers Buoyant. Hampdens and Morgans Brisker

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 5

The week opened with a solid Barrier mar­ket. North Brokens sold up to 44s 3d, or about In rise since week-end. Sales of British (old) at up to 25s 9d, an advance of 6d. Souths…

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Late War News. Trade Disputes. Miners and Engineers. Demand for More Pay. London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 9

The Miners' Federation in Britain is seeking an immediate advance owing to the increased cost of living. A conference to arrange the details of the demand has…

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Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Work at the collieries for the fortnight ended on Saturday was slacker than has been the case for some time past. There is, however, a prospect of…

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Mine-sweeping

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 1

The forts having been silenced, the mine-sweeping flotilla at once set to work and cleared the straits of mines for four miles from the entrance. On Friday…

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A Colliery Fire. Elevon Lives Lost

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 4

As the result of a fire at Hemleath Colliery, Staffordshire, England, eleven miners lost their lives…

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Clearing Away Mines. Paris

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2

It is officially stated that mine dredging in the Dradanelles has begun…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 9

A telegram from the mamger of the Corella copper mine (Queensland) states that smelting was started on Thutsday afternoon, and that everything is running smoothly…

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World's Gold Production

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 10

The Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. G. H. Knibbs) has just completed, his annual compilation of statistics of the world's gold production. The data for…

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Price of Yorkshire Coal

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 4

Four Yorkshire Collieries whose annual output is 4,000,000 tons, have fixed the price of coat at fifteen shillings per ton to prevent the inflation of prices…

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Hampden-cloncurry Mine. Month's Output

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 9

Harapden-Cloncurry Copper Company's smelting return for February is as follows:— Ore treated, 5246 tons; blister copper produced, 528 tons, containing 522oz copper,…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 8

A telegram posted in the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon gave the latest week's return for Tongkah Harbor as 40 tons of tin oxide. It is a spinode figure—the…

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Foresters' Competition. Winning a Gold Medal

The Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 3

Four years ago the editor of the Foresters' Miscellany (London) offered a gold medal for the member introducing the most new members in 12 months into any court outside…

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Mining. Prices Current on Change

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 8

Contrary to Monday morning custom, business opened fairly brick yesterday at distinctly improved rates on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange. Buyers did not…

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Prices of Wheat and Coal. London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 1

A labor demonstration at Trafalgar-square urged the Government to commander and fix maximum prices for wheat and coal…

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Miners and Engineers. Demand for More Pay. London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 7

The Miners' Federation in Britain is seeking an immediate advance owing to the increased cost of living. A conference to arrange the details of the demand has…

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Mining. Moke Active Market. Values on Firm Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 9

The atmosphere, of the Stock Exchange yesterday morning was in striking contrast to the opening days of last week. Listlcssness bordering on stagnation gave placer to such…

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