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Mining & the mines, 1915

4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 221

Mining Shares. Strong Barrier Market. Sydney and Adelaide

Evening News · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 5

Sydney opened with holders entertaining high idean of value in regard to Broken Hill lines, and early wires showed this tone was fully reciprocated in Adelaide. Strongth was…

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Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 8

The inquiry into the prices of coal will be resumed by the Commission on Wednesday next. All the parties concerned have been advised of this, and asked to supply particulars…

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Carpathia Tin Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 15

The mine manager reports for last week as follows:- No. 1 shaft, 104½ft level:—Sinking 7ft, making 91ft, on conditions somewhat similar to my last report…

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Miners for Enlistment

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 14

The British Government has appointed a committee to secure the co-operation of mine owners and colliers in an endeavor to free the largest number of men qualified for…

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Tyrconnell Gold

Evening News · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 8

The mine manager wires that for the fortnight ended March 1 [?] tons were crushed for a return of [?]. This result is exclusive of concentrates…

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Wilga Coal Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 10

QUIRINDI, Tuesday,-- Everything is in readiness for the output, of 300 tons, of coal daily from the Wilga Coal Company's property. The coal has been submitted to a severe test by the…

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Mining News. Bathurst Mining Applications

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 47

Applications for mining leases have been received at the office of the Bathurst Mining Warden from C. Dixson and others, for 10 acres, parishes Clinton and Lewis, counties…

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Steamer Strikes a Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 16

The American steamer Evelyn, 3141 tons, has been mined and sunk off Borkum Island, on the northwest coast of Prussia. She was carrying a cargo of cotton…

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Miners Want More Wages

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 14

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 Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 15

Rumours have been current in mining circles to the effect that the Rabout dredging area in the Penang district (Siam) was not so rich as claimed by the promoters—the Malayan Tin…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 14

A 24ft Ironstone reef, said to be showing gold, and to be learly traceable for about a mile, has been located by an old prospector, Mr. Mayberry, at a place known as Jacky's Flat…

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West Australian Gold Return

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 10

PERTH, Tuesday.--The gold return for February shows that the output was 104,268 fine ounces, valued at £442,903. This is 963oz. more than for February, 1914…

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Mining. Carpathia Tin

Evening News · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 8

The mine [?] reports for last week as follows: —'No. 1 shaft, [?] level: Slaking 1ft: making lift an condition [?] to say last report, (Total [?].) North wiese: Slaking, [?]ft:…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 14

A rather quieter tone prevailed on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Firm prices still prevailed, and about a dozen sales represented a fair average…

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Struck a Mine. Off Dover. Surrey Ashore Near Deal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 12

News was received in Sydney yesterday that the steamer Surrey, a well-known Australian trader, had struck a mine off Dover, and was ashore near Deal…

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Mine in a Jungle. Australian's Experiences. Coolies and Wild Beasts

The Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 6

Straight from a cleared patch in the heart of the jungle of Johore, Mr. F. Hosking has come to Sydney to spend a holiday, and to talk tin to those men who make their…

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Commodities Commission. Soap Prices. Coal Inquiry to Be Resumed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 13

The Secretary of the Necessary Commodities Control Commission (Mr. Ovington) has received a letter from Messrs. James Hunter and Sons, Ltd., Zetland, asking if permission has to be…

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Mining in the State. Forest Reefs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 15

The Golden Springs mine is being wound up by order of the Court. The company has been newly formed on more than one occasion, its last incorporation being in March…

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Mine Explosion. Many Workers Entombed. Catastrophe in America. Vancouver, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 5

A message from Hinton, West Virginia, tells of an explosion at a mine which is teared will result in great loss of life. The explosion occurred at the Ne[?] River…

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More German Tricks. Coal for the Raiders. London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 5

Investigations in New York seem to show that German shipping agents "have been using a dummy corporation for the purpose of coaling arid provisioning German raiders in the…

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