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Mining & the mines, 1915

4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 221

Unpaid Strike Fines. Miners Make an Offer. Work to Be Resumed. Wollongong

The Sun · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

At a meeting of the South Clifton tunnel miners yesterday the matter of the stoppage of the mine on account of the arrest of two outside workers for failing to pay fines for…

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Mining Shares. Scrip Improving. British, Junction, Burragorang. Harbours, Hampdens

Evening News · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

Week-end closed a strong market in Barriers, British (old) put on 6d, partly on the strength of what seems of well-founded rumor that work is about to be resumed at the mine. The…

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Broken Hill Mines and Port Pirie Works

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1915 · page 4

The formal announcement is now made in respect to the negotiations carried on by representatives of the North Broken Hill and the South Broken Hill Companies for the purchase…

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Quiet But Steady Mining Possibilities

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1915 · page 4

The mining market, though much quieter, continues very steady, and this is not to be wondered at in the case of those mines which can take advantage of the present high price…

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Work Tomorrow. South Clifton Miners. Unpaid Strike Funds. Wollongong

The Sun · Sunday 7 March 1915 · page 5

At a meeting of the South Clifton tunnel miners yesterday the matter of the stoppage of the mine on account of tho arrest of two outside workers for failing to pay fines for…

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Finance—Mining—Produce Markets Investment Market Higher Prices Rule

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1915 · page 4

The investment market continued wonderfully strong during the past week. In several instances higher prices were paid, and only in one or two isolated cases were…

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H.m.s. Audacious Reported Sunk Quarterly Review Publishes News Ship Victim of Mine Happened Four Months Ago

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1915 · page 2

The last number of the British "Quarterly Review" relates in detail how the super-Dreadnought Audacious, while cruising off the coast of Ireland, foundered as a result of striking a…

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Mine Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 11

Golden Horseshoe Gold Mines (Oberon), February 24:—Main shaft sunk and timbered to 74ft, quartz leaders in bottom, carrying fine colours of gold. Crosscutting will be started for reef, which should be…

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Newcastle ''Gold Rush.'

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A novel scheme for raising money in aid of the ocean baths fund was the means of creating unique scene on the beach last night. The scheme was called…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 11

A cable has been received from London, stating that the resolution for the Tasmania Gold Mine, Limited, to go into liquidation, was unanimously passed at the annual…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 10

The Hawkin's Hill Reward plant crushed 255 tons of ore during the month of February for [?]0oz. or gold. Rowley's Reef, Hawkin's Hill, furnishes an…

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World's Gold Production Latest Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 11

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

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Gold Exported From N.s.w

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 4

A return showing the exports of gold (coined and uncoined) for which export entries have been received at the Port of Sydney during the week…

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Newcastle. "Digging for Gold." Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 12

The lure of gold attracted over a thousand men, women, and children to Newcastle Beach last night to dig for small tins, containing orders for sums of money varying from £1 is…

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Mining. Quiet But Steady Week. Outlook Encouraging

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 11

From a business point of view, the past week was not a very profitable one to operators or speculators, not because of the share values that ruled—they were sound and solid…

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Mining. Prices Current on Change. Firm Values

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 10

Business was of the usual week-end order on the mining section of the Sydney. Stock Exchange on Saturday morning. Six stocks were responsible for 13 sales. In copper propositions…

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Collieries in Danger. Miners Save Houses. West Maitland

The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 6

Bush fires were raging yesterday and last night in the vicinity of Aberdare, Neath, Abermain, Weston, and Kurri Kurri, on the Maitland Coalfield. At Abermain men from…

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Mining. Hawkins Hill Reward Gold

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 8

The mine manager reports for the of February;—[?] at lev[?], [?] worth yet ton. At [?] out south…

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Victorian Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The yield of gold in Victoria "for February was 31,049oz. gross, or 28,788oz. One, valued at 9122,281. This shows a decrease'of 13,060oz. fine as compared with the…

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Rowley's Reef Hawking Hill Gold

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 8

The mine manager reports for the mouth of February:—C[?] made [?] level worth towards Part[?] shaft [?], and reached the Patriarch [?], and both are making a little water,…

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