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Mining & the mines, 1915

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South Coast Miners Idle. All Pits Closed. Wollongong

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

Although whistles sounded for work this morning the whole of the South Coast collieries were [?] to-day. A number of employees attended at one or two pits in the…

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Coal Trade. Mass Meeting To-day. Owners' Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 10

A mass meeting of the miners employed on the South Coast coal field is to be held at Wollongong to-day at 12 o'clock, when the arrest of a number of wheelers and…

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Crowded Carriages and Flying Coal. Woy Woy

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 3

Second-class passengers by the 9.20 a.m. train from Sydney on Saturday were loud in their complaints at the insufficient accommodation provided for them. In one compartment no…

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Trade of Bunbury. Shipments of Timber and Coal. Interesting Statistics

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 4

The fifth annual report of the Bunbury Harbour Board (for the period ended June 30 last) discloses some interesting trade statistics. The report…

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Whitburn Colliery. Conference of Owners and Miners. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 10

Whitburn Miners' Lodge was the only one of the five afternoon shift lodges that rejected the proposals for the settlement of the afternoon dispute. To-day the representatives…

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Mines and Mining. Share Market Quiet. Barriers Continue Firm

The Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 3

The market for mining scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day was extremely quiet. The bulk of the sales were conduced to the Siam tin group. Deehook maintained…

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Independent Miners

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 3

Coal Cliff Colliery, at Clifton (N.S.W.). has been idle since Monday week, any will probably remain so for some time longer. With the abolition of the…

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Strikes at Two Collieries. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 10

Lambton B and Helton Collieries were thrown idle to-day by strikes. At the former mine the dispute was over the rates which came into operation under the last decision of…

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Already. Two Mines Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Hetton colliery was idle to-day, the afternoon shift being the cause of the trouble. The second shift at Hetton is worked by about half a dozen men in places…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 11

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the St. Algnan Mining Co., Ltd., was held at Vickery's-chambers on Friday afternoon. Mr. T. G. H. Croft, chairman…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 11

The tenth annual meeting of shareholders in the Araluen Redbank Gold Dredging Company was held in Sydney yesterday, Mr. James Lawson presiding over a fair attendance. The…

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South Coast Miners. a Set of Grievances

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 8

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--Au aggregate meeting of South Coast miners was held to-day. It was attended by about 1500 minors. The meeting was not called for the purpose of…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 11

Business was quiet on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Prices hold fairly Arm throughout, especially in the case of Barriers and the Eastern tin…

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Araluen Redbank Gold Dredging. Small, But Good

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 11

"Your directors has much pleasure in submitting report and balance-sheet for the year ended September 9, 1914," was the opening sentence of the report presented at the tenth annual meeting of shareholders of…

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The Miners. Meeting at Wollongong. Important Resolutions. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 10

A mass meeting of the members of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Wollongong to-day There were about 1,100 miners present, and it was noticeable…

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Mining in the States. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 11

A report from Wiseman's Creek states that the Breakfast Creek gold mine has closed down again, owing to the supply of water in the dams having run out…

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Trade of Bunbury. Shipments of Timber and Coal. Interesting Statistics

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 15

The fifth annual report of the Bunbury Harbour Board (for the period ended June 30 last) discloses some interesting trade statistics. The report…

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Mining. Barriers Buoyant. Tin Stocks Sound. Copper Shares Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 11

The leading feature of the Stock Exchange yesterday was the buoyancy of Barrier stocks, and the solid character of the demand for tin propositions. The strength of the market was…

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Colliery Disputes. One Settled

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The trouble over the second shift, which only affects six places at Hetton Colliery, has been settled. Work was resumed to-day. The second shift has been…

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Gold for Berlin

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 9

CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday.--The German banks have sent 32 cases of gold to Berlin…

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