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Mining & the mines, 1915

4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 221

Hawkins Hill Reward Gold

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 3

The mine manager wires as follows:—For the fort night ending March 13, crushed [?] tons, crushed [?] tons for return of 107 ounces gold…

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Gold Exports From, Sydney

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 18 March 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…

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Mining. Carpathia Tin

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 3

The mine manager reports for last week, as follows:—"No. 1 shaft, [?] level. Staking [?], and completing at [?], at which depth have commenced crosscutting west ti interest the loss, she…

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B.H. South Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 10

At the B.H. South mine the winze from 1170ft level, section E5, bottomed in good sulphides, and the 24ft rise from the same level (section G1) was in ore going 16.7 per cent…

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The Miners' Hobby. Another Strike at Pelaw Main

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 6

KURRl KURRI, Wednesday.—The Pelaw Main Colliery has stopped again. Owing to the Pelaw–Main. men bickering over the drawing of the cavils on Saturday last, two of the…

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Mining. Prices Current on Change

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 10

Although prices hardened in many, directions upon the mining section of the Sydney ' Stock Exchange yesterday morning, comparatively little business was passing. Practically all…

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Gold in a Bag. Robbery at Redfern

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 4

Mr. Francis M'Kenna, who keeps a product store in Abercromble-street, Redfern, was the victim of a robbery last night. Thieves forced the door of the shop and getting [?]…

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Mining in the State. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 10

A mining report from Oboron states that the manager of the Mount Baring mine reports good gold has been struck, and a two-ton sample of ore despatched to Melbourne…

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Cry for More Wages. British Miners' Demand. London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

Delegates to the number of 150, representing every coal mining area in Britain, held a conference in London to-day, at which a resolution was adopted that a demand, should…

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A New Gold Find. Near Burraga. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 10

Some excitement has been caused at Burraga by the discovery of gold by Mayberry, a prospector. The find is located in the vicinity of Mr. Laing's selection on what is…

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The Dardanelles. British Daring. Cruiser Braves Mines. Athens, March 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 9

A British trawler, while mine-sweeping in the Dardanelles, was blown up. British warships silenced several mobile Turkish batteries above Kum Kale (on the…

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Mining. Barriers Solid. Tin Stocks Quiet. Copper Sound

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 10

The feature of the Stock Exchange yesterday morning was the buoyancy of Barrier shares, and the absolute [?]ct of copper and gold stocks, with tin propositions very much…

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Miners' Wages. Big Increase Demanded. Cost of Living the Reason. London, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 1

The conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain has passed a resolution to demand an increase in wages of 20 per cent. The reason gives for the demand is the…

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Mine-sweepers. a Not Time in the Dardanelles. Land Batteries Silenced. London, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 1

Advices from Athens respecting operations in the Dardanelles state that the Dardanelles state that the enemy is making efforts to step the…

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Our Short Story. Here Wejuffer. a Tale Op the Days of the Gold Diggings

Watchman · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 3

The voices of the children could be heard quite plainly as they passed his tent. They were singing the old old song about "Here we suffer grief and pain," just as they sang…

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Coal Mines Idle. Proprietors' Threat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 8

The position on the Maitland coalfields was the subject of meeting of the Colliery Proprietors' Defence Association in Sydney yesterday…

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Mines and Mining. Barriers Easier. Copper Quoted Firm

The Sun · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 3

Transactions in mining scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day were not nearly so numerous as on the previous day, and, generally speaking, the market was slightly…

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To Coal, or Not to Coal?

The Sun · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 3

The coal lumpers of Sydney have been notified by the union to cease work at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning to attend a mass meeting at their institute, Miller's Point, at…

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Miners Want Increase

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 7

A conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain resolved to demand an increase in wages of 20 per cent., owing to the increase in the price of foodstuffs…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 8

Our Launceston correspondent telegraphs that the wages question at the Magnet mine has been satisfactorily adjusted. He also says the Mount Bischoff mine is fully manned at…

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