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Mining & the mines, 1915

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--At the annual meeting of the Wallaro and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company the chairman of directors, Mr. James Harvey, presided. In moving that the report and balance-sheet be adopted,…

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 15

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The coal export trade during the month of March was brisker than in either of the preceding months. The quantity sent to places beyond the State was…

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Mine-sweeping. the Dardanelles

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 9

ROME, Wednesday.--Except for a 24 hours' bombardment, commencing on the night of March 27, to which several of the forts made no reply, and in which the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 15

The latest report from the Bodangora Goldmining Company states:—"No. 8 lovel west advanced 23ft, width of reef 48in, value per ton 52/. No. 7 level started winze 105ft from…

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An English Coal Famine

Evening News · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 9

There was a coal famine in England in 1666. England was at the time at war with Holland, and, owing to the presence of the Dutch fleet in our waters, the Newcastle…

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New Coal-cutting Machine

Direct Action · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 3

Revolutionary changes in coal-mining methods are promised upon the general introduction of a coal-mining machine developed by Mr. H. A. Kuhn,…

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Illawarra Miners. the Corrimal Difficulty

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 8

Corrimal pit has now been idle for more than three weeks, owing to the dispute between the management and men on the question of the drawing of the quarterly…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 14

The report of the managing director of Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredges. Limited (Mr. W. Freeman) for the month of February states that good progress was made with the…

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Mount Lyell Copper Mines. Mblbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 15

The Mount Lyell Company's smelting return from february 18 to March 17, Inclusive, is as follows:— 26,178 tons of ore have been treated, being 15,905 tons from the Mount Lyell mine, 10,189 tons from the…

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Mining Activity at Bathurst

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 3

An unusually large number of applications have been lodged at the office of the mining warden at Bathurst (N.S.W.), for authority to enter land for gold…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 14

The Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide Stock Exchanges closed yesterday afternoon for a week. As might be anticipated in such circumstances, business in Sydney, at least, was largely of…

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State Goal Mines. More N.S.W. Schemes

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 3

The N.S.W. Minister for Mines (Mr. Estell) is taking a keen interest in the future development of the proved fields still owned by the State. "We have," he said…

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Miners' Demands. Victimisation and Special Rules. Powder for Blasting

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 7

A big deputation from the Northern, Southern, and Western Colliery Employees' Federations was yesterday introduced by Mr. Kearsley to the Minister for Mines and the…

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Moondyne, a Story of Convict Life in Australia. Book First: the Gold Mine of the Vasse. Chapter I. The Land of the Red Line

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 48

Western Australia is a vast and unknown country, almost mysterious in its solitude and unlikeness to any other part of the earth. It is the greatest of the Australias…

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Fighting the Mine War Admiralty's Report on Minesweeping Operations. "Captains Courageous." the April Fool

Evening News · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 8

The following memorandum has been furnished by the British Admiral Commanding the—East Coast Mine-Sweepers, detailing the recent mine-sweeping operations off…

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Southern Coal Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.—The district officers visited Coalcliff this morning, and after meeting the men, they interviewed the non unionists, with tho result that they all agreed…

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Coal and Shale Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

Judge Edmunds heard further argument in the appeals by the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company, Ltd., the Lithgow Valley Colliery Co., Ltd., and the Invincible Colliery,…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 9

According to our Ardlethan correspondent, good rain has fallen in places on that tin field. The Southern Cross dam caught 6ft of water, the Wild Cherry dam from 4ft, the…

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England's Gold. London

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 5

The authorities are relieved at the arrival of a large gold consignment in England. The movements of the gold steamer were a strict secret. She…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 11

A special meeting of shareholders in the Kingston Gold Mining Company, near Brisbane, was held in Melbourne on Wednesday. The chairman, Mr. M' Naught, reported recent…

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