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Mining & the mines, 1915

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Miners Talk Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 4

HELENSBURGH, Monday.-As a result of a special meeting of the Helensburgh branch of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, the manager of the Metropolitan colliery is to…

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The Coal Strike

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 3

On December 22nd, Mr. J. M. Baddetry, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, Newcastle (N.S.W.). wrote to the secretary of the Colliery…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 11

"With the blowing-in of a fourth lead smelter at the Broken Hill Proprietary Company's Port Pirie works the scale of operations has become greater than before the war," says the…

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Coal Exports to Java

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 6

Mr. Holman states that the embargo that was some time ago placed by the Federal Government on the export of coal to Java, on thu ground that it might possibly fall into the…

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Webb's Consols Silver Mine. Emmaville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 11

Great activity is being shown, by those financially interested in Webb's Consols Silver Lead Mine. During the last couple of weeks several directors' visited the mine for the purpose of discussing plans, etc. The mine…

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Victorian Gold Yield. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 11

The Victorian gold yield for December was 44,226oz gross, or 41,516oz fine, valued at £176,350. Compared with the yield for December, 1913, an increase of 1200oz fine…

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Export of Coal. Government Precautions Relaxed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

The N.S.W. Premier in November last received certain representations from the colliery proprietors respecting Commonwealth restrictions on the export of coal…

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Bareier Mines. Market for Lead. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 9

Efforts made on behalf of the Barrier companies to find a market for the lead products have met with further success. Some time ago it was intimated that endeavours were…

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Western Australian Mines. Some December Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 11

Great Boulder Perseverance, 17,863 tons, gold £19,038. Expenditure, £17,671. Great Boulder, 15,728 tons, gold £44,830. Expenditure, £20,179…

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London Share Market. Mines and Metals. London, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 1

The following were to-day's quotations on the Stock Exchange.— British Broken Hills, [?] 21s 3d. Broken Hill [?] Broken Hill…

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Conditions in Vienna. People Lack Coal. London, Monday Evening

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 1

The Vienna official market report states that over 2000 people carried coal from the municipal stand to their homes, some of them having walked many miles. About one-third…

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Mining. a Weak Opening. Business Fair, Values Slack

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 11

For the opening day of the week, business yesterday morning was on fairly active lines. But that is all that can be said in its favour. The tone of the market was not at all too…

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State Coal Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 47

The Acting-Premier, Mr. Cann, made reference on January 6 relating to the State Coal Mine. The Minister has been busy lately carrying out tests, and a site in the vicinity…

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Cessnock Collieries. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 12

The township of Neath shows signs of regaining its normal activity. The mine, which was closed down for seven months as the resuit of an outbreak of fire, has been unsealed…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 13

The smelting operations of the Wallaroo and Moonta Company during the four weeks ended January 2 are officially recorded as follows:—Ore received from Wallaroo mines, 1575…

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Miners' Wages. Appeal Against Increases

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 3

The depressing effect of the war was given as a reason for a reduction of wages by three companies which applied to Judge Edmunds in the Industrial Arbitration Court…

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West Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 13

The following December yields are reported:- Lake View and Oroya (Queen of the Hills Mine), 4402 tons; gold, £6121; expenditure,…

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Mining. Business Depressed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 13

The depressed state of the market yesterday morning was shown by the fact that five sales only were booked in four stocks, and that in nearly every instance the trend of values was…

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MINING. Maitland Goal Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 47

The Maitland collieries have entered upon the new year under favorable circumstances. The year just passed was a record for the mines. Only on very rare occasions did the whistles…

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Tin Mining. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 13

A parcel of 105 tons of tin oxide concentrates has been received at the Mount Bischoff Smelting Works from the Y Water Mine, at Emmaville, and it is expected that…

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