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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 221

In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 10

Tho managing director of the Kampong Kampong Tin Dredging, Ltd. (Mr. A. V. Freeman), has reported by cable from Taiping, F.M.S., to the head office in Sydney as follows: "You can estimate normal monthly output at…

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Boyd's Molybdenite Yet-holme Mines

Evening News · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 2

The prospectus of Boyd's Molybdenite Yetholme Minis, No Liability, is advertised in this issue. This company has been formed with a capital of £20,000 to acquire from Boyd's…

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Weight of Coal Cargoes. Question of Wastage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 8

NEWCASTLE. Sunday.—At the annual meeting of the Sailing Ship Owners' Association, held at Glasgow last month the chairman is reported to have said that "many shippers at…

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Industry and War. Miners' Claims. London, April 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 9

The Premier conferred with the executive of the Miners' Federation. The latter claim that a joint conference should be held between the coalowners and the…

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Newcastle. Weights of Coal Cargoes. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 11

At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, the president, Mr. H. C. Longwill, referred to the statement, alleged to have been made by the president of the…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 10

Business was of the usual week-end order on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday. In all, eight sales were listed, the silver-lead division claiming four,…

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Coal Leases. Comments by the Warden. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 4

At the lithgow Mining Warden's Court, the application of Messrs. Sands and Lazarus for the suspension of labour conditions for six months on their coal leases at Bell was heard…

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Mining Shares. Metals Firm. Yet Scrip Quiet

Evening News · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 6

Notwithstanding a rise is lead in London, several of the Barriers were rather depressed in Sydney, including Hills, British, North Br[?] Souths, Junction Norths, and Junctions…

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Mining. a Puzzling Week. Metal Values Rise. Share Values Drop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 11

Everything appeared topsy-turvy last week in the mining world. With the London metal market showing strength in nearly every section, and the shipment to England of…

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Mines and Mining. Share Market Depressed. Barriers Steadier

The Sun · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 3

The market for mining scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day continued depressed, with only a meagre volume of business being transacted at both the first and second calls…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 11

Advices from Newcastle state that during the three weeks of this month there has been only one vessel to leave the port for Chili, and the cargo of…

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Mine–owner in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 8

KALGOORIB (W. A.), Monday. — George Hughes, owner of the Golden Zone mine and other leases In the north and field, was coil- vioted[?] at the Kal Kalgoorlle police Court with…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 11

The No. 3 level of the Black Range West (W.A.) mine has been extended to 20ft. without any change to report. At No. 2 level the reef is 1ft 9in wide, and carries a little…

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Mining. Complete Stagnation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 11

A glance at the beggarly array of sales shown in the list published under the heading of "Stock Exchange Sales" will convince the most sceptical (hat stagnation ruled…

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Mine Manager Found Unconscious. Oberon

Evening News · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 5

Mr. T. Deegan, manager of Mount Baring [?] met with an accident on Saturday evening. He left town for the mine, and was later on found lying [?] on the road about…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 11

The report of the above company for the half-year ended March 31 states that, owing to the limited time worked, the profit was reduced to £2601, which, with £4877 carried…

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Scarcity of Coal Trucks. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 11

An adequate supply of empties has been responsible for a lot of lost time to local miners, and several of the pits were idle for a whole day at a time during the past fo[?]tnight…

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Mining. Trices Current on Change

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 11

Business was verging towards zero upon the mining section of the Sydney Stock exchange yesterday. Taken all round, prices were wonderfully well maintained considering that…

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A Victorian Libel Suit. Minister for Mines Defendant

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 4

A writ claiming £5000 damages for libel was issued on Saturday on behalf of Mr. W. A. Fox, of Mast Melbourne, mine owner, against the Victorian…

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Gold Southerlies. Heavy Rain on North Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 11

A winter form of high pressure (i.e., one of huge proportions, and exceeding Australia In point of size) has been lying over the continent. Its great extent and the fact that Its centre is…

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