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Mining & the mines, 1915

4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 221

Supreme Court. Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Ferguson and a jury of 4.) Injured in a Colliery. Henderson v E. Vickery and Sons. Timms v Same

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 7

Mr. Watt and Mr. Tighe, instructed by Mr. Cecil A. Coghlan and Co., appeared for the plaintiff in each case; and Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Messrs. McLachlan and Murray,…

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Sites for State Coal Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 8

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Estell) stated yesterday that he was at present preparing a bill for presentation to Parliament upon its reassembling to permit of the establishment of a…

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Idle Coal Mines. a Seeious Peoblem. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 8

The general depression in the export coal trade of Newcastle is probably being more severely felt now than at any time since the war began the whole of the collieries of…

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Mines and Mining. Improvement in Business. Barriers Firmly Quoted

The Sun · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 3

The volume of business in mining scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day was much larger than oil the previous day. Barriers claimed the bulk of attention, the firm rates…

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Newcastle Notes. Wallsend Colliery

The Australian Worker · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 22

Special meetings of the Wallsend Miners' Lodge have been held for the purpose of considering the proposals of the manager, Mr. S. Croudace, for payment…

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Five Collieries Idle Difficulties of Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The five collieries owned by the Caledonian Coal Company--Aberdare, Aberdare Extended, West Wallsend, Killingworth, and Waratah--were all idle to-day…

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Wickham Coal Company

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 10

Mr. H. U. Maske[?]le, chairman of directers of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Limited, presided at the half-yearly meeting of shareholders, held at the company's…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 11

David Fell and Co., writing on behalf of the receiver and manager of the Great Cobar, Ltd., state:—"We are advised that the financial arrangements Involving the raising of…

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Mine Manager Injured. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 12

A report from Oberon states that Mr. T. Deegan, manager of Mount Buring nine, met with a serious accident. He left Obcron for the mine, and was found lying on the rond…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 10

The Hawkins' Hill Reward mine, Hill End, is still running the mill continuously, using the full plant. Last month's crushing gave 239oz. The chief work is being carried out at the 200ft…

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Mining. Grafton District

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 10

It is intended to revive gold-mining at Dalmorton, on the Grafton-Glen Innes-road, and a company is about to be formed. Mr. J. Friar, who has made application for some beach…

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Trade Depression. Miners Out of Work. Newcastle

The Sun · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 5

Owing to trade depression hundreds of miners are out of work, and there is no prospect of any improvement. The coal trade has never before been in such a deplorable…

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Labor Day. French Miners View. London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 5

The Miners Union of France has decided not to celebrate Labor Day and not to leave work. The executive of the Union pleads with its…

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Mining. Prices Current on Change

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 10

"Cheerful, on French's despatch," was the comment contained in the Sydney brokers' cable-message from London, referring to the tone at the closing of the London Stock…

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Not a Mine. the Ricolo Yorpedoed. London, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 1

It has now been ascertained that the Grimsby trawler Ricolo, which was reported to have struck a mine in the North Sea, and sunk, with the loss of two hands, was torpedoed…

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Trawler, Strtkis Mine. Another Escapes Bomb. London, April 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 9

The Grimsby trawier Recolo struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Two of the crew perished. A German scaplane, east of Dover,…

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Songs of the War That Dark-eyed Wife of Mine

Watchman · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 3

'Tis summer in the Southland, little darkeyed wife of mine, And the birds are blithely calling where the arching branches twine;…

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Big Mining Deal. Capital [?]750,000. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 5

At a special meeting of the North, South, and Proprietary Broken Hill Companies to-day a scheme for the formation of a joint company to purchase the Port Pirie Smelting…

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Mining. Market Still Quiet. Copper and Spelter Still Rising

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 11

Speculation still continuos on listless lines, despite the fact that values still show a bull tendency on the London metal market. The remarkable strength of the latter has not had…

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Grab for Gold. Neutrals Break Pledges. Cargoes Re-exported to Germany. London, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 1

Mr. Nell Primrose, Under-Secretary for War, made an interesting satement in the House of Commons to-day, in reply to a question regarding Scandinavian re-exports…

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