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Mining & the mines, 1915

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Threatened Coal Strike. London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 5

The Yorkshire coal-owners and miners have disagreed over the interpretation of an award. The Times, in a leading article says that…

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The Afternoon Shift. What the Miners Want. Kuri Kurri

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 8

views of leading South [?] miners indicate that the offer of the Northern colliery proprietors of extra payment for working the afternoon shift is sot acceptable to the men,…

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Millions of Ounces of Gold. London, Tuesday Afternoon

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 5

Tho annual report of the Mines Department of Great Britain shows that the gold output of tho world for 1912 was 22,906,000 ounces. Australia contributed 10 per cent…

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Coal Strike. Proprietors' Proposals. the Conference. Prospects of Settlement. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 10

The conference between the representatives of the Northern District Colliery Proprietors' Association and the miners of the afternoon shift collieries was held to-day, with Mr…

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Struck a Mine. German Cruiser Bremen. Manages to Reach Port. London. Tuesday Afternoon

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 1

The [?] of the German cruiser Bre[?] is [?] doubtful bu a message which is to hand from [?] A mouth age,after the Falkland islands…

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German Warships Suffer Karlsruhe Reported Sunk Bremen Damaged by Mine Fierce Fights in the West the Karlsruhe. Reported Sunk in Fight. Story West Indies. Wreckage Discovered. [?] Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 1

[?] are respecting the [?] the [?] in the [?] with much success…

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Illawarra Miners. Coal and Coke Trades

The Australian Worker · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 6

The New Year started well at all of the Southern collieries except South Bulli, where a slight dislocation laid the mine idle for two days. It appears that on…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Edmunds.) Coal and Shale Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 4

The Lithgow Valley Colliery Company, Ltd., Invincible Colliery, Ltd., and Commonwealth Portland Cement Company, Ltd., made application for consent to appeal…

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INDUSTRIAL. (Before Mr. Justice Edmunds.) Coal and Shale Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 11

Application was made on behalf of the Lithgow Valley Colliery Company, Ltd., the Invincible Colliery, Ltd., and the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company, Ltd., for leave to…

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Coal for Germany. 40,000 Miners in Belgium. Amsterdam, Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 9

The "Telegraaf" states that the Germans are employing 40,000 miners at collieries at Mons, Liege, and Charleroi sending coal to Germany, and also timber from Namur,…

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Colliery Troubles. Burwood Again Idle. Newcastle

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

With respect to the offer of the colliery proprietors to the miners to work the afternoon shift in certain of the Maitland collieries on condition that extra payment…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 11

At the B.H. South mine, the winze from the 1070ft level, section G1, was last week deepened to 25½ft, the bottom being in ore worth 11.7 per cent, lead, 3.3oz silver, 10…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 11

The following December gold yields are reported:- Youanmi, 6013 tons, gold £11,625. Expenditure, including £482 for machinery and plant,…

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Coal for Germany. Amsterdam

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 5

The "Telegraaf" states that the Germans are employing 10,000 miners at collieries at Mons, Liege, and Charlerol sending coal to Germany, and else timber from N[?], Brabant and…

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Y Tin Mine. Sluicing Resumed. Emmaville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 11

The Y-Water Tin-mining Company announce the resumption of sluicing operations on Monday next, when nearly 100 men will be employed. Late employees will be given…

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Gold Yield. Decrease for the Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 8

The usual return furnished by the Undersecretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of December was 16,948 ounces crude, equal to…

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Ninepence Worth of Coal Costs Four Pounds

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 4

A charge of stealing ninepence worth of coal belonging to the Chief Railway Commissioner was protected against William [?] Cornell,[?], at the Newtown Police Court. It was stated…

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The Cruiser Bremen. Damaged by Mine. Petrograd, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 9

The German protected Cruiser Bremen (3200 tons)has arrived at Wilhelmshaven badly damaged by a mine…

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Mining. Extreme Stagnation. Values Fairly Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 11

When it is stated that the whole of yesterday's transactions were confined to 11 sales in five stocks, it will bo seen at once that stagnation ruled the market So dull,…

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South Coast Mines. Men Discontented. Statement by the Secretary. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 6

According to statements made by the executive officers of the Illawarra Colliery Employees Association, the unrest which has been apparent for some time amongst the…

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