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Mining & the mines, 1915

4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 80 of 221

Illawarra Coal Mines. Handling the Output

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 4

The difficulty of handling the coal output from the N.S.W. South Coast mines, which has been the cause of much trouble in the past, should be lessened…

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South Coast Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 5

CORRIMAL, Thursday. -- After seven weeks idleness, the Corrimal mine will resume operations on Monday. The miners' annual gala day falls on Monday and the South Coast…

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Mines and Mining. Market Still Inactive. Barriers Generally Weaker

The Sun · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 3

The market for mining scrip on the Sydney Exchange today was governed by extremely quiet conditions, and the transactions recorded up to the luncheon adjournment were of…

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Victorian Cold Mines

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 4

Speaking at the half-yearly meeting of the Duke and Main Leads Consols Company on Tuesday, the chairman said that a demand had been made by the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 9

In the fortnight ended April 24, the plant of the Tewkesbury Proprietary, Araluen, recovered 193oz of gold, and that of the Victorian Araluen Company 35oz during the same…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 11

The directors of the Al Gold Mines, Gaffney's Crook, have decided to realise upon the 1400oz. of "accumulated reserve gold" referred to in the official statement, and to create a special…

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Sheep with Gold Teeth

The Land · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 5

A remarkable case of a sheep whose teeth were covered with a thin coating of gold is reported from Swan Hill (V.). Joseph Obree, butcher, purchased a few…

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Export of Coal. Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 5

A plea for the lifting of the embargo against coal export, in view of the Improved naval situation in tho Pacific, was received in the House of Representatives today by…

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Mount Bischoff Tin Mine. Waratah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 9

Much interest is being taken in prospecting the Mount Bischoff mine, at North Valley. Further prospecting shafts on the flats towards the Valley dam disclosed some very…

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Mount Lyell—rosebery Mines. Queenstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 9

The various levels of the North Lyell mine are maintaining good productive values, while the outputs of ore from this mine, and of pyrites from Mount Lyell, are keeping at…

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Queensland Mining Returns. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 9

The returns prepared by the Department of Mines show that the value of minerals, other than gold, coal, and precious stones, won in Queensland during the quarter ended March…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 11

There was rather more business passing on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Quotations underwent very few material alterations, and the respective…

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A Mine Manager Injured. Thrown From a Horse and Kicked

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 4

A report from Oberon states that Mr. T. Deegan, manager of Mount Daring mine, had met with a serious accident. He left Oberon for the mine, and was…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 18

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--All the collieries at this end of the district have worked continuously for the current pay. Coal-loading operations were put in full swing at the new low-level Jetty, Port Kembia, yesterday…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 15

The manager of the White Crystal tin mine, in his last weekly report, states that the No. 2 level from the main shaft is following a payable ore body, the same…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 13

A Charters Towers telegram announced yesterday that the Brilliant Extended had crushed 1290 tons of stone for £3540, and also cyanided 1200 tons for £965. The month's profit was…

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South Coast Mines. Corrimal and Coalcliff Troubles

Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 5

The probability of an early settlement of the Corrimal and Coalcliff difficulties has given satisfaction not only to the employees directly concerned, but to the general body of colliery…

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Mining. Prices Current on Change

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 12

Dull to the verge of stagnation, the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange was almost featureless yesterday. Prices ruled firm, despite the limited turnover, holders…

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"Reasonable Notice." Miners' Test Case. Fine Imposed. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 16

The charge against Thomas Gilmore, a miner, of illegally absenting himself from work on March 9 without reasonable excuse, and in contravention of the special rules of…

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Sir J. Jellicoe and a Blind Girl. "We Often Pass German Mines in the Water."

The World's News · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 18

KATHLEEN TORR, a little blind girl of York, has received a letter from Admiral Jellicoe, thanking her for the gift of a woollen scarf which she had knitted. With the scarf…

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