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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 225

South Coast Miners Resume

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 4

The trouble in the Illawarra district coal area has been settled. The miners, by a two to one majority, decided to re­sume work, and requested the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 11

The secretary of the Austral-Malay Tin, Ltd., Mr. W. E. Hills, Challis House, writes: —"A selection has been made of portion of the extensive area held under option in the…

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Permission to Ship Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 11

The Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) has issued instructions that no coal was to be shipped from the Commonwealth without his…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 8

A recent intimation on the Sydney Stock Exchange notice board was to the effect that sales of Avoca (unofficially recognised) had been made at 2s 4d. The Avoca Tin Mining Company…

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To Load Coal at Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 14

The Scottish-Australian Mining Company have recently chartered the following four large sailing vessels to load coal at Newcastle for the West…

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Mining Shares. Barriers Fluctuating

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 5

Ham[?] were hardly so hrm. Mount Morgan[?] to have a [?] undercurrent of buying some parr[?] were [?] on the pasy side, in of the labor position [?]…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 8

A steady market ruled on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday morning, Pronounced activity would be contrary to the average Monday morning rule, but a…

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South Coast. Miners to Resume. Pits Not Ready. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 10

It was expected by the employees of the Illawarra collieries that the whistles would blow on Saturday and Sunday evenings for work to be resumed to-day, but they were…

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The Weak Spots Drummed Out of Camp Newcastle Miners Scorn a "Cold-footer."

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 3

The rhiners at Burwood Colliery, New­castle, have taken an effective stand with regard to a soldier, who was absent without leave when his company embarked for…

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Mine Strike. Alleged Attack on Special Constable. Revolver Shot Fired. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 10

No fresh developments occurred to-day in connection with the mines' dispute. The pickets were on duty at all the mines, and refused to allow anyone through without a…

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Mining. Fair Business Record. Values Mostly Steady. Tin Stocks in Favour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 11

The weather yesterday was so oppressive that, had business and prices been slack, they could reasonably have been attributed to that circumstance. But the close of the day showed…

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The Week's Shipments. To Week Ending Last Friday. From Commonwealth Ports. New South Wales. NEWCASTLE. Coal Cargoes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 10

Jan. S.—Obra, s. for Bombay, 2445 tons coal: Dalgety and Co. Ltd., agents. Jan. 12.—General Y. Pesqueira, s, for San Francisco, 2116 tons coal; Seaham Coal Co.,…

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Mines and Mining Weak Market No Close Sellers for Kampong

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

On 'Change this morning mining stocks were on the weak side. Corella sold at 9s 7 12d. Hampdens were: Buyers 31s 3d, sellers 31s 3d. For Morgans there were sellers for…

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Coal-lumpers Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Coal-lumpers on five colliers in port refused to work after 5 p.m. to-day. The daily train service between Sydney, and…

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Miners Oppose the Bill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 11

At the conference of the South Wales Miners Federation the delegates, by 211 votes to 35, denounced the Bill. The miners' leaders favor the taking of a…

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Unwatering a Copper Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 49

Unwatering operations have been started at the Blayney Copper Mine. It is anticipated that the process employed will yield between 181b and 201b of copper per thousand…

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Mining. Grafton

Evening News · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 6

There have been further [?] finds of gold on the old mines are giving [?] of their value. [?] years ago the champion [?]…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 15

Smelting operations by the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company, Ltd., for the three weeks ended January 8 are officially recorded as follows:—Ore received…

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Miners Vote to Resume Work

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 49

The ballot of members of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association, to ascertain the feeling of the men with regard to a resumption of work was taken on January 12. Nine…

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