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Mining & the mines, 1916

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Profit and Loss Investments: Wise and Otherwise (This column appears every Monday.) East Greta Coal

The Sun · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 3

This company made a good recovery in its profit-earning power, during the September, 1915, half-year. Its net gam 18 months before had exceeded £12,600, but in the…

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Lake Hochstetter Goldfields, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Lake Hochstetter Goldfields, Ltd., was held at the office of the company, 113 Pitt-street, on Wednesday last, Mr. C.L. Garland presiding. The company's…

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Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Owing to the holidays, work at the Newcastle and Maitland district collieries has been dull during the fortnight. Only three worked full time, 9 days, and…

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State Coal Mine. Probable Start in March

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 4

It is probable that a start will be made in March with the work of preparing the State coal mine at Lithgow. Two blocks of 40 acres each have been…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 8

The Under-Secretary for Mines. Mr. E. F. Pittman, has furnished a statement respecting the progress of the Mineral Industry during the year 1915. The complete returns for the…

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State Coal Mine. Land to Be Resumed at Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 8

The Minister for [?](Mr. Estell) said yesterday that negotiations had been practically completed for the starting of the State coaimine at Lithgow…

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Coal Miners Won't Work Want the Eight Hours Bill Wollongong

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 5

Although a number of mines did not start work yesterday, It was not till this morning that a cessation of operations in the coal trade eventuated. Meetings were held last…

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Large Mine Exploded

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 5

Berlin claims that the successful explosion of a large mine at La Bassee destroyed the protection to the communication trenches. Machine guns, the message-says, slew the…

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Coal Lumper Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 10

Hugh Downey, aged 45, a coal-lumper, of Lower Fort-street, Miller's Point, fell from the gangway of the steamer Indrabarah, lying at Tyser's Wharf, yesterday afternoon, and…

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Colliery Trouble. Position in South Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 4

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--Only three of the 12 collieries on the South Coast resumed operations this morning, namely, Mount Keira, Coal-cliffe, and South Clifton; while to-morrow all…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 11

The fortnightly report of the Brilliant Extended Gold-mining Company, Limited, shows that the total development for the period was 96ft. The total output of quartz amounted to…

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Coal Shipments. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 10

Captain G. C. Knowles, berthing master for the port, has issued his annual report, showing that the quantity of coal shipped for the last 12 months reached 4,276,492, tons, as…

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Decrease in Coal Shipments

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 6

According to a return issued by the Newcastle railway berthing master, there was a decrease of 1,042,414 tons in the shipments of coal at Newcastle during last year, as…

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£600 in Gold Lost

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 10

While motoring through North Sydney on Sunday afternoon, Mr, Percy Pilcher, A book-maker, of Allison-road, Kensington, lost a bag containing about £600 in sovereigns and…

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Newcastle Coal Shipments. a Big Decrease

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--A return issued by the railway berthing master shows that there was a decrease of 1,012,414 tons in the shipments of coal at Newcastle during last year…

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South Coast Miners Strike Position Explained. No Sign of Settlement. Wollongong

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 5

The whole of the district collieries are idle to-day, owing tot he dispute concerning the eight hours bank to bank for all colliery employees. The wheelers and shiftmen claim that…

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Coal Strike. Trouble on South Coast. S-hour Question. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 8

The situation, as far as the southern coalmines are concerned, is very unsatisfactory. The trouble is threatened over the eight-hour question…

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Mining. Last Year's Operations. Nearly £1,250,000 Decrease

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 11

Interesting particulars were gleaned yesterday of the output of the mineral industry for New South Wales for the calendar year just closed. The Under-Secretary for Mines (Mr…

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Good As Gold at 58. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 10

Sir,—I entirely agree with "Oak-Tan." There are thousands of men over militairy age who are able and willing to do what they can for victory. But when he asks:…

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