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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 225

Northern Miners. Trouble Over Agreement Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 16

A meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held to-day, in connection with the new agreement. The correspondence showed that on January 21 the Colliery Employees'…

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Mount Lyell Miners. Conference Between Parties. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 16

Following the threat of the employees of the Mt. Lyell Company to strike unless the company concedes the claims made, members of the directorate to-day met Messrs. J…

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Mining. Prices Current on Change

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 11

The mining section of the Sydney Share-market responded rapidly yesterday to the strength manifested in London on the industrial metals market, With copper at £97 10s…

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Northern Mining Agreement. Parties Sparring

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--There has been a good deal of sparring over the agreement between the mineowners and employees. The agreement does not yet bear the signatures…

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Mining Shares. Great Price of Copper

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 5

[?] view of the buyancy of the red m[?] in London, several copper inter[?] in Sydney. Hampdens put on [?] with buyers willing to go ion Mount…

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"H.m. Mine Sweeper No.--." Good Work of the Trawlers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 36

Two types of fishing vessel, the steam trawler and the steam drifter, are taking a prominent part in the naval operations of the war, and have suffered heavily from German…

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Minted Memories. the Old Gold and Silver Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 6

It was one of Kipling's Indian doctors who was made to say that more mon are killed by overwork than the Importance of the world Justifies. It is a reassuring fact that as yet none…

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Mines Idle. Difficulty Over Enemy Subjects. Men Refuse Work. Kalcoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 13

The resolution recently passed by the Miners' Union, prohibiting its members from working with enemy subjects, was put into operation yesterday, and, in consequence, the…

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Wild Cherry Tin Mine. Loss on Half-year, £1183. Due to Inefficient Mill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 17

The shareholders who attended the halfearly meeting of the Wild Cherry Tin-mining company, held yesterday afternoon in the [?]-room, at Vickery's-chambers,…

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[?] Mining. [?]Yant Conditions. [?] Offer and Silver Mostly Affected. Tin Stocks Hold Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 17

The surroundings of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday morning displayed a buoy[?] in values to which it has long been a [?]nger. It was a welease change, and was…

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Mines and Mining Scrip Values Rising

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 3

The record prices that are being quoted for industrial metals on the London Exchange was responsible for the activity that was displayed in the Sydney market for mining…

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Colliery Idle. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 12

The South Bulli colliery, which is the largest mine on the South Coast, was idle to-day through one of the clippers being dismissed by the management. The lad was stated to…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 11

The Chillagoe, Limited, reports that the railway receipts for the month of January amounted to £2000. During the fortnight ended February 2 the…

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Military Service Act. Miners' Attitude

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 9

A miners' conference in Lancaster is discussing in camera the attitude to adopt towards the Military Service Act…

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Struck a Mine. Steamer From Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 9

The steamer Perth (3522 tons), which was recently engaged as a factory ship in Western Australia in connection with the whaling industry there, has, according to latest advices,…

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New South Wales Gold Yield

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 5

A return furnished by the Under- Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield in New South Wales during the month of January was 11,490 oz. crude, equal to 9236 oz. fine, of…

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Queensland Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 11

The quantity of gold won in Queensland during the month of January was 15,9141 fine ounces, valued at £66,740—an increase of 5386 fine ounces, valued at £22,878, as compared with the yield in January, 1915…

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Newcastle Notes. Mining Agreement

The Australian Worker · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 8

Some trouble occurred last week on the Maitland coalfield over the operation of the new agreement. The miners, as a body, have accepted the agreement, but…

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