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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 225

Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 9

The Round Hill Silver and Lead Mining Company. N.L., has been put on the offical list of the Sydney Stock Exchange. The authorised capital is £35,000, in 100,000 shares of 5/ each,…

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Babbier Miners. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 8

The strike committee last night decided that all necessary work, other than productive, be exempt, providing the men do not work over 44 hours; all time worked over that period…

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In and About. the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 10

Charters Towers reported yesterday that the result of a recent Papuan, Brilliant, and Victorin crushing was:—273 tons of are for a total value of £1931…

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Mining Battalion Fund

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 8

The first representative Australian mining unit, comprising men from all the States, is shortly to leave for special work at the front. A comforts depot for the Australian Mining Battalion has…

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Tasmanian Mining. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 9

The lode in the end of the No. 3 Tunnel of the Round Hill mine is of excellent value. The earnings of Mount Bischoff Company for the half-year were £4433. making a total…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 10

When London loads! With the met"! market booming, and Australian mining stocks quoled on a strong "bull"' market overseas, it was not surprising to find Sydney operators in…

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Shortage of Coal Ships Relief Works for Newcastle

The Sun · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 5

A deputation of representatives of the coal miners asked the Premier to- day that, in view of the shortage of ships for the over-sea and inter- State trade, owing to the vessels being…

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Broken Hill Proprietary. Half-year's Net Profit. £242,969. Successful Mine Operations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 9

More. than usual importance attaches to the half-yearly reports and statements of accounts to be presented at the sixty-first half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the…

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Mining. "Spot" Spelter, £100. Lively Market Opening. Easier at the Close

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 9

A lively market was experienced yesterday morning, especially in Barrier and copper Stockes. Values were also very solid, so that the record, up to noon was unusually good…

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British Gold

The World's News · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 5

THE Treasury Department at Washington was recently engaged in melting down a block of twenty million English sovereigns which have been accumulating as the result…

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Newcastle Coal Report

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 14

NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- —The slackness in the coal export trade continues. The quantity sent to places beyond the State during the week was 54,542, Of the total, 46,065 tons went to…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 11

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- All the local m[?] will have 10 days in for the current pay…

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Emmaville Mining

Evening News · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 6

The mining industry is fairly brisk, there being ample water for all purposes for some [?] to come. The Vegetable Creek Company's [?] on the deep lead are looking well. The…

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Idle Miners. Unemployment at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 13

Matters connected with the shortage of shipping tonnage for coal export from Newcastle, brought about by the number of inter-State vessels that have been diverted for the…

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Coal Trade Dull. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 19

Tho coal trade was again very dull this week…

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The Tools of Enemy Gold and Influence. Enemy Gold. Huns and Liverpool Riots. W.w. and International Socialists

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 3

I cannot help believing that enemy Influences and enemy gold have been at work at Liverpool. —Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence. "Evants of to-day rouse the fear that there…

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Barrier Miners. Appeal for Assistance. "At Starvation Limit." Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 18

A deputation from the strike committee yesterday waited on the Mayor (Alderman Carrol), and asked him to telegraph to the Premier, asking for financial assistance to…

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Richi Gold. New Discovery in the West. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 18

To-day about 2cwt of specimen stone was brought into Kalgoorlie from the New Bodington mine, Goongarrie, which is under option to a Kalgoorlie syndicate. The stone,…

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Mines Exploded Enemy's Trenches Damaged French Artois Success London, Saturday Morning

The Sun · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 6

A Paris official message states:-- "In the Artois, north-west of Hill 140, our explosion of a mine under a German trench caused serious damage. Another of…

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