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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 225

For Our Soldiers : Old Gold and Silver War Fund

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 19

THE accompanying photographs were taken at the head receiving depot of the Old Gold and Silver War Fund. This fund was started in Sydney about the beginning of the year, with the Hon. Sir W. P. Cullen, C.J., K.C.M.G., as president, and Messrs. J. Russell French and H. H. Massie (the general managers of the Bank of New South…

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Natal Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 4

A pamphlet issued by Messrs. Bullard, King, and Co. gives an account of the ship-coaling industry in Natal, with special reference to the port of…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 9

The Victory gold mine (C.T.) reports a crushing of 65 tons of ore for 115oz of gold. During February the Mt. Elliott smelters treated 1017 tons ore, producing 98 tons of…

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Trade & Finance. Financial. Export of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 8

Some rather wild statements have been made in connection with the banks' application to the Federal Treasurer to withdraw the veto on the export of gold. For instance, it has…

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Cloncurry Mining Trouble Settlement Effected

The Australian Worker · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 17

Mr. W. J. Dunstan, secretary of the Queensland Branch, reports that at a conference with the mining employers of the Cloncurry district on 3rd inst., Mr…

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Mining Shares. Copper Scrip Flat

Evening News · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 5

Some copper interests developed a [?] in Sydney at none, including [?] Hampdens, Mo[?] and Mount [?] East Munican [?] tons, value [?]…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 8

Rather less business was passing on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Nevertheless, most of the Barriers continued to harden slightly during the early…

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Interstate Mining Exchanges. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 9

To-day's sales were:—Broken Hill Junction, 2/11; Broken Hill Proprietary, 35/6, 55/9; ditto (six weeks), [?]/9. Hercules, 12/; Junction North, [?].H., 7/8; Corella, 11/6; Hampdens, 36/; Mount Lyell Blocks, 1/11½, 2/1;…

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Southern Coalfield. Geology and Mineral Resources. Mines Departments Publication

Evening News · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 4

A comprehensive memoir on the geology and mineral resources of the southern coal field, by Mr. L. F. Harper, F. G. B., geological surveryor has just been issued by the Department…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 9

The British mine, for the fortnight ended March 4, sent away 2[?]0 tons carbonate ore. Active work is proceeding in the carbonate [?]o[?]e, in the Blackwood section, and from the…

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Mining Trouble at Hill End. Preference to Unionists

The Australian Worker · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 10

Over fifty (50) members of the Federated Mining Employees are locked out at Hill End, owing to refusing to work with non-unionists. Miners and others are…

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Mining. Barriers Again Active. Copper Slack—westonias Easier. Tin Stocks Solid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 9

The leading features of the present activity of the Sydney Stock Exchange have been the rejuvenation of Barrier Stocks, the prominent position reached by the Edna May…

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Southern Coal Trade. Miners Doing Well

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 7

CORRIMAL, Thursday.--The whole of the mines on the South Coast have worked well during the past fortnight. The demand for coal appears to be steadily on the increase…

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Caldonian Collieries, Ltd. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 11

The directors of the Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., haye decided, subject to audit, to recommend payment of a dividend for the halfyear ended January 1 at the rate of 7 per cent…

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Colliery Case. an Appeal Upheld

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

Judgement was given this morning by the Full Court (the Chief Justice [?] on the appeal of the plaintiff against the thing of the jury…

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Miners Non-unionists

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

In pursuance of the ultimatum not to work with non-unionists, between fifty and sixty men employed at the Hill End mines, near Bathurst, have left their work. In…

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Mining Fatality. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 10

A fatal accident occurred at the Boulder shortly after midday yesterday. James Richards, Frank Schlemaker, and Thomas Wrigley entered the skip at the mouth of…

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W.A. Gold Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 11

The following gold yields for February are reported:- Ivanhoe, 18,597 tons, gold £30,536; expenditure £21,530…

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Country News. Mr. Kembla Miners' Lodge. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 10

The following officers have been elected for the Mount Kembla Miners' Lodge:—President Mr. W. Parsons; secretary, Mr. W. Jones, trecasurer, Mr. A. Duncan; check weighman,…

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