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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 225

Mines and Mining Market Less Active Fall in Edna May

The Sun · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 3

The Sydney market for mining shares to-day was not nearly so lively as on the previous day. Transactions were rather restricted! and quotations, generally speaking,…

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Natal Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 11

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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South Coast Collieries. 400 Men Out. Bulli

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 5

Three of the South Coast collieries, employing aggregate of 400 miners, are idle to-day. At the Woonona Mine the employees have been requested to remove their tools from the mine…

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Edna May Central Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 8

Our Southern Cross correspondent reported on Saturday: "The prospects of Edna May Central have been entirely altered, as compared with the position a few months ago, as far as ore…

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Strike at Nymagee Mine

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 4

A strike occurred at the Nymagee (N.S.W.) mine on Saturday, resulting in the cessation of smelting and mining. About 250 men are out. It appears that…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 11

Our Kalgoorlie correspondent telegraphs:- "The February output of the Golden Horseshoe totalled 18,366 tons, " whidth yielded £32,938. The expenditure was £26,111…

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Earnings of Miners. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 10

Owing to various causes, recruiting Doing one, there is a shortage of miners here. Recently the fortnight's pay of one man was £16 Ils. The previous fortnight one of…

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Mining Veteran's Death

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--Samuel Glasgow, well know in mining circles, died at Sundgate on Saturday, aged 76 years, Deceased was one fo the first at the Gympie rush. Four of his…

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Western Coal Trade. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 10

The past fortnight has been a busy one for all local and district collieries, and an average of ten and a quarter shifts per mine was worked throughout the district. Trucks…

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Mount Oxide Mines Action Against Directors

The Sun · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 5

The case of the Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd., and the directors of J. L. Hermann, was continued in Equity before Mr. Justice Harvey to-day. The plaintiff company prayed that…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 8

Business was not quite so brisk on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. The turnover was slightly below recent high averages, and prices displayed more…

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Mining Shares. Edna Group Erratic

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 5

Barrier and copper scrip was overshadowed by dealings in the various Edna share[?] in fact copper interests were almost lifeless at recent quotes, notwithstanding the First prize…

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Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd. Suit Against the Directors. Claim for £25,000

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 9

The equity suit of the Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd., against Sir Albert Gould ad other directors of the company, for alleged neglect in the central and management of the company's…

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Mining. Barriers Sag a Little. Westonias Strong. Copper in Better Favour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 11

For the opening day of the week the Sydney Stock Exchange showed unwonted activity yesterday morning, with the result that an unusually large amount of business was…

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Misadventures Thrown Out of a Skip and Killed. W.A. Mining Fatality

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred at the Boulder (W.A.) on Wednesday. James Richards, Frank Schlemaker, and Thomas Wrigley entered the skip at the mouth of Edwards'…

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In Equity. (Before Mr. Justice Harvey.) Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd., V Gould. and Others. Claim for £25,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 4

The case of the Mount Oxide Mines and the directors of J. Earle Hermann was before the court. The Plaintiff company (Mount Oxide Mines, Limited), joined issues with the…

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Coal Teade. Mine Stoppage. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 14

A stoppage has occurred at the Mouut Pleasant colliery in connection with somo deficiency claims, and the Clifton and Clifton Tunnel mines were also idle to-day in…

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Idle Days. South Coal Mining Group

Evening News · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 5

Mr. Justice Edmunds, sitting in the Industrial Court this morning, delivered [?] in the appeal by the Southern Colliery P[?] Association against the award of the Coal…

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Collie Coal Commission

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 4

In giving evidence before the Collio Coal Commission at Fremantle recently, Mr. P. L. Low, chief engineer of the P. and O. liner Medina, said that he…

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Carpentier Has Lost Great Part of Savings Through Germany Having Occupied the Lens Coal Mines

Referee · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 8

If no greater misfortune befall him than the following, as detailed by Hurdman Lucas in "Boxing," Georges Carpentier will not have such a great deal to worry him when the war…

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