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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 225

Floating Mines. Precautionary Measures

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 9

AMSTERDAM, Tuesday.--Steamers travelling between Flushing and Tilbury have resumed running. They are each carrying 2500 empty barrels. By this means it is hoped to keep…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 5

[?] put on 3d. Wallarnes first [?] of Lyell Blocks were [?] after second [?] improved at noon. Hills [?]…

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Mining Notes

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

The mine manager of the Hawkins' Hill Reward reports for the fortnight endod March 11 having crushed (day shift only) 96 tons for 38oz gold. The small tonnage is on…

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Successful Tin Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 47

At the half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Pioneer Tin Company, Tasmania, held recently, the chairman (Mr. E. Miller) stated that sluicing results during the half-year had…

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MINING. Reported Rich Find

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 47

At the Tenterfield Show on March 8 a sample of stone obtained from a new gold find at Four- Mile Creek, Tabulam, was exhibited. Thirteen small pieces were shown, some of them being…

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Miners' Lodge Day Appeal Against Award Industrial Court Judgment

The Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 3

The fixing of a day for the bona fide lodge business of coal minors was the subject of a Judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Edmunds in the industrial Court to-day. The matter…

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"Old Gold and Silver War Fund." an Interesting Fund

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 1

This patriotic fund, which was started in Sydney about the beginning of this year, with the Honorable Sir W. P. Cullen, C.J., K.C.M.G., as president, Mr. W. P. Cullen, French (general manager of the Bank of…

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Mining. a Subdued Tone. in Barriers and Westonias. Tin and Copper Steady

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

The feature of the Stock Exchange yesterday morning was the subdued tone of the market, more especially in the case of Barrlors, and Westonia gold stocks. There was a…

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The War (Continued from Page 1) British Front Part of Salient Damaged Enemy Explodes Mines London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 5

General Sir Douglas Haig reports:--"The enemy exploded two mines at La Baasee Canal and Neuve Chapelle damaging portion of a salient of our trenches…

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New Colliery. the Kurri Kurri Mines. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 10

Most of the places vacated by men who enlisted for the war have been filled in local collieries. Work has been constant at most of the mines in this distrct, and good…

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Southern Collieries. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 10

Three of the South Coast collieries, employing nearly 400 men, were idle to-day. The men employed at the new Scarborough tunnel and South Clifton mines refused to work to-day…

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Industrial. Southern Collieries' Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 3

In the Industrial Arbitration Court, Mr. Justice Edmunds delivered judgment in the appeal of the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association against the award of the Coal Mining…

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"Mine Own."

The Australian Worker · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 13

"OUR mania for owning things" has received some very severe checks of late. At one time the bedrock foundation of the individualistic creed was the phrase,…

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Northern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 8

KURRI KURRI, Wednesday.--Through lack of shipping, the coal trade here is being serious by hampered. Orders are said to be plentiful, Stanford Merthyr. Hebburn, and to an extent…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 11

The smelting operations of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company Ltd for the fortnight ended March 4, are officially recorded as follows.—Oro received from…

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Old Gold Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 12

The Old Gold and Silver War Fund have obtained permission from the Royal Agricultural Show to have a stall at the forthcoming Easter Show for the sale of gifts. In order to provide for the Easter sales,…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Edmunds.) Southern Collieries Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 4

Judgement was delivered in the appear of the Sothern Colliery Proprietors' Association against the award of the No. 4 Board, Coal-mining (South) Group…

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Illawarra Miners. North and South

The Australian Worker · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 18

During the past fortnight a number of miners from Newcastle have secured work in the South Coast pits. Considering the bad state of affairs in the coal trade…

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Tasmanian Mining. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 11

Interviewed to-day, Mr. Robert Hales, general manager of the Magnet mine, says he has no difficulty in maintaining a weekly output of 80 tons of crudes assaying 50oz silver…

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