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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 225

Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--Despite the fact that the majority of the South Coast, mines are working constantly--the average being ten days per fortnight--the outlook for a number of the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 11

In the latest repot issued by Mr. E. M. Twiss, secretary of the Pernatty Mines, No Liability, S.A., he states—"It is gratifying to report that our work so far has shown we…

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British Front. Mines and Bombs

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--General Sir Douglas Haig reports:--"The enemy sprang a mine at Neuville St…

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Gold Export. Absolutely Forbidden

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Federal Treasurer, Mr. Higgs, has to impose, for the time being, an absolute embargo on the export of gold from the Commonwealth…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 10

Sales:—B.H. Junction (paid) 4/6½ (con.), 2/8; B.H. South (con.), £8; Edna Points (paid), 7/3, 7/6 8/; (co.), 6/8 to 7/; Edan Consolidated (con.), 16/, 16/6 16/4½ Edna Junction (con.),…

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Export of Gold Suspended. Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 5

The Commonwealth Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) has sent the following later to the chief officers of the banks:—With reference to my letters of February 15 and 28. I desire to inform…

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Specially Good Piping. As Used in Coal Stores

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 7

Nelligen (N.S.W.).—In reply to your letter [?], I can [?] for you a very fine [?] of [?] second-hand, [?] at 5d, per foot. This piping has been used for refrigerating…

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Mount Oxide Mines. Signing the Scrip. Cables to London. [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 5

Witness said [?] had [?] some scrip [?] always [?] in regard to the [?] " I had never any reason to think test there…

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Mining Shares. Copper and Silver Flat

Evening News · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 5

The copper [?] was [?] notwithstanding the big profits which the large companies are making. The extension is to be found to the expected was profit [?] had to…

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Mining in the State. Ardlethan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 11

At the Warden's Court held on Thursday last, Mr. Warden Simm dealt with 12 cases, several of them being of an itriente nature. One application for authority to enter was…

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Mount Oxide Mines. Financial Position of the Company. Further Evidence

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 3

The Equity suit of the Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd., versus the directors of the company and others was continued, before Mr. Justice Harvey, yesterday…

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Labour Conditions. Applied, to Mines. Not Relaxed by a Strike. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 8

The novel point as to whether a mining company could claim suspension of labour conditions on its leases because of shortage of hands through a strike over the non-union…

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Mining. Interrupted Telegrams. Business Affected. Market Quiet But Solid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 11

The operations of the Sydney Stock Exchange, especially in the early portion of the day, were considerably hampered by a serious delay in telegraphic communication with…

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"Your Belief Is Mine" Cadorna to Kitchener (Published in the Times) LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 5

General Cadorna, Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Army, on leaving London for Paris, wired to Lord Kitchener:--"I depart from your island full of emotion…

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Mount Oxide Mines. Evidence for the Defence, Sir Albert Gould Ill Defendant Bacon's Story

Evening News · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 4

The hearing was continued before Mr. Justice Harvey in the Equity Court, of the [?] of the Mount Oxide Mines, Limited, against Sir Albert Gould, Francie William Bacon, Thomas…

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In Equity. (Before Mr. Justice Harvey.) Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd., v Gould and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 5

The hearing was continued of the case in which Mount Oxide Mines, Ltd., sued four of the directors—Sir Albert John Gould, Francis William Dacon, Thomas Brougham…

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How the Greif Went Mines on Board Blew Up Alcantara's Consort (Published in the Times) LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 5

A correspondent of the Times, who had exceptional facilities of witnessing the conflict between the Alcantara and the Greif, writes:--…

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St. Eloi Advance Preliminary Mining Attacks by Fusiliers (Published in the Times) LONDON, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 5

Mining preceded the British advance at St. Eloi. The attack was carried out by the Northumberland Fusiliers and the Royal Fusiliers…

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State Coal Mine Proposal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 8

The Coal Mines Acquisition Bill, which was before the Legislative Assembly on Monday night, belongs to a class of measure which might in ordinary times be…

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Export of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--All the Federal Treasurer would say to-day respecting his vote of the export of gold was that he would inform Parliament and the public when the House met…

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