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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 225

Mining. a Disturbed Week. Set-back in Westonias. Barriers Better. Tin Solid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 11

There was no lack of speculative energy during the past week, but it was of an uneven character, especially in the case of the gold mines of the Westonia field. It could not…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 11

Mr. Ambrose W. Freeman, managing director of Kampong Kamunting Tin-dredging, Ltd., left Taiping (Federated Malay Straits) a few days ago on his return journey to…

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Mining Shares. Broken Hill Junction

Evening News · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 7

A telegraph [?] Broken Hill states that "the [?] has [?] are crushed [?] to despatch to Cookie Creek. [?] from back of the [?]…

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Lost Lease Silver Peak Mines. Equity Court Judgment

Evening News · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 5

Mr Justice simpson gave Judgement this morning in the suit of the Silver Peak Mines, Limited, v Williams. The plaintiffs asked among other things for…

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Mining in the State. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 11

Last week's rainfall totalled nearly seven inches. Some of the dredges were flooded, but no serious damage was done. BROKEN HILL, Monday…

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Mining Lease Dispute Pegging Out a Claim

The Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 8

A dispute over the cancellation of mining leases was dealt with by the Chief Judge in Equity to-day, when his Honor gave reserved judgment in the case of the Silver Peak…

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Mining. Westonias Feeble. Barriers Well Supported. Tin Stocks in Favour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 11

For the opening day of the week the Sydney Stock Exchange was yesterday morning in an unusually cheerful mood in the case of Barriors and tin stocks, but it was rather…

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Agriculture Exploring Parties Needed. American Professor's Advice. Mining Over-estimated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 8

"The mind of Australia seems to me to run more on mining than on agriculture, and I think there is a tendency here to over-emphasise the value of your mining industry."…

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State of the Hons Plenty of Food, But Inferior Mining in the West London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 1

The Times correspondent at British headquarters on the western front describes the recent mining activity. He says that 46 mines have been exploded in one small section…

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MINING. Another Gold Find

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 51

Mr. W. Easedown, a miner, with long experience, brought Into Orange on April 13 some gold specimens, which he obtained from a paddock on Wellwood Station, close to Orange. The…

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Increase for Cobar Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 7

COBAR Tuesday.--As a result of the deliberation of the Conciliation Committee, the mining companies have offered the F.M.E.A. an increase of wages which will raise the minimum…

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Old Gold Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 15

The committee of the Old Gold and Silver War Fund states that during the show at the Royal Agricultural Grounds donations will be on sale at the Hall of Industries. The head receiving depot (City…

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Will Now Load Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 4

Permission has now been granted for the French barques Colonel de Villebois Maruel and Vendee to load coal at Newcastle, and the shipping…

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Coal Shipments From New South Wales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 4

The following return shows the exports of coal from the State of New South Wales during the quarter ended 31st March, 1916:—…

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Mining Shares. Some Barriers Buoyant

Evening News · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 7

The particulars published respecting the Broken Hill Junction Company & Ores tended to put an 4d in Sydney up to noon and Adelane was a buyer of the [?] at 1s…

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Keeping Gold in Australia. a Chinese Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 17

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A young Chinese, Low Pon, was charged at the District Court to-day with having. in time of war, attempted to export gold specie to the amount of £75…

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Exporting Gold Specie. Chinaman Fined. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 14

Low Pon, a young Chinese, was charged at the District Court to-day with having, in time of war, attempted to export gold specie to the amount of £73 from the Commonwealth,…

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Silver Peak Mines, Ltd. Cancellation of Leases. Equity Court Judgment

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 7

The Chief Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice Simpson) delivered his reserved judgment yesterday in the matter of the suit of the Silver Peak Mines, Ltd., against James Leslie Williams, as…

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Mining. a Variable Market. Westonias Wobbly. Speculation Restricted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 15

Possibly the fact that the Sydney Stock Exchange is on the eve of adjourning for a week over the Easter holidays accounted for the noticeable lack of vigour in speculation…

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In Equity. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Simpson.) Silver Peak Mines v WILLIAMS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 10

This was a suit in which the Silver Peak Mines, Ltd., proceeded against James Leslie Williams, nominal defendant for the Crown, and Charles Hodge Davis, to restrain them…

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