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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 225

Industrial. Colliery Mechanics

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 4

Mr. Justice Heydon, in the Industrial Arbitration Court, gave judgment in the appeal by the Colliery Mechanics' Mutual Protective Association against the award of the Coal-mining…

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Coal, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 11

The first annual meeting of Coal, Limited, was held yesterday. The Hon. Austin Chapman presided. The balance-sheet and report were adepted, and the chairman stated, in…

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Broken Hill Miners. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 9

Arrangements have been made for tho miners at Broken Hill to work five days a week pending the decision of the Arbitration Court on the claim now before it for a 44-hours…

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South Coast Mines. Dulli

Evening News · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 6

The various [?] during the past two weeks have been [?] a busy time, working practically every day. The [?] are also engaged to…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Heydon.) Colliery Mechanics' Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 12

His Honor delivered his reserved Judgment in an appeal by the Colliery Mechanics Mutual Protcetive Association against the award of No. 2 Board of the Coal Mining (North) Group…

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Rimu Flats. Gold Dredging Project

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 11

Messrs. E. D. Miles and Co., of Charters Towera, have acquired an option over 200 arres of the Rimu Flats, Hokitika, N. Z. Rimu was rushced 35 years ago, and for years the field carried from 20,000 to 30,000…

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Trade Booming. Australia's Gold Exports

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 4

Australian trade continues to expand espite shipping difficulties. Customs returns issued on Saturday now that the imports for the…

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The Export of Gold. Absolutely Forbidden

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 4

The Commonwealth Treasurer, Mr. [?]ggs, has imposed an absolute embargo on the export of gold from the Commonwealth. Early in the month he…

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Five Days' Working Week. Proposition for Barrier Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In order to effect a compromise with the Broken Hill miners when they struck for a 44 hours week Senator Pearce. Acting Prime Minister, induced the…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 14

The Australian Stock Exchanges closed yesterday for the Easter Holidays. As a whole, there was a busy day on the mining section, Prices hardened right along the line, and the…

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Misdemeanors Company Directors Strike Trouble. Mount Oxide Mines

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 4

Mr. Justice Harvey, in the Equity Court, Sydney, on Friday, delivered reserved judgement in the claim for [?] by the Mount Oxide Miners, Ltd., in…

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Gold Jewellery. Sovereigns Must Not be Used

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 4

The Commonwealth Treasurer (Mr. litres) stated on Thursday that a number of persons had been in the habit of [?]etting sovereigns from the Treasury…

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Coal Export Embargo. Effect on Newcastle's Trade. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 10

Owing to the prohibition of the export of coal from Australia, the Newcastle trade has suffered considerably. Not only is it now in the discretion of the Ministor of Customs…

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Mining. Westonias Harden. Barriers Steady. Tin Solid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 11

Activity pervaded the market yesterday morning, and a large amount of business was transacted. The general impression was that a great deal of the business was due to…

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Gold Export a War Precautions' Offence [?]Oung Chinese Trying to Smuggle

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 4

A young Chinese, Low Pon, was changed at the Melbourne District Court on Tuesday with having, in the time of war, attempted to export gold specie to the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 12

Mr. Loxton, K.C., senior counsel for the plaintiff, applied for an injunction, pending an appeal to the Full Court, to restrain the defendants from proceeding under the…

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Sapping and Mining the Struggle to Secure a Crater. Underground Fights

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 1

The recent despatch to Europe of an Australian mining co[?]ps, and Sir Douglas [?]aig's report on Sunday week that "the enemy, by exploding mines, recaptured…

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Australia Slow American Professor's View Too Much Attention Given to Mining

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 3

Professor H. K. Gregory, geologist of the Yale University, who was just concluded a tour of the chief mining centres of Australia, and has traversed a section…

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Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Owing to the holldays, full time for the fortnight at the collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland districts is nine days, and only seven worked that…

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Seaham Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 9

The report of the above company for the [?] ended March 31 shows a net profit of [?], which, with £5159 brought forward, [?] £11,928 available. An interim dividen[?]…

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