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Mining & the mines, 1916

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Mining Notes

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

The Great Britain S[?]uicing Company, Ltd., has declared a dividend (No. 50) of 1/ per share, payable on Friday, April 28. The transfer books close on April 22…

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Hill End Goldfield. Miners on Strike. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 7

With the majority of the miners on strike owing to a dispute over the non-union question, the position of affairs on the Hill End goldfield has reached a critical stage. At the last…

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--In the coal export trade during the week, the quantity sent to places beyond the State was 61.438 tons. Of the total 54,493 tons went to Commonwealth and…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 11

HELENSBURGH, Thursday.--Colliery employees are being paid to-day, and will resume work on Tuesday. Full time has been worked for the past fortnight, the supply of trucks…

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Mount Lyell Mines. Queenstown

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

Labour is still very short at the Mount Lyell mine. Excellent grade are is being won from the gr[?]und floor ore body at the 1200 fect level of the North Lyell, while the…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 10

The fortnightly report of the C.S.A. Mines shows that 69 tons of first-grade are raised during that time, which, added to the 254 tons previously mined, and 275 tons representing the…

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New Zealand Miners. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 8

The west coast miners and the employers have signed an agreement for a term of [?] months, granting a 10 per cent. advance i[?] wages above and below ground…

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Broken Hill Mines. the "Five Days' Week

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 7

BROKEN HILL, Thursday.--Arrangements for the carrying on of the work on the mines for five days per week instead of four days will, said Mr. E. J. Horwood, president of the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 5

The question of costs in this suit was argu[?]d before his Ho[?]or, who decided that the defendants Gould, Allen, and Birkbeck must pay the plaintiffs' costs of the sult, except…

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Carpathia Tin Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 15

The mine manager reports for last week as follows:—No. 1 shaft: 101½ft level, south drive temporarily [?]opped. Intermediate level: Rising to 19ft on high-grade milling ore over the whole rise. Winze:…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 15

From March 16 to April 12, inclusive, the Mount Lyell Company sm[?]lted 26,579 tons of[?] ore, and concentrates, consisting of 16,645 tons of ore from the Mount Lyell mine, together…

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Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 14

For the third successive week the co[?]l exports have been on the 60,000 tons mark. This week, of 60,763 tons loaded 53,703 tons were for the Commonwealth and New Zealand…

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Broken Hill Miners. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 14

The A.M.A. has called a special mass meeting of the members for to-morrow morning to deal with the alteration of the rules as suggested by the Arbitration Court…

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Mining and Artillery

The Sun · Sunday 23 April 1916 · page 2

General Sir Douglas Haig reported last night:--"There has been mining activity at Fricourt, Souchez, Hulluch, and Givenchy…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 8

Our Southern Cross (W.A.) correspondent reported on Saturday:--"The richest ore yet discovered on the Westonia goldfield has been broken on the lower level of Edna May mine…

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Mining Dividends

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 9

Dividends have been declared payable on the days mentioned hereunder. C. denotes when the transfer books close; P. when the dividends are payable. NEW SOUTH WALES…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 9

In a telegram the manager of the Mount Lyell Blocks Copper Mines, Tasmania, states that the ore still continues at the 1300ft level, and that the water is gradually lessening…

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Gold in Europe's Banks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 9

The gold held by State banks of Europe amounts to over £534,000,000. The greatest amount is held by France, over £200,000,000 sterling. Gold in the Bank of England in…

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Big British Push Germans Getting Ready Much Mine Work London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 1

Increasing enemy activity at Ypres indicates' that the German General Staff is anticipating a big British push. The enemy's idea is apparently to prevent this by keeping…

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Auckland Racing Club. a New Record. Desert Gold Wins Again. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 9

The principal events on the opening day of the Auckland Racing Club's Autumn Meeting resulted as follows:- Easter Handicap, lm.—Chortle, bt Multi[?]d…

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