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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 225

Pay of Broken Hill Miners

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 47

In the Federal Arbitration Court, Melbourne, underground miners working at Broken Hill were granted 44 hours per week, but the Judge refused it for others. The Hill miners have…

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Tin Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 13

Bourke's hILL tIN s[?]cing (Emmaville), April 28: —No. 2 plant: Blowing in wash: good progress, prospects improved. No. 1 plant: Preparing to remove plant, machinery, and buildings to new site…

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Coal at Berrigan. Berrigan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 6

It is reported that a sum of black coal, at a depth of 230 feet, has been discovered on Mr. T. W. Lane's Coorabin property, near the old Butherwah gold diggings. The seam…

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Naval Losses. Yacht and Mine Sweeper

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--An official announcement states that the armed yacht Acgusa and the mine-sweeper Nasturtium rave been mined and sunk in the Mediterranean. Thirteen members…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 13

The management of the Block 10 mine this afternoon officially announced that work in the mill be resumed on Monday, May 8. A few parties of underground men will start…

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Gold Rush in the West

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 47

Every available foot of ground has been taken up at Wellwood Station, where gold was recently discovered, and some large sums have been paid for shares in the prospectors' and…

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Mining Shares. Rally in Ednas

Evening News · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 5

[?] put on 3d. with buyers written to [?] Mount [?], Mount Morgans, waterloos, and Corellas, all quiet. Hills [?] the previous day's advance. So [?]…

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Mining in the State. Burraga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 13

A correspondent writes:—"Mining in this district is still at a very low ebb. It was fully expected that [?] this the Lloyd copper mine, which has been [?] the past two…

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Mining. Business Slightly Better. Values Still East

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 13

Though the amount of business transacted yesterday morning was slightly larger than on the opening day of the week, this improvement did not extend to the values realised. Indeed…

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100,000 Tons of Coal Work at Newcastle Federal Government Action Newcastle

The Sun · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 3

There is still much unemployment in this district, due to several collieries slowing down very much or ceasing work altogether. As a result of the appeals made…

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State Coal Mine Early Start Expected

The Sun · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Estell, has been busy preparing matters for the starting of work at the State coal mine at Lithgow. Parliament has voted £30,009 for the…

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Mining. a Hesitant Opening. Afterwards Brighter. Silver, Tin, and Gold Affected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 11

The opening "call" of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday morning was decidedly hesitant. Operators were without telegraphic information as to how the opening calls of…

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A Coal Joke

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 4

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Despite the fact that Lithgow is in the centre of the coal area, the local council has not only to pay more per ton than outside municipalities, but is experiencing…

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Old Gold Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 12

The depot of the Old Gold and Silver War Fund, at City Mutnal-chammers, 62 Hunter-street, Sydney, is open for the reception and sale of donations every weekday between the hours of 10 and 4. Sales are…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 11

The manager of the Tyrconnell gold mine (Q.) wires as under:—"Fortnight clean-up 93oz from 90 tons. Low tonnage owing delays timbering. Expect improvement next…

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Coal Supplies. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 9

The Minister for the Navy (Mr. Jensen) had a conference with the colliery proprietors and representatives of the minersat the offices of the Colliery Proprietors' Defence Association…

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Coal Near Jerilderie Jerilderie

The Sun · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 6

After several weeks operation coal was struck yesterday at a depth of 220ft in the shaft put down on Mr. G. T. Lane's propetry, cast of Boorabin Siding, about eight miles…

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Barrier Miners. Win 44 Hour Week

The Australian Worker · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 15

Mr. Justice Higgins has issued his proposed award in the case of the Barrier miners and engineers against the Broken Hill Proprietary and other mining…

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