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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 82 of 225

Mines on the High Seas. Germany's Murderous Tactics

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 12

The action of our "kultured" enemy, Germany, in sowing mines in the high seas is quite in keeping with her general tactics since the outbreak of war…

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Swedish Copper Mine. Bought by Germans. Amsterdam, May 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 9

Advices from Gothenburg state that a German [?]ompany has bought the King Carl XV. copper mine at Jonkoping (one of the most important iudustiial towns of…

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Orange Gold Find Leases Applied for Bathurst

The Sun · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 6

In connection with the gold find near Orange on Kerr's property 25 applications for authorities to enter have been lodged at the Bathurst mining warden's office. The…

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Mount Lyell Company. Option Over Hercules and Rosebery Mines. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 11

The engineers deputed to report on the Hercules Rosebery properties, over which the Mr. Lyell Co. has an option, state that they contain it least 800,000 tons of ore in sight, with an average value at pre-war prices…

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Mining. Business Slack. Barriers and Tin Solid. Westonias Dull

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 11

There was not much character about the market yesterday morning. Westonias were inactive "Give us out dilly wire" is the invocation of operators regarding these stocks, and…

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Mining Prospects Australian Diamonds . Said to Be the Best in the World

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 5

A bright future for the Australian diamond industry was delivered a lecture on the subject at a meeting of the women's…

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MINING. Coal Mines Reference Board

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 50

Complaints are being made on the South Coast concerning the delay in appointing a chairman to the Board of Reference, the representatives for which from each side have been…

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N.S.W. State Coal Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 50

The State coal mine at Lithgow is likely to become an accomplished fact by about the end of June this year. Mr. Estell, Minister for Mines has sent, his scheme to the Premier, and…

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Gold Mining Case. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 15

The Perth Full Court to-day reversed the Judgment of the Chief Justice in the case of the Colonial Treasurer v Lake View and Oroya (Ltd.). The decision appealed against by the…

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Ardlethan Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 50

Good reports have been received from the managers of the various mines on the field. The Southern Cross battery keeps plugging away, and is treating stone from other claims when…

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Floating Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 13

The armed yacht Aegua and the mine sweeper Nasturtium were mined and sunk ill the Mediterranean. Thirteen of the crews are missing…

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Mines on British Front

The Sun · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 5

General Sir Douglas Haig reports:--"There has been mining activity between Neuville St. Vaust and Souchez, and northeast of Armentieres, but it has not affected…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 15

The smelting operations of the "Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company, Ltd., for the fortnight ended April 29, are officially recorded as follows:—"Ore received…

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Coal in the Riverina

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 50

The work of thoroughly testing a coal seam, which was discovered last year when boring for water on the property of Mr. J. T. Lane, at Coorabin Siding, is proceeding, a shaft…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 50

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded in this State for the month of April is 21,[?]oz. crude equal to 14,946oz fine, valued…

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Mining Shares. Slump in Westonias

Evening News · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 5

Many of the copper Barrier and the [?] weakened. Ratruids hardened 61 Vegetable Creeks won in favor, brayer [?] The principal feature of the [?] was…

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Killed by Fall of Coal Kurri Kurri

The Sun · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 3

James Munton, a wheeler, 35, was killed in the Stanford Merthyr colliery last night by a fall of coal. He lived at Kurri Kurri, and was a single man…

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Mining in the State. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 15

Some time ago a vein of gold-bearing stone was discovered a short distance from Orange, and some experts hold it to be a continuation of the great Lucknow. The find is on Kerr…

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Mining. Barriers Active and Firm. Westonias in the Dumps. Tin Stocks Solid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 15

The Stock Exchange was as full of features yesterday morning, as it was characterless on the previous day. In the first place, Barriers opened with a solid demand at equally solid…

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