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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 225

Mines and Mining Trade Less Active Edna May Scrip Firmer

The Sun · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 3

Though sales in mining scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange today were not nearly so numerous as yesterday, the market was firmer, especially for the Edna May gold…

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Richmond Main Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 8

The Board of Reference (Mr. H. M. Cohen chairman), which was appointed to inquire into whether the system of working at Richmond main colliery should be carried out on…

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Mining Notes

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

At the statutory meeting of shareholders of the Austral Bolivia, Limited, held yesterday, it was announced that Mr. J. R. M'Gregor had joined the board of directors…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 5

Copper sevin was somewhat neglected Hampdons, Corelias, Mount Lyclls, and Wallsroos, were all a little lower in the buying quotrs, Pair parcels of Mount Morgans have lately…

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Illawarra Miners. the Eight Hours' Question

The Australian Worker · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 10

The dissatisfaction which had been growing among a section of South Coast, miners because of the tardiness of the Federation in dealing with the eight…

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Richmond Main Mine. Board of Reference Award

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Mr. H. M. Cohen, chairman of the Board of Reference, appointed to draw up an award for working the Richmond Colliery, to-day gave his decision. He points…

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The Most Wonderful Mine in Great Britain

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 6

Closed since nearly 1850, the "most wonderful mine in Britain," that of Seathwaite, in Cumberland, said to be the only place in the world where pure blacklead may be…

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Mining Activity Haig's Latest Report

The Sun · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 1

General Sir Douglas Haig reports mining at Fricourt, Souchez, Hulluch, and Cuinchy, but no change. There was mutual artillery activity at…

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Killed by Fall of Coal. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 8

James Allan Munton aged 41, wheeler, was killed by a fall of coal in Stanford Merthyr Colliery last night, his neck and back being broken. Deceased was buried under the coal…

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Trench Work. Bombs and Mines. Display at Moore Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 6

In a space of ground at Moore Park, which at one time formed a portion of the old Rifle Range, has been dug a series of tronches, which are a facsimile of certain Anzac…

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Banks and Gold Profit for Commonwealth Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 5

Referring today to a statement that no proof existed that the Commonwealth Bans had been of any benefit to Australia, Mr. Higgs said he was under tho impression that…

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Mining. Tax on War Profits. Market Upset. Effect on Speculation

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

Speculation was greatly affe[?] yesterday by the announcement made on Tuesday by the Federal Treasurer respecting the intention of the Government to impose a 50 per cent…

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Coal Miners' Wages South and North in Line

The Sun · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 5

Judge Edmunds has decided that there is no reason why the rates of wages in the southern collieries should differ from those in the northern…

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Mines and Mining Active Shake Market Edna May Stocks Fluctuate

The Sun · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 3

A lively market again ruled for mining scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day. The Edna May gold ventures again monopolised the attention of the speculative…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 9

During April the Groat Boulder crushed 17,012 tons for gold valued at £48,194. The expenditure was £20,955. Operations were suspended a day and a half owing to a…

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Equal Rates. Northern and Southern Collieries. Industrial Court Judgment

Evening News · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 5

The wages of the cognere working in collieries on the Southern held are in future to be based on the same [?] as those on [?] northern field according to a judgment delivering…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 8

April outputs were:—Oroya Links, 7500 tons, valued at £8959, royalities £92, expenditure £9929. Sons of Gwalia, 14.451 tons, valued at £19,826, expenditure £14,609…

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Against Conscription. Miners' Big Majority. London, Thursday Night

Evening News · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 5

The Minera Federation, by 581,000 votes to 135,000 carried a resolution against conscription. The Federation unanimously protested against the automatic enlistment of lads of…

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Late Mining. Charters Towers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 8

T-day's sales were:—Mexican, 2/5, 2/6, 2/7, 2/8; Kulamadan, paid, 1/4…

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Federated Mining Employees Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 8

At the annual conference of the Federated Mining Employees' Association of Australia held to-day, the following motion was agreed to:—"That this conference, representing the…

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