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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 211

South Coast Mines Busy

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 44

Fortnightly pay was distributed at all collieries on the South Coast on Jan. 25. Miners' wages aggregated the largest sum yet distributed, being almost full time, worked under…

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Coal at West Dapto

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 44

It is reported that Messrs. Figtree Brothers, proprietors of the Mount. Pleasant Coke Works, are negotiating with a view to purchasing Fleming's coal-mining, property at West Dapto, for…

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Gold Find Near Cowra

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 44

Messrs F. Wood, H. Aiken, H. Attwood, A. Sullivan; W. Innes, C. Nicholson, E. Wilder, and P. Butler have left Wyalong (says a Wyalong paper) for Mount Collins, six miles from…

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Mining. Westonias Active

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 13

Yesterday's mining market was characterised by a further activity in Western Australian gold ventures; other sections did not possess any "out of the ordinary" features…

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Discovery of Radium in Coal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 50

A series of remarkably interesting experiments have been recently carried out in the west of England by certain scientists to demonstrate the extraordinary effect on vegetable…

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Daylight Saving. Miners Will Not Respect Act

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 6

BULLI, Tuesday. -- The daylight saving scheme has not proved satisfactory to the miners in the Bull district, and they have reversed to the old system by starting work at 8 o'clock…

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Old Gold and Silver War Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 8

Donations of old Jewellery, gold and silver articles, or scraps of gold and silver, and artificial teeth will be gratefully received at the depot. City Mutual Chambers, 62 Hunter…

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The Miner. Dark Corner Gold Find

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 44

Surveyor Thomas, of the Mines Department, is now at the scene of the new gold find at Dark Corner, and is marking out claims. About 20 men are camped…

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Coal Shortage in Berlin. London. Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 11

The Zurich correspondent of the "Petit Parisien" says that twenty-three Berlin schools have been closed owing to lack of coal…

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Mining Shares. Fall in Hills

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

[?] Hill Proprietary weaken[?] 1s 3d on Change , in view of the February d[?]dend being omitted because of the two recent strikes. Rimu No. 1 were lower, seeing that 15s 11d was…

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Colliery Mechanics. Unrest in the North. Statement by Association's President. West Maitland

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

[?] among [?] M. [?] Association, and [?] matters by [?] which, if held on any working…

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New Zealand Topics Promising Youngsters : All— Conquering Desert Gold

Referee · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

The Wellington Racing Club's Summer meeting has been the centre for attraction this week, and it, like the Auckland carnival, emphasises the fact that there is no shortage of money…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 6

On the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday British (old) shares were quoted: Buyers 20s 10d, sellers 28s Id. In his report for the week ending January 27…

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Mines and Mining Edna May Stocks Recede

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

In the mining market to-day Edna May gold ventures were weaker. Central dropped 1s 3d to 18s 6d, Deep Levels 4d to 6s 11d, and Edna May 1s to 71s 6d. In Consolidated,…

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Junction North Mine

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 6

Instructions have been issued by the directors of the Junction North Company to the general manager at Broken Hill to reopen the mine, which has been practically idle since…

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The export of coal from Newcastle to Commonwealth and New Zealand ports during the month of January totalled 268,829 tons. Details:--Victoria…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 7

Hampden Mount Lyils and Wallaroos steadied on [?] Mount Morgans were solidly supported in view of regularity of dividend and [?] of rumors of a discovery…

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Mining Companies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 6

The Electrolytic Refining and Smeiting Company of Australia. Ltd., and the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company, Ltd., have again offered their employees the favourable terms…

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Cash's Copper Mine. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 9

A fresh start has been made to work Cash's copper mine at Essington. Some time ago it was worked by the Burraga Company on a share System, and upwards of £3000 was spent…

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Mining. Values Vary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 9

A fair volume of business was carried through in the mining division of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Values on the whole varied…

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