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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 211

Goolma Copper Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 45

The Rev. Father Milne Curran, the eminent Australian geologist, recently visited the copper mines in the Goolma district. The visitor also spent a brief period in the Dunedoo district…

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Mine Electricians' Examination

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 13

An examination of candidates for certificates of competency as mine electricians was held at the Technical College, Newcastle, on January 16. Six our of seven candidates…

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Nimbin Coal Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 45

At a meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council. a letter was read from Mr. G. . Nesbitt, M.L.A., stating that the Minister for Mines was favorably disposed to the sending of an…

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Coal Board. Preference for Maitland Coal. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 12

The Coal Board, presided over by Mr. Justice Edmunds, sat at the Courthouse to-day, and considered, amongst other things, an application made by Mr A. Lowis, on behalf of…

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Re-working Abandoned Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 45

An old abandoned copper mine off the Birngonta-road, about 12 miles on the Braidwood side of Tarago, was pegged recently by. Messrs. Patrick Madden and Thomas Barlow. The show…

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Decreased Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 9
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The gold yield for the State for the month of January, was 7055 ounces crude, equal to 6802 ounces fine, valued at £28,892, as compared with 11,190 uonces crude, equal to 9236 ounces…

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The Gold Yield

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 8

The Acting-Under-Secretary for Mines, Mr. R. H. Cambage, has furnishod a return which shows that the gold yield recorded for New Smith Wales for the month of January is 7055…

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Mining Amalgamation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 7

LAUNCESTON. Tuesday.--At a meeting of shareholders in the Hercules Gold and Sliver Mining Company last night a resolution was passed winding up the company as a mine…

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Colliery Trouble. Scarborough Idle. Wollongong, Wednesday Morning

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 5

The Scarborough Colliery is idle to-day because of the dismissal of an employee. The management found certain fault with him. His fellow employees appear to hold a…

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Copper Mine Being Re-worked

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 45

A fresh start has been made to re-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…

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North Tasmanian Copper Mine. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 13

Mr. J. S. demons has remitted to the Union Bank here from London the first payment of £600 for an option over the North Tasmanian copper mine at Roseberry…

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MINING. Discovery at Lucknow

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 45

A report from Orange says. Mr. (Bert Davis, who has been prospecting to the eastward of Lucknow, in the vicinity of the,.old rifle range, has come upon stone at a depth of lift, which…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 12

To-day's sales and quotations were as follows:— Various: S. A. Oil Wells, paid, 2/6 Copper: Hampden, b 31/6; Mount Morrill, [?] Mount Lyell, b 20/3, s 26/9; Wallaroo, b [?]…

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Mining. Business Fairly Brisk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 13

An animated market for mining scrip ruled on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, with the result that a fair volume of business was transacted…

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Denmark and Sweden Shortage of Coal. [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 1

[?] that the shortage of [?] temporary [?] some of the [?]…

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Mine Closed. 2000 People Affected. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 10

The Mount Boppy gold mine at Can[?] has been closed. The mine was the [?] support of a town of 2000 people…

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Coal Mechanics List of Grievances Compulsory Conference

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 5

The differences between the Colliery Proprietors and the Colliery Mechanics' Union were the subject of a compulsory conference, which opened at noon to-day at the…

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Mining Dispute. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 6

An adjourned meeting of fillers, truckers, land mullockers working along the line of lode was held on Sunday. The chairman reported that nothing had been dme by the mine…

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Coal Import New Zealand Regulations Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 2

Regulations gazetted provide that no person shall import or be concerned in the importation of coal to New Zealand, save under a permit issued by the Minister in…

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