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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 211

Colliery Mechanics. Owners' Terms Condition Ally Accepted

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 7

[?] received at [?] W. M'Donald [?] Proprietors [?] possibility of the [?]…

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Mining Shares. Barriers Buoyant

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 7

A feature of the mining [?] was a disposition to buy Broken [?] took place of 9d in British [?] in Hills, of 1d in Junctions, [?]…

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Warning to Miners. Unemployment at Many Centres

The Australian Worker · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 10

Mr. Geo. Buckland writes:—Would you be kind enough to insert a par in your next issue warning men that the Cobar district, embracing Numagee, Tottenham…

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N.s.w. Colliery Mechanics' Claims. Increased Wages Agreed On

The Australian Worker · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 15

As the result of Judge Edmunds' decision in the recent coal strike that eight hours from bank-to-bank should constitute a day's work, members of the Colliery…

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Mortlake Coal Lumpers. Wages Board Settles Dispute

The Australian Worker · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 18

The decision of the Wages Board controlling the industry was given last week in the dispute between certain coal lumpers, working at Mortlake, and their…

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Mining. Barriers Again in Demand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 9

The most noticeable feature of yesterday's mining market was the demand for Barrier stocks. Examination of the board in the Sydney Stock Exchange revealed the fact that…

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Combing-out Objected To. Welsh Miners' Vote. London, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 1

A conference of South Wales [?] at Cardiff rejected [?] combing-out [?] by [?] to 54,600 [?] conference was [?] to consult the workman…

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Gas Coal. Slow Work at Mortlake. More Trouble Looming

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 7

There and indications of trouble between the coal [?] at the Mortlake [?] Works and the coal lumpers. According to a statement [?] this afternoon there has been a go-slow…

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British [?]Odal Mines. Government to Take Over. London, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 1

The Government [?] for taking over control of the [?] been matured, and will be announced [?] The scheme is similar [?] in connection…

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Sunny Corner Gold Find. New Discovery Reported. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 6

A report from Sunny Corner states:—Another important find is reported from Dark Corner, where a big body of highly mineralised quartz has been found on E. Bennett's…

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The Coal Mines. State Control

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday.--The Government's scheme for taking over control of coal mines has matured, and the details will be announced this week. The scheme is similar to that…

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Gas Alleged in Mines. Bulli Colliery Thrown Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--A special meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board sat yesterday to consider the report of the district cheek inspector, which stated that there wan a large…

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Coal Mines. Government Control. London, Feb. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 8

The Government scheme for taking over control of the coal mines has matured, and the Press Bureau announces that the Board of Trude will assume possession of all the [?]…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 7

At the half-yearly meeting of the Copes Crock Central T.M. Co., Tinglia, New South Wales, in Melbourne yesterday, the chairman said the loss for the halfyear had been about…

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Trade and Finance. Financial. Taking Over the U.k. Coal Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 7

It is stated that the scheme of the British Government for taking over control of the coal mines is about to appear and that colliery owners will receive pre-war dividends, while the…

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Colliery Mechanics. Judge to Settle Matters

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 5

It is expected that one of the new Industrial Court Judges—probaby Judge Pickburn—will visit Newcastle on Tuesday to deal with the colliery mechanics' request regarding East…

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B.h. South Silver Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 9

The following is the output information for the period of six weeks ended February 10, 1917:—27,890 tons of crude ore, assaying 13.8 per cent lead, 6.9oz silver, 13.8 per cent, lead,…

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Mount Lyell Mines. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 9

At the llOOft level at North Lyell mine magnificent value ore continues to be won from the No. 41 stope Other levels are maintaining the usual good production values…

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Maitland Mines. Agreement Arrived At

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 3

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--Sectional meetings of the members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association have considered the terms of the agreement arrived at in Sydney last work at the…

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Mining. Market Brighter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 9

Yesterday's mining market was considerably brighter than has been the case for some time past. The call sheets denoted a rather unusual activity, and although the…

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