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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 211

Coal Supplies. Great Shortages

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Sunday.--It is reported from Brusseis that 60,000 workers. including 40,000 Brussels are working in collieries at Charleroi Llege, and Mons. There are abundant…

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Miners' Wages. London, Feb. l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 8

he coalminers are expecting Lord Calthrop to grant an all-round increase of wages. The settlement of wages must, it is stated by Mr. Walsh, M.P., a member of the…

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Mining. Westonias Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 9

A moderate turnover was effected in the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday. Chief interest was centred in Westonians, which, with the exception of…

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Mining Shares. Barriers Firmer

Evening News · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 5

[?] Broken Hail [?] putting [?] justice North, and [?]…

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Coal Shortage. Neutrals Suffer. Copenhagen, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 8

According to the "Vossiche Zeitung," Scandinavian countries are unable to get British coal. They are negotiating for German coal, which is available provided the Scandinavians…

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Distilling Coal Tar Government Enterprise Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 5

Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, announced to-day that the Defence Department had decided to insta[?] a plant for the production of benzine and toluene. From benzine…

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Mining Troubles Conference of Ministers Deputation to Mr. Hughes

The Sun · Monday 19 February 1917 · page 4

A conference attended by the Ministers for Mines of New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland opened its sittings in Sydney on Saturday afternoon, and continued to-day…

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Mines and Mining Strong Barrier Market

The Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 3

Values for Broken Hill silver-lead interests were firmer to-day, chiefly on account of the high prices ruling for lead, spelter, and silver on the London market. North Broken…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 7

On Saturday aftarnoon a conference of Ministers of mines was held at the Mines Department, Mr. Fitzpatrick. Minister for Mines in the chair. Mr. A. J. Jones, represented…

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Mining. Prices Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 9

Yesterday's mining market was characterised by the fact that, with one exception, there was no great amount of attention paid to any one particular stock, but an all-round dealing…

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A Coal-miner Killed. Hit Heid Crushed by a Fall of Coal

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 4

A miner named Thomas H. Willey, was killed by u fall of coal at the Newcastle mine, near Clermont (Q.), on wednesday. His head was crushed, and a…

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Mechanical Coal Heaver Touch-the-Button Process

The Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 7

The coal-lumper will have to think hard for a living if a patent electric coal and metal shovel fulfils all the conditions claimed of it by the inventor-- Arthur Browne, a…

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War Cables in Brief Coal Worth £3,000,000 Afire

The Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 1

A Reuter message from Vancouver says that coal depots on the Siberian railways have been burning for a week. The loss is estimated at £3,000,000…

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A New Coal Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 45

Coal has been found at the Caledonian Company's new Aberdare Central Colliery, at Kitchener, at a depth of over 1000 feet. The preparatory work in connection with the buildings…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 8

Now Burragorang Silver Mining Company has declared a dividend of 3d per share, payable on February 28, to shareholders registered on that date. The manager reports as…

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Mines and Mining Share Market Quiet

The Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 3

The mining market was extremely quiet to-day. Shares of Ratrut Basin fell at the second call from 16s 6d to 15s 8d, followed by a slight recovery to 15s 9d prior to the…

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A[?] Gold Mines, Gaffney's Creek. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 13

A net profit of £11,472, as compared with £9577 for the previous term, was made by the A1 Gold Mines, Gaffney's Creek, during the half-year ended December 31, when 4917 tons…

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Exemption in New Zealand Warning to Coal Miners Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 5

The Military Service Board, in considering the appeal for exemptions by the coal miners of Greymouth, stated that hitherto such appeals were granted, as mining was an…

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Colliery Mechanics. Application of Award

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--in the Industrial Court to-day Judge Pickburn heard a claim by the Colliery Mechanics' Union, arising out of the recent order of Mr. Justice Edmunds as…

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