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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 211

Queensland Gold Yield

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

A statement issued by the Queensland Department of Mines contains the following comparative reports of the yield of gold in Queensland for January, 1916, as compared with…

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German Cities Want Coal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 16

Ten German cities, including Wiesbaden, a city of 110,000 inhabitants, in Hesse-Nassau, have closed all theatres, music halls, circuses, land public halls owing to lack of coal for…

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Live Fish in a Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 50

Live fish have been found in the bottom of a Transvaal gold mine, in a vertical shaft 3800 feet deep. They were barbel, from 6in to 12in long, and up to three-quarters of a pound in…

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Coal Seam Found in a Brickyard

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

Baker and Sons, brick manufacturers, are said to have struck a seam of coal, between six and seven feet thick, on their property on the east side of Morpeth-road, between East Maltian…

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Miners and the War. London, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 11

The conference of South Wales miners now sitting at Cardiff, has reversed its previous decision, and decided to accept the Government's "combing out" scheme in connection…

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Mining. Edna May Stocks Easier

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

Although values in mining scrip varied somewhat on the Stock Exchange yesterday, the tendency in the majority of instances was for prices to harden. Edna May stocks were,…

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MINING. New Find at Dark Corner

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

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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"Go Slow" Policy. New Zealand Mines. Wellington (N.z.) Tu[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 12

The Military Service Board at Greymouth[?] dealing with appeals by the managements of coal mines, intimated that they would reconsider the position in view of evidence as to…

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Mine Sweeping in the English Channel-- Interesting Glimpses of Perilous Work

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 23

What a mine explosion looks like. Mine Sweepers at work-- The cable used in sweeping is carried between two vessels. Types of officers and men of mine-sweepers…

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New Zealand Miners Must Work or Fight. Military Boards and Go-slow Policy. Washington [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 5

The [?]…

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ROSEBERY. Run Saturday, February 17, 1917. Green Stripe Well Labelled. Benronan Bounds Brilliantly. Red Gipsy Grade the Gold. Swanker Sneaks the Stakes. Deal Silk Valuable Material. Starting Price of Winners

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 6

2 to 1 v. Nellie Alwyn 7 to 1—Green Stripe 10 to 1—Benrohan 5 to 1—Fre Mery…

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Mining. Gold Values Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 9

There was very little of interest in connection with yesterday's Mining market. The main character was an all-round dealing; no particular stock was in great demand…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 6

The Ratrut Basin return for the first 14 day of February was only available for publication yesterday. It read:--"Two hundred and eighty six hours, 38,000 cubic yards, 13 tons 1Ocwt…

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Mines and Mining Edna May Scrip Higher

The Sun · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 3

There was another quiet market to-day tor mining scrip, but quotations were on the firm side, particularly for the Edna May gold enterprises. Consolidated, contg., was…

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Colliery Mechanics. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 8

At last night's meeting of the Labour Coun[?]il Mr. Waller, secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Association, referred to the proceedings at the Arbitration Court that day,…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 7

The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, Ltd., reports that from January 18 to February 14, Inclusive, 18,103 tons of are and concentrates were smelted, consisting of 11,592…

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Ardlethan Tin Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 9

Inspector Hooke, of the Mines Department, visited Ar[?]than last week, and made an extensive examination of the Ar[?]than tin mines. He stated that after an absence of three months…

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Mining Shares. Barriers Better

Evening News · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 5

[?] Morgans etcadied on [?] were solidity supported buying [?] in ton all round…

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Mining. Barriers Quoted Freely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 9

The noon and afternoon call sheets on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday revealed an unusual activity, as far as quoted interests were concerned, especially in the…

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Coal-lumpers Charged. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 8

In connection with the trouble that recently arose on the Wellington water front, nearly 50 informations have been laid against men for refusing to carry out coaling operations…

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