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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 211

Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 9

So far as quoted interests were concerned, the call sheets showed an unusual activity in the mining division of the Stock Exchange yesterday, and by the close of the day a…

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Killed by Floating Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 3

SINGLETON, Wednesday.--Details of the death of Sergeant-Major George E. Shepherd, officially reported as killed accidentally on December 21, show that Sergeant-Major Shepherd…

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Mining Snares

Evening News · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 5

Copper scrip [?] steady, but the a [?] business are[?] Several of the Barriers were on the day side, including little [?]…

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Mortlake Coal. Lumbers Criticised

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 4

In reference to the position in regard to the discharge of coal at the Mortlake Gasworks, it was stated in commercial circles yesterday that the coal lumpers had not been carrying…

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Coal Shipped From Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 2

During last month 181,841 tons of coal was shipped at Newcastle for interstate ports and New Zealand ports, as compared with 206,014 tons for the…

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Gold Bangle Arr Union

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 8

The 13th and 45th [?] Comfor[?] Fund art union for a gold wris[?] watch, presented by Proud's Ltd., of Sydney, will be closed on March [?] and the drawing will take place at…

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Germany's Coal and Iron Ore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 7

Two items in this morning's cabled war news point to the xast importance which is attached by both belligerents to coal and iron fields. One message is from the…

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Explosion in Mine. Two Men Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 4

BROKEN HILL, Thursday.--In an explosion due to premature blasting in the South Mine, underground, today, two men were killed and a third is suffering from shock and slight…

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Two Miners Killed. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 10

Another fatal accident occurred in the South mine this morning, at the 1270 feet level, when two men were killed and a third injured. The men were Maltese. Those…

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Late News. Mining. Dividends

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A 3s dividend has been declared by the Edna May Co., payable on March 19. The Pioneer Tin, Tasmania, has declared a dividend of 1s…

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The Coal Shortage. Mr. Hughes Explains

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In the House of Representatives. Mr. Watkins, Federal member for Newcastle, referring today to a statement made by the Prime Minister to the effect…

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Along The Road. a Mining Yarn

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 3

There were two Germans in the vil-lage, one was a barber, the other was a cook, and they were great chums. The barber was named Fritz, and the…

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Coal-lumpers. Trouble at Mortlake. Alleged Go-slow Policy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 6

Trouble appears to be browing between the Coal-lumpers' Union and the Australian Gaslight Company's stevedore, Sir. E. K. Wild, who is responsible for the handling of the…

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Easy Giving. The Old Gold and Silver War Fund

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 8

The committee, of the "Old Gold and Silver War Fund" are appealing again to the public for donations of old gold or silver articles such as out-of-date…

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Coal Mine Reduces Hands Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 12

A meeting of the Pelaw Main colliery employees was held last night to deal 'with the reduction of hands through the abolition of the afternoon shift on March 31. The…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 13

Yesterday's was the heaviest mining business listed on the Sydney Stock Exchange for quite a considerable time past. It was a strong market all round but Westonias…

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The export of coal to Commonwealth and New Zealand ports during the week was slack. The total was 52,242 tons, as follow:--Victoria, 23,810 tons; South…

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Industrial. Gas and Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 17

To the Industrial Court, Mr. Bavin, on behalf of the Minister for Labor, applied to Mr. Justice Hoyden for consent to appeal against the coal lumpers' award. The lumpers unloading…

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Old Gold and Silver War Fund

The Methodist · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 10

In view of the special appeal now being made by the War Chest Fund, which is urgently in need of money, the committee of the "Old Gold and Silver War…

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