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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 211

Carpathia Tin Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 9

"Shareholder" writes:"- Sir,—As a half-yearly meeting of the Carpathia Tinmininer Company is about due, 1 trust there will be a good rally up of shareholders, and that the…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 5

A feature of the copper section on Change was the improved demand for C.S.A. (paid). They lately hold at [?] followed by buyer [?] Now, buyer Mr. Seller [?] Hampdens…

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Mining in Queensland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 9

For a considerable period mining on the two principal goldfields of the State, Gympie and Charters Towers, has been in an unsatisfactory state, and now news has come of…

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Shorter Soldiers' Rations Result of Coal Strike

The Sun · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 5

In a letter to a friend, dated from England on December 13, Sergeant H. C. Atkins says: "When the result of the referendum was made known the majority of men in the…

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Mining. Usual Week-end Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 9

A moderate amount of business was transacted in mining scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday. In the silver section B.H. Proprietary…

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Bullets of Gold Explorer Discovers an Arctic Eldorado

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 11

Apparently a new Eldorado has been discovered. Mr. Christian Leden, a young Swedish explorer, commissioned by the University of Norway at Christiania has returned to…

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Coal Miners Idle. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 8

Mount Kembla mine is idle to-day, as the miners refused to work because two of the haulage contractor's sons would not join the union. The men interviewed the manager…

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Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Four collieries were idle during the fortnight ended on Saturday. The average time for those which worked was 8¼ days. The following are the details:--…

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Non-unionists in Collieries

The Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 6

There is trouble at some of the coal mines on the south coast. Mr. Willis, general secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated to-day that he had…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 5

C.S.A. (paid) lately had business on Change at [?] a rise of nearly [?] few weeks, in view of the hope of a completion of the railway, Now buyer 17s and no declared sellers…

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Coal Workers to Combine

The Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 6

Further steps have been taken to bring about an amalgamation of the Coal Lumpers' Union with the Coal and Shale Miners' Federation. Mr. Willis, general secretary of…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 7

The Junction North return for the week ended March 10 states that 620 tons of crude are and 1760 tons of dump material were treated, producing 310 tons of load concentrates,…

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Mining. Steady Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 9

A moderate amount of business was transacted in mining stocks yesterday at generally unaltered levels. Edna May Consols, con., opened at 13/9, and advanced to 13/10½, an…

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Mining. Prices Current on 'Change

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 7

The Pioneer Tin Mining Co. cleaned up on March 3 for 66 tons ol stream tin, and resumed sluicing with No. 1 electric plant, which ran 238.75 hours. No. 2 electric plant remains shut…

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Colliery Fatality. Roof Falls In. One Man Killed and Two Injured. [?] Afternoon

Evening News · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 5

By a fall of [?] Coll[?] early this morning [?] Kelly was killed, the deputy [?] fracture of one of [?]…

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Mine Accident Two Men Dead South Coast Fatality Wollongong

The Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred at Coledale Colliery this morning. Repairs were being effected to the roof of the mine, when a quantity of stone came away. One man…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 11

The Tyrconnell Gold Mine[?]' clean-up for the fortnight ended March 7 resulted in 224oz. from 200 tons. The following were among closing mining…

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MINING. N.S.W. February Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 45

The Under-Secretary for Mines, Mr. R. H. Cambage, has furbished a return, which shows that the gold yield recorded in this State for February is 6469oz- crude, equal to 6066oz fine,…

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Mine Sweepers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 25

Far more perilous even than hunting the seas for enemy submarines is the work of the trawlers which fish the ocean for mines, gleaning the hidden death sown ruthlessly in the…

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