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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 211

Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--There was no WORK at the collieries yesterday owing to the elections, and therefore, ten days constituted full time for the fortnight. Twenty-eight mines…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 11

The Edna May main shaft requires a further 12ft. of sinking to complete. Thencrosscutting at a depth of 485ft. or the No. 6 level will commence. The main drive at No. 5 level is…

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Mine Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 9

The Hampden Cloncurry Copper Mines, Limited, report to April 30 states:—Hampden mine: No. 3 shaft, 197ft level, winze 1059 S., 15. W., to 39ft, width sampled 36in, value 7½ per cent. Rise 1250 S., 87 W.,…

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Interstate Gold Yields. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 9

The following gold yields are available:—Carliale treated 426 loads for 117oz 15dwt; Great Northern Plates recovered 69oz: Hercules and Energetic treated 215 loads for 124oz 5dwt; koch's Tributers handled 111…

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Gold Output. a World Shrinkage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 9

The detailed figures of the estimated gold production of 1916, in comparison with the preceding three years, are given in the table below, from which it will be seen that in…

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Mining Shares. Barriers Buoyant

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 5

In the copper section Hampdens had solid suppers on Change. Barriers respected—so the operators said—the results to date of the elections. A rise took place of 6d in British…

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Work and Wages Colliery Mechanics Trouble at East Greta West Maitland

The Sun · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 2

Colliery mechanics employed at the East Greta Colliery and East Greta Junction workshops have rejected the advice of the officers of the Colliery Employees'…

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Re-opening a Mine Mr. Fitzpatrick's Promise Temora

The Sun · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 2

The lessee of the Mother Shipton mine, Mr. W. G. Lucas, asked Mr. Fitzpatrick, Acting- Treasurer., who is visiting the district and inspected the mine, for £1000 for the purpose…

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Mining. Barriers Rally. Ratrut Basin Lower

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 9

Save for a pronounced bear attack on Ratruts, a quiet market ruled for all scrip on the Stock Exchange on Saturday. The Broken Hill group regained a firmer position,…

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Colliery Mechanics. Serious Trouble Expected. Men Refuse to Work. West Maitland, Monday Afternoon

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 5

The cessation of work by the colltery mechanics at the workshops at the East Greats colltery and East Greta Junction, at the expiration of their 14 day's notice, has brought…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 9

The secretary of the Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co. reported as follows yesterday:-- The manager at Ratrut wires that for the second half of April 35,000 cubic yards were turned over, for a…

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Mines and Mining Rise in Barriers

The Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 3

In the mining market to-day there was a keen inquiry for all Broken Hill silver-lead interests. As a result of covering operations by the "bears," who were said to have…

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Mine Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 9

The following weekly reports were made available yesterday:- Edna May Deep Levels.—"Shaft sunk four feet, now cutting plat. In main drive stripping off hanging…

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N.z. Mines Working

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 6

WELLINGTON. Monday.--The coal mines throughout New Zealand are all working again. and getting back to the normal output. The nine miners, recently sentenced at…

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Trouble at Lyell Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 9

ZEEHAN, Monday.--In accordance with resolutions carried at a special meeting of the F.M.E.A., the contractors, numbering approximately 200, terminated their contracts at Mount…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 5

In the [?] section Hampdens were firmly [?] on Charge buyer [?] seller [?] improved holders refusing [?] Several Barriers were…

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Mining. Marriers Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 9

Although opening operations in mining shares on the Stock Exchange yesterday were of a rather promising character, business after the second call fell away below…

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To Deal with Coal Disputes. District Tribunals Appointed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has decided to appoint local tribunals to deal with such disputes in the coal-mining industry within their respective districts…

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No Sunday Trains. Coal Saving in New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 4

In New Zealand last Sunday there was not a railway train moving, not oven a troop train, writes our correspondent. It was the beginning of the coal-saving services, and the…

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Trouble at Mount Lyell Miners Not at Work Zeehan

The Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 7

Industrial matters at the Mount Lyell mines were anything but satisfactory up to a late hour last night. At a meeting of the members of the Federated Miners'…

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