State Coal Contracts. Case Dismissed
At the Water Police Court yesterday Mr. Payten, S.M., gave his decision in the charge against Oswald George Stoneham Lane (44), trading as Lane and Dawson, of false…
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Hidden Gold. Find at Smithfield
While john Portermain was pulling down an [?] house at Smithfield yesterday [?] came [?] a pickle bottle in which were 200 [?] The coins were discolored and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining. a Weaker Market
A weaker tendency was discernible throughout yesterday's mining business on the Stock Exchange, and all sections moved in the bears' favour. Covering facilities were…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Gold Button Sold for 31 Guineas
Mr. J. D. Pattison yesterday auctioned a gold button at the Civil Service Stores to commemorate Red Triangle Day. It realised thirty-one guineas…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Shares. Wonderful Tin Yield
The corper section showed no material alteration on [?] that C.S.A. (paid) were quoted wide, Layer 25s 9d, seller 20s 3d [?] gave no sign of recovery in values…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How Submarines Lay Mines. the Terror of the Sea
A SUBMARINE is a maze of machinery. Unlike any other ship, she has two sets of driving engines—one oil and the other electric—and she is built with the nicest…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hot Places in Mines Check Inspector's Report Broken Hill
The A.M.A. check inspector of mines, Mr. J. J. O'Reilly, has submitted another report, based on his Investigations of the ventilation and temperatures underground. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Coal Mines Work at the Pits Newcastle
Twenty-six pits in the Newcastle coal district worked 11 days during the past fortnight, four worked 10 days, one eight days, and one seven days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners in Demand
There has been a marked falling off in the enlistment of men suitable for work with the tunnelling corps, and a special effort is to be made to induce the enrolment of alluvial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Restless Miners Dispute at C0ledale Wollongong
There is a dispute at Coledule mine over one of the employees not receiving tho 20 per cent increase. The matter has been filed to go before the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Notes and Gold Federal Treasury Issues Melbourne
A return issued by the Treasurer, Sir John Forrest, this morning shows that the latest value of Australian notes which now have been issued ann not redeemed is £47,213,626. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Emergency Coal at Power House Several Fires Break Out
The Electric Light Committee of the Sydney Municipal has recommended that provision should be mads for the storage of only 6000 tons of coal at the power house. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ghosts and Gold Sovereigns Found in a Chimney Liverpool
While a man named Quarterman was demolishing an old residence at Smithfield on Friday he came upon a pickle bottle containing 200 sovereigns embedded in the brickwork of a…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Northern Collieries
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The colleries on the whole worked well during the fortnight ended on Saturday, 25 working full time 11 days. The average time worked was 10 1-3 days. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Southern Collieries. Men Restless
WOLLONGONG, Saturday.--The whole of the mines are now working full time (11 days), the pay on this occasion being a record at a number of the collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mines Busy. Newcastle
The collieries of the Newcastle and Maitland fields have had another exceptionally good fortnight's work. Twenty-five covered the full time o f11 days each, while five others…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →W.a. Gold Yield
PERTH, Saturday.--The West Australian gold yield for May was 79,434 fine oz., valued at £337,417. This is a decrease of 2709oz. on the April output, and of 4443oz. on the May, 1916,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining. Barriers Steady
A fair average week-end turnover was recorded in mining scrip on the Stock Exchange on Saturday, but values continued on the same downward trend, which was manifest in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners Will Work. Compulsory Conference Wanted
ZEEHAN (TAS.), Sunday.--A meeting of the F.M.E.A. was held at Queenstown to-day. About 250 were present. The delegates' report was received. It was decided that the men should…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold for Bulgaria. Interesting Law Suit
LONDON, Sunday.--A Commission under the Great Seal was held in the King's Bench Division, to secure the forfeiture to the Crown of £46,061, due from the London Branch of the…
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