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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 211

Miners Resume Work. Bulli

Evening News · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 5

The Colodale miners, who came out on strike on Tuesday last, through grievances relative to extra payment claimed for an electrician, will resume to-morrow, a settlement having…

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Mining Shares. Today's Business

Evening News · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 5

The supper section was slightly firmer in tone on Change. Hampdens had buyers at the previous day's are price, and sellers asked 3d more [?] improved a fraction…

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Federated Miners. Amalgamation with A.w.u

The Australian Worker · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 5

The annual conference of delegates, of the Federated Mining Employees of Australia, held in Melbourne last week, when representatives were present from W.A…

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Mining. Business Dull and Prices Weaker

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 8

The discouraging news regarding the future war policy of Russia cast a cloud of depression over yesterday's Stock Exchange operations, and prices for all manner of scrip were…

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Hot Places in Mines Working at Deep Levels Check Inspector's Report Broken Hill

The Sun · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 5

The A.M.A. has endorsed and adopted a report drawn up by its check inspector, Mr. J.J. O'Reilly, relative to working conditions in "hot places" in the mines, the…

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"Union Tyranny." Collieries Held Up

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--At the Federal Coal Board to-day, Mr. M'Donald, proprietors' secretary, referred to further colliery troubles. He said that at Bellbird a youth who was a…

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Mines and Mining Broken Hill Scrip Firmer Recovery in Vegetable Creek

The Sun · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 3

Broken Hill silver-lead shares monopolised the attention of operators in the mining section on the Stock Exchange to-day. Junetion North was the most active concern…

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Rothbury Colliery. Afternoon Shift Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The afternoon sum at Rothbury was referred to at the Federal Coal Board to-day. Mr. M'Donald, proprietors' secretary, said…

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Mine Managers' Reports

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 6

The following are mine managers' reports for the periods to the dates indicated:--BOURKE'S HILL TIN SLICING (May 25).--Cleaned up for month's run seven tons. No 1 plant: Resumed…

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Trades and Labour. Colliery Disputes. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 8

Mr. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, said, at the sitting of the Coal Board to-day, that the miners had been blamed time after time for stoppages that…

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Mining. Junction Norths Stronger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 8

Heavy trading in Broken Hill propositions was the most notable feature of operations in mining scrip on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Coppor and gold concerns failed to…

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Conservation of Coal. Economy in Neat Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 6

WELLINGTON, Thursday.--With a view to the conservation of coal, regulations have been issued restricting the use of lighting and motive power derived from gas or electricity…

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The Restless Miners. N.S.W. South Coast Men Out

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4

A number of [?] on the N.S.W. South Coast have been rendered idle this week, about a thousand men being affected. At South Bulli the miners…

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Labor and Land. the £5000 Exemption. Coal Men and the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4

The Labor Conference last night again discussed the matter of land value taxation. A decision on Saturday to abolish the £5009 exemption in Federal land taxation was…

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Coal-discharging at Wellington. Use of the Grab. Successful Results of Experiment

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

The system of discharging coal by a "grab" lately experimented with by the Wellington Harbour Board was the subject of a special report by the…

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The Messines Victory Over Two Thousand Prisoners Australians and New Zealanders Take Part Terrific Bombardment and Record Mine-bursts 309th Day of the Third Year of the War LONDON. Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 1

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We attacked at ten minutes past 3 o'clock this morning the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge on a nine miles front…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 16

The 19th half-yearly meeting of the Great Britain Sluicing Company, Limited, was held in Sydney yesterday, the chairman, Mr. Robert Sands, presiding. The report and…

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Western Collieries' Agreement

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 11

LITHGOW, Friday.--A special Western Collieries' District Conciliation Committee has come to an agreement in regard to wages to he paid to sinkers and others employed at [?]…

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Financial. Abermain Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 15

The report of the Abermain Colliery Company Ltd., for the year ended April 30 shows a net profit of £33,775 and, with £614 brought forward, £34,390 was available. A…

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Mining. Healthier Conditions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 14

The market for mining scrip opened brightly on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and business was conducted on fairly extensive lineswith Barriers attracting "most attention…

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