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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 81 of 211

Mining. Business at a Minimum

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1917 · page 9

Business was very quiet on the Stock Exchange on Saturday, and only five sales were listed in, mining shares. An odd lot of C.S.A'[?] realised the advanced rate of 27/3,…

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GENERAL C. H. Brown Worked As Coal Miner Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Monday 11 June 1917 · page 6

Brigadier-General C. H. Brown, D.S.O., killed in action, was a New Zealander. He was 46 years of age, and worked, as a miner on the West Coast, and also at Newcastle…

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"We Blew Up a Mine in the R Sector" How the Job Was Accomplished by Engineers and Infantry

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Monday 11 June 1917 · page 14

The R.E. Dump, always a scene of much blasphemous activity since most working parties call there was in a state of super-excitement. There were huge piles of…

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Mines and Mining Recovery in Hampden

The Sun · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 3

The mining market was not so lively today, but sales were regarded as highly satisfactory. Hampden was the most active concern, and prices for cash strengthened…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 6

During the fortnight ended June 6. the C.S.A. Mines furnace was in blast for 14 days, and smelted 1364 tons of ore, producing 54.1 tons copper in first matte. It also, in addition,…

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City Council Coal Mine. Cost of Investigation Opposed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 3

The electric light committee of the City Council, at its meeting yesterday, had before it a minute by the Lord Mayor, suggesting the appointment of an advisory committee…

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Barrier Miners' Request

The Sun · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 5

A deputation from representatives of the Broken Hill miners waited upon the Minister for Mines (Mr. Fitzpatrick) to-day, to ask for a new mining regulation providing that a…

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A Fertilizer Gold Mine One Hundred Thousand Tons of Guano. Stored by Millions or Bats

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 7

What a marvellous miracle-worker nature is. She Mores up coal and oil. sold and diamonds and opals, salt and kauri gum, and scores of other…

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Steamer Signals Coal Shortage

Evening News · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 5

A telegram, was [?] at Sydney from Green Caps this afternoon siting that the [?]camer Mocinderry, [?] from Melbourne is Sydney, had signalised lives Twofold Say that she…

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Australian Miners "Lifting" Hill Go

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 7

Mr. Percival Phillips, telegraphing on Sunday night from France, says: There are to happier men in this happy army of the north than the minors. They tolled…

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Hill 60 and the Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 7

Messrs. Percival Phillips anil Philip Gibbs supply this morning lengthy accounts of the efficient work carried out by the mining corps prior to the attack delivered on the…

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Mining Shares. Barriers Better

Evening News · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 5

In the copper section on charge C.S.A. [?] contained the forest risk of [?] Hampson had a run sales, std pus on is here, Sydney ourstripping, Advising had Melbourne…

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A Disastrous Explosion. a Hundred Miners Killed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 4

A report from Untie. Montana (U.S.A.), dates that a hundred miners hove been killed by on explosion ol the Speculator copper mines…

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Under the Earth. "Our Hill." the Miners' Assistance

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Mr. Percival Phillips writes:-- "There are no happier men in this happy army of the north than the miners. They…

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Coal and Shale Workers. Two Orders Gazetted

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Two orders by Mr. Justice Edmunds relating to disputes in the coal and shale industry in New South Wales were gazetted to-day. It is ordered, in the matter…

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A Colliery Worker's Death. Hit Body Out to Ple[?]ss by a Truck

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 4

A man named Joseph Leach, employed on the Mount Pleasant (N.S.W.) colliery's Incline, met his death on Sunday afternoon by being run over by a truck. The…

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Mining Industry Commonwealth's Resources Government Assistance Now Sought

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 5

The Premier of Tasmania [Mr., I.ee) recently approached the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) to solicit the help of the Commonwealth in developing…

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Mining. Barriers Weaker. Advance in C.s.a

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 8

An average Monday's business was negotiated in mining scrip on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and all sections were accorded moderate attention. Copper propositions were…

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A.M.A. Merges Mining Unions Combine Powerful New Body Formed Broken Hill

The Sun · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 6

The Barrier Branch of the A.M.A., which for a generation past has been in the front line of Australian militant unionism, is passing quietly away. It has in fact, already…

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New Zealand Coal-getting. Agreement with Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1917 · page 7

WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—The Westport and Stockton coal companies have made agreements with all the employees' unions, which is to have a currency till six months after the…

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