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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 211

After the Czar. Scldiers hM Sales Demand. Wanted for Siberian Mines. London, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 1

A [?] the a [?]…

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A War of Gnomes a Thrilling Mining Story HILL 60 Blown Into the Clouds

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 2

The whole story of the great explosion at Hill 60 before the British offensive at Messiage Ridge remaing to be told (says Reuter's correspondent), but an…

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The Greatest Battle of the Greatest War Six Million Shells Fired and 450 Tons Explosives Used in the Biggest Mine Explosion on Record the Enemy Completely Defeated and Final Victory Assured

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 1

The great victory gained by the British and Dominion troops under the command of General Sir [?]. Plumer, at Messinces Ridge, on June 6th and 7th,…

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Storage of Coal. Miners' Apprehension

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- At to-day's meeting of the delegate board of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, it wan reported that large quantities of coal were being stored…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 18

Quiet, steady business ruled on the mining suction of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. The activity in copper had, apparently, died down, but C.S.A. Mines sold forward at…

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N.Z. Coal Mines. Settlement of Disputes. Wellington

Evening News · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 5

[?] of all the introduce in [?] with [?] coal mines seems in eight. [?] the recent abortive [?] that the offer [?]…

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Richmond Main Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 13

The Miners Delegate Board to-day decided that it would not entertain the consolidated system of working at the Richmond Main, colliery…

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 18

NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- The quantity of coal exported from Newcastle to other States during the week was 47,090 tons, as follows: Victoria, 22,180; South Australia, 19,180; West…

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Old Gold Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 9

Gifts of old jewellery, or gold and silver articles of any description, are asked by the Old Gold War Fund. They should be sent to the head depot (City Mutual Chambers, 62…

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Coal Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 13

The coal exports for the week ended to-day totalled 47,480 tons, as against 51,025 tons, last week…

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Stored Coal. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 12

The executive officers of the Colliery Employees' Federationf reported to the Delegate Board to-day that a large quantity of coal had been stored in the district, and that…

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Scarborough Mines Dispute. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 14

Mr. Justice Edmunds sat in Scarborough yesterday. Messrs. T. R. Morgan, J. C. Jones, and J. Jarvie represented the employers, and Messrs. A. C. Willis, D. Duncombe, and E…

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Barrier Mines. Effect of Curtailing Outputs

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 12

BROKEN HILL, Friday. -- In view of the announcement recently made that the associated smelters at Port Pirie would not be able to continue taking the same quantity of…

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Mining. Barriers Again Weaker

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 14

A further weakening in Barrier scrip on the Stock Exchange, yesterday, had a quietening effeet on operations in general, and only a restricted volume of business was put through…

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South Coast Mines. Ri I.I.I.

Evening News · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 3

The fortnightly pay was distributes yesterday among the South Coast collieries Corrimal. Bulli, and Excalsior miners does ten days each, South Clifton and Coal Chit nine,…

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Attila's Funeral. Coffins of Gold, Silver, and Iron

The World's News · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 19

THE KAISER, looking forward to the time when he had overcome our "contemptible little Army" and had become the ruler of Europe, imagined perhaps that when the great…

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Millions of American Gold. Huge Help to the Allies

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 7

Washington, May 5.—A second loan was made to-day by the U.S. Government to Great Britain. The amount, £5,000,000, was…

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N.Z. Coal Trouble Effecting Settlement "Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 6

Recently good progress has been made towards a settlement of troubles which were threatened at coal mines all over the Dominion…

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Mining. Latest Quotations

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 June 1917 · page 10

On Wednesday last, the manager of the C.S.A. Mines reported : "Ore smelted for week 784.5 tons, producing first matte containing 26.34 tons of copper…

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Share Market Extensive Trading Mining Scrip Lively Investments Hold Firm

The Sun · Sunday 17 June 1917 · page 4

The Sydney share market yesterday was animated, and the volume of business transacted was the largest for a Saturday morning for many months. Mining interests…

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