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Mining & the mines, 1917

4,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 84 of 211

The Gigantic Land Mines Which Shattered Missines Ridge. America's Food Output Her Own Position Perilous Not Much Left for Allies

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 June 1917 · page 23

We hare been hearing a good deal as to the gigantic and picturesque efforts America is making to ward off any possibility of famine or serious food shortage. But it is exceedingly improbable that the United States will be able to send the Allies anything like so much food as it has been anticipated…

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Municipal Coal Mine City Council's Recommendations

The Sun · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 2

The electric light committee has sent a recommendation to the City Council in connection with the acquisition of a coal-bearing property by the council, and a minute, dated…

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Colliery Trade Brisk. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 6

The demand for coal continues to be exceptionally brisk, and the collieries during the past fortnight were working at high pressure. The full time was 10 days, owing to a…

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Old Gold Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 8

People who wish to [?] the war [?] that help Australian soldiers are invited to send eld jewellery, or gold and silver articles of any [?] to the Head Depot, City [?]-chambers, 62 Hunter-street,…

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N.z. Coal-getting

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 5

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Sunday,--The Otage colliery owners are falling into line with the others, and are agreeing to increase the hewing rates 7½ per cent, for contract men, and…

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Hampden-cloncurry Copper Mines. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 9

Although, owing to a combination of causes, the net profit made by the Hampden-Cloncurry Copper Mines, Ltd., Queensland, during the half-year ended February 28 shows a…

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Mining Yields. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 9

Lansell's Little (180), 228 tons, 171 oz; South New Moon Tribs., 147 tons, l08oz.; Duke and Main Leads, cons. (fortnight), 183oz (working with reduced staff); Adelong Creek, No. 2 dredge, 139 tons, 77oz; Adelong…

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Mining. Business Generally Brighter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 9

Business in raining scrip on the Stock Enchange on Saturday was fairly extensive for week-end trading, and was, in addition, in excess of the turnover of the previous day…

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Gold for Bulgaria. Law Suit Fails

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--A Commission under the Groat Seal was held in the King's Hunch Division. to secure the forfeiture to the Crown of £46,061, due from the London branch of the…

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Mining Shares. Mount Morgans Better

Evening News · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 5

[?] Mount Mor[?] change, followed [?] Hampdens were [?] of the half yearly…

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Coal Shipped for Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 2

During the week 47,080 tons coal was shipped at Newcastle for interstate ports as compared with 86,000 tons for the corresponding period last year…

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Mining at Sunny Corner

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 3

BATHURST, Monday. -- Mining matters at Sunny Corner have quietened down considerably. At the Verdun Mine the prospecting shaft on the southern end is down over 30ft. A…

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Mining. Speculation Inert, But Prices Buoyant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 9

After the brisk business recorded for the week-end 'Change, the recurrence to quiet conditions on the Stock Exchange yesterday was not altogether expected. The inherent…

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Pilfering From Wharves. a Wharf Laborer Sent to Coal

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 4

A wharf laborer named Emanuel Colt, a native of the Azores, was charged at the Sydney Water Police Court, on Friday, with stealing eleven tins of boor…

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A Rabbiter's Find. a Nugget of Gold at Forbes

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 4

Two men, rabbiting in the vicinity of the old Tinpot mining shaft, near Forbes (N.S.W.), recently picked up a nugget of gold, valued approximately at £20…

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Wongawilli Coal Mine. zWOLLONGONG

Evening News · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 4

The plant which is being [?] on the [?] mining [?] by the [?]…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 8

There was another particularly dull day on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Much loss than the average volume of business was put through;…

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MINING. N.S.W. Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 45

The gold yield in N.S.W. for May is 7100 ounces crude, equal to 6684 ounces fine, valued at £28,392, as compared with 5275 ounces crude, equal to 4461 ounces fine, valued at £18,948, for…

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Coal Mine on Fire Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 7

A fire has broken out in portion of the Blackball coal mine. The mine has been sealed down. The extent of the damage is not ascertainable at present. Blackball is on…

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Mine Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 13

The fortnightly report of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Compmy for the period ended June 9 states:—Wallaroo Mines—Young's shaft: Drives have been commenced east and weat of the 2550ft…

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