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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 158

Auckland Gold Returns. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 8

The gold returns from the Auckland district for last year amounted to £741,534, An increase of £37,386 over the previous year…

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The Miners. Mr. Beebys Conciliation Scheme. Union Officials' Objections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

Mr. Baddeley, president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, made a further statement yesterday regarding the northern mining trouble…

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Coal Contract. "An Infamous Crusade" Mr. Holman's Protest

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. Holman referred bitterly yesterday to the recent criticism of the coal contract between this State and Victoria which had appeared in a section of the Sydney press…

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Conciliation. in Coal Industry. Judge Edmunds As President

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 5

The Minister for Labor and Industry this morning announced the New South Wales Government's intention to constitute Constitute Coal Conc[?]tion Tribunals as outlined [?] Wednesday's…

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Colliery Disaster. Eighty Men Entombed. Twenty Bodies Recovered. New Glasgow (Nova Scotia)

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 1

There was an explosion in the Allen coal mine E[?] men were entombed. Twenty bodies have been recovered…

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Coal Tribune New Conciliation Scheme Mr. Justice Edmunds Chosen

The Sun · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 1

The Minister for Labor, Mr. Beeby, announced to-day that the Government, rit the Cabinet meeting yesterday, had decided to proceed with the appointment of the…

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Miners and Mr. Beeby. Question of Procedure. Mr. Baddeley in Reply

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 5

A further statement in reference to existing colliery troubles was made yesterday by the president of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation (Mr. J. Baddeley). Mr…

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Coal Contract. Mr. Holman on Its Critics. "Silly and Malignant."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 7

Further reference was made last night by the Premier, Mr. Holman, to the criticisms which have passed during the last two weeks on the negotiations between the Victorian and…

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Industrial Unrest a Threatened Coal Strike the Mutterince of Another Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 5

Recently a strike of wheelers at the Lymington (N.S.W.) colliery occurred, as the result of a dispute with the management in connection with the management in connection with the state of…

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Coal Mine Disaster. Vancouver, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 13

A message from New Glasgow (Nova Scotia) reports that an explosion occurred in the Allen coal mine, 80 miners being entombed. Twenty bodies have been recovered…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 16

Conditions were comparatively easy on the Sydney mining market yesterday. Business was not quite so brisk as earlier in the week, but prices were well maintained at about…

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Northern Collieries' Time

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—To-morrow being a holiday, the fortnight for which pay will be drawn at the Newcastle and Maitland collieries next Friday ended to-day. Twenty-six…

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Eighty Men Entombed. Coal Mine Explosion. Vancouver

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 11

A message from New Glasgow. Nova Scotia, states that all explosion occurred in the Allen Coal Mine. Eighty men were autombed. Twenty bodies have been recovered…

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Southern Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 11

WOLLONGONG, Friday. — Mount Pleasant, Mount Kelra, and Bulli collieries during the past week lost from one to three days respectively. The Tunnel mine at Scarborough…

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In Baby Mine

The Mirror · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 10

Mr. Hugh Huntley, who is appearing in Baby Mine at the Tivoli Will it come to this? The railway passenger deposits two lumps of coal in…

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Miners and Politics

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 7

During the annual sitting of the council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees Federation, said the secretary (Mr. Willis) yesterday, the following motion had been…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 14

A moderate volume of business was transacted in mining shares on the Stock Exchange yesterday, but the market did not appear to be as bright as on the previous day. Business…

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Old Gold and Silver

The Mirror · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

We hear the Old Gold and Silver War Fund has recently donated another £100 to the Y.M.C.A.. which makes the total donations by this fund to the Y.M.C.A. over £1000. This…

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Interstate Coal Trade. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 14

When questioned to-day regarding the request that a guarantee should be given that the three colliers now plying between Newcastle and Melbourne should not be…

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Old Gold and Silver Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 15

The committee of the Old Gold and Silver War Fund ask for donations of old jewellery and gold and silver articles or scraps, suitable either for sale or melting. People desirous of helping the soldiers in the trenches…

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