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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 158

The Turf. Dam of Desert Gold

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 2

Surarlus, the dam of the New Zealand champion Desert Gold. was at tone time trained at Caulheld by M. Carmody for Mr. C. L. Macdonald, but she burt her roundbone early in…

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The Miners. Mr. Beeby's Final Word. Judge Edmunds Appointed

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

"I would like one final word in reply to Mr. Baddeley," said Mr. Beeby yesterday. "Once again I repeat that since the strike a great number of local differences at the…

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The Church at Home. Pages from the Diary of the Home Mission Secretary Lime, Iron, and Coal

The Methodist · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 12

"What has that got to do with Home Missions?" will probably be the exclamation of some who read the title of this extract from my diary. And yet the…

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THE newsletter. a Paper for the People Coal Contract Who was to get the Money Greatest Scancal of all Time

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 1

There have been some great political scandals brought to light during the past history of this country but of them all the…

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Desert Gold's Arrival

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 10

Desert Gold is to arrive in Sydney from New Zealand to-morrow, and while here will be located at J. Whitworth's stables at Randwick. Mr. Lowry is not sending anything else…

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South Coast Mines Slack Wollongong

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 7

South of the South coal mines, which have worked continuously since the strike, have had a setback this week. Although the pay distributed yesterday at most of the mines was…

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Mining Notes and News

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 5

While a very fair amount of business has been booked in silver-lead stocks during the past week, the market has been somewhat less active than, during the preceding fortnight…

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Lymington Miners Will Work on Monday NEWCASTLE

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 2

On the condition that a conference between the managing director and the employees' representatives will be held within fourteen days, the miners at Lymington Colliery will return…

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Gold Economy Fixed Rate of Exchange LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 1

At a meeting of Barclay's Bank the chairman advocated the maintenance of a fixed rate of exchange within the Empire, which would give the Dominions a substantial…

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Mine on Fire Cloncurry Consols Main Ore Body Affected Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 2

A telegram from Cloncurry states that a fire broke out in the Consols Mine at the 480ft. level. This is serious. As the Consols contains the…

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The Coal Contract Censure Motion Likely a Much Misrepresented Transaction

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 2

It is Generally understood in State political circles that the coal contract entered into between the New South Wales and Victorian Governments will be attacked next week in…

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Miners' Curious Strike Black Beer at Cloncurry Eight Hotels Boycotted BRISBANE

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 2

The beer strike at Cloncurry continues. There is little drinking being done at the houses which have been declared black, but other hotels are doing a roaring trade…

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Bodangora Gold Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 8

From a total crushing of 3195 tons the Bodangora Gold-mining Company obtained gold of the value of £6852 during the half-year ended November 30, and a loss of £815 was…

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Mines and Mining

The Sun · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 3

Both the Adelaide and Melbourne Stock Exchanges were closed to-day, and operations on the Sydney share market during the first and second calls were the smallest for over three months…

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"The Big Stick" Coal Mines Tribunal Judge Edmunds Commended

The Sun · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 6

The appointment of Mr. Justice Edmunds as a tribunal to settle disputes in the coal mining Industry appears to have relieved the tension in the Newcastle industrial trouble…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 8

Some time ago the Red Hill gold mine, which was compelled to close down owing to the scarcity of water, recently acquired access to the water at Tipping's dam, situated north of…

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Desert Gold Arrives

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 5

Desert Gold has arrived in Sydney The All Black mare is quartered at [?] worth's stable, Randwick, [?] ture for Victoria. She looks remarkably wall…

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Coal Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 7

The interstate coal exports for the week ending to-day totalled 42,140 tons, of which 23,590 tons were for Victoria, 11,000 for South Australia, 5380 for Queensland, and 2170 for…

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Shortage of Ships. Effect on South Coast Collieries. Wollongong

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 5

For the fortnightly pay distributed last weekend, the South Coast collieries worked as follows:—Metropolitan, Coal Cliff, Excelsion, South Bulli, and Corrimal, full time…

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Fire in a Mine. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 4

Cloncurry reported that a fire had occurred in the Consuls mine at the 840ft level. This is serious the main body of ore being attacked. It is also serious for Mount Elliott…

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