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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 158

New Zealand Turf News Hymestra Amiss : Desert Gold's Latest Defeat: Biplane's Future

Referee · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

The Wellington Racing Club's Summer meeting passed off successfully, although the opening day was to some extent marred by a drizzling rain. The Trentham racecourse is…

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A.J.C. Anniversary Meeting :: Kennaquhair's Big Handicap Win Pilot Discusses the V.R.C. and A.J.C. St. Legers Recent Winners and Losers Desert Gold Arrives the Favorite Wins Kennaquhair Outstays the Anniversary Field

Referee · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 1

The Summer meetings at Randwick developed a good three year old in Poitrel, and the A.J.C. Anniversary meeting has given us another in Kennaquhair, though the latter's deeds at…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 7

Business was again dull on the Sydney mining market yesterday, with prices inclined to sag. Stocks were very generally quoted, but sellers appeared to stand wide, and, anyhow,…

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Mining Unrest. Attempt to Ignore Miners' Officials

The Australian Worker · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 9

In order to justify the new conciliation scheme proposed by Mr. Beeby (N.S.W. Minister for Labor and Industry) quite a lot of capital has been made out of an…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 8

Operations in mining shares were again restricted on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Local business [?]as again hampered to some extent by the inclement weather conditions,…

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Desert Gold Arrives

The Australian Worker · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 9

The New Zealand champion mare, Desert Gold, arrived in Sydney on Monday last, and was taken to J. Whitworth's stable at Randwick. After a few days…

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Newcastle Miners. Appeal to Reason

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Mr. Peter Bowling is Just now visiting the Newcastle miners' lodges, and will later visit the Maitland field. His mission is in connection with the…

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TOPICS. The Curious Coal Deal

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 25

The coal deal between the Governments of New South Wales and Victoria has been "satisfactorily" settled we are assured by tho politicians most interested, but…

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Broken Hill Mine Raids. Further Convictions

The Australian Worker · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 15

At Broken Hill last week the hearing of charges against several men of having been concerned in raids on the mines during a strike were continued in the local…

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The Alleged Coal Contract a Modified Agreement

The Australian Worker · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 13

Referring last week to the refusal of the Victorian Government to complete the agreement to take 1,000,000 tons of coal per annum at 15/- per ton from the mined…

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Major David and the Miners. Achievements in the West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 6

Lieut. Cortis, a returned soldier, a member of the institute of Surveyors, attended the annual meeting of the Institute, and gave some account of his war experiences. He…

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Industrial Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Rolin.) Rockchoppers and Sewer Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 4

The hearing of the reference to the Court by,the Industrial Registrar as to wages and working conditions of rockchoppers and sewer miners was concluded. His Honor reserved…

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Ships Sunk. Mines and Torpedoes. 58 Lives Lost. London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 5

A message from Paris states that the steamer Dromo was mined and sunk near Marseilles. Forty passengers were lost. A trawler was" also mined and sunk…

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State Parliament. Censure Motion Debate Heated Arguments. the Coal Contract

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 5

The Opposition censure motion in the Legislative Assembly was, of course, uppermost in the minds of members yesterday. Half an hour's skirmishing took place…

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To-day's Gallops. Randwick Training. Desert Gold Likes the Rain

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

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Racing Budget Training in the Rain Desert Gold on the Track

The Sun · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 2

Trainers had good cause to suspend track operations at Randwick this morning. Rain fell continuously from daylight, but a number of teams braved the elements, and put…

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Joking Opposition Censure Debate Frivolling Party Machines at Work Coal Contract and Secret Memo

The Sun · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 6

The most illuminating sentence in the censure debate in the Legislative Assembly last night was uttered by Mr. John Storey, who in an impassioned peroration to his…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 8

Fairly active conditions prevailed on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. The interest manifested was more general than usual of late, Barriers by no…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 8

An average turnover involving most groups of mining shares was effected on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Copper stocks met with limited support, and gold enterprises…

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