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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 158

The Moving Picture Show Desert Gold

The Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

Desert Gold must be in excellent condition, for, after this morning's effort, she pulled up as though she had not been out of a canter.--Superlative news item…

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Coal Contract. Mr. Fuller Replies to Mr. Simpson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 10

"Certainly Mr. E. P. Simpson's letter in to-day's papers is a remarkable production, said Mr. Fuller, Chief Secretary, yesterday. "He had a speech of mine which occupied…

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Mining and Metals. Mount Morgan Company

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 45

The return from the Mount Morgan G.M. Company for four weeks ended January 27 states that the furnaces treated 7458 tons Mount Morgan ore, 2814 tons Many Peaks ore, 5130 tons…

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Colliery Unrest. Victimisation Question. Mr. Bowling Not Wanted at Newcastle. West Mattland

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 1

There is a good deal of unrest among [?] and [?] taken to [?]…

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Coal Contract. Mr. Fuller to Mr. Simpson. Misquotation Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 6

Mr. Fuller, Chief Secretory, last night charged Mr. B. P. Simpson with having misquoted from his speech on the coal contract. "Certainly Mr. Simpson's letter in 'The Daily…

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On the South Coast. Mining Interfered With

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 13

The heavy rain which fell last week materially interfered with the coal trade throughout the Wollongong district. At Mount Keira a landslip, close to the mouth of the mine, held…

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The A.a. Co.'s Coal Monopoly. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 7

Sir,--Mr. E. P. Simpson, in his efforts to set Mr. Fuller right on the matter of the break-up of the A.A. Company's coal monopoly, should himself have made sure of his…

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State Parliament. Arbitration Bill. Coal Contract. Premier and Mr. Cann

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 11

Members of the Opposition exhausted the [?]ne allowed for questions without notice in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon. Another hour was spent on the discussion of…

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Desert Gold's Record Review of Her Performances in the Dominion

Referee · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

The cabled information to Christchurch that Desert Gold had made a good trip across the Tasman Sea, and had landed in Sydney looking well, has been received with satisfaction…

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[?]Mputed No Wrong. Mr. G. Cann Explains. [?] Commission on Coal Contract

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

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The A.a. Company's Coal Monopoly. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 12

Sir,—Mr. E. P. Simpson, in his efforts to set Mr. Fuller right on the matter of the break-up of the A.A. Co's coal monopoly, should himself have made sure of his facts…

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Whose Fault? Coal Trade Held Up Pay of Pin-bosses Trouble at Newcastle Newcastle

The Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 5

The whole of the work of coal loading at Newcastle ceased at 10 o'clock last night because of a dispute between the Railway Department and the Steamship Owners'…

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Collapse of Coal Mine. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 6

Further particulars of the collapse portion of the Co-operative coal mine at Collie show that, though a number of men were working underground, none was in the portion…

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The Bodangora Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 8

When the stone available at Dick's shaft is extracted, and this should take less than six months should adequate and efficient labour be available, the career of the…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 8

A healthy tone was evidenced in dealing in mining shares on the local Stock Exchange yesterday, and practically all stocks benefited in a flow of prices. Copper stocks were…

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King Coal Brown

People · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 1

The most important man in New Wales is John crown, the coal king of that State, who not only runs the coal industry, but has most obliging and obedient servants…

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Coal Lumpers Charged with Stealing

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

Daniel Edward Quirk, 21, coal lumper, pleaded guilty at the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Smithers, to stealing blankets, valued…

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Minting. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 9

Steady quiet conditions prevailed on the Sydney mining market yesterday. Prices ruled firm, but the attention of operators seemed to be more directly concentrated, for the nonce,…

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The Coal Contract. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

Sir,--In your issue of to-day Mr. Fuller is reported to have said in reply to a question by Mr. Cann in Parliament, in which he was asked why he did not do the same for all the…

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States Coal Conference. Shortage and Transport

The Australian Worker · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 15

A conference of representatives of all the States except Queensland meets at Melbourne this week, its main business being to discuss the coal shortage in the…

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