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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 158

Victorian Miners Out

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A strike has occurred at the Morwell Brown Coal Mine owing to the dismissal of one of the men. About 200 men are out…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 8

A fair week-end volume of business was transacted in the mining division of the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday. THE SHARE MARKET…

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Miners and Arbitration. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 8

When spoken to yesterday regarding Mr. B[?]by's arbitration proposals, Mr. Sweeney, the district secretary of the Southern Miners, expressed the opinion that the best method of…

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Mining Yields. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 8

South New Moon tribs, 198 tons, 113[?]; New Boddington (month), 630 tons, 299oz; Al Gaffney's C[?]k (month), [?] tons, [?]oz; Smelted Cold, excluding mineral: Ad[?]ong Estates, No. 1 dredge, 127 hours,…

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Coal Pool and Interstate Shipping Trade

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Gramahe stated last Saturday that the recent Interstate conference convened to deal with the coal pool had carried…

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Coal Strike in Victoria. Melbourne

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

Four hundred miners last week ceased work at Morwell colliery. Mr. Herman, of the Minen Department, who was sent to investigate the trouble, has reported that the men…

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Coal Shipping. Newcastle Dispute. Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 4

The shipping companies and stevedores concerned in the recent suspension of coal shipping claim that under the regulations issued by the Railway Department the duty of…

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N.z. Miners' Discontent. Rumors and Fears

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 4

WEILINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.--Rumors have been current on the West Coast that miners will down tools unless Mr. Webb, M.P., is exempted from military service, but inquiries…

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German Gold. for Lenin and Trotsky Sensational, Disclosure

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 7

The "Petit Parisien" publishes documents showing that Germany subsidised the Bolshevik movoment Large suma were paid to L[?]nin and Trotsky…

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Dominion Mining Trouble. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 8

The Taup[?]rl Company's Huntly Extended A miue [?]s [?]dle, in consequence of a difference of op[?]ion respecting its safety. A little fire damp was found in one section about a…

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Austrian Finance Gold Cover Nearly Disappears LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 1

A message from Zurich says that the Austro-Hungarian Bank returns, published for the first time for three and a half years, show that while the notes circulation has…

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"Pay a Weekly Wage." Unionist on Mining Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 9

WOLLONGONG, Sunday.-- Mr. Sweeney (district secretary of the Southern Miners) said yesterday that apparently from speeches in the House. Mr. Beeby was very anxious to prevent…

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Victorian Racing This Morning's Gallops Desert Gold on the Track MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

At Flemington this morning, DESERT GOLD, wearing hock boots, covered a middle distance on the sand at an improving pace. She ran the last live furlongs in 1.9. LINGLE and FLEURANT…

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Victorian Training Notes. Flemington. Apprentice's Leg Broken. Desert Gold Appears. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 8

It was overcast, cool, and pleasant this morning. whin all the trucks were available, and [?] good boing, but very little use was made of the outside of the course proper, though there was a good bit of…

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A Weekly Rate. Coal Miners' Contention

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 7

In reference to the statement of the secretary (Mr. Sweeney) of the southern miners, that the introduction of a minimum weekly rate for miners would prevent discontent among…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 6

The week opened yesterday with a strong market on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange. As before, Barriers held pride of place. They not only gave the tone…

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The Coal Industry. Miners Seek to Control It

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 8

The executive of the C[?] and Shale Employees, Federation is pushing ahead with the proposal to [?] and work a [?] or number of [?] with the ultimate object of controlling the…

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Morwell Miners Resume

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--It was reported to the Mines Department yesterday that the miners on strike at Morwell bad resumed work…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 9

An exceptionally strong market for Barriers provided the outstanding feature of yesterday's operations in mining shares on the local Stock Exchange. The rise was general, and…

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