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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 158

Coal and Shale. Last Year's Output. Four and a Half Millions Sterling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 7

The Minister for Mines, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick has furnished a statement of the production of coal and shale in this State during the year ended December 31, 1917…

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Desert Gold Will Biplane Beat Her? Big Weights for Sydney Horses MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 5

Most of the sportsmen who had seen Biplane win the Derby and Linlithgow Stakes at Flemington made up their minds on Saturday, after seeing Desert Gold's performance…

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The V.A.T.C. Meeting Desert Gold Wins Her First Race. Saturday's Racing

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 4

Excellent weather conditions prevailed upon the opening day the autumn racing carnival at Melbourne. The meeting was arranged by the Victorian…

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Mines and Mining Junction North Lower

The Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 3

The Sydney market for mining scrip to-day was quiet, and only a moderate volume of business was recorded at both the first and second calls. Interest was mostly centred in Broken Hill silver-lead…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 8

Conditions were easier on the Sydney mining market yesterday. Prices were inclined to sag, and although quotations were more numerous than for some considerable time, past,…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 12

Generally speaking, a moderate amount of business was effected in mining shares on the Sydney Exchange yesterday. The silver section was responsible for about a third of the…

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The Coal Industry

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 41

The executive of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation is pushing ahead with the proposal to establish and work a colliery, or number of collieries, with the ultimate object…

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Queensland Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 37

The following is the gold yield of Queensland for January last, as issued by the Mines Department:--Charters Towers, 537oz; Chillagoe, 298oz; Cloncurry, 131oz; Coen, 44oz; Etheridge,…

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Mining Yields

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 37

The following mining yields have been reported:-- Langi Logan South (fortnight), 101oz; New Langi Logan (fortnight), 93oz; Ajax (four weeks), 990 tons. 643oz, including…

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Mount Lyell Mines. Queenstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 12

At North Lyell Mine all levels maintained usual good value and production is far enough ahead of smelting requirements to allow of [?] fair amount of development w[?]rk being…

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OVER £10,500 Profit From Three Tournaments the Newtown Olympia Gold Mine Jack Munro Tells Interesting Story

Referee · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 8

"M'yes," mused Jack Munro as, with a far-off expression, he swept his eyes round my den and rubbed his right hand over his cheek, "the Newtown Olympia certainly did burst into…

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Coal Overland. Is Cost Prohibitive

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 10

A prominent shipping authority yesterday expressed disagreement with the proposal of Mr. R. W. Gibbs that more use could be profitably made of the railways in the inter-State…

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Mining and Metals. A Nice Nugget

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 37

After five and a half years' work, Messrs. Anlezark and sons are confident that they have succeeded in getting on to the gold which they have been seeking at Lewis Ponds for that…

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Arbitration Bill. Suggestion to Withdraw It. Coal Executive's View

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 6

Consideration was given yesterday by the executive of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation to the new State Arbitration Bill…

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Victorian Racing News & Comment Desert Gold Defeats Cetigne and Wallace Isinglass Autumn Racing Opened New Records by Poitrina and Desert Gold

Referee · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 5

In weather which could not be faulted, the V.A.T.C. Autumn meeting was commenced on Saturday under the most congenial conditions. A nice breeze tempered the sun's rays all the…

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German Gold. a Brazen Scheme. Destruction and Sabotage. London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 7

A Berne wireless message says that a copy of a confidential circular issued by the German General Staff on November 2, 1914, has reached Switzerland. The circular is signed "Fischer,"…

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Her First Start in Australia Desert Gold Too Good for Cetigne

Referee · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 1

At Caulfield on Saturday [?] Gold made her first appearance in a [?] Australia, and in the St. George Stake [?] her New Zealand admirers expected [?] Cetigne…

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Pilot's Observations On Desert Gold's First Win in Australia Forty Races Thirty Wins Never Unplaced Her Caulfield Futurity Prospects Warwick Farm Winners Indian King and Scotch Artillery Successful

Referee · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 1

Warwick Farm was in luck on Saturday. It rained so heavily in the forenoon that Rosebery decided upon a postponement, but the weather brightened later, and on arrival at…

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Mines and Mining

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 3

The Sydney market for Broken Hill silver-lead interests opened steady, but when inter-State speculators commenced to realise heavily values weakened. British, old, for cash was 1½d lower…

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