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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 158

Mines and Mining Recovery in Proprietary

The Sun · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 3

Only moderate support was given to mining shares on the Sydney Exchange to-day. The attention of operators was chiefly centred in Barriers. Proprietary provided the bulk of the exchange, and…

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New Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 6

The Wallsend Coal Co.'s Pelton colliery, on the South Maitland coalfield, is expected to be opened this week, probably to-morrow. When fully developed the colliery will be a…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 9

Business was quiet in the mining division of the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday, and prices generally had an easier tendency. Copper and tin propositions were…

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Victorian Gold Yields. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 9

The following gold yields have been reported:— Langi Logan South (fortnight), 140oz. New Langi Logan (fortnight), 120[?] Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfield, 4716 tons, [?]…

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Mining Yields. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 9

Westonia yields for February are as follow: Edna May 2004 tons, 1542 oz.; ditto Cyanide, £1747. Deep Levels, 950 tons, 1206 oz. Consolidated, 1020 tons, 412 oz. Central, 1568 tons. £2715 sterling; ditto,…

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Sons of Gwalia Mine. London, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 9

Owing to the increased cost of stores and working expenses the directors of the Sons of Gwalia Mine have not declared a quarterly dividend, and defer consideration of any…

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W.A. Gold Yield. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 9

The gold output for February was 77,803 fine ox. of the value of £330,488, a yield of 3413 oz. more than for the previous month, and [?] oz. less than for February last year…

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Mine Trouble. Allegation of Victimisation Protest by Men

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Sunday.--During the week a conference of delegates, representing the miners' lodges on the Maitland coalfield, was held at Kurri Kurri to discuss the…

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Northern Mines. Owners' Complaint Against Government. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 8

The official announcement that the State Government has relensed from its control all the collieries with the exception of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's Richmond Main and [?]…

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The Port Pirie Trouble. Loading of Coal and Ore

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 2

Recently an application was made to Mr. Justice Higgins, President of the Arbitration Court, by Mr. Morris, general secretary of the Waterside…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 6

Steady business scorned to rule on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Generally, prices were rather firmer than on Saturday, but the keen excitement in…

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The Miners Want Coal Board Again. New Federal Legislation

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 6

Mr. Baddeley, president of the Coal and Shale Employees' Union, headed a deputation, representing the Newcastle miners, that waited on the Prime…

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Miners' Phthisis

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. Beeby informed Mr. Brookfield in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that he was quite sympathetic with his desire to have men suffering from industrial diseases, such as…

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Queensland Arsenic Mine

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 3

Approval, has been given' for the erection of a plant for the treatment of arsenic at the Queensland state mine near Stanthorpe. The plant will now be…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 8

A moderate amount of business was transacted in the mining division of the Stock Exchange yesterday. All groups received a proportion of the day's dealings…

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Coal Production. Official Figures

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Minister for Mines, has furnished a statement relative to the production of coal and shale in this State during the year…

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Loyalist Mines. Prevention of Work

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 5

A series of questions was directed to Ministers in the Legislative Assembly yesterday regarding the working of the Pelaw Main and Richmond Main mines…

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Coal and Shale Employees Opposed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Objection was taken to-day, before the High Court, by Mr. Mitchell, K.C., on behalf of certain Broken Hill raining companies, to the registrar of the…

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Mines Off the New Zealand Coast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 7

Further news received from Wellington states that the Naval Adviser to the New Zealand Government stated yesterday that the mines found…

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Mining Yields. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 8

The North Broken Hill, Ltd., weekly return is as follows:—Treated 4550 tons crude ore, [?]saying 14.[?] per cent lead, 7.8oz silver, 13.0 per cent [?]inc, producing 830 tons od concentrates, [?]ying 64.5 per cent…

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