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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 158

City's Electricity. Coal or Water Power

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

At a meeting of the City Council electric light committee, concerning the question of appointing a Government geologist to report on various coalbearing properties that the Council…

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Newcastle Coal Export. The Week's Shipments

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

The quantity of coal lifted from the Port of Newcastle during the week, up to 3 p.m. on the 1st inst, was 50,010 tons, whilst in addition to this 5,109…

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More Mines Discovered Off New Zealand. a Dangerous Area Disclosed

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

A cable from Wellington states that the Naval Adviser reports that five more enemy mines have been discovered off the New Zealand coast, and…

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The Wolf's Purpose. Mines for Overseas. Five Hundred Carried by Raider. Was Vessel in Southern Waters? LONDON, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 1

A Norwegian [?] who was among the crews made cap[?] the Igotz Mendi (the Spanish steamer which went ashore on the Danish coast when being taken to…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 12

Active conditions prevailed on the Sydney mining market yesterday. For the most part, prices were either steady or Inclined to harden. Willi an occasional irregularity in the case of…

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Mine Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 10

KALGOOORLIE, Tuesday.--The position between the Chamber of Mines and the Miners' Union over lite working of the new award, which grants a 44-hour week, remains…

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Coal Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 8

Mr. T. B. Holme further conferred yesterday with representatives of the coal industry, and it is expected that the representatives will sit is open conference to-morrow…

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Mining

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

An average amount of business was recorded in mining shares yesterday at generally firm prices. Barrier stocks were distinctly firmer, B.H. Proprietary showing an…

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Miners' Federation. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 8

Objection was taken before the High Court by Mr. Mitchell, K.C., on behalf of certain Broken Hill mining companies, to the Registrar of the Arbitration Court proceeding to grant…

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Request for Coal Board

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 42

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

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Coal Clearances at Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 2

The following vessels were entered outwards at the Newcastle Custom House on Monday:— Tarcoola, for Adelaide, with 380 tons…

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The Lewis Ponds Gold Discovery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 37

Mr. R. H. Cambage. Under-Secretary for Mines, has furnished the following statement regarding the discovery of a valuable nugget of gold by Mr. P. Anlezark at Lewis Ponds:--…

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Coal Shortage. Serious Effect at Barrier

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 8

BROKEN HILL.--The Zinc Corporation, owing to the shortage of coal, due to the wharf laborers' strike at Fort Pirie, and, generally, to the shortage of shipping, closed down the zinc…

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Miners and the Loyalists. Collisions at Kurri Kurri

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 15

There is considerable uneasiness in Kurri Kurri district over the loyalist question. The feeling was strong when the loyalists were first brought to the collieries, but the relations…

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Shipping Company Fined. Short-weight Coal. Melbourne

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

Charged under the Weights and Measures Act of 1915 with having failed to set out on a ticket supplied to the purchaser the correct weight of a quantity of coal sold to the…

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Miners and the Law. Mr. Willis Replies to Mr. Grahame

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 10

Some remarks in reference to the question of "last to come, first to go," in relation to coal miners, which were made by the Minister for Agriculture in Parliament, elicited a reply…

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Mining and Metals. Prices of Rare Metals

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 37

A deputation, representing the producers of Tare metals, was introduced to the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, by Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, last week…

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Broken Hill Miners. Dispute Over the Night Shift. Broken Hill

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

As the result of a dispute at the Central Mine over the night shift, the mill was closed down at 4 o'clock the afternoon. The Junction mine, which was supplying ore to the…

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Coal Famine Shortage on Barrier Works Close Down Broken Hill

The Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 6

The Zinc Corporation, owing to the coal shortage, has closed down its treatment plant. The men affected number 108. The management states that the shortage is due…

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Broken Hill Mines Night Shift Dispute Decision of the Men Broken Hill

The Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 7

As the result of a meeting of Central Mine contract minors held on Sunday it was resolved to resist the company's attempt to work a night shift. The company instructed…

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