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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 158

Champion Horses Compared. Carbine and Desert Gold. A Brace of New Zealanders

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 31

Whenever a horse starts showing first-class form it appears to be the custom to compare it with some bygone champion. Such is the case now. There are people ready to argue that…

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New Zealand Topics How Desert Gold's, Defeat Was Taken Biplane Beaten by Estland

Referee · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 7

The result of the Caulfield Futurity Stakes last week, when Desert Gold had to lower her colors to Wedge, came as a somewhat disagreeable surprise to most of the mare's…

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Australians Raid Again French Check German Attack Wombats Show Points to Enemy Miners London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 1

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reported this afternoon: The Australians successfully raided positions at Warneton, taking prisoners and…

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Bags of Gold Discovery in Railway Van Money That Travelled for a Week Department's Good Luck

The Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 6

Our railways may not always pay, but they are gold bearing, as the following story shows. The remarkable postal robberies and losses which have come to light within the…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 7

Barriers still held pride of place on the Sydney milling market yesterday. Fair business was passing, although the volume of listed sales was not so great as curlier in the week…

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Mining

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

There was a fair demand for mining, scrip on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and on the whole values were well maintained…

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New Greta Colliery. Dispute As to Tops

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--During the arbitration case concerning the dispute at Burwood Extended Colliery, Mr. A. Lewis (treasurer of the Colliery Employees' Federation) today…

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Unrest in Coal Industry

The Australian Worker · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 15

Last week two important conferences took place at Sydney in order to arrive at some solution of the difficulties now existing in the coal-mining industry…

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British Prisoners in German Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 7

In the House of Lords, replying to Lord Beresford, the Assistant Foreign Under-Secretary, Lord Newton, admitted that the condition of the British prisoners employed in…

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Increasing the Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 6

There is no more important factor in the life of any nation than gold. This is undoubtedly so in New South Wales, which at one time ranked high as a producer of the precious…

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Short-weight Coal. Shipping Company Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--At the District Court yesterday, before Mr. E. A. Moore, P.M., Huddart, Parker, Limited, shipowners and coal merchants, were charged, on the information…

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Kalgoorlie Mining Dispute. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 5

The dispute regarding working hours on mines has been settled, pending reference of the matter to the Arbitration Court…

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Broken Hill. Men Reject Manager's 0Ffer. Central Mine Dispute. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 7

The night shift trouble at the Central mine remains unsettled, and all productive operations on the mine have ceased After the men met yesterday morning a deputation waited on…

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The Wolf Dodging the Raider Where Mines Were Laid Sydney Man's Story

The Sun · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

Captain A. W. Pearse, who was Rod Cross Commissioner oh Egypt, relates:-- "On the way from Egypt to Australia last year on board a British-India steamer, we…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 6

Yesterday was something of an "off" day on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange. The listed business was inconsiderable, and without apparent significance…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 8

Business in mining sha[?] was of a [?] what [?]less character yesterday. A [?] derate amount of business was recorded, all interests receiving a proportion of the day's…

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Oxide Paint Mine on Road

The Land · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 6

Cobbora Shire Council has granted permission to Messrs. Colreavy and Walker to work an oxide paint mine on part of road between 41 and 42 miles peg, road…

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Diamond Mines Engineer's Bankruptcy Sir Albert Gould's Assistance

The Sun · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 6

Examined before the Registrar' in Bankruptcy (Sir. Salusbury) by Mr. W..H. Palmer, official assignee, Daniel Grove said that the cause of his bankruptcy was the failure of…

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Gold Rush and Surf Display at Manly

The Mirror · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 16

Some further pictures of the successful carnival at Manly. (l) Freshwater surfer riding a board head downwards. (2) Start of the gold rush. (3) Standing on surf board. (4 Gold rush in active progress. (Mirror, photos.) Snapshots of the Police and Firemen's Carnival at the Show Ground. (1) and (3) Tug-of-war between Police and Firemen (Police on the left) (2) an (4) Daubers' race. (5) Lady Davidson with Mr. Mitchell, Inspector General of Police. (Mirror photos.)…

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Northern Mines. Unrest on Maitland Field. a Serious Position

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The feeling on the Maitland field in regard to victimisation and the employment of loyalists at Pelaw Main and Richmond Main, is growing stronger…

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