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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 158

Broken Hill Trouble Mine Manager Firm Serious Position Broken Hill

The Sun · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 7

As a result of the mass meeting of the A.M.A. held yesterday to consider the position at the Central mine, respecting the night shift, the executive of the A.M.A. and…

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The Raider's Victims Gallantry of a Spanish Officer. Mines Laid Near Colombo

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 2

It is sated that the German raider Wolf carried 600 mines , the object being to mine various places overseas, and that she had dropped mines near Colombo…

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Mines Idle for Day. Effect of Maitland Lodges' Decision West Malt[?]and

Evening News · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 2

The conference of delegates from the Miners Lodges on the Ma[?]and coal[?]eld which met at Kurrl Kurrl, has s[?]ded to hold an aggregate meeting on the Kurrl kurrl Park on Monday…

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Pat Walsh's Luck. Gold Reef Found. In Oberon District. BATHURST, Friday Afternoon

Evening News · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 5

After pros[?] for three years in the O[?] Mr [?] Walsh has discovered a rich [?] The [?] on Mr. G. H…

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Southern Coal Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 12

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The Mount Kembla mine has worked seven days for the pay and has worked tour days of this week. Since January 1 Mount Kembla has lost 13 days…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 15

There was a quieter tone on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Princes were inclined to [?] at irregular intervals, but the movement was not pronounced…

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The Romance of Gold-mining: Mount Dudley. How a Little Boy Discovered a Big Mine

The World's News · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 10

KING SOLOMON was certainly a most up-to-date monarch; what he did not know his loyal subjects declared was set worth learning. And yet he candidly…

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 14

NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- The quantity of coal exported from Newcastle to other States during the week was 66,270 tons, as follows: -- Victoria 26,390, South Australia 22,106, West…

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Miners to Protest. Unionist's Advice

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 15

EAST MAITLAND, Friday. -- Some concern is felt regarding the decision of the Kurri Kurri conference of mining delegates representing miners' lodges on Maitland coalfields, to hold…

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Northern Miners. Compulsory Conference Called

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 11

The trouble which exists on the Maitland field as the result of the employment of loyalists at the Richmond-Main and Pelaw-Main mines is to be ventilated on Tuesday…

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Barrier Mining Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 11

BROKEN HILL, Friday. -- There is no change in the position in connection with the strike at the Central mine. A deputation, comprising contract miners, waited on the manager (Mr…

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Barrier Mining Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 14

BROKEN HILL, Thursday. -- The industrial situation is without change. Both the Central , and Junction mines are still Idle. A mass meeting of members of the A.M.A…

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Man-power Proposals. Endorsed by Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 13

Bristol miners took a ballot, which resulted in favour of tho Government's proposal to comb out 50,000 minets for the army…

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Miners for the Army. London, Friday, Evening

Evening News · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 1

The Bristol miners took a ballot, which resulted in favor of the Government's proposal to comb out 50,000 miners for the army. Advices received in Australia state that heavy…

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Gold Discovery Near Oberon. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 14

A mild gold rush has set in the Oberon district, where a likely looking reef has been discovered. Eight authorities to cuter the land, the scene of, the find, have been granted…

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Mining. Another Barrier Strike Feared

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 14

Opening operations were rather quiet on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and the early business was con[?]ned to miscellaneous gold propositions, while the more important…

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Engineer's Bankruptcy. Diamond Mining Venture

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 14

The affairs of Daniel Grove, consulting engineer, were investigated by the Registrar in Bankruptcy yesterday. In his public examination, the bankrupt stated that, no petition…

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Haulage of Coal Effect of Victorian Contract Lack of Co-ordination

The Sun · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

"There is undoubtedly an absence of co-operation between the railways of the Commonwealth and the shipping companies, and until such time as these two great…

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