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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 158

New Zealand Champions Desert Gold & Biplane May Meet To-day

Referee · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 1

It is possible the long-looked-for. meeting between Desert Gold and Biplane may take place to-day at Palmerston North. Both Were left in the Awapuri Cup, [?], w.f.a., after…

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Desert Gold & Biplane To-day In the Awapuni Gold Cup over Ten Furlongs: May Meet Also on Second Day CHRISTCHURCH, April 11

Referee · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 3

The Manawatu's Racing Club's Autumn meeting promises to be the most popular fixture this enterprising club has held. When the National Government demanded that racing…

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Biplane and Desert Gold. Race for Awapuni Cup. Horse's Late Hour Scratching

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 8

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Tuesday. -- To-night Biplane was scratched for the Awapuni Gold Cup of the Manawatu meeting. Great interest was being taken in tills meeting, with Desert Gold…

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America's War Work. Sydney Man's Impressions. How the President Handled the Coal "Who Made the Kaiser?"

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 3

An [?] what was [?] in Am[?] weeks ago [?] told by Mr. [?]…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 8

Active business was reported in mining scrip yesterday, though the market displayed some irregularity. Copper stocks were inclined to weaken. Hampdens cased 3d to…

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Coal Lumpers in Distress. Appeal for Funds

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 5

Despite all the protestations of the N.S.W. State and Federal Governments that there was to be no victimisation or attack on Unionism, at the present time…

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Contact Mine Off New Zealand Coast. "A Beautiful Piece of Work."

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 8

At Great Barrier Island, on the east coast of Auckland, a mine, allegedly of German make, was washed up the other day, and the Dominion's Naval Adviser…

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News Affects Mining Shares a More Buoyant Tone

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 1

A [?]evant tone chara[?] and interstate mining markets this m[?]ing [?] and other [?]…

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Awapuni Cup. Desert Gold Wins. Scratching of Biplane. Stewards Caustic Report

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 4

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.--A sensation occurred at the Manawatu races over the scratching of Biplane. Desert Gold won the Awapuni Gold Cup, for…

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Some Reformation Robberies. Sold to the Brokers. "A Little Plate of Gold."

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 39

In a series of interesting notes, the Westminster Gazette" Bays that now our victorious troops in Palestine have occupied, among other interesting sites, the city of…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 9

A heavy turnover, representing a war-time record, was effected in mining shares on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Copper stocks were handled at about previous levels…

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South African Mines. Capetown

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 5

A select committee of the Legislative Assembly, which was appointed to inquire into the position of low-grade gold mines, reports that owing to the increase in the cost of…

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Night Shift in Mines. Broken Hill

Evening News · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 5

The A.M.A. has just completed a ballot on the night [?] The question put was [?] in favor of the abolition of night shif[?] resulted as follows:—Yes, £76, No, [?]…

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Mining. on 'Change. Yesterday's Business

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 8

Improved war prospects brought about very material alterations on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Prices advanced sharply, and the volume of listed…

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Northern Miners. Will Not Recognise Industrial Act. Objection to Unskilled Labor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--At a delegate board meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation to-day a motion from the Aberdare Lodge to withdraw from the Australian Labor Party…

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Volunteers in Mines Problem May Be Solved Result of Recruiting Conference MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 5

Mr. Cook (Minister for the Navy, expressed the hope in the House of Representatives today, that as a result of the conference sitting at Federal Government House, the difficulty…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 15

After the extraordinary activity ef the previous day, the Sydney market for mining shares lapsed into much quieter conditions yesterday, and a weaker tons pervaded…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 13

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- Work at a number of the collieries at this end of the district has been very slack during the past few weeks. Mount Kembla mine had only four days in for…

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Desert Gold the Golden

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday last, at Palmerston. North, New Zealand, Desert Gold again added To her laurels, when she appropriated the Awapuni Cup, l¼…

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Ship Saved by Gulls. Captain's Story of Birds Perched on Floating Mine

The World's News · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 18

THE captain of a pilot vessel which, reached a south-east port in England recently tells how five seagulls saved his boat from being Sunk by a mine…

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