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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 158

Share Market Mining Scrip Lively Barriers Close Firmer Big Demand for War Loan

The Sun · Sunday 5 May 1918 · page 4

The outstanding feature of the Sydney share market yesterday was the heavy trading in mining interests. Money was plentiful for speculation, and the turnover was…

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The Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 7

The mines on the South Coast will be idle to-day, when a demonstration is to be held at Wollongong. There is discontent in mining circles on the coast, as a result of prevailing…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 9

An active market continued for Barrier stocks on the-Stock Exchange on Saturday, and a fair volume of business was recorded at about late rates. In some cases prices…

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South Coast Mines Idle

The Sun · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 5

Wollongong, Monday.-- The whole of the South Coast collieries are idle to-day on account of the miners' demonstration, which was held in the Show Ground before a large…

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Hunting U Boats. Jellicoe's Faith in Mines. Huge Scheme Preparing. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 5

Mr. Archibald Hurd, writing in the "Daily Telegraph"' with regard to the new danger zone in the North Sea, says he is revealing an old and well-guarded secret--namely, that the…

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Miners' Gala Day. Holiday on South Coast. Pits Working Short Time. WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 4

To-day being the South Coast [?]tners' annual gala day, all the [?] are [?] and [?] of mas are arriving here to [?] to [?] of the leading [?] and La[?] man…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 7

The Bangnon Valley return for April was 26 tons of tin oxide won from 80,500 cubic yards of ground, in 624 hours. That represents a recovery of 72lb. to the yard…

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Metropolitan Colliery. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 7

Only the officials and shiftmen with a few day labouiers were at work at [?] Metropolitan colliery to-day. No coal was drawn…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 9

A generally active market was in evidence for mining shares on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Barriors attracted a fair following, but a slight weaknees pervaded operations…

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Miners' Federation Ignores Agreement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 6

The following statement was made last night by Mr. G. S. Beeby, Minister for Labour and Industry:- "The mind of the Government is again…

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Miners' Grievances. Mr. Storey at Wollongong

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 4

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--To-day was recognised an a miners' holiday, the whole of the collieries being idle. Instead of holding a gala an aggregate meeting of the employees was…

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Mining Fatalities. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 7

An underground employee of the Golden Horseshoe Mine, named Flstonic (29), a Dalmatian was ascending in a cage arter coming off shift on Saturday morniug when…

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Discovery of Anthracite Coal. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 8

An outcrop of anthracite coal has been reported from Quamby, on the Cloncurry-Mount Cuthbert line. The Commissioner of Railways, Colonel Evans, is going north next…

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Gold at Cowra. Rich Find Reported

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 4

COWRA, Monday.--Charles Nicholson and his son have opened up two reefs 50ft. apart both carrying gold. One is said to be the richest found in the State for many years. Mr…

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Illawarra Miners. Aggregate Meeting. State Labour Leader's Views. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 7

An aggregate meeting of the Illawarra miners was held at Wollongong to-day. All the mines were idle, and a special train conveyed members of the federation from the…

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Maitland Mines. Non-union Labor. Will It Be Re-introduced?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 4

Mr. Beeby, Minister for Labor and Industry, last night referred to the attitude of the Coal Employees' Federation towards the Pelaw Main and Richmond Main mines, and dealt with the…

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Worked Only One Shift Fatality at South Mine Broken Hill

The Sun · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 5

At the South Mine this morning Richard Pyke (52), married, fell down a chute a distance of 40ft., and was killed. He has left a widow and family. Pyke was a recent…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 13

The Junction North E.H. mine has a declared a dividend of 1 and a bonus of 6d, payable out of the profits Tot the half-year to March 31 on June 21. During the week ending May 4 the company treated 1023 tons of crude…

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