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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 82 of 158

Children at the Races Play Truant to See Desert Gold Wellington (N.z.). May 30

The Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 4

A number of school children in Palmerston were attracted to the recent race meeting at Awapuni in the hope of seeing Desert Gold run. and at last Mondays sitting of the…

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Acquiring a Coal Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 9

At the City Council last night the Lord Mayor, in reply to Ald. Mallett, said that the total cost incurred in advertising for tenders and otters of coal mines was £131 9s 9d. The…

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Mining and Metals. Queensland Scheelite Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 37

The warden of Georgetown (Q.) reports that ten men are working on the new find of scheelite at Kingstofa. The deepest claim is 20ft. There is a. little bismuth and molybdenite, but…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 12

A quiet market, typical of the average war-time Monday, ruled for mining shares on the Stock Exchange yestersay, but [?] ness was conducted on a firmer basis…

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On the South Coast. Position of the Collieries

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 13

Tho outlook in the southern coal mining Industry is not altogether cheerful. Apart from the cleavage in the ranks over the levy question, trade has been very patch during the…

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Desert Gold and Biplane. (The [?]

Referee · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 4

Sir—There appeared in the Issue of the Kelcrce dated May 8, an article . which appeared under the name of Non Bettor. As the contents of the article are on the whole, against public…

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Here and There—Country Conditions and Wants. A Colliery Matter. Working on Idle Days

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 13

A notice postal at the Mount Pleasant Colliery Intimated that In future miners in double Shifted places (day and night) would be required to work one of their present idle days, failing…

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March to Freedom. Column 300 Strong. the Call to the Miners. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 12

The "March to Freedom" column is nearing the end of its tramp of 250 miles. Cessnock, which will be reached to-morrow, marks the end of the march, as the column will entrain…

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Ascot Pony Races the "Gold Cup" Run in Three Divisions. a Horse Destroyed

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 4

The Ascot (Sydney) Pony Races held its Cup meeting on Monday, tho profits of which are to be devoted to patriotic purposes. There was a large attendance, and…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 8

Operations among mining shares were rather active on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and a strong movement was manifest throughout the day. Barriers again set a good lead…

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Coal for Auckland

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 2

The Union S.S. Co.'s cargo steamer Rakanoa is due at Newcastle to-day to load coal for Auckland…

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Colliery Dispute Settled. Maryborough (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 7

The Howard colliery dispute has been settled, and miners are resuming work in accordance with the decision of Judge Edmunds…

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Mining Dividends

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 8

The following dividends were announced yesterday:- Adelong Gold, 1/ per share, payable June 26, to shareholders registered June l8…

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Mining. on 'Change. Yesterday's Business

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 6

There was a strong, active mining market in Sydney yesterday, with something of a flutter in Mammoth Molybdenite shares. Opening quietly steady at 910[?], the latter figured something like 30 times on the…

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The Victorian Coal Contract "Something Behind the Business."

The Australian Worker · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 17

Apparently the strange contract by which the firm of J. and A. Brown were to be given the monopoly of supplying the whole coal required by Victoria is unlikely…

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Through the Coal Towns. March to Freedom. (By Our Special Reporter.) Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 8

The march to freedom column has had its last day's march. It reached Cessnock this afternoon, and will entrain, to-morrow for Newcastle. It has been an exhilarating…

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Miners Want Increase

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 7

The conference of the Miners' Federation, in London to-day, unanimously decided to demand a substantial increase in wages to meet increased cost of living…

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Miners and Conciliation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 5

This afternoon the Federal council of the Coal and Shale Employees' Union will meet in Sydney to discuss the State Government's conciliation proposals…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 8

A heavy volume of business transpired in mining shares on the Stock Exchange [?] day, and prices were extremely b[?] pecially in the silver-lead section. A…

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N.z. Coal Diluted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 6

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--The coal shortage has led to the promulgation of stringent regulations governing the distribution to city household consumers. Dealers must dilute…

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