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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 158

Mining Shares. Excited Market

Evening News · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 5

The features of business on Change were brisk advance in the s[?] for a number of the Eastern tin propos[?], and for the high-priced Broken Hill sto[?]…

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War Living. Miners to Demand More Wages. London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 5

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

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 12

The seventh annual meeting of shareholders in the Vegetable Creek Tin Mining Co. was held in Sydney yesterday. Mr. W. C. Goddard presided over a fair attendance. He pointed out that, as disclosed in the…

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Lymington Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 9

In all probability operations will be resumed at the Lyinington colliery, which has been idle for some weeks. A compulsory conference between representatives of the…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 15

Tin shares came in for the greatest share of attention on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and the recent fall in the London metal quote had practically no apparent affect on the…

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Weights of Coal

The World's News · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 11

IN estimating quantities or bulk it is of considerable help to have unit figures handy, for multiplication or division to get the required result. The following figures are…

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German Gold. Good Prospects in E. Africa. Capetown

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 11

A senior officer who has arrived front the scene of the fighting in East Africa states that von Lettow, the Gorman commander, has reached the end of his tether. It is expected…

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Abermain Colliery Co., Lt

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 June 1918 · page 12

As shown in the following table, the above-named company has done well for the year to April 30 last, and the dividend rate has been further increased:—…

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Mining Notes and News

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 June 1918 · page 12

Two rather remarkable features have been in evidence in the mining market during the past week. Notwithstanding the war news and the anxious times…

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Fatal Accidents Miners' New Movement Broken Hill

The Sun · Sunday 9 June 1918 · page 8

A custom adopted by the members of the A.M.A. in Broken Hill is to cease work when a fatal accident occurs, and for the men on the succeeding two shifts to absent…

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Mining Quotations London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 June 1918 · page 1

The latest Australian mining quotations on the London Stock Exchange are as follow :—North Broken Hills, b 62/6, s 63/9;…

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Golden Lining New Life for Mining West Australia Only Scratched PERTH

The Sun · Sunday 9 June 1918 · page 2

All the best known mining men of the State have formed an association, called the Mining Association of West Australia, for the purpose of putting new life into the…

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Cumberland Sunk by German Mine Navy Department's Decision Saves Insurance Companies £800,000 and Makes Imperial Authorities Liable

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 June 1918 · page 2

The official intimation made by the Navy Department that the steamers Cumberland and Port Kembla 'were sunk by mines settles the question of…

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U Boats Lay Mines Off American Coast 20,000 Tons of Shipping Sunk Big Submarines in Atlantic Carry Six-inch Guns—Glasgow Steamer Makes Gallant Fight, but is Sunk New York. Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 June 1918 · page 1

According to the latest estimate, 14 ships were sunk by the German submarines in their raid on the America coast. The total tonnage lost was 20,000…

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Collieries Idle. Bulli

Evening News · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 5

Coalcliff, South Clifton. Scarborough T [?] and Coledale Collieries were idle to-day, as a result of alteration of the time of running the workmen's train, which was inaugurated this…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 9

A quiet week-end market ruled for mining shares on the Stock Exchange on Saturday. In sympathy with Adelaide, Barriers tended to weaken, but B.H. Proprietary, which was…

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Queensland Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 9

The gold returns for the month of May show a decrease of 4428 fine ounces and £18,809 in value, as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The returns for last…

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Interstate Gold Yields. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 9

The following gold mining yields are announced:- Bendigo Amal. Goldfields, 5002 tons, l627oz: Central Red White and Blue, 405 tons, 63oz; New Chum Goldfields, 280 tons, 75oz; Oswald (fortnighht), 305 tons,…

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Mining Shares. to Day's Forecast

Evening News · Monday 10 June 1918 · page 5

Commonwealth weather Bureau forecast for New South Wales issued at noon to day for the next [?] hours—Generally [?] and cold, [?] for showers or the south-west slopes and southern tablelands…

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