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Mining & the mines, 1918

3,145 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 158

Boys Killed by Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 7

Eight boys were killed while watching a drifting mine, which exploded against the pier at Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire…

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"Wild Cat Venture." Nationalisation of Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Mf. R.A. Price, M.L.A., at Ward's River on Saturday, was tendered a complimentary dinner by the residents of that portion of his electorate…

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Mining Yields. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 8

New Chum Goldfields, 386 tons, 174oz. South New Moon Tribaters, 222 tons, 220oz. Duke and Main Lead Consols (6 days). 117oz. Adelong Estates, No. 1 dredge, 130 hours, 76oz…

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Nationalising Mines. State's Big Debt. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 6

Mr. R. Atkinson Price, M.L.A., was in Newcastle yesterday, and went on to Ward's River, where he was tended at night a complimentary dinner by the residents of that…

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The Bulli Coal Field. Workers Want Houses

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 6

BULLI, Saturday.--The coal trade is good. Yesterday was miners' pay-day, and all the mines have worked mostly full time. The principal source of complaint is through a number…

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Explosion in Mine. Heavy Death Roll Feared. London, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 7

An explosion occurred at a coal mine at Halmer End, near Newcastle, while 247 miners were below. A hundred have been rescued so far…

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Disaster in Mine. 147 Men Entombed. Heavy Death Rolls Feared.[?]

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 1

As a [?] Halmer End[?]…

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Coal Contracts. Dispute Between Governments. Statement by Mr. Holman

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 5

The New South Wales [?]…

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Coal Controversy Statement by Mr. Holman Binding Agreement Exists

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 5

A special meeting of the State Cabinet was held this morning in connection with the controversy with the Victorian Government concerning the question of the coal…

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Year's Coal Trade. Value Increases by £435,462 NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 6

The total quantity of coal, including bunkers, exported to the other States for 1917 was 2,072,006 tons, as against 2,024,762 tons for 1916, or an increase of 47,244 tons…

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Great Slice of Trade Mining Activity and War

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 5

The contract proposed to be entered into with the Victorian Government was for a million tons of coal per year from two collieries belonging to one proprietary in New…

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Sinking of the Rewa Did Not Strike a Mine London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 1

Reuter has been officially informed that there were no mines in the vicinity of the spot where the hospital ship Rewa was sunk in the Bristol Channel…

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N.s.w. Persists. "Victoria Committed to Coal Contract." Victorians Mystified

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The New South Wales Ministry is apparently persisting with its claim that the Victorian Ministry is committed to the arrangement to take coal from…

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The Mining Holocafust. Over Too Men Missing. London, Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 5

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Mine Explosion No Hope for 100 MEN Moving Scenes at Pit Mouth LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 5

The rescue parties at the Halmer End Mine, near Newcastle, where a disastrous explosion occurred, are bringing the bodies of the victims to the surface…

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Nationalisation. Coal Mines. Mr. Holman's Denial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. Holman) stated yesterday that the question of nationalising the coal mines of the State has not been discussed by Cabinet…

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Coal Mines. Premier States Position. Nationalisation Proposal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 4

The Premier was questioned yesterday evening as to whether any definite progress had been made in regard to the proposal to nationalise the coal mines to the State…

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Mining. [?] in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 6

Active market conditions prevailed on the mining section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Barriers were again making the pace, and most of the other stocks followed at…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 9

A fair average turnover was effected in mining shares on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Barriers began another week with unmistakable firmness, and the chief producing…

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Coal Board Denial

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 6

A representative of the Coal Board denied definitely that it is interfering with the labor that is requested for the coaling of vessels at this port. He also said that the…

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