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Mining & the mines, 1919

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Labour Situation. Miners Refuse Offer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 7

The "Daily Chronicle" says that the industrial situation arising out of the demands of the miners, railwaymen, and transport workers, which is being considered this week,…

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Miners' Demands. Government's Offer Rejected

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

The Miners' Federation at Stour port has rejected the Government's offer, declaring that it did not reply to their demands. The executive has…

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Mining. Sydney Stock Exchange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 8

Industrial metals were slightly stronger on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. The improvement applied more generally to Barriers than to other lines. B.H. Proprietary…

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Rich Copper Mine at Collan The Prospects at Mount Wilson

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

Comparatively few persons arc aware that at Gollan, a few miles from Shirley railway siding, on the Dubbo-Werris reek line, there is a mountain of…

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Luck Favors Gloaming Croesus Interferes with Desert Gold

Arrow · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 1

There are owners who have put a [?]t of money into racing, and received a poor return, but Mr. G. D. Greenwood is not of the number. He made a good…

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Stop-press Desert Gold Beaten Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 1

In the Hawera Stakes, one mile, Gloaming (8st. 12lb.) beat Desert Gold (9st. 1lb.) by a length and a half in 1min. 40 2-5sec. Desert Gold…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

During January Zinc Corporation Ltd., despatched 1981 tons of leady concentrates to the Associated smelters at Port Piric. The lend concentrator ran 431 hours, treating 10.081 tons of ore, assaying 15.1 per cent,…

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State Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 9

The gold yield in New South Wales in January was 4220Oz crude, equal to 4120oz fine, vnlued at £17,499. The yield in January, 1918, was 5858oz fine. Last month therefore…

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Gloaming Again Beats Desert Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 10

WELLINGTON, Friday.--At the Pigmont race, to-day the Hawera Stakes, of 500 [?] one mile, resuited:--Gloaming, 8.12 (Deeley), 1; Desert Gold, 9.1, 2; Birkenville, 8.11, 3. Gloaming and Desert Gold were on…

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Industrial Turmoil. Miners Agree to Take Ballot. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 13

The Miners' Conference, on the recommendation of the executives, adopted a resolution in favour of a ballot, but adding that [?] strongly urged members to vote in fnvour of…

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Miners' Advice. Vote for National Stoppage. British Outlook. London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 9

The Minors' Conference has adopted the executive's' ballot resolution on the question of calling a strike, adding:--"We strongly urge…

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Butter in Gold Storage Pool Committee Wants Quantities

Evening News · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

Mr Gavin Wilsen, general Secretary, has issued a notice to all cool-store proprietors, respecting a census of butter in store. This notice is in pursuance…

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Gold Find Rich Strike in South Africa CAPETOWN, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 1

A message from [?] states that a rich strike of gold is [?] t History, ner Germiston. The reef has been issued of over…

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Mining Notes and News

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 February 1919 · page 9

A fair amount of business has been transacted in mining stocks during the past week. Prices have fluctuated within relatively narrow limits…

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Discovery of Gold at Copper Hill. MOLONG

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 February 1919 · page 2

Traces of gold have been found on the Copper Hill Estate, near Molong. Before the Wardens Court here, yesterday, five applications for authority to enter…

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Turf Nobility Weight-for-age Merits Gloaming and Desert Gold

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1919 · page 6

Gloaming and Desert Gold have met three times in the last 10 days, and Gloaming has won the rubber. Desert Gold took the first contest…

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Coal Crisis Mr. Watt Asked to Reappoint Court Will Strike Come?

The Mirror · Sunday 16 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. A. C Willis, general secretary of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, says that the coal miners do not want a strike. On the…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 7

On the London Stock Exchange on Friday, closing mining quotations included Walhi, buyers 413, s 426. The Tongksh Compound yield for the first fortnight of February was announced on the Saturday as "217 hours,…

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