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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 215

One Big Union The Financial Aspect Miners Concerned Newcastle

The Sun · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 7

About 40 unionists, who gathered at the Newcastle Trades Hall last evening to discuss the One Big Union, were addressed by Mr. E. A. Sinclair,…

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Wakeful and Desert Gold Both Great, Wakeful the Greater

Arrow · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 1

Which do you consider the better mare —Wakeful or Desert Gold? Could an article be written on the subject on Wakeful and Desert Gold? are questions…

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South Coast Miners Brisk Work in Collieries WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

All the South Coast mines have been working regularly since the resumption after the holidays, and the current pay to be distributed on Friday next will be…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 3

Gold again predominated in mining scrip, yesterday. Gundagal Paid declined for both cash and terms, while Contributing also fell back…

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Miners Earnings. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 9

Sir,--Mr. Willis, in his comments in this morning's issue of your paper, states that in my letter published in your to-day's issue, I apparently picked 22 sets of miners out of…

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Sunny Corner Mines Ministerial Visit

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 6

Mr. Fitzpatrick, Treasurer and Minister for Mines, visited Sunny Corner on Thursday, accompanied or Mr. C. N. H. Johnston, M.L.A., and Mr. R. Cambage…

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Reichsbank Gold Reserve. London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 9

The Reichsbank's gout reserve, which is being transferred to Frankfort, is estimated at £100,000,000…

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Struck a Mine. 500 Lives Lost. London, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 13

The French steamer Chapr[?] struck a mine in the straits of Messina and sank in four minutes. Five hundred lives were lost, tho vict[?]s…

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About the Miners. Mainly Reflective. the Spirit of Compromise

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 8

A broader spirit of compromise would do much to smooth the way to better understanding. --A Miners' Spokesman…

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Miners' Ultimatum Six-hour Day Wanted London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 1

The British Miners' Federation Conference at Southport has passed a resolution that the Government be informed that the miners intend to…

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Looking for Gold. in Northern Territory. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 12

The Federal Government has approved of the resumption of prospecting for gold in certain definite areas in the interior of the Northern Territory…

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Sank in Four Minutes French Vessel Strikes Mine Five Hundred Lives Lost LONDON [?]

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 1

The [?]…

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Shortage of Coal. Acutely Felt in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 14

The shortage of coal in the Dominion is causing great inconveniences. Besides the interruption of mining caused by the influenza epidemic the shortage is accentuated by…

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A Gold Reserve of Over £100,000,000. New York

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 9

The New York "Times" Washington correspondent states that the establishment of at gold reserve fund with a maximum of 500,000,000 dollars (£102,500,000) for the…

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Miners' Demand 25 Per Cent. More Work May Be Stopped Northern, Southern, and Western Collieries Affected

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 January 1919 · page 3

Although many side issues have been raised in discussing the coal mining dispute, there is only one point to be decided, so the secretary of the Colliery…

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Mining Notes and News

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 January 1919 · page 9

Copper stocks are slightly stronger, but have been productive of comparatively little business. Silver-leads remain fairly steady, but here again the…

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Miners Millennium Conference's Drastic Demands LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 19 January 1919 · page 1

The British Miners Federation Conference at Southport has passed a resolution that the Government be informed that the miners intend to…

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Pacific Islands Wonderful Phosphate Mines What Germany Wanted

The Sun · Sunday 19 January 1919 · page 3

Not for from the coast lips Ocean Island, one of the world's greatest phosphate centres. Though hardly known to the…

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Miners' Claims. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 6

In connection with the demand of the Colliery Employees' Federation for an increase in the rates of pay of 25 per cent., a conference of the representatives of the men and…

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Cloncurry Mines. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 9

The Elliott mines will start in full swing on Monday. There are a considerable number of unemployed in the Cloncurry district. The starting of the Elli[?]tt mines relieves the…

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