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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 215

Settled Coal Miners' Strike Meal Hour Conceded LONDON Thursday Night

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 1

The coal strike [?] The meal interval [?] each shift. [?] reports [?]…

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Colliery Disputes. the Loyalist Question. Work on Cutting-machine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Representatives of the northern coal miners and the proprietor of the Richmond-Main and Pelaw-Main collieries met in conference yesterday with Mr. J. B. Holme, industrial…

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Strikes in Britain. What the Miners Want

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

One hundred thousand Yorkshire miners struck on Wednesday night, and an additional 50,000 will strike to-day. Several thousand Nottinghamshire miners…

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CONFLAGRATIONS. Five Hundred Tons of Coal on Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

A destructive fire occurred at the works of the Australian Gaslight Company at Mortlake, Parramatta River, Sydney last week, five hundred tons of coal being reduced to cindera…

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Gold Embargo. Removal Urged. Future of the Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The conference of Australian gold producers convened by the Victorian Chamber of Mines concluded its deliberations to-day. The decisions arrived at…

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Big Diamonds Mountains of Light From South African Mines. a Jagersfontein Find

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 8

A sensation has been caused at the Jagersfontein mine at Kimberley (South Africa) by the discovery of a magnificent blue-white diamond…

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150,000 Miners Striking. New Demands. Industry Embarrassed. a Six Hour Day Claim. London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 5

One hundred thousand Yorkshire miners struck on Wednesday night. An additional 50.000 intend to…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 13

The general manager of the C.S.A. Mines reports for the week ending January 22 as follows:--"Ore smelted (company's), 959 tons; ore smelted (Purchased), 156 tons averaging 7 per cent.; shipping matte produced, 199…

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Coal Dispute. Cabinet to Consider

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 8

A conference between Mr. Fuller and representatives of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation and the proprietors was yesterday held at the Chief Secretary's office in regard to…

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What Gold-beaters Can Do

The World's News · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

GOLD-BEATERS, by hammering, can reduce gold leaves so thin that 282,000 must be laid upon each other to produce the thickness of an inch, yet each leaf is so perfect and…

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Iinspection of Coal Hulks at Hobart

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Hobart Marine Board, the overseer of works (Mr. G. Bradley) and the shipwright surveyor (Captain W. H. McArthur)…

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Strike Settled. Concessions to Miners. Conflict Averted. London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 11

The coal strike has been settled. A meal interval has been conceded to each shift. Previous messages stated:--…

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South Coast Coal Bright Trade Prospects WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

The fortnightly pay distributed yesterday day was the best for a long time. All the pits drew full time for 10 days, except Scarborough, where one day was…

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Labour Unrest. Coal Strike Settled. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 13

The coal strike has been settled. The meal interval has been conceded for each shift. According to previous reports, 200,000 Yorkshire miners were out, every pit being idle…

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Stock of Gold Question of Standard WASHINGTON, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 3

[?] the beginning of the [?] has increased [?] more than [?] has been [?]…

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Desert Gold in Film

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1919 · page 26

The part of the hero's jockey in the new Australian racing picture, Desert Gold, is played by four people during the six reels. Of these, three were…

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Strikes Spreading Fast Through Great Britain Police, Engineers, and Miners in Ferment Railway Men Demand Complete Nationalisation, All Workers Claiming Shorter Hours and Greater Privileges—York-shire Miners Return to Work LONDON, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1919 · page 1

A massed meeting of the railway-men in London discussed the National programme. Several speakers declared that the…

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Huge Gold Reserve in United States Immense Increase Daring the War. Restrictions Continued Against Export New York, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1919 · page 2

A Washington message states that since the beginning of the war the stack of gold has been increased by 1,071,000 dollars…

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