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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 215

America's Gold Reserve

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 7

Since the beginning of the war the stock of gold in the United States has increased by £216,200,000, while more than two billions worth of gold has been impounded by the…

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The Copper Embargo. C.s.a. Mines to Close

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 9

The following notice has been sent by the directors of the C.S.A. Mines, Ltd., to the general manager at Cobar, to be posted up at the mine:—"As the Federal Government has…

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Gold Mining. "A Dying Industry." Conference of Producers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 4

A conference of Australian gold producers was opened at Melbourne on Wednesday night. There was large attendance, all States being…

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The Coal Trade

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 4

During the last few months a few vessels have left Newcastle with coal cargoes for oversea ports, and with this recurrence, small though it is, conies the hope that, the near future will see things normal again…

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Stolen Gold Returned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 7

A report from Brussels states that a special train has arrived from Germany with gold valued at 740,000,000 franes, being specie stolen from Belgium during the war…

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Mining Shares

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 3

To-day's market for mining scrip was the quietest that has been experienced on the Sydney Exchange for a long period. Only a meagre volume of business was done at both…

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Troubled Ireland. German Gold at Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 7

It is learned from a neutral source that the Germans are employing every means to hasten an Irish insurrection. Large sums of German money are still secretly transmitted to…

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Workers' Demands. Many Mines Idle. Shorter Hours Agitation. London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 5

The concessions granted to the Yorkshire miners apply only during the period of control. It is anticipated that 95 per cent. of the strikers will resume before Monday…

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Police and Miners Strikes and Threats of Strikes Engineers Not Unanimous LONDON, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 5

London dairymen threaten to with-hold milk supplies unless an increase in wages is granted. Additional Pits in Nottingham and…

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Gold Mining. Reviving the Industry. Interstate Conference

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

One of the most important questions discussed at the conference of Australian gold producers, held at Melbourne, on Thursday, was that…

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Coal Fixtures

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

The American four-masted schooner Golden State, which arrived at Sydney before Christmas from Puget Sound, and was expected to load copra, has…

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Wollongong. Mines Active

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 15

All the South Coast mines have been working regularly since the resumption after the holidays, and the current pay to be distributed on January 24, will be…

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To Load Coal

The Sun · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

Vessels chartered to load coal at Newcastle are:--Rena, s, 4688 tons, Newcastle to Java. Middleburg, s, 2300 tons, Newcastle…

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Gulgong. Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 13

A company has been formed for the purpose of dredging the Cudgebegong River for gold, and boring operations have been commenced in this connection…

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Trouble with Heiensburgh Miners. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 10

What is stated to be a move in the direction of inducing all mine employees to become members of the old union resulted [?] stoppage of the Metropolitan Coal…

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BAd ROAD Stop Penitentiary's Coal Supply

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

A letter was received, at the meetig of the Randwick Council last night from Mr. [?] -General of [?] that the state of…

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Black and Gold. Universal in Balmain Sport

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 7

The committee of the Balmain Working Men's Institute, where so many of our front-rank boxers set into form are sports…

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Miners Idle. Trouble at Helensburgh. Working with Non-unionists

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 11

HELENSBURGH, Tuesday.--The Metropolitan mine was idle to-day. A wheeler who refused to Join the union, wheelers left the mine…

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