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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 215

Arbitration Industrial Outlook Brighter. Government Control of Transport Miners Hold Their Hand London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 13

Mr. Shortt (Home Secretary) has introduced a hill to establish a Ministry of Ways and Communications with a view to co-ordinating all means of…

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Mining

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 11

A fair amount of business is passing on the Stock Exchange, but nothing approaching excitement has eventuated for some weeks past. The whole position, in…

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Coal Crisis Miners' Federation To Act if Watt Does Not Reply Claim of Six-hour Day

The Mirror · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 2

The coal ruining situation in Australia still continue serious, and Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Miners' Federation, informed a representative of the…

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Australia's Gold Reserve Unredeemed Notes Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 4

According to a return issued by the Federal Treasury to-day the number and amount of Australian notes issued and not redeemed on February 26 was…

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Mining Industry Suffering Severely Drought, High Cost of Working, and Drop in Price of Metals May Cause Several Mines To Shut Down

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 5

For some time past, said the Minister for Mines, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick yesterday, the Mines Department has been inundated with complaints from…

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Mr. Willis on the Situation. Australian Miners Work Harder

The Mirror · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 1

The demands of the English miners were discussed with a representative of the Mirror by Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Australasian Coal and…

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Queensland's Bolsheviks Mine Manager's Prediction Moderate Labor Doomed Wollongong

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. T. Watson, formerly manager of Corrimal-Balgewnie Colliery, and present manager of the Chillagoe, Ltd., North Queensland, has been holidaying…

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Gold Reserves Against Federal Note Issue. Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 1

According to a return issued by the Federal Treasury to-day, there are 18,807,104 Australian notes in circulation with a face value of £56,994,669. Against…

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Trouble Threatens in Coal Trade Similar Demands to Those Made in England May be Made Throughout Australia

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 2

A serious position has arisen in connection with the coal trade in New South Wales. The Australian Coal and Shale Miners'…

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Lloyd George's Threat to British Miners. Strike Will Ruin British Trade. Prices of Food Will Go Up, and if Distress Follows Miners Will Have to be Rationed With Rest of Nation—Commission to Inquire Into Whole Trade. LONDON, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 1

Mr. Lloyd George, introducing a Bill constituting a Coal Commission, said the country was confronted by the prospect of civil strife. The…

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Lloyd George's Appeal to British Miners Not to Precipitate a Crisis Appointment of Royal Commission Strike Will Cripple Trade London

The Mirror · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 1

Mr. Lloyd George, introducing a Bill constituting a Coal Commission, said the country was confronted by the prospect of civil strife. The miners were in the…

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Miners' Strike in Britain Will Cause Widespread Ruin Conferring with Congress. Wilson Is Emphatic. Britain Will Not Dominate League. Policy of Dominions Will Differ, and Mother Country Will Not Con-trol Votes—Germany Could Not Join for Several Years—Lodge Says Nations Will Q uarrel Again in Few Months. New York, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 March 1919 · page 1

The Washington correspondent of the New York World understands that President Wilson, in discussing the League of Nations before…

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Coal Miners Will They Strike? Signs of Trouble Accumulating Stocks

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 3

An interesting comedy, which [?] a serious climax, is being staged [?] coalfields at the present [?] Whether it will turn into a [?]…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 3

Investments in mining script on Saturday were exceedingly dull and only a meagre volume of business was done. Broken Hill Pty. fell 6d to 63/ for…

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Restrictions on Mining

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 4

It is set generally knows that though the way is over, though employment is [?] and likely to become searcer, and though there is urgent need for the stimulation of the mining industry, the provisions of the War Precautions Act are still being used—and stupidly and ignorantly used—to limit enterprise,…

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Revolution Fails Miners Resume Work London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 5

The correspondent of "The Times" at Stockholm says that the attempted revolution at Ruhr failed. The majority of the miners have resumed work…

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The Darg. Approved by Helensburgh Miners' Lodge. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 6

Colliery employees have been working full time for the past fortnight. At a poorly-attended meeting of the Helensburgh Miners' Lodge this week it was decided…

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Late Cable News. the Welsh Miners. London, March 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 7

Mr. Wm. Brace, Labour M.P., protests against the originators of extreme Labour proposals organising mass meetings in South Wales as a starting point for their…

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Shorter Hours For South African Miners CAPETOWN. Sunday, Evening

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 5

A Johannesburg message says [?] Diamond Company, the [?] largest diamond producer in [?] has voluntarily reduced the [?]…

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