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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 215

Mine Sweeping. London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 5

The Admiralty is establishing a voluntary force of 1300 men, to be exclusively engaged in mine-sweeping, to occupy many months…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 5

The Junction North treated for the week [?] tons f crude ore, and [?] [?] of dump material. Despatched [?] [?] of lead concentrates…

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Colliery Closed. May Be Declared "Black." Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 6

The North Bulli mine is idle to-day, the 14 days' notice which the men gave having expired last Saturday. The men brought all tools out on Saturday…

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Helping Wage-earners. Mining Company's Butchery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 4

ZEEHAN, Monday.--The Mount Lyell Company's butchery establishments at Linda and Gormanston, established in order to supply cheap meat to employees, commenced business…

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Great Cobar Mine Closed Men Pay No Rent While Idle

Evening News · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 6

Work at the Great Cobar mine ceased yesterday Pending Instructions from London the management is keeping the mine unwatered. A Government relief…

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Gloomy Outlook Idle Miners at Coledale Federation Seeks a Resumption

Evening News · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 5

The compulsory conference between representatives of the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association and, the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation which…

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Great Cobar Closed. Business Houses Retrench. Miners Decide Against Rent

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 4

COBAR, Monday.--The Great Cobar mine ceased operations yesterday, and unwatering operations are proceeding, pending instructions from London. Members of the mine staff have…

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A Coal Crisis in England. Vickers' Works Closed Down

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 5

Owing to the shortage of coal in England, at a result of the miners strike, Vickers, of Sheffield, have decided to close their works, and have…

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Restless Workers. Bulli Mine Idle. 460 Men Out. Coke Ovens Involved

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--The Wollongong North Bulli mine was idle to-day, and if an early settlement is not arrived at the colliery will be declared "black" by the members of…

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Cobar Mines Idle. Employees Appeal to Government. Tramway Positions Offered. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 6

A mass meeting of the combined unions decided that no unionist should pay rent while the mines were closed and unemployment prevailed. The men also passed a resolution…

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Misadventures a Lad Crushed to Death at the Bulli Coal Pit. Between Two Waggons

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 4

On Friday last a young man named M'Kay, a resident of Bulli (N.S.W.), was found crushed between two colliery waggons at the Bulli pit screens,…

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National Control. Forecast for Coal Mines. London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 7

The "Dally Chronicle" forecasts that the Coal Commission will recommend national control of the industry, eight hours a day from bank to bank, and probably a 10 per cent…

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Coal Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 13

The "Daily Chronicle's" forecast of the Coal Commission recommends national control, an eight hours' day from bank to bank, and probably a 10 per cent. increase in wages…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 3

Transactions in mining script were quiet on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and only a meagre volume of business was done…

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Southern Miners. Inquiry Asked For

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 6

Mr. Davies, M.L.A. for Wollongong, speaking at Petersham last night, blamed the coal owners for the unrest that existed on the southern coalfields…

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Darg Must Go. Ultimatum to the Miners. Coalowners Resolute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 12

The South Coast colliery proprietors have decided that the "darg" must be unconditionally removed before any consideration of grievances will be permitted…

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Mining Shares Metal Prices Early Adjournment

Evening News · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 5

Spot copper is still [?]…

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Nationalising Mines Men Want No Delay Principle Must Be Adopted LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 7

"The Government must accept nationalisation in principle without delay, otherwise, it is useless to ask for a withdrawal of the strike notices"…

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Temora Goldfield Prospectors at Work TEMORA

The Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 9

Since the announcement in "The Sun" of the discovery of good gold in the Mother Shipton mine at Upper Temora mining matters in Temora have…

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