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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 215

Mining Shares Barriers Better Ratrut Return

Evening News · Monday 7 April 1919 · page 5

[?] transaction [?] in the [?] a afternoon[?]…

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Labor Outlook. Big Strike Averted. Railway Men and Miners. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1919 · page 5

There is general satisfaction over the fact that a national strike has been averted by the railwaymen's acceptance of the Government terms: thus the triple alliance (railway…

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W.A. State Sawmills Barrier Mines Offer to Lease Perth (W.a.)

The Sun · Monday 7 April 1919 · page 4

While in Melbourne the ex-Treasurer (Mr. Cardiner) received an offer from the Broken Hill mining companies to take over on lense the State sawmills…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 3

Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging report for March shows that the dredge worked 632 hours, turning over 70,000 cubic yards for a recovery of 31 tons of tin oxide. The estimated value of the month's output is £3906, and the…

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Miners' Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 7

The New South Wales delegates to the Melbourne conference concerning the coal-mining industry returned to Sydney yesterday. Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary to the…

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Coal-lumpers' Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The coal-hampers are still on strike. They stated that they will not return to work until their demand for separate payment for rigging gear is…

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Coal for Honolulu

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 4

The American four-masted barquentine Olympic has completed loading 1875 tons of Caledonian coal at Newcastle for Honolulu…

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Price of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 6

The Melbourne conference which has been engaged with one of the periodical disputes over wages in the coal industry is reported to have reached a settlement…

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Coal Export From Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 5

According to the clearance book at the Newcastle Customs House, the following quantities of coal were shipped from Newcastle to interstate and…

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Supreme Court. Banco Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pring and jury.) HURST v South Clifton Coal-mining Company, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 4

This case was not concluded when the Court rose yesterday…

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Cobar Miners Relief to Cease Work Offered Elsewhere

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 6

It has been decided to case the issue of relief orders and railway passes to the miners of Cobar from Monday next April 14…

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Coming Coal Strike Economics and Its Ethics

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 1

The Wollongong miners say that coal, for which the city householder pays on occasion as much as thirty shillings per ton, costs only three…

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Coledale Miners No Prospects of Re-sumption Distribution of Relief [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 1

There was a [?] of [?] yesterlay to further [?] position that has been brought [?] the refusal of [?]…

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Banking and Insurance. What Should We Do with Our Gold?

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 15

Among the banking fraternity there appears to be an agreement with the Government that the end of the war will not see a return to the old practice of using gold as a part of the currency of the country. For this we can hardly say whether we are glad…

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Coal-owners and Colliers. Agreement Not Yet Reached Appreciation in Values

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 4

An agreement, has not yet been reached between the colliery proprietors and their employees. Upon inquiry yesterday it was learned that…

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Dominion Coal-miners. Ultimatum to Millerton Management

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 7

WELLINGTON. N.Z., Tuesday.-- 'The Millerton minors have sent an ultimatum to the management stating that they are prepared to truck coat in the case of accident or sickness…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 10

The North Broken Hill weekly return shows:-- Treated 3150 tons of crude ore, assaying 15.6 per cent, lead, 7.90z, silver, and 12.4 per cent, zinc, producing 655 tons concentrates, assaying 65 per cent, lead, 26.3oz. silver,…

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Law Report. Banco Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pring nnd jury.) South Clifton Coal Mine Fatality. Hurst v South Clifton Coal-mining Co., Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 8

The plaintiff in this action, Catherine Hurst, administratrix of the estate and effects of her son, Thomas Aldred, deceased, sued the South Clifton Coal-mining Company, Limited,…

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Coal Conference

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 5

Mr. Baddeley, who returned to Newcastle on Sunday night from Melbourne, declined the following morning to in any way discuss the recent coal…

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Coal Miners' Claims 25 Per Cent Increase Both Sides to Meet To-Day

The Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 5

Decisions regarding the claims of the coalminers for an increase of 25 per cent, in wages may be reached to-day. The matter has been discussed for…

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