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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 215

Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 3
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Transactions in mining scrip were again very quiet yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, only a meagre volume of business being negotiated…

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South Coast Collieries. Sectional Stoppages. Review of the Position

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 8

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--The prospect of an early settlement of the coal-mining dispute has caused much gratification In this district, and the fact that the delegates to the recent…

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Tasmanian Tin Mine Equity Court Application

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 3

Mr Niholes instruction by Messrs Window [?] Fawl, Williams and [?] appeared [?] Mr [?] the Equity [?] this morning for the…

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Another Mine Closes Down. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 12

The chairman of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Company, Sir Lancelot Stirling, stated to-day that the hopes that the British Government might be again induced to…

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Pioneer Gold-digger's Death. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 11

Mr. Michael Omara, a pioneer of the gold diggings days, died at his residence, at Wombat, aged 83. He came here 59 years ago, and is said to have been tho first man…

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Gold in Russia Important Discoveries LONDON, April 4

The Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 1

Renter learns that a telegram from Omsk reports the discovery of gold bearing reefs near the source of the River Angra, and also that the River…

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Rich Gold Find At Struck Oil, Rockhampton BRISBANE

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 5

A sensational said find is reported from Struck Oil. [?] Rockhampton. The discovery was made by Nell McDonnld and his son…

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Grass Tree Products. New Use for Small Coal. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 12

For some time past the Grasstree Products Syndicate, formed in Victoria, has been conducting research work on a semi-commercial scale for the production of crude oils from…

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Price of Coal. Sharp Increases to Consumers. What Another 3/ Will Mean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 11

The report that a settlement had been [?]ched of the disputa between the New South Wales coal miners and the colliery proprictors over the demand of the former for a 25 per…

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Price of Coal The Impending Increase Will Cost Railways £300,000 a Year State Cabinet Anxious

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 5

The State Cabinet [?] for [?] morning, and discussed the [?] case in the being rate of [?] increase in the [?]…

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Colliery Disputes. Impudence Stops a Mine. Correct Way to Travel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday. -- A stoppage of work occurred to-day at the South Clifton colliery, and also at the Tunnel mine. It is stated that yesterday two wheelers were…

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The Coal-miners. Conference of Parties. Proposed Settlement

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 5

It is confidently hoped that by the end of this week the long-outstanding trouble between the minors and colliery proprietors will be settled on a basis satisfactory to both…

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The Coal Conference. Is a Settlement Likely? Plebiscite of Miners Probable

The Australian Worker · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 7

After being in close conference with the Acting Prime Minister for over a week it would appear that a stage has been reached in the negotiations between the…

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Coal Problem Miners Still Conferring Combined Meeting To-morrow Slow Progress of Negotiation

Evening News · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 4

The problem of arriving at a [?] agreement between the [?] meet the coal owners and [?] regarding the increase in wages…

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Germany's Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 8

A Paris message says: German financial experts have intimated that Germany is unable to continue paying gold for food as Germany will soon exhaust her gold supply in meeting…

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Wallaroo and Moonta Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 9

The Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company, Limited reports for the fortnight ended March 29:— Wallaroo mines, Young's shaft: Sinking…

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Coal-lumpers' Dispute Settled

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- An agreement has been arrived at in regard to the claims of the coal-lumpers who struck a few days ago. They attended for work as usual to-day…

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Coal and the Public

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 4

Coalmining all over the world is marked by one attribute which distinguishes it from every other calling. Coal bus been called the bread of industry, but it is more…

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The Miners. Employees' Council Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 7

A meeting of the council of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation met at Rawson-chambers yesterday for the purpose of discussing the proposals from the…

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