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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 215

Coal for Jap. Warships Perth

The Sun · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 2

The Japanese warships are cancelling their eastern tour because of the influenza epidemic. They wanted 2000 tons of coal here, but could not got…

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Called to Conference Mr. Watt to Coal Owners

Sunday News · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 2

Meeting on Tuesday. N.S.W. Railways Have Big Reserves of Coal on Hand. Government will not interfere yet. MELBOURNE, Saturday Night.—A [?]…

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Waiting for Coal Vessels at Stockton Newcastle

The Sun · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 2

The coal shortage, which has caused considerable delay to inter-State and oversea shipping during the past few days, shows signs of becoming worse…

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Drastic Measures Threatened If Coal Conference Proves Abortive

Sunday News · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday Night.—[?] in commercial circles [?] as to what action the Government will take regarding the coal…

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Old Greta Colliery Memories of Former Disaster Recalled by Re-opening MAITLAND

Sunday News · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 2

News of the re-opening at the old Greta Colliery by the proprietors of the [?] was seen received with such satisfaction in the district. Twenty years ago, [?] in the mine…

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Diseases of Miners Broken Hill Wants Board of Trade Investigation

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Australasian Colliery Employees' Federation, states that the Federation has received strong protests from its…

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Coal and Beer Predictions of Experts LONDON, April 24

The Sun · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 1

Mr. Harold Cox, the well-known writer on economics and Professor Edwin Cannan (Professor of Political Economy and Economics at London…

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Coal Crisis Position Still Disturbed :: Watt and State Govt. Was Peace Assured?

The Mirror · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 2

The position as to the coal industry remains exceedingly uncertain and disturbed. The appointment of the Royal Commission has made things worse, so…

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Still King Coal Ministers and the Crisis Question of Reserves Reduction in Traffic Services

The Sun · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 2

The Asquithian motto "Wait and see" aptly describes the attitude adopted by the State Government with regard to the coal crisis…

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Kurri Difficulty Government to Provide for Quarantine—Work in All Mines Will Be Resumed To-morrow

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 2

Cessnock, which is seven miles from Kurri-Kurri, is free from influenza, while Kurri is infected, with 55 cases on the list. The men from Kurri come over…

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Waggon-load of Coffins at Lithgow Civic Officials Description of the Condition of the Mining Centre BATHURST

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 2

The unprecedented plight of Lithgow in the epidemic is vividly indicated in a letter from a high civic official read by the Mayor of Bathurst at a meeting of…

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Illawarra Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 6

The cavilling for places in three collieries —Kembla, Excelsior, and Mount Pleasant— threatens to become a cause of trouble among the miners concerned. At Mount Pleasant,…

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Coal Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 8

There was on Saturday a heated scene at the meeting of the Coal Commission, Mr. Robert Smillie, Sir Leo Chiozza Money, and other representing the miners, threatening to…

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Coal Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 9

The sittings of the Coal Commission will be resumed in No. 2 Jury Court, Supreme Court-buildings, at 10 a.m. to-day…

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Mount Morgan Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 9

During the four weeks ended April 20 the furnaces treated 9798 tons of Mount Morgan ore, 1498 tons Many Peaks ore, 3297 tons concentrates, and 6 tons purchnsed ore, for a…

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Broken Hill Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 9

During the three months from January to March, 1919, the despatches of Broken Hill mines totalled 62,473 tons of load concentrates, 81,088 tons of zinc concentrates, and…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 3

Transactions in mining script were very quiet on Saturday, and only a meagre amount of business was negotiated…

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Cessnock Miners and the 'Flu

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 6

Arrangements have been made to protect Cessnock, which is up to now uninfected, by means of a local quarantine. Those of the Cessnock miners who live in…

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Tasmania's Coal Supplies. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 4

The Acting Premier has forwarded the following telegram to Mr. Watt:—"The coal situation in Hobart has become acute, and the only reserve stocks are at the gas works,…

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