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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 184

The Coal Trade

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 7

A pleasing feature of Australia's overseas trade is the slow but sure revival of our coal trade. A glance at the list of vessels loading and to…

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Coal and Shale. Reduced Output. Increased Value of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 8

A preliminary report submitted to Mr. Fitzpatrick, State Treasurer, shows a decrease in the coal and shale output for 1919, compared With that for 1918. There was also a…

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Coal Production The Year's Operations

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 3

A preliminary report regarding the production of coal, shale, and coke during 1919, furnished to Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister for, Mines, states…

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New South Wales Gold Yield

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

The Under-Secretary for Mines Mr. Cambage has furnished a return showing that the gold yield for January was [?] crude equal to [?] fine valued…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 12

Firm conditions were again in evidence in the mining section of the Stock Exchange yesterday. Further advances in all metal quotations, combined with the buying of some…

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Raising the Wind Government Wants Gold London

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 1

Lord French and a number of other well-known people support the suggestion that the public should be invited to sell gold articles to the…

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Milk and Butter Miners' Demonstration Led by Town Crier London Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 1

The [?] [?]…

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A Promising Find Gold and Silver Out West BATHURST

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

Much interest has been aroused by the discovery of a promising make of gold quarter on Messrs Kelly Brothers property at Wulluman. A return from the…

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Coal Production. Large Decrease. 431,622 Tons Less Than in 1918

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 10

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Treasurer and Minister for Mines, yesterday made available a preliminary report showing the production of coal in this State last year as compared with…

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Export Manifests New South Wales. 1920. BALCATTA, s, For Callao. Sailed Newcastle, Feb. 6, 1920. Seaham Coal Co., agents. GALLAO

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 2

Seaham Coal Co., 3283 tons coal, 196 tons coke (Complete.) MEIKAI MARU, s,…

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A Council and a Coal Mine

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 11

WHAT just exactly is the matter with the City Council of Sydney? It is supposed to be a business body, and to carry out work in the interest of the…

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Labor Majority Municipal Coal Mine Scheme Being Pushed On

Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

A specially requisitioned meeting of the City Council was held at noon to-day in order to sanction a visit of inspection by alderman to four coal properties…

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Endangering Miners' Lives

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 11

ONE of the blackes blots on the political history of New South Wales was perpetrated by the Holman Government in August, 1917—during the general…

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State Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 8

The gold yield of New-South Wales for the month of January, 1920, was 6873oz crude, equal to 658Goz fine, valued at £27,976, as compared with 4220oz crude, equal to [?]4120oz…

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Silver-gold Ratio

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 8

Bar silver was quoted on Tuesday at 7/4¾ per ounce standard, and 7/11 13-16 per ounce fine. How the ratio between the prices of silver and gold has varied at intervals of…

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Financial. American Gold Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 8

The United States is now practically the only country where the movement of gold is free. The embargo on export was lifted during June, and in the five months to November…

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Gold Seized. £700 From Indians

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 7

Gold valued at about £700 was seized by the Customs searchers yesterday. Sho[?]tly before the steamer Roggeveen sailed at noon from Dalgety's No. 2 wharf for…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 8

Mining share dealing increased in activity on Change yesterday. The movements in most sections were again stronger. Broken Hill stocks realised slightly firmer rates…

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Miners' Diseases. Technical Commission at Broken Hill

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 14

The inquiry into miners' diseases at Broken Hili by the Technical Commission is now well under way. Dr. H. Wardlow, who is inquiring into the dust conditions…

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Cornish Miners. Protest Against Prices. London, Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 7

The town crier in St. Just, Cornwall, called out the miners, who walked in procession to neighbouring villages, where they induced ot[?]r miners to join in a demonstration…

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