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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 184

Late Cable News British Miners Threaten Trouble demands for Nationalisation and Increased Wages LONDON

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. V. Hartshorn, M.P., a leader of the South Wales miners, caused mild [?]ensation in the House by asserting that the rejection of the scheme for the…

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Will Miners Strike? Nationalisation Crisis LABOR M.P. Predicts Early Trouble "Hold Out Till Ribs Fall In" LONDON, February 12

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1920 · page 3

A crisis is expected in the Labor ranks over the Government's resistance to the nationalisation of the mines. The moderates favor waiting…

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Victoria. State Coal Mine. 10th March, 1920

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 3

Induction motors (250 h.-p.), supply of Particulars at office, Robb's Buildings, Collins-street, Melbourne…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 9

Tin stock attracted chief attention on the Stock Exchange on Saturday. Malayan interests were particularly firm. Larut advanced to 95/, as against 91/ a week ago, and…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 3

Transactions in Mining Scrip were also fairly brisk. Barriers were again firmer Broken Hill Pty. rose 3d, and British old, also 3d. South were…

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Lure of Gold

The Sun · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 3

The rush to the goldmining areas has always proved most fascinating to large numbers of people. Likewise to holders of goldmining shares there is…

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Increasing Coal Output. Berlin, February 14

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 6

The Prussian Government has introduced a bill by which it proposes to transfer to the Ruhr coal district 130,000 workers with their families, totalling 600,000. in order to materially…

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Miners Dissatisfied. Rejection of Nationalisation. London, February 13

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 6

Mr. Hartshorn, M.P. for South Wales, and the minors leader, caused a mild sensation by asserting in the House of Commons that the relection of the nationalisation of mines…

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MINING Edna May Deeps Buoyant

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 5

The principal feature of business on the Sydney Stack [?] to-day was the good rice in [?] [?]…

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No Coercion Miners' Talk Disavowed Moderates v. Extremists LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 1

Moderate Labor Ms.P. are using yards of newspaper space to disavow the miners' talk of coercing the Government…

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Free Gold Market "Our Traveller Prince" Australian Proposal to India LONDON, February 13. The Bagmen's Toast LONDON, February 14

The Sun · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" at Delhi states that the chairman of the Australian Gold Producers' Association, who is visiting India, urged the Presiding at a festival dinner of the Commercial Travellers' Schools in the Connaught Rooms, the Prince of Wales referred with evident pleasure…

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Coalcliff Colliery. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 6

The Coalcliff colliery is idle again to-day, owing to the men going on strike, as it is alleged a loyalist fireman has been employed by the company. As usual the men went down…

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Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during last week for places beyond the State was 47,985 tons, of which 28,114 tons was for…

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Idle Collieries. Serious Position at North Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 6

A serious position has been created at the township of Coledale, on the South Coast, as a result of the mine not working. About 450 men are affected, 400 at the…

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Mining Returns

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

Tongkah Harbour's output for the past week was 16 tons of tin oxide. The fine dredges restarted on the 12th. Advice from the mine manager of…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 8

An active market ruled for mining scrip on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Tin stocks attracted most attention, with gold interests also active, but dealings in Broken Hill stocks,…

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Pelaw Main Colliery Many Men Out Result of Union Rivalry West Maitland

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 6

The Pelaw Main Colliery which [?] work on Tuesday last on account of a dispute between the Deputies and Shot-Fires Association and the Colleiy…

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Railway Advance Fields. Access to Victoria. Border Line to Tap the N.s.w. Coal

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 3

Representations were made to the Victorian Minister for Railways (Mr. Barnes) last week that the linking up of the rail terminus at Corowa…

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Gold at Wulluman

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 7

WELLINGTON, Tuesday.--The recent assay from Kelly Brothers' mine at Wulluman was 9oz.17dwt. gold and 4oz. 3dwt. silver. The reef has been crosscut at various points, and…

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Tingha Mines. Permanent Water Supply

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 12

INVERELL, Tuesday.--At the Warden's court, Tingha, yesterday, James Symes, on behalf of a London syndicate, secured permission to run a pipe-line from the Moredun Creek to the Tingha…

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