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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 184

Coal and Morals. a Strange Notion

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 50

The United States last year produced a total of 685,000,000 tons of coal, which worked out at 6¾ tons per inhabitant. Germany at her best never produced more than…

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Futurity to Gold Tie. Menin's Woodcliff Handicap

The Australian Worker · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 9

The V.A.T.C. concluded its Autumn meeting at Caulfield on Saturday. There was a large attendance. Gold Tie. showed his best Queensland form, by leading all…

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Broken Hill Miners. Picketing the Works. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 7

The A.M.A., at a general meeting yesterday, further considered the question of the removal of concentrates from the mines by employees of the Silverton Tramway Company,…

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Mining Shares. Barriers Again Firmer. Tin Ventures Higher

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 3

Business in Mining Scrip was again brisk on the Exchange yesterday. Silver lead stocks were again firmer, owing to increased buying orders…

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Blacks Break Out African Mining Trouble Firearms Used; Many Casualties Capetown

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 1

There have been further active developments in connection with the colored labor problem. A telegram from Johnuneburg states that a serious affray with natives occurred at the Village Deep mine. It is reported that a large body of native strikers attacked the police…

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Mining Shares. Gold Concerns Active. Tin Issues Firm

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

Transactions in Mining Scrip were again active yesterday on the Sydney Stock Exchange. Gold Issues were lively, and sales…

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Mining notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

The following is a copy of a telegram which has been received to-day from Mr. Williamson, mine manager of Block 10 Misima Gold Mines, N.L:—…

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News of the Day From the Four Quarters Foreign Cables Riotous Native Workers at South African Mines. Conflict with Police

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

The labor disputes on the Rand and other South African mining fields, which have been causing anxiety for several months, have assumed a very serious…

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Export Manifests New South Wales. 1920. City of Sydney, batne. For Alaska, Sailed Newcastle, Feb. 20, 1920. Newcastle Coal Co., agents. ALASKA

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

Newcastle Coal Co., 3015 tons coal (Complete.) AMENDED. BORDA, P. & 0. Br. s,…

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Mining "Boom." Hampton Plains Gold Stocks. English Capital Invested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 13

The Hampton Plains gold Hold, which began to attract the attention of the gold-mining industry of Australia last September, has, during the past few days, developed into a…

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The Coal Collectors

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 23

It was cold at Locre in January of 1918, but our only fuel was what we could souvenir from the transports wending their way to the dump at…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 3

The output of Vegetable Creek for the past week was five tons of tin oxide. The return of the Mount Morgan…

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Current News. the Gold Season

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 10

Don't neglect that cold. Pye's Bronchial and Lung Balsam cures and cures quickly. The most efficient preparation on the market. Price 2/-. Pye, Chemist,…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 14

Business a mining scrip was conducted on extensive lines on Change yesterday, and generally firmer conditions provailed. Broken Hill stocks were stronger all round. British…

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Futurity Form Gold Tie Brilliant Erratic Chrysolaus

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 5

Gold Tie's Futurity win was a great performance, and good judges of form not only enthused over it, but declared it to be the winning trial for…

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Ready Money See Your Broker Concerning-- Howard Smith, Ltd. Huddart Parker, Limited. Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Coy., Ltd. Bellamei Coal Coy., Ltd

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 12

Amount to bo invested, £167 10s. At latest buying price, 336. Buying 100 £1 shares, fully paid. Yearly Income, £12 10s…

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Mining

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 February 1920 · page 15

The Home Reef Gold Mines, N.L., has been placed upon the official list of the Sydney Stock Exchange. The Undertaking has an authorised capital of £10,000…

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Native Strike Over South African Mines Resume CAPETOWN

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 February 1920 · page 1

It is reported from Johannesburg that the strike of native miners is practically, over. Work has been fully resumed at nearly…

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