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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 184

Ipswich Miners. Effort to Abolish Pieowork. Collieey to Be Closed. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 10

An Ipswich message states that at the last quarterly cavil of miners employed at the Abermain Colliery, Tivoli, it was decided to notify the proprietors, W. R. Black, Ltd., that…

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The Courts. Civil. Mining Shakes Ok Ex-enemy Subject

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 11

The High Court of Australia (the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Knox, Mr. Justice Isaacs, Mr. Justice Higgins, Mr. Justice Gavan Duffy. Mr. Justice Rich, Mr. Justice Powers, and Mr…

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Gold Bag Trail 3500 Sovereigns in Packets Police Inspector's Story Six Men and a Woman Charged London, January 30

The Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 5

The seven persons-- six men and a woman-- who were arrested in connection with the withdrawal of gold from the Bank of England, appeared…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 3

Transactions in Mining Shares were again quiet upon the Sydney Exchange yesterday. Silver lead stocks, however, continued to advance. Broken…

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To Load Caledonian Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 5

The Caledonian Collieries Ltd., advise that the following vessels will load Caledonian coal at Newcastle:— Japanese steamer Tosan Maru, for…

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Latest Mining Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 3

The closing quotations for Mining Shares upon the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday were as follows:— Copper.— Budgery, b 8d, s 10d;…

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Mine Sweeper Back. Stoker Lost Overboard

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

H.M.A. Mine Sweeper Marguerite, which was sent to Suva owing to the Fiji riots, and recalled after matters were settled, returned to Sydney yesterday, and moored off Garden…

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Confiscated Gold Conditions in Fiji

The Sun · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 9

Mr. B. Wharton Kirke, late Sub-in-speetor of Police, Fiji:-- I certainly agree that the Federal Government's action in confiscating the…

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Mining a Brisk Market

Evening News · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

Jin. copier and [?] interests had good inquiry and a stronger market pre[?] Proprietary advanced 6d to 6[?] Tin [?] were irregular. R[?]trut…

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Lord Howe Island. Votes Arrive in Mine Sweeper

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 5

The Lord Howe Island votes, which were not exported to arrive in Sydney until after the date on which writs were to be returned-- April 8-- reached the Chief Electoral Officer…

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Collie Coal. to Be Converted Into Briquettes. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 8

The East Collie Coal Mining Company has acquired from Mr. Alister Ewing, assistant engineer of the Commonwealth Railways, the rights of a patent for converting Collie coal…

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Broken Hill Mining Dispute. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 12

At the Warden's Court to-day the case between Marshall Bros. and the Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd., over the ownership of certain mineral leases near Round Hill, was…

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Industrial Discord. Its Effect on Coal Production. (By Democrat.) No. Ii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 8

A general outline having been given in a previous article of the perpetual unrest and dislocation to which the Australian coal mining industry has been subjected owing to the…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

The manager (Mr. Trick) of Roberts' Celebration advises: "Shaft sunk to 38 feet in country. Intend crosscut for lode at 50 feet."…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

Transactions in Mining Shares were again fairly quiet upon the local Exchange yesterday. Tin issues displayed irregularity. Local concerns…

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C.s.a. Mine Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 8

Further details respecting the fire which broke out at the C.S.A. copper mine, Cobar, on Saturday last were received by the secretary of the company yesterday. The general…

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Latest Mining Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

The closing quotations for Mining shares upon the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday were as follows:— Copper.—Budgery, b 9d; C.S.A., paid,…

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Coal for New Zealand Ports

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 4

After they discharge their inward cargoes of timber the barquentine Lindstol and the barque White Pine will both proceed to Newcastle to…

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Coal-handling Appliances for Melbourne

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 5

Steps in connection with the Installation of coal-handling appliances on Melbourne's waterfront have reached such a state that a conference was…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 8

The market for mining scrip was inclined to display some irregularity yesterday, and in no line was there uniform movement. Broken Hill stocks moved somewhat indiscriminately…

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