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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 184

Gold Seizure. Indians Cognisant of the Law

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Minister for Customs, in explanation of the recent seizure in Sydney as a prohibited export of gold in the possession of Indians who were returning…

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Hoarded Gold. Taken From Indians. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 7

Information supplied to Senator Pratten (N.S.W.) in the Senate to-day revealed that as a result of the suggestion which had been made that certain [?]ndians were obtaining gold…

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ANOTHER £2 British Miners' Demands Situation Becoming Acute LONDON, March 23

The Sun · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 1

The "Daily Express" states that the coal crisis has entered a new and embittered turn. The coal-owners decision to reduce…

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Confiscated Gold Question in Senate Case Being Considered MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

In the Senate this afternoon, replying to a question by Senator Pratten in regard to the confiscation of gold from indians returning to their own…

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Illawarra Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 11

WOLLDNGONG, Friday.--A meeting of the Illawarra Miners' Delegate Board was held yesterday. The executive officers reported that one of…

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Gold Cup

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 15

PRESENTED BY THE FEDERAL, CHIEF JUSTICE (MR. JUSTICE KNOX) AS A TROPHY FOR THE SYDNEY CUP RACK, 1920…

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The Miners. Critical Situation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 13

The miners' executive had a conference with the Coal Controller which lasted five hours. Later, Mr. Hodges described the situation as most critical. Several offers were made, but…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 3

The Vegetable Creek's output for the past week was 5 tons of tin oxide. Cocks' Pioneer ran 125½ hours out of 143 hours up to 20th March,…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 3

Quiet conditions again prevailed for Mining Shares upon the Sydney Exchange yesterday. Gold issues were mostly firmer. In local stocks…

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Gold Shortage. Encouraging, Prospectors

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 14

For the purpose of securing, to the prospector and working minor the enhanced value which is now being obtained for gold, the Minister for Mines, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, has sent a…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 14

Distinctly firmer conditions governed operations in mining scrip on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Copper issues were in better demand. Mount Cuthbert advanced /7 to 13/9…

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Oaklands Coal. Tests Not to Expectations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Tests made by the Geological Survey Department from the samples of coal received from the Oaklands coalfield, about 30 miles from Yarrawonga, on the…

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Wuuluman Gold Find. Rush Not Justified

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 12

Mr. J. C. I. Fitzpatrick Minister for Mines, has received a report from Mr. Morrison, geological surveyor, who has examined the recent gold find at Wuuluman, and who states…

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Premium on Gold. Prospectors' Interests Watched

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 14

In order to secure to the prospector and working miner the enhanced value which is new being obtained for gold, the New South Wales Department of Mines has entered into…

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Coal Industry. "Most Critical Situation." London, March 24

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 11

The executive of the Minors Federation had a five hours' conference with the Coal Controller, Later Mr. Frank Hodges, secretary of the Miners' Federation, described tho…

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Strike Clouds British Coal Crisis The Public Must Pay LONDON, [?]

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 1

The country is confronted, with dramatic suddenness, with the possibility of a national strike of miners, and serious…

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Not Sufficient Government's Offer Declined British Miners' Selfish Action Leaders Condemn Men's Rejection London, March 24

The Sun · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 1

The miners have officially announced their unanimous rejection of the Government's offer of 1s 6d a day increase for all adults and 6d for boys…

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The Empty North. What Will Fill It? the Outlook for Mining. (By Our Special Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 7

Cattle-raising is easily the most promising industry in the Northern Territory at present, but it will not, however successful it may became, solve some of the most…

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Coal Problem £1 for Six-hour Day Restless Miners Kurri Kurri

The Sun · Sunday 28 March 1920 · page 2

The industrial outlook on the Maitland coalfield is not a very bright one. The miners are restless. The average miner, if left to himself, is fairly well…

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Mining

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 March 1920 · page 11

The following companies have been added to the official list of the Sydney Stock Exchange:— Brilliant Gold Mining Co., N.L…

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