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Mining & the mines, 1920

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Australian Notes Outstanding. Gold in Treasury

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. --The Federal Treasurer announced to-day that the number of Australian notes issued and not redeemed as at December 31, 1919, was 21,825,494. to Lac…

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Miners to Meet. Important Matters to Be Discussed

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 7

At the forthcoming annual meeting of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, many important maters are to be dealt with, including the…

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Big Coal Cargo. at Sydney to Complete

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 4

The big steamer Ternate, one of the finest and largest Dutch steamer ever seen in Sydney Harbour, arrived in port on Tuesday afternoon from…

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City Enterprises. Coal Mine and Quarry. Question of Acquisition Unsettled

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

For about twelve months the City Council has had before it the matter of securing its own coal mine and its own quarry, and the feeling that the question should be settled one…

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Mining

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

Only a moderate amount of business [?] [?] was transacted on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day. A few sales of Barrier [?] were to order at [?] rater…

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Coal for Melbourne

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

It was reported from Newcastle yesterday that the steamer Waldeck would arrive to-day to load 10,000 tons of gas coal for Melbourne to…

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Coal Restrictions Imposed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Thursday.-- The Coal Board, in a statement issued to-day, prohibits the sale of coal and coke in the State of Victoria except under the authority of the Coal Board. It is…

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Floating Mine. Off Queensland Coast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

The commodore in charge, Garden Island, has received a message stating that on January 2 an object, considered to be a floating mine adrift…

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Great Boulder Mine Resumes. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 8

Operations have been resumed on the Great Boulder and South Kalgurli mines, while a number of tributers have also made a start on the Perseverance. The Ivanhoe will…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 8

The turnover in mining scrip was not so large yesterday, as on previous days of the week, but, nevertheless, a fair day's business was transacted. The easier tendency…

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Coal-lumpers Restless. Loyalists Allege Grievances

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

Coal lumpers, members of the Port Jackson Loyalist Union, yesterday hold a stop-work meeting lasting from 8 a.m. until midday, to discuss various grievances, including the…

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Coal-lumpers' Grievances. a Stop-work Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

A stop-work meeting of coal lumpers, members of the Port Jackson Coal Workers' Union, was held yesterday morning. The coaling of steamers in the port was in…

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Railing at Railways Cut Out the Gold Pass

The Sun · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

E.J.S. threatens to sleep in the Domain in order to save fares:-- I wish to utter my growl. If the Railway Commissioners are unable to…

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Mining Shares. Further Fall in Barriers. Tin Ventures Lower

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

In Mining Scrip Barriers were again lower on 'Change yesterday. Broken Hill South fell 1/, and Junction North 1½d. Broken Hill Pty. and North…

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Engineers Strike Position Serious Coal Mines to be Idle NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 4

The whole of the mines on the northern coalfield will be idle during part of next week as a result of the marine engineers strike…

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Coal-lumpers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 14

The Port Jackson Coalworkers' Union has made a demand on the oversea shipping companies for an increase on the present rates of pay. It has also asked that all…

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Ready Money Northern Colliery Investments

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 12

In assessing the merit of coal shares as investments, intending purchasers of such shares should give special consideration to the factor of labour unrest…

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British Mine-sweepers on the Danube

The World's News · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 17

CUTTING THE MOORING-ROPE OF A MIKE UNDER WATER: "A DIFFICULT OPERATION, REQURING A STRONG MAN WITH STRONG LUNGS."…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 15

Generally firm conditions governed operations in mining setip on the block Exchange yesterday Broken Hill stocks displayed some larprovement, and a few tin, copper, and gold…

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Miners' Federation Engine Drivers' Application CESNOCK

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 1

The proposal of the miners that everyone working in and about collieries should be members of the Miners' Federations in likely to meet with strong…

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