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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 184

Craven Platean Gold Find

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 April 1920 · page 2

MAITLAND, Saturday.—Early anticipations in regard to the discovery of gold at Craven Plateau, near Gloucester, have so far been born out. Several parties…

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Northern Miners. Will Not Recognise Coal Commission. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 4

The [?]hern district branch of the A[?]trai[?]n [?]oal and Shale Employees' [?]ration, at its last delegate board meeting, decided to take no part in the Coal…

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Coal Inquiry. Attitude of Northern Miners. State Interference Opposed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--At the last meeting of the northern delegate board of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, a motion declining to give evidence before the Coal…

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Brown Coal. Victoria's Extensive Deposits

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Some idea of the inexhaustible character of the brown coal resources of Victoria may be gleaned from the fact that a drill, now boring at Upper Flynn,…

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Kanowna Red Hill Mine. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 7

A quantity of rich gold-bearing quartz from Kanowna Red Hill mine was on exhibition in Kalgoorlie yesterday. The stone is from the reef intersected at 160ft down in Cook's shaft…

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Mining. London Share Market. London, April 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 7

On the London Stock Exchange to-day the following stocks were quoted:—Brokens, b 59/, s 59/4; Blooks, b 25/10; Mt. Elliott, b 50/, s 60/; Briseis, b 5/9; Mt. Lyell, b 25/, s 25/3;…

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Ruhr Crisis. German Troops Advance. Soviet Threat. to Destroy Mines. London, April 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 5

Latest advices from Berlin state that the Cabinet reconsidered the Ruhr problem, and decided that the despatch of troops was essential, owing to the chaos prevailing, and the…

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Canadian Gold. New York, April 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 7

A message from Dawson, Yukon, states that the Development League Is petitioning the Canadian Government to abolish the royalty on gold because the mining industry is threatened…

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Mining. the Molybdenum Industry. Prospects of Revival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 9

Of considerable interest to the mining industry of New South Wales, and to a large number of Australian investors who have provided the capital to work many of our…

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Wingham Gold Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 12

Our Wingham correspondent writes that the new gold finds on the Craven Plateau are very promising. Messrs. Albury and party have sunk to a depth of 25ft on the reef,…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 10

During the past month the Ratrut dredge worked 500 hours, and turned over 68,000 cubic yards, for a return of 30 tons of tin oxide. The estimated value of the…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 12

The Assam Kumbang tin dredge ran 48½ hours for the month of March, and treated 98,000 cubic yards for a return of 40 tons ot tin oxide, which realised £8826, or £220 per…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 8

Mr F. Tricks, the manager of Riverina South advises under date of March 29th:— North shaft 200 feet level: Main shaft drive advanced to…

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Coal Cargo. Waterside Workers Strike. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 11

The Union Company's collier Taviuni, which arrived at Hobart on Sunday night with coal from Newcastle, has not commenced to discharge yet, as the men demand 1/9 per ton…

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Indians' Gold Swindler Decamps From South Africa. Arrested at Adelaide

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 4

A sensation was caused in Durban (South Africa) recently by the disappearance of a European, who, it is stated, had been entrusted by a…

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The Herefords Gold Medals for Future Shows. Changes in the Herd-book

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Australian Hereford Society was held in Sydney on Tuesday, when the vice-president (Mr. J. A. Beattie) presided…

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British Coal Miners. National Strike Again Possible

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 5

Britain's coal miners seem again to be on the eye of a national strike, the matter. in dispute between them and the Government being mainly one of wages…

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Mine Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 8

The Vegetable Creek Tin-mining Company, N.L., reports for the week ended April 1:—Allen shaft, treating headings. Gordon shaft, east end: Blocking out in No. 2 Weat off 1205ft, in 18in wash, worth 85lb, 24in, worth…

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Broken Hill Miners' Appeal

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 7

Another appeal for assistance in their fight with the mineowners is made to Australian unionists by W. D. Barnett, secretary of the A.M.A. at Broken Hill. The…

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Miners' Diseases. Inquiry at Broken Hill

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 7

It is announced that the Technical Commission, which was" appointed by the New South Wales Government to conduct an inquiry into miners' diseases at Broken…

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