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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 184

Mining Scholarships and Bursaries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 7

The principal base metal mining, smelting, and coal-mining companies of Australia subscribed some time ago to a fund to provide bursarles and scholarships to mining and…

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Mining Engineers Bursaries and Scholarships

The Sun · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 8

The principal Australian base metal mining and smelting and coal mining companies some time ago subscribed a fund to provide bursaries and…

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Red Wharf Mine. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Ii--philip Grey at Home

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 3

Ruth busied herself for a few moments over some trifling task. When she looked up Philip was still regarding her anxiously. "I say, Ruth, I hope you didn't mean what…

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War Between Unicns Government Dragged In MINERS, A.W.U., AND O.B.U.

Evening News · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 5

It was asserted in union circles this afternoon that a drastic move is contemplated by the coalminers unless the Government agrees to recognise the One…

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German Indemnity to Be Paid in Gold Method of Division LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 1

Addressing the Finance Sub-Commission in the French Chamber of Deputies M. Millerand confirmed that the minimum German indemnity had…

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Council Coal Mine. Aldermen Change Views

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

Nearly a fortnight ago the City Council Electric Lighting Committee decided to recommend the council to purchase a coal mine at Awaba. Last Tuesday the council, at the request of…

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Coal for Manila

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

The American steamer Nipsic is due at Newcastle on Saturday next to load a cargo of Abermain coal for Manila through the agency of the Seaham Coal,…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

The manager of Mutooroo wires as follows: "Jessop shaft, 100 feet level, riving north, from 15 feet to 17 feel in are 6 feet in width. Average assay…

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Yehima Maru for Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

The Japanese steamer Yehima Main, which arrived at Newcastle on Sunday from Singapore, will load coal there for that port through the agency of…

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Supposed Mine Near Montagu Island

The Sun · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 5

Captain Brownlow, district naval officer, has informed the Secretary of the Department of Navigation that [?]ile the Commonwealth steamer…

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Action by Miners. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 8

A meeting of the delegate board of the Hiawarra branch of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was held to-day, Mr. S. Bird presiding. The…

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Hwah Ting to Load Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

Mr. O. G. S. Lane, governing director of Messrs. Lane and Dawson, Ltd., who recently left on a business trip to the Far East, and is now in Hongkong,…

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Supposed Floating Mine Warning to Shipmasters

Evening News · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

The Navigation Department has been informed by the naval authorities that a wireless message, received from the steamer Dundula, en route from Port…

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Wages and Profits Miners' Attitude LONDON, May 21

The Sun · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 1

At the close of a private meeting of the executive of the Miners' Federation at Southport Mr. Hodges, the secretary, staled that a special…

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Red Wharf Mine. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Iii.--jealousy

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 3

During the course of a few brief weeks something wonderful had entered into Philip Grey's life. Hitherto his outlook upon existence had been the calm, unambitious view of the…

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Unexpected Crisis Miners and Government "Action Within 24 HOURS"

Evening News · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 1

An unexpected Industrial crisis is likely to arise owing to the Government interfering in the dispute between the One Big Union and the…

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Bradford's "Gold Mine."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 3

This says a paragraph In a Bradford paper, kindly forwarded by Mr. L. A. Sheldon of Kenthurst, is practically what the sewage works at Esholt have achieved…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 11

The mine manager wires as follows from New Baker's Greek Gold Mine: -- "Commenced crosscutting to intersect shaft reef at 13ft. level, Wednesday; reef in stope over this level 9 inches, valued at 25 dwts. Started…

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Coal and Gold. [?]Sation Sought. Capetown, May 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 11

A general meeting of the Federation of Trades at Johannesburg carried a resolution demanding nationalisation of the gold and coal mines, and threatening drastic action to…

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Supposed Floating Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 9

The district naval officer has notified the Superintendent of Navigation that a wireless message has been received from the captain of the steamer Dundula, en route from Port Pirie…

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