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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 184

Coal for Manila

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 3

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 · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 5

Mine manager of Mount Dudley reports for week ended the 22nd inst. as follows:—Open cut: Timbering has now been completed, and ore is being…

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Hwah Ting to Load Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 6

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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Amy Turner to Load Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 4

The American barquentine Amy Turner, which arrived at Invercargill (N.Z) on May 3 from San Francisco, has been chartered to load coal at…

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More Mines Sighted Off Montague Island

Evening News · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 4

The master of the schooner Joseph Sims has reported to the Navigation Department that he sighted two egg-shaped oldects floating off Montague Island. It…

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The Victoria. Coal to South Australia

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 4

The China-Australia mail steamer Victoria, which reached Newcastle last evening from Sydney, will load coal at the northern port for South…

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Industrial Court. (Before Judge Curlewis.) Metalliferous Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 9

His Honor again had before him the application by the Australian Workers' Union for an award for metalliferous miners, under the Metalliferous Mines, etc., Genaral (State)…

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Wages and Profits Miners' Attitude LONDON, May 21

The Sun · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 8

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

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

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 6

Ruth uttered a low cry of alarm when she felt someone catch hold of her arm, and, turning, saw who it was had done so." 'Ullo, Ruth! I've been wantin' to ha' a…

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Mines Nationalisation. Demand with a Threat. Capetown, May 24

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 9

A Johannesburg message states that a general meeting of the Federation of Trades-Unions adopted a resolution demanding nationalisation of the gold and coal mines, and threatening to…

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Burnt in Effigy Miners and Sir G. Fuller CESSNOCK

Evening News · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 4

Bellbird miners this morning turned an effigy of Sir George Fuller, which been an inscription referring to his part in the [?]17 strike…

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Miners' Influence Will Government Yield? Position Op O.B.U. MEM

Evening News · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 5

The Government mandate that one Big Union members must join the A.W.U. becomes operative after to-day unless the…

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Bellbird Colliery. Increasing the Coal Output

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 4

At the invitation of the directors of the Hetton and Bellbird collieries and the directors of the Australian General Electric Company a large number of visitors were present yesterday…

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Mining. in and About Toe Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 7

On the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday closing mining quotations included:--Brokens, b 646, a 64; North B.H., b 529, a 53; Hampden, 139; Ivanhoe, 257; Hampton, b 176, s 19…

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Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 4

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle district last week for places beyond the State was 79,646 tons, of which 50,940 tons comprised shipments…

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Supposed Floating Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 11

What are believed to be three floating mines have been discovered near the south coast The finding of the first was advised by the naval authorities on Tuesday as having been…

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Hidden Gold: a Mining Story Chapter Vi. Jocelyn Asks a Question

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 44

"Those are all the letters for to-day, Miss Drake." Lady Grigg's, Jocelyn's employer, made a rule of being severe with her…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 5

The report for the fortnight ended 19/5/'20 of the Kingsgate Molybdenite No Liability is as follows:—Milling two shafts on mine ore. Mill running…

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NEWCASTLE. May 25. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 2

Sommonwealth Govt., 2955 tons coal E Drapery. Thomas Smith & Co., 1 pkge sewing thimbles. E…

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Supposed Floating Mine. Report Confirmed

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 4

Confirmation of the reported sighting of a floating mine near Montague Island has been supplied by the master of the schooner Joseph Sims, who has…

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