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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 184

Hill End Mines. Meeting of Marshalls

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 4

The shareholders of Marshall Hill End Gold Mines, N.L., met by invitation at Vickery's Chambers, Pitt-street, yesterday to hear an address…

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Barrier Dispute. Conference Fails. Charge Against Mine-owners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 4

The round-table conference between representatives of the Broken Hill mining companies and the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Association, over which Mr. Justice…

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Coal Conference Wages of Lower-Paid Men

Evening News · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 7

A conference between the coal owners and the miners representatives was held this afternoon at the offices of the Southern Colliery Owners' Association…

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Eight Weeks' Stride Miners at Clessnock Idle. CESSNOCK

Evening News · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 6

The dispute at the Wickham and Bullock island Colliery, which has now reached the eighth week, is still unsettled. About 44 men are affected…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 3

Led by their guide the police hastened to the spot. There lay the body of Sol Silvet. It was he without the possibility of a doubt. At first glance the big form did look like that…

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New Gold Find. Kalgoorlie Developments. Some Fine Specimens

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 9

KALGOORLIE. Thursday.--An important find has been made by Winfield and party on their lease. Lady Aerial, at St. Ives. The lease is about a mile west of the Jubilation, and three…

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Clearing the Track Mine Sweepers and the Renown MELBOURNE. Friday Afternoon

Evening News · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 7

The Navy Board is making arrangements for the mine sweepers Caranium and Marguertite to make an investigation of the tracks to be taken by the Renown…

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N.z.mines Critical Outlook Men Threaten Action Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 5

The industrial outlook in the New Zealand coal mines is critical. Disputes under the new agreement exist in seven mines. The parties are…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 12

During May Mount Co[?]bert smelters treated 4914 tons running 26 days 8 hours, for a production of 300 tons of blister copper. A 1 dividend will be paid by the Pioneer Tin,…

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Coal Miners' Claims. Proprietors Confer with Men. All Districts Represented

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 12

A conference was held yesterday afternoon between representatives of the New South Wales coalmine proprietors and the employees. Every district was represented, and Captain…

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Constitution of Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 2

The banded texture of all bituminous coal, which seems to be built up of a succession of (generally thin) dull and bright bands, had long been…

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Mine for City Council

Evening News · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 4

The Mayor of Shellharbor (Alderman T. Bateman) has been requested by rate-payers to convene a public meeting to arrange to do everything possible to…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 5

Vegetable Creek's output for the past week was live tons of tin oxide…

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Antonio for More Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 4

The American steamer Antonio, which recently took a cargo of coal from Newcastle to Manila, is due at the coal port shortly. to load another…

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Two Fatalities Train and Colliery West Maitland

Evening News · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 6

Alfred Hickling, an elderly men, living at East Maitland, was killed at East Greta Junction last evening. He was going from West Maitland to Stanford…

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Prince in Dungarees Strikes Gold in Unity Mine Bendigo's Great Burst of Joy Cheering Girls Form Arches Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 5

Bendigo, which gave the Prince the most royal welcome throughout this three-days tour, saw the Prince at his happiest and best. But it is too much…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 15

With the exception of gold enterprises, mining shares suffered a general depression on 'Change yesterday. The effects of an indefinite postponement of a settlement of the…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 13

"Well, miss, it seems that these two had a bit of a fall out last Saturday week, something about a girl. Then on the Monday there was a fight, and Silvet gave Grey a thorough hiding…

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Broken Time at Booth Coast Mines Housing Problem Serious WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 6

Broken time has been recorded at some of the South Coast mines this week and the current fortnightly pay will be below the average…

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Prince at Bendigo Exploring a Mine. 1300Ft. Below Surface. Citizens' Great Reception

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Never since he came to Australia has the Prince of Wales seemed so exuberantly happy as he did to-day at Bendigo. He was positively radiant, taking the…

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