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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 184

The Leisure Hour in the Home Circle the Gold Seekers Why Men First Searched for the Precious Metal. the Lube of Wealth

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 10

The story of what the "Lancet" (London) calls "an [?] discovery of revolutionary import" was told by Professor G. Elliot Smith in a…

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Electric Coal Cutters Abolition Demanded Miners Fear Explosion WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 4

Serious trouble has occurred at Mount Kemble Colliery, as the result of which the mine did not make a start this week. The employees declare that the mine is…

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Miners and Owners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 8

Representatives of the Australasian Coal and Shale Miners' Federation and of the Col Hery Proprietors waited on the Prime Minister at the Commonwealth Government offices…

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Coal Position. Conference with Mr. Hughes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 6

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) had a conference yesterday afternoon with Mr. Willis, of the Coal Miners' Federation, and Mr. McDonald, representing the colliery…

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Red Wharf Mine. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter XX.—(Continued.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 10

After what seemed to Isa a long and weary trudge, the passage came to an end. it opened suddenly, and the glow of their light seemed to be lost in a vast void of darkness, illimitable,…

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Russian Gold Swedish Seizure French Cred[?] Protected LONDON, June 13

The Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 5

The correspondent of "The Times" at Stockholm states that Baron Palmstierna, Swedish Foreign Minister, explains that while he is desirous of…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 20

North Mr. Farrell report for the fortnight ending June 5 gave the crude ore mined and milled as 650 tons, while the marketable ore produced was 5 tons of firsts, and 94 tans of concentrates. Development…

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The Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 17

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- For the first five months of the present calendar year the gold yield was 364,046 fine oz, showing a decline of 108,143 fine oz., compared with the…

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Platinum Mining Parkes

The Sun · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 6

Recent rains have provided a plentiful supply of water at Platina and the work of puddling the platinum thousands of tons of wash are…

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British Coal Export. London, June 15

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 10

In the House of Commons to-day, when replying to a question by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Hall, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, stated that in…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 4

"Philip, don't! You must not attempt it. I will try to follow you if you will put me down." "Shut your eyes. Isa. Put your arms around…

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Broken Hill Strike. the Round-table Conference. Report Before Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 17

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday. -- At a special meeting of the A.M.A. yesterday afternoon Mr. Baddeley (president of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation) said that at the recent…

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Coal Export. British Restriction. Orders for Australia. London, June 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 5

In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Frederick Hall, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman (Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade) stated that in view of the rate of output and…

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"Island Mine, Yule Island, my New Guinea Home" A Glimpse of Papuan Life

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 20

I sat down on the platform of the guest-house in the shadow of the overhanging thatching, and with an occasional offer of a whiff from his bamboo pipe, the native…

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Hidden Gold: a Missing Story. Chapter Xii. Lord Whyman is Surprised

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 44

Mrs. Drake was obviously surprised to find Lord Whyman in the room. For a moment she seemed at a loss for words, then she recovered…

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Dividends Before Human Lives. Why the Carrier Mining Conference Failed

The Australian Worker · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 19

Regarding the recent conference between the Barrier, mineowners and representatives of the men, Mr. Brookfield writes…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 3

The following were included in quotations for mining snares on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday:—B. H Proprietary, b 58,d, a 596; North B. H,.4710; Waihl, b 363, s 389. On Wednesday the following were among…

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Object to Coal Cutters Miners Will Not Work WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 5

In connection with the stoppage a Mount Kembla Colliery, because of the refusal of the miners to go underground until the electric coal-cutting machines…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 8

AH work has ceased on the Bischoff and Bischoff Extended properties, as neither company conceded the men's demands. Both parties appear to be taking a determined stand…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 4

Mr. Jones, the secretary of White Hope reports: "No 2 shaft, 100 ft. level, crosscut intersected lode in borehole 17 ft. east of shaft; lode shows free…

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