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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 80 of 184

Mt. Lyell Mines. Queenstown

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

Operations at the Mt. Lyell Co.'s mines are proceeding on lines compatible with the available labour supply, which continues very inadequate. A party of 15 labourers arrived…

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Badak Mine. Engineer's Report. Diverting a River

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In a report to the directors of the Badak Company, Mr. T. W. Orton, the engineer who put down the first bores, states that he estimates that the…

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Federal Cabinet Meeting To-day Coal Conference

The Sun · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 5

The prime Minister has called a meeting of the Federal Cabinet for noon to-day. Senator Pearce, and Mr. Poynton…

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Late Mining. South Kalgurli Mink

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.—The manager at the South Kalgurli reports to-day having sent the following cablegram to the London office: "No. 35 level on the north drive has been…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 7

"It's my side. Ribs, I expect. Rather troublesome. Came against a piece of rock. Lucky, though, or I should have gone right down."…

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To-morrow's Prospects Form of the Candidates Discussed The Prince of Wales Gold Cup

Arrow · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 2

The chances are the crowd at Randwick to-morrow will equal that of an Epsom or Doncaster day attendance, as the Prince of Wales is to be officially…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 13

The following were among quotations for mining shares on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday:--B.H. Proprietary, b 50, s 60: Waihi, b 35, s 376; [?]Junction, b 76, s 9; Hampton, b 126, d 139…

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Coal Industry. Miners and Owners Confer. Another Meeting Next

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 9

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) presided over a special conference held at the Commonwealth Government offices last night between the representatives, of the coal owners and…

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Drought and Strike Gold Mine Shut Down 300 Men Affected

Evening News · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 1

After having been shut down for months, on acc[?] of a lack of water, caused by the drought, the gold mine at Mount Bobbie,…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 5

North Taiping's output for the first half of June was 13 tons of tin oxide. Asam Kumbang ran 278 hours during the past fortnight, treating 46,000…

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Australian Coal for Sweden

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 4

London newspapers announce that as a result of restriction of coal export from the United Kingdom a Middlesbrough firm has purchased…

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Barrier Miners. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 15

A meeting of the A.M.A. was held on Thursday. The following resolution was carried:— "That this mass meeting of the A.M.A. demand the cards from the Technical…

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The Mines for the Nation

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 8

At a meeting held in London at the end of last year the question discussed was whether Unionists should insist on the nationalisation of coal mines by direct action or should…

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Store Creek Gold Find

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 14

WELLINGTON, Friday.--A find of gold is reported on Mr William M'Cormack's property at Store Creek, near Stuart Town. The reef is showing gold freely, and in some instances…

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South Coast Mines. Gas in Mount Kembla

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 14

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The presence of an abnormal quantity of gas in the Mount Kembla colliery was responsible for the employees ceasing work this week…

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Aquitania Oil Replaces Coal London, June 16

The Sun · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 8

A new stage in the history of mermantile marine engineering is marked by the conversion of the Cunard liner Aquitania into an oil-burner…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 9

Some words of gossip, uttered by a calling neighbor, Mrs. Cartwright, who had a relative in service at the Priory, seemed to give additional confirmation…

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Miners' Eye Disease Increasing on South Coast WOLLONGONG

Evening News · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 1

The southern district miners union officials report that nyastagmus (miners' eye complaint) is spreading to an alarming extent in the district, and medical…

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Royal Ascot Races. Tangiers Wins Gold Cup. Buchan Disqualified

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 13

LONDON, June 17. The Ascot meeting was continued to-day, when among the events run was the Ascot Gold Cup, the distance of which is two miles and…

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Great Cobar. Mine Permanently Closed. Receiver's Order. Assets to Be Realised. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 14

The Mayor, Alderman Duffy, has received a communication from Mr. David Fell representative of the receiver of the Great Cobar, Limited, stating that the receipt from the…

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