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Mining & the mines, 1920

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Red Wharf Mine. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xxvi.—the Secret Way

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 3

Isa looked with compassion at the distracted figure kneeling at hor feet. "Pray get up, Miss Cossop. It is not right for you to kneel here," said Isa gently as she…

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Mining. the Share Market. Slump in Copper Stocks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1920 · page 11

Dealings in mining shares were quiet on 'Change yesterday, and with the exception of copper stocks a generally firm market prevailed. The present price of copper does not leave…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 8

Rawang Tin, Ltd., has got under way without much loss of time. After overhauling the 12 - inch plant started in No. 1 paddock on April 14 and worked 832 hours to May 28, sluicing [?]0,000 yards for 25 12. tons of tin…

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Marking Time Industrial Unrest Coal Miners and Mr. Hughes

The Sun · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 5

Unionists at the Trades Hall are awaiting developments regarding the Victorian strike position. The Federal Council of the Federated…

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Coal for Singapore

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 4

Messrs. Lane & Dawson, Ltd., despatched the Japanese cargo steamer Yoshida Maru 1. from Newcastle at 1 a.m. yesterday for Singapore. A…

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Coal for Hobart

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 7

The Tasmanian-owned schooner Amelia J. arrived at Newcastle on Saturday after a 9-days' trip from Brisbane. She will load coal at the…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 5

Tongkah Harbour's output for the past week was 22 tons of tin oxide. Ratrut Basin, during the first half of June the dredge worked 260 hours,…

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Australian Coal for Sweden

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 10

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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Coal for the East

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 4

The Japanese steamer Toyora Maru, which has been chartered to load coal at Newcastle for the East through the agency of the Scottish Australian…

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Polshannon to Load Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 7

After she discharges her inward cargo of oil at Sydney the steamer Polshannon will proceed to Newcastle, where she loads coal for…

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Waitemata to Load Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 4

After she discharges her inward cargo from Vancouver the Union Steamship Company's cargo steamer Waitemata will leave Sydney for…

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Gold Near Benarkin. Reported Discovery

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 10

Reports have been received in Brisbane of a find of gold at Nukeninda, in the Brisbane Valley region, and about 40 miles from Toowoomba, and…

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Toyo Maru Ii. to Load Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 4

After she discharges her inward cargo at Melbourne the Japanese steamer Toyo Maru II. will come round to Newcastle in order to load…

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Why Men First Searched for Gold

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 2

The story of what the "Lancet", (London) calls "an 'ethnological discovery of revolutionary import" was recently told by Professor G. Elliott Smith. Briefly,…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 5

"Is mother gone? he asked in a hushed voice. Ruth was on her knees beside him. "Oh, Phil! I hadn't ought to have lot you know. Wo didn't mean to," she said in the…

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Enginedrivers and Firemen. Demands on Coal Owners. Six-hour Day and £8/8/6 a Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 12

The Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Union, whose members are now on strike in Melbourne, has decided to make a claim on the New South Wales coalowners for new…

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An Exciting Finish Parkdale and Silverton Run a Dead Heat For the Prince of Wales Gold Cup at Randwick

Referee · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 1

The Prince of Wales Gold Cup, with its £2000 added money, £100 trophy, and a "bit to nothing" out of Tatt's sweeps on the race, made a large field certain…

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Trade with the East Australia's Opportunity. Future of Gold Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 8

MELBOURNE. Wednesday.—After an absence of about eight months, during which he visited India, Malaya, the Dutch Indies, China, and Japan, Mr. E. C. Dyason has returned to…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 5

Yerranderie Silver has declared a dividend (the 127th) of 6d per share, payable on the 30th of June. The transfer books will be closed from the…

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MINING. The following were among closing mining quotation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 6

on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday: Broken b 59,9, .British b 376, s 40: Hampden, 13,9; Great. Bouider, b 7,6. s 77;lvahone 257 Hampton, 107…

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