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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 184

Gold Find Reported at Darwin Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 8

A number of men have left Darwin by train for Brock's Creek in connection with the reported discovery of gold by a returned soldier l8 miles from the railway line…

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South African Coal for New Zealand. Steamer Yonne on Her Way

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 4

The steamer Yonne left Delagoa Bay on January 2 with 5000 tons of coal, for general use, for Lyttelton. The vessel is due at that port about…

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Mining Shares. Tin Concerns Firmer. Advance in Copper Stocks

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 3

Transactions in Mining Scrip were fairly active both on and after 'Change yesterday. Tin issues again provided attention…

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Victoria. State Coal Mine. 28th January, 1920

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 3

Induction motors, 250-h.p., etc., supply of two, P.D. 2½ per cent. (Close noon.) DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND…

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Hours of Coal-miners. Promise of Reform. Understanding Reported

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Speaking of the Broken Hill strike before the Trades Hall Council Mr. A C. Willis, general secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Workers'…

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Gold in Sackfuls

The World's News · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 2

STORIES of "marvellous" gold finds have reached Vancouver, B.C., from the Copper Lake region, 65 miles north of Le Pas, Manitoba, and from Contact, 200 milts east of…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 14

Yesterday, as in the earlier part of the week chief interest in the mining share market attached, to tin propositions, and more than half of the entire listed turnover was…

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Mining Shares. Tin Concerns Higher. Barriers Also Advance

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 3

Tin issues attracted attention on the Stook Exchange yesterday, and in most stocks quotations were higher. Tin Bentong advanced 1/3, Tongkah…

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Gold Discovery Craven Plateau Find Rich Samples West Maitland

Evening News · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 3

Interest in the reported discovery of gold on the Craven Plateau, near Copeland, is rapidly growing, and already many people from around Copeland are…

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Mining

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 January 1920 · page 11

The last of the Tongkah Compound Co.'s leases at Tongkah having now been worked out, considerable interest is being shown in the boring of the undertaking's new properties. According to cabled…

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Reported Gold Find Rush on Craven Plateau MAITLAND

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 January 1920 · page 2

Great excitement has been aroused around Copeland at the reported rich discovery of gold on the Craven Plateau, and already a rush is setting in from all…

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Coal-miners' Hours. Question of Adjustment. a Statement Refuted

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. C. M. M'Donald, secretary of the Northern Collieries' Association, referred yesterday to a statement made in Melbourne by Mr, A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Australasian…

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Miners' Wages Increased. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 8

In reply to a request from the secretary of the mining branch of the A.W.U. for a conference to consider the new wages log, the Chamber of Mines has written stating…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 8

An active market prevailed for mining scrip on the Stock Exchange on Saturday. Copper concerns figured prominently at advanced rates. Mount Morgan moved up /6 to 25/3,…

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Embargo Fight America's Retaliation Threat to Withhold Coal VANCOUVER, January 21

The Sun · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 1

Winnipeg papers do not expect to resume publication before next week. A message from Ottawa states that a new Paper Controller has been…

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Caledale Colliery Idle

Evening News · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 5

Coledale Colliery has now been idle three weeks over a deficiency dispute This morning all bands turned up at the pit month, but as the manager said that…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 8

The B.H. Proprietary Co., Ltd., has declared a dividend of 9d per share, payable to shareholders registered on February 4. The general manager of Mount Cuthbert,…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 3

Transactions in Mining Scrip on the Exchange were exceedingly brisk, and a large amount of business was negotiated last Saturday…

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Gold Producers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 8

Referring to a telegram from Kalgoorlie, the secretary of the Gold Producers' Association (Mr. Thomas Maughan) stated recently that he was surprised on reading…

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Gold in a Hurry Fortune in Six Months Scotsman's Marvellous Luck

The Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 6

Six months ago Percy Willis, of Dundee, left his native Scotland for America with the hope of making a name--and, incidentally, a fortune…

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