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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 188

Miners' Federation Ceases to Give Assistance. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 10

It is said that the A.M.A. funds locally are at a low ebb, and that no members in distress or out of work can obtain coupons as previously. One member stated that while…

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No Bunker Coal. at Colombo or Aden. Shipping Circles Concerned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 11

Concern was expressed in shipping circles to-day at the cabled announcement that, owing to labour trouble and the need of railway waggons, no bunker coal will be sent to…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 6

The Tin Bentong return was officially announced yesterday as 8 tons 2cwt. of tin oxide from 32,900 cubic yards in 31S hours. The latest Kalumpang return, reported yesterday,was…

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Sydney City Council's Coal Mine. Allegations of Graft Denied

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 16

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Lambert) indignantly denies the assertions that aldermen of the Sydney City Council were guilty of graft or corruption…

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Metal Mining Industry. Unions' Offer to Keep Mines Working

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 4

With the object of bringing about a resumption of work at the Wallaroo and Moonta (S.A.). Mining and Smelting Company, and helping the company to meet…

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Queensland Collieries All Pits Idle Inter-union Strife

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 7

"Practically all the coal pits in Queensland have been thrown idle today, owing to a dispute between the miners and the engine-drivers," said…

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Invincible Colliery Settlement Likely LITHGOW

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 11

The [?] is still idle but there are [?] that a [?] is likely. Representatives of the men not the [?]…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 10

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the price of gold in London on January 18 was 108/9 per ounce fine, a fall of 1/9 since January 14…

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Coal Tribunal. Chairman's Decision

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 7

An unexpected development took place when the Coal Tribunal met last Wednesday at Melbourne. The Chairman (Mr. C. Hibble) announced that before the…

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The Brown Coal Dispute

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 11

EVER in Victoria 1500 men engaged in the brown coal industry are out of work owing to the Victorian "Nationalist" Government's refusal to recognise an…

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South Australia. Closing Down Mines

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 9

Last week a notice was posted at the Wallaroo mines (copper), to the effect that, on account of the low price of metals and the high cost of production, all work would…

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Invincible Mine Still Idle. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 8

The Invincible colliery at Cullen Bullen is still idle, but there are indications of a settlement. Representatives of the men met the management in conference yesterday, and…

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Miners Go Slow. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 8

It is believed that a committee will be appointed to inquire into the alleged victimisation of a miner at the Blackball colliery. I[?] the, meantime all the mines are reported. [?]…

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Kalgoorlie Mines. Fewer Men to Be Employed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 4

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--Since the railway strike has ended the local mines are receiving a full supply of "firewood, and all will be in full swing again by Thursday next…

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British Coal Glut. Capitalism Breaks Down Again

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 25

One of the bitterest complaints against the British coalminers was that they reduced production, and so prevented the country from the most essential material…

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Engineroom on Fire. Sons of Gwalia Mine. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 9

A telegram received from Leonora to-day stated that a fire broke out in the engineroom on the Sons of Gwalia mine at 5 o'clock this morning. At the time the message was…

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Coal Crisis. Collapse of Prices. London, Jan. l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 9

A crisis has occurred in the coal industry, owing to the fall in export prices, which tumbled from 87/ per ton in September, to from 55/ to 60/ in January…

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A Coal Crisis. Collapse of Prices. London, January 18

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 5

There is a crisis in the coal industry, owing to the fall in export prices, which tumbled from 87s a ton in September to 55s and 60s in January…

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The Adventures of Tom Rawlings. Chapter Xxi.--on the Way to the Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 8

We now sailed north, calling at Brisbane, Rockhampton, and, later, at the month of the Burdekin River, so named after a Sydney resident by that great explorer, Dr. Leichhardt, in…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 8

The Australian output of gold for 1920 wag 617 fine ounces, or 296,211 ounces less than in 1919. Victoria showed an increase, the yield, at 152,792…

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