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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 188

New Zealand Coal Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 4

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--There is a deadlock over the selection of the chairman for the tribunal in connection with tile coal dispute…

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Mine Closed Down. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 7

The Golden Horseshoe mine was closed down this afternoon owing to a dispute with the filter press hands…

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Mine Declared "Black." Ipswich

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 9

The Redbank Colliery was idle again yesterday. At a meeting of the miners during the morning it was decided to declare the mine black. The secretary stated when the…

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MINING Barriers Down

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 5

The chief feature of the business in the mining section was the drop in Broken Hill stocks. Tin ventures showed signs of weakness owing to the fall of £2 10s…

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Interstate Coal. Federal Fleet in Use

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 6

Despite the effects of the stewards' strike, which involves many interstate traders, coal shipments to interstate ports during the past week have…

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One Big Union Miners and Seamen To-day's Conference

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 7

Representatives of the Seamen's, Wharflaborors', Transport-workers, and Coalminers' Unions are holding a conference this afternoon at the Trades…

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Mrs. Gold's Death Surfing Clubs at the Inquest

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 7

On January 21 Mrs. E[?] Gold died at Manly after she been d[?]agged [?] the surf in an exhausted [?]tion. The inquest on the death of Mrs Gold…

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Coal Stocks at Ruhr Germans Want Transport LONDON, January 25

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 10

The International Miners' Conference concluded with a resolution noting the statement of the German delegates that the stocks of 900,000 tons…

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A Goldfield Romance

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 33

A romance of the goldfields was involved in the history of a little syndicate which was recently wound up in Adelaide. On June 1, 1893, the…

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Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 4

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during last week for places beyond the State was 97,978 tons, of which shipments for Commonwealth…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 5

Barrier stocks provided the bulk of the business recorded in mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Opening values showed a fall,…

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Miners Resume Work. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 10

At a meeting of the A.W.U., mining branch, last night it was decided to refer the dispute betwon the Golden Horse Sh[?]e management and the filter press hands to arbitration, and…

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Bermagui Mystery. Gold Rush Recalled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 8

Tragic disaster though it was, and on every one's lips at the time, the Bermagui mystery gradually effaced itself from the public mind. The fact, however, that even now an…

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A Mexican Cataclysm. Miners Drowned While at Work

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 10

Following upon torrential rains at Pachuea (Mexico) last week, the retaining walls of two dams supplying water-power to the mines in the…

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Coal Seams in Riverina. Developmental Work in Progress

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 3

Great activity is being shown in connection with the development of the coal seams in the Riverina district. At the Mining Warden Court at Urana…

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Metal Crisis. Tin Mines Closing Down. Serious State Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 9

Since the beginning of this year tin has fallen £27/10/ per ton, and the latest quotation of £169/15/ per ton, London, either renders many mines unpayable or reduces the…

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Resuscitation Question of Method Death of Mrs. Gold

The Sun · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 8

The resuscitation methods of a doctor as opposed to those practised by lifesavers was a subject ventilated at the City Coroner's Court to-day, before…

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Mining Rush at Zampi Sound. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 11

A telegrame from Broome states that a large number of miners' rights have been applied for, as a result of an exhibition of mineral specimens of various kinds said to have been obtained in the vicinity of Zampi…

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Position at Broken Hill. British Mine Closing Down. Broken Hill, Thutsday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 9

Inquiries of the various mine managers along the line of lode to-day elicited the following information concerning the future programme of the various companies consequent…

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