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Mining & the mines, 1921

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

Gold Export and Exchange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 8

We had occasion last week to comment on the criticism of the "Statist" regarding the refusal of the Commonwealth Government to permit the banks to export their gold, in…

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Mount Morgan Mine. Resumption of Work. Rockhampton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 7

The acting manager of the Mount Morgan mine has received a telegram from the manager, who is at present in Melbourne, stating the board of directors, in deciding to start…

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An Old Pal of Mine Farmer and His Horse

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

Mr. G. B. Duff, secretary of the Society for the Prevention of [?] to Animals, in response to an appeal to the country farmers, for funds, to [?] on…

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Coal Industry. Tribunal Adjourned to Melbourne. Difficulty with Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

No material progress was made at yesterday's initial sitting of the Coal Industry Special Tribunal, the employees' representatives insisting on a definite understanding with…

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Coal Output. Six Million Tons Below Requirements. Menace to Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 7

The coal production for Australia in 1913 was 12,500,000 tons. The total for the year just ended is not yet available, but is expected to be between 8,500,000 and 9,000,000 tons. In the same period the number of men engaged in the…

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Coal Tribunal. Victoria Holds Aloof. Tribunal to Meet in Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 7

A sitting of the coal industry special tribunal was held at the Commonwealth Bank building yesterday afternoon, Mr. C. Hibble (president) being in the chair. The…

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State Copper Mine. Not to Close Down. Queensland Minister's Hope Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 7

When asking Parliament for new powers respecting the Chillagoe mining enterprise, the Premier said be was of the opinion that it would not be profitable to produce copper…

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10,500 Idle. Industry in Melbourne Crippled. Great Shortage of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A stalemate appears to have been reached In connection with the shipping strike, since the refusal of the Steamship Owners' Federation to confer…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 6

The Stock Exchanges of Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne will reopen for the transaction of business alter the holidays on Monday morning next. Attention has . recently been attracted to the Dullah…

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Coal Boycott. Victoria and Tribunal. Miners Resentful. Serious Action Possible

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The decision of the Victorian Government to refuse recognition of the Coal Tribunal's award in regard to its brown coal mine Is likely to injure the southern State…

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Coal. Reduced Output. Slowing Down Not Denied. Miners' Reasons. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 8

The article in to-day's "Herald," pointing out the probable reduction of the output of coal for the year, came as a bombshell on the southern collieries, and miners have been…

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City Council Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

The City Council electric light plant Is in a good position' with regard to coal. There are at present 10,401 tons stacked at the powerhouse, and a further 10,255 at the reserve…

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Morwell Coal Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Victorian Government does not seem te be inclined to reconsider Its decision to ignore the findings of the coal Industry special tribunal with regard…

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Barrier Mines. Examination of Workers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 8

BROKEN HILL, Thursday.--At the end of lost .year the number of men employed on the line, of lode was.'4050, the greatest number being 934, at the Proprietary Company. This Included…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 9

The British Central mines are working as before the holidays, but the management will make no announcement regarding the future. No announcements have yet been made…

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Coal Lumpers' Club. Alleged Insanitary Condition

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 6

The Coal Lumpers' Club, otherwise known as the Model Lodging House, at 211 Kent Street, was reported to the health committee of the City Council yesterday as being in an…

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Coal for Melbourne. Heavy Shipments. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 9

The steamers Yarra, Dilkera, Saros, and Kooyong cleared for Melbourne at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day, with cargoes aggregating 15,000 tons of coal. The Yarra,…

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Metal Crisis. Lead Mines. a Gloomy Outlook. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 9

A recent cable message showed a serious decline in the prices of base metals, and the position in the lead industry has now been made worse by the disclosure that there are…

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A Fall of Stone. Fatality at the Mount Kemble Mine

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

On Wednesday last, a fall of stone occurred at the Mount Kemble mine, at Wollonging (N.S.W.), crushing a miner named Arthur Funnell, and…

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Industrial Slump. British Coal and Steel. London, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 9

There is a slump in the South Wales coal trade owing to the stoppage of French purchases. France during the recent strike purchased heavily from America, believing that…

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