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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 188

Mines and Smelters Work on Barrier and at Port Pirie. a Temporary Arrangement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The following statement was issued in Melbourne to-day by, the secretary of the committee of representatives of Barrier Mines:--…

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World's Amateur Sculling Championship American Suggestion for Annual Races: £500 Gold Cup for American Champion

Referee · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 11

Mr. Russell H. Johnson, jun., of Philadelphia, who is on a short business visit to England, called at the offices of The Sportsman on January 12 with the object…

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"Fabulous" Mine Earnings

The Australian Worker · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 11

LAST week-end "S.M. Herald" published a list showing rates of pay earned by some workers in the coalmining industry. These miners were…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 11

The Gold Producers' Association reports the price of fine gold at £5/5/6 per oz…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 5

The following is a copy of a radio, dated 18th inst., from Samarai, which has just come to hand from the general manager of Block 10 Misima Gold…

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Hobart. Mining Industry

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 38

The mining industry is now under a depression owing to the prices of minerals coming down. Several tin mines are closed down, some owing to the reduced price…

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Oversea Coal. Diversion of Shipping

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 4

Considerable apprehension is being felt in Newcastle for the oversea shipping and coal trade. The port is at present practically deserted as…

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Another Mine Closes Down. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 8

The board of directors of the North Mount Farrell mine, Tasmania, has decided to cease operations at the mine. This action has been taken as the result of the low price of metals…

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Mining Shares Trices Compared

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 5

Rise Associated Exted, 3s 2d--1d. Bendlgo Amalg., 1s 9d--[?]d, Fall…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 11

Business in mining shares on the Stock Exchange yesterday centred largely on silverlead and tin propositions, and prices were generally easier. Only one sale was listed…

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Broken Hill Mines Why Not Working Mr. Kavanagh's Inquiries

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 6

Mr. Kavaragh Vice-President of the Executive Council was recently despatched by the State Cabinet to investigate unemployment at Broken Hill He…

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Mine Disaster. Inrush of Water. Overwhelms Two Men. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 9

Shortly after 6 o'clock this evening an inrush of water took place in the Victorian Coal and Mineral Company's property (generally known us the Lal Lal coal mine), at…

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Export of Gold Big Shipment to America £250,000 on Sonoma

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 8

It was learnt on hoard the Oceanic steamer Sonoma yesterday that 59 boxes of specie, equalling £250,000, consigned to San Francisco, had been…

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Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields. Ominous Mining Outlook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 11

The interi statement of accounts of Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields, N.L., for the six months ended December 31 last, shows a record profit of £70,504 after providing £20,000 for depreciation and other…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 11

Another wave of depression swept over the mining share market yesterday and affected in an appreciable measure, industrial metal mining scrip. Prices had fallen so…

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Trapped Under Ground. Ballarat Miners' Tragic Fate

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 4

Two miners named Murk Miles and Edward Parker were drowned as the result of an inrush of water from some old workings at the Lal Lal coalmine…

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A German Mine. Found on a Queensland Beach

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 10

A live German mine was found on the beach near Noosa Heads, about ninety miles north of Brisbane, by holiday makers on Saturday afternoon…

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Russian Gold. Large Amount Seised at Naples

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 10

The police at Naples have seized 100,000 gold roubles aboard the Italian ship Aneora, which arrived from a Russian port. The gold was hidden in…

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Miners' Wages. De-control of Industry. London, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 9

The conference between Sir Robert Horne (President of the Board of Trade) and the Miners', Federation, resulted in Sir Robert Horne promising to cancel the instructions to…

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South Africa Mines Retrenchment New High Commissioner CAPETOWN

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 1

The Miners' Union is protecting against extensive [?] at the De Reefs and Premier diamond mines…

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