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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 188

Hall-Time in Victoria Conserving Coal Supplies MELBOURNE

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 7

The census of the [?] Board being now complete the Minister for the Navy has announced certain [?] of the [?]ous on the use of coal and coke…

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Britain's Bad Time. Coal and Steel Slumps. London. January 5

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

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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Coal. Annual Production, Figures Task of Discovering Position. Insufficient Statistics

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

There is produced each year by the Department of Mines an elaborate report, in which the mining Industry of the State of New South Wales Is analysed, vivisected, and…

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Coal Tribunal. Sitting in Melbourne. Victorian Ministry Not Represented. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 10

Members of the Coal Industries Special Tribunal, the non-acceptance of whose award by the Victorian Ministry has had the effect of throwing idle the Wonthaggi and Morwell…

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Broken Hill Mines. Four Thousand Men at Work. Medical Examination. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 10

At the end of the year the number of men employed on the line of lode totalled 4050, the greatest number being 994 at the Proprietary mine. This includes, approximately,…

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Wealthy Hermits End Found Dead at North Sydney Man Who Was on the Goldfields

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 1

Another of those strange life stories in which a man p[?]sed of considerable means passes an existence in poverty and even want, has been revealed…

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Invincible Colliery Miners on Strike Lithgow

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

The miners at the Invincible Colliery, Cullen Buden, are on strike owing to a dispute with the management in respect to the limited working of a second shift…

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City Coal Mine Special Meeting Called

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

The special committee appointed by the City Council for the purpose of acquiring a coal bearing property, developed or undeveloped, will meet on…

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 14

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Owing to the mines being closed down from Christmas Eve till Monday last, the coal export trade during the week was slack. The quantity shipped…

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Coal Tribunal. a "Private Discussion."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The special tribunal appointed under the Industrial Peace Act to deal with coal minors' grievances held a discussion to-day in private. A statement…

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Mining. the Vanishing Prospector

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 14

"Prospector"' writes:— Sir,—As a prospector (not of the "kid glove" type) referred to by Mr. A. P. Penman in the "Herald" of the 1st inst., I wish to support his appeal for help…

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Cobar Mines Plant. Offer to Queensland Government

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 15

BRISBANE, Friday.--it is understood that a considerable portion of the plant at the Great Cobar copper mines and works, which closed down some time ago, has since been under offer…

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Old Coasting Steamers. Conversion to Coal Hulks

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

Three well-known coasting steamers have been recently dismantled at Mort's Dock, and convened into bulks for coal-carriage. These are the old…

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Mine Idle. Dispute About a Shift. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 13

The minera at the Invincible colliery, Cullen Bullen, did not resume work this week, as did other pits in the district, owing to a dispute with the management in regard to the…

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"Go Slow." Reduced Coal Output. Owners' Reply

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 13

The opinions expressed by the president of the Illawarra branch of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation in regard to the reduced output of coal, were referred…

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Broken Hill Mines. Workers Warned Against Going There

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 10

At a meeting of the Labor Council of New South Wales a communication was received from the Broken Hill unions, warning workers against going to the Barrier, owing to…

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Two Men Killed in Lithgow Mine Tunnel Roof Collapses

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

Two miners, named pearce and Bannerman, were buried by a fall of rock in the Zig Zag colliery, at Oakey Park, a mile from lithgow, this morning…

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Gympie Mines. Poorest Year of the Field. Gympie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 13

The year ended December 31 was the peorest from a mining point of view in the history of Gympie. During the twelve months 4410 tons 9cwt of stone were crushed for a return of…

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Mount Morgan Mine Half-year's Operations Fertiliser Company Rockhampton

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 3

The half-yearly report of the Mount Morgan Company disclosed that the revenue was £550,703 showing a surplus for the…

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Coal Industry. Removal of Control Proposed. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 13

The Board of Trade, the coal owners, and the miners are conferring with a view to decontrolling the industry at an early date, possibly at the beginning of February. It is…

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