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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 188

The Coal Position Contrary Decisions National Executive to Meet LONDON, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 1

The Yorkshire Miners' Council has decided to recommend members to temporarily abandon the policy of a National Wages Board and National…

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The Coal Miners. Wages Problem. London, March [?]

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 13

The Yorkshire Miners' Council has decided to recommend its members temporarily to abandon its policy of a national wages board and a national pool, and empower the executive to…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 20

The Mount Dudley mine manager's report for the week March 19 states:--"Main shaft is now [?]ft below No. 3 level. Quartz leaders are making their appearance in the hanging-wall country, about 4ft. from the…

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The Coal Industry. Wages of Miners. London, March 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 13

The Yorkshire Miners' Council has decided to recommend members temporarily to abandon the policy of a national wages board, and a national pool, and to empower the executive…

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The Coal Industry Question of Miners' Wages LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

Evening News · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 7

The Northumberland Miners Council has recommended a temporary abandonment of the policy of a National Wages board and the…

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Metropolitan Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 14

The thirty-third annual report of the Metropolitan Coal Company of Sydney, whose head office is in London, has been received by mail. After deducting £3000 for depreciation…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

During the month of January Kampong Kamunting worked Nos. 1 and 2 dredges for 1242 hours, turning over 169,000 cubic yards, for a yield of…

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Pulverised Coal. Fuel Economy

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

Necessity for conservation of coal resources and development of substitute fuels makes the increasing use of pulverised coal one of much…

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Cadia Mine Disaster Town Hall Meeting

The Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 8

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Lambert, has convened a public meeting for to-morrow afternoon at the Town Hall for the purpose of assisting the…

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Price of Metal. Another Mine to Close

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 20

LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.--In consequence of the low price of metal rendering production unprofitable, the directors of the Magnet Company have decided to close down the mine from…

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National Wages Welsh Miners Insist LONDON, March 21

The Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 3

The Welsh Miners' Council has decided to insist on the national wage agreement as opposed to the coal-owners' insistence on district…

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Wages in Britain Extensive Reductions Position of Miners LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 6

The Scottish and North Wales Miners' Unions have followed the South Wales Miners' Councils' example in rejecting the coal-owners'…

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South African Gold Position on the Rand "Industry Past its Zenith" CAPERTOWN, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 1

Speaking at Johnoocshurg at the annual meeting of the chamber of Mines, Sir Lionel Phillips, the well-known South African fina[?],…

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Bulli Colliery Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 7

A roil of honor has been erected outside the pay offices of the Bellabi Coal Company, Limited at their South Bull! Colliery, containing the names of 83 men who enlisted for…

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Miners' Wages

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

The miners' councils in South Wales, North Wales, Scotland, Bristol, and Nottingham have all decided to oppose the district wages basis. Yorkshire has approved the scheme. Crowded…

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Miners' Disease

The Australian Worker · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 7

An advertisement in this issue calls attention to the necessity, of mine workers registering themselves in order to comply with the provisions of the New South…

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Gold Mining. Decline in South Africa. Capetown. March 22

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 7

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg, Sir Lionel Phillips said that the gold-mining industry on the Rand reached its zenith, and was now…

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Coal Lumpers' Union

The Australian Worker · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 16

After having been denied access to the Arbitration Court for three and a half years, following oh its deregistration in 1917, the Coal Lumpers' Union has been…

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Mining Shares

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

Mining shares were quiet at the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and only a small turnover was recorded. Silver leads again predominated at…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 10

The Stock Exchange adjourned after the noon call yesterday for the Easter vacation. Business was rather limited, as might have been expected, but quotations were fairly steady…

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