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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 188

Our Coal Mines. the Miner at Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 5

The coal miner is admittedly a man hard to understand. And his leaders persuade him that this misunderstanding is a cumulative injury, and another evil device of the…

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Coal Control

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 5

The following telegram has been despatched to the Prime Minister by Mr. J. Paton, president of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce:—…

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Standardised Coal-cutters

The World's News · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 10

A NOTABLE example of the lengths to which standardisation has been carried in British engineering production is afforded by the range of coal-cutters manufactured by one…

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B.h. Proprietary Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 13

BROKEN HILL, Friday.--Mr. Lindsay, acting-manager of the Proprietary Mine, advises that after the Easter holidays there will be no work for daily paid employees. He added…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 13

The Gold Producers' Association reports the price of fine gold in London at 105/ per oz fine (unchanged)…

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Coal Control. Newcastle Disclaimer

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The reported interview with the Prime Minister in regard to coal control is looked upon as likely to cause a false impression…

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Gold and Silver Products

The World's News · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 10

THE question whether the precious metals may be products of atomic disintegration has been publicly discussed by a number of men of science. Professor Soday, of Glasgow…

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Price of Fine Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Gold Producers' Association reports through the Australian Metal Exchange that the Price of fine gold in London on March 23 was £5 5s per ounce…

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Cadia Mining Disaster

The Sun · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 4

The Lord Mayor, the Dean of Sydney, and Mr. C. W. Johnston, M.L.A. (chairman of the Parliamentary Labor Party) have issued the…

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Wages in England. Foreign Coal Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 11

ARMIDALE, Friday.--Writing from England, Mr. S. B. Wilson, a well-known Armidale citizen, describes England's financial difficulties. "Matters in England will," says Mr. Wilson…

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Mining. London Share Market. London, March 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 13

On the London Stock Exchange to-day the following stocks were quoted:—B.H. Proprietary, b 36/, s 38/; Norths, b 23/9, s 24/4; Mount Lyells, b 13/9, s 14/; Boulder, 5/9; Ivanhoe, 16/3; Talisman, 5/9; and…

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Mining

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 March 1921 · page 12

During the past week business in the mining market has proceeded on uneventful lines. General depression prevails, both as regards weakness in prices…

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Cadia Mining Disaster

Truth · Sunday 27 March 1921 · page 10

To the generous hearted people of New South Wales. As elsewhere stated a committee has been formed and a fund opened for the…

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Miners' Wages Employers' New Offer Sharing the Profit LONDON, March 25

The Sun · Sunday 27 March 1921 · page 1

After their mooting to-day the mine-owners forwarded to the Government now wage proposals, providing for a certain standard wage in…

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No Questions Gold From Russia America Relaxes Policy VANCOUVER, March 24

The Sun · Sunday 27 March 1921 · page 1

A message from Washington says that it is understood that there has been some relaxation of the United States policy towards Russia. A gold…

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British Coal Industry General Stoppage Expected. Trouble From the End of the Month

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 March 1921 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. — The Miners' Federation's conference has rejected the coal owners' proposals to return to the prewar system of different rates for different rates for different…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1921 · page 7

The secretary of Ives' Reward Gold Mines reports that the whole of the 10,250 shares forfeited for nonpayment of the first call of 6d per share have been sold. A parcel of 6900 was sold at auction at 6d…

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Coal Strike Feared. Owners' Terms Rejected. London, March 26

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1921 · page 5

At the Miners Federation s Conference, the district delegates rejected the coal owners' proposal for a return to the pro-war system of different rates for different coalfields instead…

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Late Mr. Brookfield Memorial Fund Proposed Miners' Hospital Favored ADELAIDE

Evening News · Monday 28 March 1921 · page 4

At a representative meeting of citizens, held in the Trades Hall on Saturday night, it was decided to form a Brookfield memorial, making it an…

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Coal Crisis. Wage Question in Britain. Unemployment Grows. London, March 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1921 · page 5

The number of unemployed was increased by 57,000 during the week to a total of 1,375,400, of whom 912,000 are men, The Miners' Federation conference of…

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