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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 188

Mining. London Share Market. London, March 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 11

On the Stock Exchange to-day B.H. Proprietary were quoted at 30/10½, and Ivanhoe Gold Corporation at 18/1½…

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Russia's Wealth. Foreign Concessions. Looting the Gold. London, March 29

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 5

The Paris "Matin" asserts that the service Government is allocating practically the whole of the natural wealth of Russia to foreign capitalists, in order to provide credits which…

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Mining Crisis Workers' Decision All Men to be Withdrawn LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 1

The Miners' Federation has decided to withdraw all workers from the mines, including engine-men employed in pumping…

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Coal Crisis Miners in Strike Mood Fear Wage Reduction London

Evening News · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 1

The members of the Miners' Federation executive, having considered the reports of the railway and transport men, have decided to return to thier…

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Metalliferous Mines

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 3

The absence of demand for Australian metals abroad has already been the cause of much unemployment, and is certain to lead to still further…

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Notes for Gold Trick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 10

Mr. Curt Kose, who was a passenger by the Ventura for San Francisco, was approached in Sydney by a man who explained that he was going to America and that he had a friend…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 11

Business in mining scrip was resumed on the Stock Exchange yesterday in a very quiet atmosphere. On the opening call no business was completed in the mining list and…

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Miners Come Out. Abortive Conference. London, March 30

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 5

Alter an abortive conference [?] Horne, President of the Board of Trade, the Coalminers' Federation announced that It was withdrawing workers from the mines…

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British Miners Ramsay Macdonald's Warning LONDON, Thursday Night

Evening News · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 4

Mr Ramsay Macdonald, writing to "Forward," warns the miners that to strike now would be disastrous to the Labor movement…

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Grave Concern Railwaymen and Miners Significant Attitude LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 1

The attitude of the railwayman and transport workers is causing grave concern. After a conference with the miners' representative the leaders…

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Gold Export. and Bank Reserves. a Beneficial Regulation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 8

Mr. J. Maitland Paxton, in opening the conference of the Chambers of Commerce yesterday, and referring to a resolution on the agenda paper which pointed out…

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"Criminally Foolish" 'Times' on Miners' Threat Hope for Speedy Clearing- up LONDON

The Sun · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 5

"The Times," in a leading article, referring to the threat of the Miners' Federation to withdraw all workers from the mines, declares, "While…

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MINERS. British Crisis. Grave Threat Pump Men to Be Withdrawn. London, March 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 9

After an abortive conference with Sir Robert Horne (President of the Board of Trade) the coalminers' Federation announced that it is withdrawing the workers from the mines…

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Mines and Production

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 4

The depressed state of the metal market, particularly with regard to copper, has forced several large mines to cease operations, causing much unemployment, which is certain to lead to further hardships unless some method can be devised to keep the mines…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 17

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The executive of the Illawarra miners, in conjunction with the local lodge officers, met Mr. Vickery and discussed matters affecting the working of Coalcliff…

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A Gold Find

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 12

PERTH, Friday.--A telegram from Geraldton reports the discovery of gold on Wodina Run, 50 miles east of Mullewa. Specimens were shown in Mullewa by four employees on the…

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Warns Mines of Dangerous Gases

The World's News · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 10

THE standard type of miner's lamp has been improved by an Austrian mining engineer, so that it acts as an infallible detector of the presence of inflammable gases in the…

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W. A. Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 12

PERTH, Friday.--The gold yield of West Australia for March, was 47,886 fine ounces, value £203,408. This yield is 6135 fine ounces less than that of March, 1920…

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1,200,000 IDLE British Coal Miners Cease Work Flooding Averted Many Pumpmen Remain Loyal London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 1

Every coalfield, and approximately 1,200,000 men, women, and boys, are idle. The districts are quiet, and there has been no…

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The Coal Trade. Control of Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The Coal Sectional Committee of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce recently considered the question of the control of the export coal trade, and the chief…

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