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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 188

Coal Tribunal. Miners' Claims. Increased Hewing Rates. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 12

The Coal Industry Special Tribunal met to-day, Mr. Hibble (chairman) presiding, to consider certain claims filed by the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation…

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Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 7

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during tho week for places beyond the State was 80,246 tons, of which 80,975 tons represented…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

A larger amount of, business was recorded in mining shares at the Sydney Stock. Exchange yesterday. The tin gold and copper, divisions were…

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Tense Situation Position in Coal Negotiations Stiff- Backed Miners Both Parties Meet Prime Minister London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 1

The proposed strike by the Triple Alliance in support of the miners has been postponed. ("The Sun's" Special Representative) LONDON, Tuesday Night. Although optimism prevails, there…

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Seeking a Solution. Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 9

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.--A special meeting of the City Council has been called to give further consideration to the critical state of the mining industry and the possibilities of…

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Coal Sales. Export Tax Suggested

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 10

The rapidity with which essential industries in Victoria and South Australia were crippled when the shipping strike held up coal shipments from Newcastle a few months ago, raised…

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Issues of the Coal Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 8

Some portion of the history of the coal strike is set out in the speech addressed by Mr. Lloyd George to the conference convened by the Government between the…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 13

The mining share market oponed with a display of vigour yesterday, and a healthy advance took place on morning call. Metal prices showed a general advance, and…

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The Gold Yield Increase Over March, 1920

The Sun · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

The Under Secretary for Mines, Mr. R. H. Cambage, has furnished a return showing that the gold yield for March, 1921, amounted to 6145 ounces crude,…

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Changed Outlook of Coal Industry. London, April 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 11

The conference between the coalowners and the executive of the Miners' Federation, with Government representatives as intermediaries, opened yesterday morning…

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Coal Negotiations. Triple Alliance Aggressive. Forty Pits Flooded. London, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 11

The minors and colliery proprietors are conferring in an endeavour to settle the strike. Mr. Lloyd George announced that the Government would not subsidise the industry out of taxes or abrogate the order abolishing control…

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A Serious Development Miners Reject Governments Offer Railway men and Transporters Await Orders LONDON, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 1

Mr. Flank Hodges, secretary of the Miners' federation has written to Mr. Lloyd George stating that the misers' executive has considered the Government's proposed terms and is compelled to reject them, as the offer…

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Parties in Conference. Negotiations to Continue. a Humorous Liverpool Incident. Coal Strikers and Owners Face Facts

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 9

The conference in London between representatives of the miners and coal-owners, with Government representatives present, was held on Monday. At the conclusion it was announced that the Prime…

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Small Gold Mine at Dead Letter Office

Evening News · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 7

The Dend letter office is at periods a place of considerable wealth according to the annual report of the Postmaster General…

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Dead End. Council Coal Mine. No Suitable Properties

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 4

The City Council has reached another dead end in its search for a suitable coal mine to purchase. A meeting of the special coal…

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State Coal Mine "In Six Months Time" LITHGOW

The Sun · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 8

'About 50 men are at present employed on the State coal mine site, principally laborers, but there is a fair proportion of carpenters, bricklayers…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 10

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the price of gold in London on Tuesday was 104/10 per ounce fine, a fall of /7 on the week…

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Barrier Mines. Action by Local Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.-- A special meeting of the City Council, held last night, carried the following motion:-- That, in view of the deplorable state of…

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