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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 188

Mining Swindle Western Investors Trust Plausible Stranger

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 April 1921 · page 3

BATHURST, Saturday.—A clever mining swindle is engaging the attentions of the police throughout the State. Recently an impressive-looking stranger…

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British Miners An Adjourned Conference—Men Want Fuller Details Crisis Not Over Yet

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 April 1921 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—The Glasgow dockers have refused to handle coal from home or foreign ports. Five vessels laden with coal for the…

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Dispute May Spread Continental Sympathy With Miners Conference Adjourns Distrsss Prevalent in London London

The Sun · Sunday 24 April 1921 · page 1

The dispute in the British coal industry shows symptoms of spreading. A joint telegram from Mr. Robert Williams (secretary of the…

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Miners' Troubles. Colliery Disputes Continue. 154 Since January

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 4

Since January there have been reporter 154 stoppages of work on the Newcastle and Maitland coal fields. There are still three strikes in the northern district. These are at…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 6

Langi Logan South reports a yield of 127½oz. of gold. Adelong Estates No. 1 shows a return of 160¾ oz. from 110 tons. Quotations on the London Stock Exchange on Friday…

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The Coal Crisis Miners and Triple Alliance Coal From King's Cellars London, [?]

Evening News · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 1

Mr. [?]…

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Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 4

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during last week for places beyond the State was 89,504 tons, of which 75,478 tons represented…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 9

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the price of gold on Friday was 104/10 per ounce fine. The board of directors of the National…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 5

Only scant attention was given mining, shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday. A glance at the sale boards revealed the fact that…

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Mombah Launched. New Coal Storage Vessel

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 3

The latest addition to the auxiliary fleet of the Royal Australian Navy was named the Mombah and launched at Cockatoo Island about 9 o'clock on Saturday morning…

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Kandos Miners. to Immediate Strike. Kandos

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 6

Representatives of the Kandos Lodge o[?] the Federated Coal and Shale Employees' Association met Mr. Frank Oakden. general manager of the Cement. Lime, and Coal…

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Coal Strike. Support From Foreign Workers. Embargo on Exports. London, April 23

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 5

The King has despatched fifty tons of coal from the Buckingham Palace cellars for distribution among the poor of London. The Joint conference between the Government…

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British Coal Strike No Settlement Yet. King Gives Fuel to Poor. London, April 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 7

The joint conference of the Government, the colliery owners, and the miners sat[?] for an hour and a half yesterday, and adjourned until Monday to permit the owners to…

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Coal Crisis The Triple Alliance Attempt to Revive Mr. Lloyd George Angry LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 8

The growing gravity of the coal situation overshadows the interest in the Lympne conference. Distress is increasingly acute, and the highest…

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Coal Strike. Mine on Fire. London, April 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 7

Addressing a meeting of miners at Lydeny, Mr. Cramp, president of the National Union of Railwaymen, declared that the railwaymen intended to refuse to handle coal lying at the…

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Mining. Lucknow Goldfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 8

Since the publication last year of the Mines' Departments report on the Lucknow goldfield by the Government geological surveyor (Mr. L. F. Harper) some prospecting has been proceeding with a view to…

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Hopes Revive Settlement Likely in Coal Strike New Proposals Made Miners and Owners Compromise London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 1

The twenty-fifth day of the coal strike brought strong hopes of agreement. Efforts to discover a basis for the…

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Police Warning Gold for Notes

Evening News · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 6

Pretending passengers are warned against entering into conversation with persons unknown to them who pretend to be able to exchange bank notes for…

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Triple Alliance. Miners' Attitude. London, April 24

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 4

Mr. Cook, a member of the miners' executive, declares that the miners will have nothing further to do with the Triple Alliance until it is re-organiscd so that the men at the bottom…

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Alluvial Gold Find Near Grenfell GRENFELL

Evening News · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 4

A part of foresekers under the leadership of a Mr. M'Cabe have unearthed some fine specimens of alluvial gold in Star Gully…

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