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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 188

Coal Seam. Discovered in Oaklands District. Melbourne

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

Boring operations conducted by the Government of New South Wales at Corabin, in the Oaklands district, about 20 miles from Wahgunyah, on the River Murray, have…

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Miners' Strike. Funds Running Out. Railwaymen Restive. London, April 24

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

The North Wales miners have distributed their last strike pay, their funds being exhausted. The railwaymen are showing a disposition…

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REPARATIONS The Reichsbank Gold Note to Germany PARIS, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 1

The Reparations Commission has send a Note to the German Government, in view of the refusal to transfer the Reichsbank gold to an…

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Broken Hill Mines Minister to See Directors Work at Port Pirie ADELAIDE

The Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 5

Speaking here to-day, the Minister for Mines in New South Wales (Mr. Cann) said that it was expected that Port Pirie smelters would start work…

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Notes for Gold Police Chief's Action Notices in Shipping Offices Police Warning

The Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 4

Intending passengers are warned against entering into conversation with persons unknown to them who pretend to be able to…

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Again in Conference Coal Owners Outline Durable Scheme Wages to Depend on the Industry LONDON [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 1

[?] miners and the Government again [?] Sir Robert Ho[?], [?] of the [?] of Mr Lloyd George. The conference considered the owners statement to [?]…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 8

Deep Levels Hawkins' Hill Gold Mining Company report for the past fortnight states that the south face on the large body of stone at the No. 5 (bottom level) is being worked about 12ft, wide in almost solid quartz…

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Coal-miners' Wages. Owners' Proposals. a Further Conference. London, April 25

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 7

Representatives of the owners, miners, and Government again conferred, Sir Robert Horne presiding in Mr. Lloyd's absence. Tho conference adjourned till to-morrow, when Mr. Lloyd…

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Gold-seeking at Grenfell

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 4

GRENFELL,Tuesday.--M'cabe and Party who are prospecting the old ground at Star cully, have unearthed some nice specimens of alluvial gold, and are now cross cutting in…

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Gold for Notes. Warnings Issued

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 6

A modern cry. which was likely to become as common as that of "New lamps for old," of Aladdin's time, is to have the diminuendo sign placed against it…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 15

An unsettled mining share market yesterday reflected the immediate views of operators, particularly in view of the uncertain trend of affairs in British industrial circles, and the…

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Shorter Hours. Attitude of the Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--"My directors will not enter Into an agreement that means the shortening of hours and the Increasing of wages at this critical juncture.' They insist that…

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Coal and Shale Employees. Officials in Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Messrs. Baddeley and Willis, president and secretary of the Federated Coal and Shale Employees' Association, have arrived in Melbourne in connection…

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No Firewood. Mines May Have to Close. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 13

Owing to a dispute between the Lakeside Firewood Company and its employees regarding wages for certain classes of labour and prices of foodstuffs supplied through the…

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Another Meeting British Coal Dispute Seeking Conciliation LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 1

Sir Robert Horne, who recently relinquished the post of President of the Board of Trade, will meet the miners and mine- owners separately to- day in…

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Coal Strike. Owners' New Offer. Wages and Profits. London, April 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 13

The owners, miners, and the Government again conferred yesterday morning. Sir Robert Horne presiding in Mr. Lloyd George's absence. The conference adjourned until…

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Germany Makes Another Offer Two Hundred Thousand Million Gold Marks President Harding Calls Hurried Cabinet New York

Evening News · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 1

The United Press Association's correspondent at Berlin says it is officially stated that Germany's new reparations offer is 200,000,000,000 gold marks in…

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Coal Situation. Prospects Gloomy. Miners Determined. London, April 26

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 5

The coal situation, as the result of to-day's conference, is most gloomy. The owners tabled claborate statistics demanded of them. Which only drew from the miners'…

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Pelaw Main Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 6

KURRI KURRI, Wednesday.--After a week's idleness at Pelaw Main colliery, caused by a lodge dispute between miners and wheelers, the colliery resumed work to-day. The lodge…

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Coal Strike New Offer to Miners Railwaymen Castigated Refusal to Handle Coal LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 1

A settlement of the coal dispute appears promising. Sir Robert Home, who is acting as President of the Board of Trade, has offered the miners…

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