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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 188

Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 3

The coal shipments at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State amounted to 65,042 tons, those for Commonwealth and New Zealand…

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Newcastle Miners' Sympathy

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--At the miners' aggregate meeting in the Lambton Park to-day reference was made to the British coal-miners' strike. Mr. A. Lewis, Northern treasurer, said…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

Barrier stocks predominated on the mining side of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, but the weak tone displayed last week was again…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 11

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the price of gold on Friday was 104/1 per ounce fine, a fall of 1d since Tuesday last…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 4

During' the month of April Kampong Kamunting ran 1225 hours, treating 173,000 cubic yards for a return of 71 tons. £6800 was realised…

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Mount Lyell Miners. Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 10

A meeting of the A.W.U., at which about 200 members were present, was held to-day in the Metropole Hall to receive the report of delegates to the recent conference in…

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Mt. Morgan Mine Reason for Reduced Wages ROCKHAMPTON

The Sun · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 6

The statement issued by the Mount Morgan Co. relative to the present position, and at the request of Mr. Justice McCawley, President of the…

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Coal Strike. Transporters Appealed To. London, May 1

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 5

The Scottish dockers have appealed to the transport executive to convene immediately a Triplo Alliance delegate, conference, and failing support, to ask the railwaymen to…

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Coal Strike. Move by Scottish Dockers. London, May 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 9

The Scottish dockers have appealed to me Transport Workers' executive to convene immediately a Triple Alliance delegate conference, [?]aiting to obtain the support of the…

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Fifth Week of Strike Miners' Ballot Desired Powerful Influences Working LONDON, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 1

This is the fifth week of the coal strike, but a settlement still seems far off, though powerful influences are…

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Very Remote How Will Deadlock End? Miners Refused Ballot Cramp's Gloomy Prophecy LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 3 May 1921 · page 10

The coal situation was unchanged during the week-end. A number of district associations have shown up uncompromisingly as regards the…

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State Coal Mines. Development in Queensland

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 11

In the departmental review of coal mining operations in Queensland during 1920, there are interesting particulars of the developmental work of…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 10

The E .M. Deep Level return for April was 601oz., gold from 850 tons, leaving sands valued at 6[?]. Deebook (Ronpibon) dredge yield for April was 28 tons of tin oxide, won from 55, 000 cubic yards in 42…

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Coal Mining by Electricity. Labour-saving Device in United States

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 2

Shortage of labour and the necessity of increasing output with a reduction of costs are leading to a remarkable development in the…

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Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 3

The coal shipments at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State amounted to 65,042 tons, those for Commonwealth and New Zealand…

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Brown Coal Deposits

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 10

The half-yearly report of the Department of Mines of South Australia gives much valuable information as to the progress of the industry in that…

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Monthly Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 4

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during April for places beyond the State was 350,902 tons, of which 280,615 represented shipments…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 2

For some weeks past only a small amount of business has been recorded in mining shares at the Sydney Stock Exchange, but yesterday the sale…

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Coal Congestion at Colombo

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 4

How speedily the position of scarcity of a commodity can change to one of excess supplies is well illustrated by a cablegram, received by the…

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Coal Employees' Log "Early Decision Imperative"

The Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1921 · page 9

"I have written the chairman of the coal tribunal," said Mr. A. C. Willis, of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, this afternoon, "asking him to…

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