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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 188

Export of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 11

The export of gold from Australia during the year ended June 30, 1920, was of the value of £5,548,081. Included in this was specie of the value (with premium) of £5,321,053. The…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 5

Moderate attention was given mining shares on the Sydney Exchange on Saturday last. Tin stocks maintained the previous day's higher…

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Industrial Chaos. Britain's Problem. Miners and Transporters. London, May 7

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 6

Industrial chaos in Britain is increasing daily, and 5,000,000 are now idle or on half-wages, representing 15,000,000 men, women, and children. They are not buying clothes or…

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Coal Position. Premier's Appeal to Nation. London, May 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 9

Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at Maidstone, devoted the greater part of his speech to the coal strike, offering no hope of an early settlement. He said that when coal prices…

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Strangling Trade Effect of Coal Strike Another Labor Conference LONDON

The Sun · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 1

The lobbyist of the "Daily Mail" understands that the miners' executive will be summoned to London next week to make an earnest effort to…

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Coal Strike. Hope of Settlement Remote. Embargo on Imports. London, May 7

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 4

The Transport Workers' Federation and the National Union of Railwaymen have issued a joint manifesto calling on their members to refuse to unload or handle foreign coal…

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The Coal Position Lord Weir's Suggestions Plea to Both Parties London, Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 1

[?] President of the [?]…

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Industrial Chaos Grave Position in Britain. the Miners Strike. New Shipping Trouble. London, May 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 9

The industrial chaoz in Britain is increasing daily. Five million people are now idle or on half wages, representing 15,000,000 men, women, and children. They are not buying…

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East Greta Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 8

At £15,210 the profits of the East Greta Coal Company for the half-year ended March 31 show an increase of £5028 on the profits of the previous half-year. A dividend at the…

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Mount Lyell Mine. Company's Policy

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Monday.-- It was officially stated by' Mr. Lumsden, manager of the Mount Lyell Co., that at a conference held this afternoon between the directors of the company and…

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Mount Morgan Mine. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 7

In the course of a speech at Townsville on Wednesday the Premier of Queensland (Mr. Theodore) alleged that the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company was making "a drastic…

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Mining. a Neglected Department

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 7

The Minister for Mines, Mr. George Cann, was entertained at dinner at the Hotel Australia last night by Mr. J. Symes, of Tingha, to commemorate the turning of the first sod…

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Coal for New Zealand. Expensive Delays

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

Attention was drawn in Friday's issue of "The Newcastle Sun" to two specific cases in which vessels coming to Newcastle to load coal for New…

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Fall in Miners' Wages Minister Explains to Cabinet

Evening News · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 7

The State Labor Party met in causes at Parliament House this afternoon, and had [?] meeting at the time this [?] went to press…

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Financial Collapse Prediction of Miners' Secretary. Control of Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 4

LITHGOW, Monday.-- Mr. A.C. Willis, general secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation, is at present on a visit to the Western District, and is addressing aggregate…

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Coal Situation. Plea for Reconsideration. London, May 8

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 5

Lord Weir, in a memorandum to the Government, pleads for both parties to abandon the present contentions, and re-examine the whole coal situation. He suggests a return to eight…

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Veering Round "Miners Cannot Win" Leaders' Views Change London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 1

There is a growing feeling that this week will bring a fresh effort to end the coal deadlock. The miners' leaders appear to be…

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Coal Strike. Plea for Peace. Disorderly Reservists. London, May 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 7

Lord weir, in a memorandum to the Government pleads that both parties to the coal dispute should abandon present contentions and re-examine the whole of the situation. He…

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Mining Disputes More Northern Stoppages West Maitland

Evening News · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 8

[?] yesterday at Abermain No [?] and 2 coll[?] As the results of the employees' meeting last evening [?] was decided to ask permission…

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The Powder Mine Silesia May Explode Korfanty and His Henchman LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" at Beuthen states that the situation in Silesia is hourly growing worse, and only a miracle will save a bloody…

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