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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 188

New Menace Imported Coal "Black" Transport Men Threaten Strike LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 7

The Labor correspondent of "The Times" states that a now strike menace has arisen owing to the refusal of transport workers and railwaymen…

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Grave Development Britain's Coal Crisis Dockers and Railwaymen LONDON, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 7

The "Daily Chronicle" states" "There in a grave development in the coal crisis, due to the threat of the dockers and the railwaymen to refuse to…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 11

At a meeting of shareholders in the Associated Tin Mines Extended, held in Sydney on Monday, the resolution dealing with the reconstruction of the company was confirmed. At a meeting of underwriters and…

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Coal for New Zealand

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 5

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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Mine on Fire. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 12

A fire, believed to be due to spontaneous combustion, has broken out in a section of the Noble Vale No. 1 colliery, in the Ipswich district, and steps have been taken to seal off…

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The Price of Gold

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

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the price of gold in London on Friday last (May 6) was 103/4 per ounce fine, a fall of 4d since the previous Tuesday…

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The Coal Strike. Transporters' Threat. Refusal to Handle Coal. London, May 9

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 9

The "Daily Chronicle" says:--"There is a grave development in the coal crisis, due to the threat of the dockers and railwaymen to refuse to handle any sea-borne coal. Those…

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East Greta Coal Co. Ten Per Cent. Dividend

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The directors of the East Greta Coal Mining Company, Ltd.. in their report to March 31, state that the net profit for, the. half-year was £15,077 4s 3d, to…

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Coal Crisis. Grave Outlook. Sectional Action. London, May 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 11

The "Daily Chronicle" says that a grave development has arisen in the coal crisis due to the threat of the dockers and railwaymen to refuse to handle any seaborne coal. These…

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Increasingly Serious Britain's Coal Crisis Nation May Be Mobilised London [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 1

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Mount Lyell. Directors' Proposals Refused. Mines May Close Down. Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 11

Mr. M. Donnelly, local secretary of the A.W.U., has received the following telegram from Mr. Grnyndler, general secretary of the A.W.U.:— "The combined unions' executive met…

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Dockees Divided Handling Foreign Coal Dismissed Council Employees LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 2

The unloading of Welsh coal, which caused trouble at Glasgow, continued to-day, volunteers, protected by the military, unloading thousands of tons…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield 23,656oz. in Four Months

The Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 10

The Under-Secretary for Mines, Mr. R. H. Cambage, has furnished [?] return showing that the gold yield for the month of April, 1921, amounted to…

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The Coal Crisis Volunteers Work Under Cu[?] British Cabinet Resolute LONDON, Tuesday [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 2

In [?] of Mr. [?]nston [?] statement at the just [?] on to Mr. M'Pherson, the newspaper [?] the possibility of a transport [?]…

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Oil Instead of Coal. to Be Used by Railway Companies. London, May 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 11

Six raliway companies, including the Northwestern, Great Western, and the Metropolitan, are converting their locomotives so as to use oil fuel instead of coal. This can be…

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Late Cable News. Coal Strike. Acute Stage Reached. Nation May Be Mobilised. London, May 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 11

The coal situation has reached such an acute stage that the Australian Press Association learns from a high authority that it may be necessary to mobilise the nation within…

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The Latest Cables. Coal Strike. Serious Outlook in Britain. Nation May Be Mobilised. London, May 10

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 9

The coal situation has reached such an acute stage, a representative of the Australian Press Association learns, that high authority may find it necessary to mobilise the nation within…

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Britain's Folly Coal Strike Benefits Rivals Winston Churchill's Warning "Nation Greater Than Any Section" London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 8

Speaking at the luncheon to Mr. McPherson, Victorian Treasurer, today, Mr. Winston Churchill, Secretary of State, dealt with the seriousness of…

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