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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 188

Fine Gold

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 13

Prodigal cassia, lighting the frosty air, Set in the jade of fresh, dew-sparkling leas; Beauty's own message thou burnest, yet…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 5

A moderately active market prevailed for mining shares at the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. The weakness in the quotations for Barriers, which…

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State Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 8

The gold yield of New South Wales for April amounted to 8500 ounces crude, equal to 8[?]28 ounces fire, valued at £34,101, as compared with 3079 ounces crude, equal to 2799 ounces fine, valued at £11,8[?]9,…

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The Coal Strike Crisis

Evening News · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 6

With the importation of large quantities of coal into England the great Strike enters upon a new and probably its final phase, if coal can be land[?] and distr[?]ed in qua[?]itles sufficient to relieve the industrial tension, the cost[?] must d[?]mately accept de[?] is [?]…

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The British Coal Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

That the Industrial chaos in Great Britain is now very serious is in many ways apparent. Five million workers arc now Idle or on half waxes, representing 15,000,000…

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The Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 8

The Gold Producers' Association reports. that the price of gold in London on Tuesday was 103/2 per ounce fine, a fall of 2d since Friday, May 6…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 8

Some irregularlty was displayed in mining scrip on the Stock, Exchange yesterday, and recent advanced prices were not altogetner [?] Declines in the London…

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Warships Held Up Coal Cot Off

Evening News · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 7

Certain vessels of the [?] fleet are hung up [?] of [?] of coal—owing in the [?] on funds…

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Mount Morgan Mines. Closing in Near Future

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 16

As a result of the decision of the workers employed at the Mount Morgan mines not to consent to a 20 per cent, reduction in wages, it is feared that the…

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Late Cable News. Importing Coal. Government Measures. London, May 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 7

The Board of Trade announces that the Government has arranged to import coal to ensure the maintenance of services essential to the life of the community, and will…

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The Latest Cables. Britain to Import Coal. London, May 11

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 5

The Board of Trade announces that the Government has arranged to import coal in order to ensure the maintenance of services essential to the life. of the community, and to take…

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Breaking Point. Coal Strike Effects Drastic Move Likely. London, May 10

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 5

In view of Mr. Churchill's ominous statements at the luncheon to Mr. M'Pherson, the newspapers regard the possibility of a trans Port strike as moat serious. The railway…

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N.s.w. Gold Yield. 23,656Oz, in Four Months

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

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

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Railwaymen's Threat Coal Crisis Worse Government Takes Action LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 1

A grave turn has occurred in centres of the industrial crisis. At Glasgow, where the dockers have declared a general strike to prevent the…

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British Grisis. Nation Must Assert Itself. Minister's Speech. Coal Situation. London, May 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 7

Mr. Winston Churchill (Secretary of State for the Colonies), speaking at the luncheon given in honour of Mr. W. M. Mcpherson (Victorian Troasuror) yesterday, dealt with the…

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Empire Problems. the Coal Crisis. Speech by Mr. Churchill. Tribute to Victoria's Treasurer. London, May 10

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 5

Sir Peter M'Bride, Agent-General for Victoria, to-day tendered a luncheon to Mr. W. M. M'Pherson, Treasurer of Victoria, at Stationers Hall. Mr. Winston Churchill, Secretary…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 5

The following is a copy of a radio, dated 7th inst., which has just come to hand from the general manager of Block 10 Misima Gold Mines, No…

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The Export of Gold

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

The Acting Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Cook, reffered yesterday to a statement made at a recent meeting of the Bank of Australasia in London. The chairman, the Earl of…

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Gulgong and Mudgee Gold Diggings

The Land · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 14

E.W.G. asks: Where were the best gold diggings in the early days—Gulgong or Mudgee? Answer.—Gulgong…

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