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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 85 of 188

Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 16

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The quantity of coal shipped for places beyond the State during the week was 102,764 tons, of which 76,663 tons were for Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, as…

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A Miners' Dispute Settled

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The trouble about the payment of deficiency compensation to the minors from Broken Hill, which stopped the Mount Kembla mine and Coal Cliff for a few…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 2

Deebooks output for the month of May from the dredge at Ronpibon was 33 tons, from 76,000 cubic yards, in 605 hours…

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W A. Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 15

The gold output of Western Australia for May was 48,13, fine oz, valued at £211,372…

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MINING Business Slack

Evening News · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 6

The [?] the mining [?] for a Saturday [?] the prices at [?] on the [?] market had a depressing [?]…

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Financial. Gold. Paper Mosey, and Exchange. Is a Gold Standard Necessary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 15

The correspondence on the subject of Gold, paper money, and exchange," which has been published in this column during the past fortnight, has provided considerable food for…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 15

Operations were of a very quiet character in the mining share market yesterday. London metal quotations were not inspiring to speculators, and no further headway was…

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Duce American Copper Surplus. Leading Mines Idle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 15

The copper surplus of the united States ot America at the end of March was about 900,000,000lb, or over 400,000 tons. According' to the "New York Times," the surplus at the beginning of the year was eight…

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Noon To-day All English Cotton Mills to Stop Negotiations Break Down Coal Strike Still Drags on London

The Sun · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 1

The negotiations in the cotton industry have broken down, and all the mills will stop at noon to -day. Negotiations have resulted in a complete deadlock, and the gulf between…

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English Coal Trouble

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 June 1921 · page 3

LONDON, Friday Night.— The miners' executive has announced that the district bodies have rejected the Government's proposals for a temporary…

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Miners' Building Palatial Affair Newcastle

The Sun · Sunday 5 June 1921 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Federation, which recently purchased a block of land adjoining the Newcastle Trades Hall, is making plans to erect a…

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A Breakaway Some Miners Resume Reduction Accepted LONDON, June 3

The Sun · Sunday 5 June 1921 · page 1

The Swanwick collieries, in Derbyshire, normally employing 1000 men, reopened this morning, the men having accepted a flat rate reduction of…

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Armchair Book Oriental Realms of Gold : Studies in Psychology and Adventure (Reviews by Frank Morton.) a Japanese Author Chivalry and Bushido

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 June 1921 · page 21

There are some things about the Japanese that many of us do not like particularly; but there is no escaping the fact that they are in some ways a great…

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Rejected Offer. Coal-miners Warned. Lloyd George Urges Ballot. London, June 4

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George, replying to Mr. Hodges's letter announcing the rejection of the Government's proposals for settling the mining strike, expresses regret at the executive's decision…

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Mine Stoppages. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 7

A message from Wo[?]thaggi states that, in connection with the unauthorised stoppages at the State coal mine and the dismissal of two wheelers who were adjudged to be the…

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South Coast Mines. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 8

Since the advent of the Broken Hill miners to the South Coast district trouble has been experienced in various collieries. Several men employed at the Coal Cliff colliery having failed…

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Price of Gold. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 9

The Gold Producers' Association reports the London quotation for fine gold at £5/6/ per oz…

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Financial. Gold, Paper Money, and Exchange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 9

Mr. James Ashton, M.L.C., writes:— Sir,—In the interesting discussion which has been proceeding your columns on the subject of international "exchanges," the question has been…

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Mt. Morgan Mine Negotiations for Reopening ROCKHAMPTON

The Sun · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 6

Speaking at the opening of the St. Lawrence section of the North Coast Railway on Saturday, Mr. Larcombe (Minister for Railways) said that the…

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New Zealand Coal for the Australian Navy

The Sun · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 2

The steamer Bilocla leaving Westport with New Zealand coal for the Australian Navy. There were 5770 tons on board, the largest amount of Westport coal ever carried in one shipment…

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