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Mining & the mines, 1921

3,752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 188

Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 11

A brighter market ruled for industrial metal-mining scrip on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Metal prices were generally lower, but had not much bearing on the position…

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Stoppage of Mining Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 11

A correspondent writes:— Sir,—Your [?]lustration of the effect upon small dealings in mining sharea in to-day's. Monetary column is very much to the point, but even supposing that…

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The Coal Tribunal. Attitude of Victorian Government

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

At Monday's sitting of the Coal Tribunal in Melbourne, Mr. Willis, Secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, referred to the attitude of the…

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Coal Tribunal. Action of Victorian Government Resented

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

At a meeting of the Coal Industry Special Tribunal, held at Sydney last week, representatives of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation…

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Council Mine. Thirty Offers Received. Request of a Union. Seam in National Park

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

For the past eight weeks the City Council has been advertising for offers, of a suitable coal-mine for acquistion. In response 30 properties were put before…

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Coal Tribunal. Victorian Miners Must Resume. Chairman's Pronouncement

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

MELBOURNE. Thursday.--At a meeting of the coal miners' tribunal this afternoon the chairman, Mr. C. Hibble, made a statement that The claims before the tribunal had now…

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Buried in a Fall of Coal. Two Miners Killed at Lithgow

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

Two miners named Arthur J. Pearce, and Wm. L. Bannerman, ware engaged in removing timber supports from some abandoned workings at the Zig…

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Great Salt Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 9

The most amazing salt mine in the world is at Wieliozka, in Poland. It is a veritable city of salt, with its magnificent cathedral, crucifix, altar, pulpit, and statues of saints,…

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Gold Producers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 11

During December the Cold Producers' Association reports having sold 108,805oz of standard gold at an estimated average price of £5/6/ per oz., which in equivalent to £5/11/6[?] per oz fine. The above quantity…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 11

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London price of gold on January 11 was 108/10 per ounce fine. This compares with 113/3 on January 7, and 121/4 on November 11…

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Gold for the United States

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 11

According to our cables published yesterday the fall in the price of gold in London is due to the advance in exchange between London and New York. It is added that the United…

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Girls Find £184 in Gold

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

It is reported from Brisbane that there girls, named Hay, M'Kewin, and Morgan, unearthed a pickle bottle containing £144 in sovereigns and half-sovereigns on a…

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Loyalty. Kalgoorlie's Triumph. Miners Sing Patriotic Songs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 10

"A journey of 4800 miles was a long one to make in order to deliver nine or ten speeches," said Mr. Walter M. Marks M.P., yesterday in speaking of his recent visit to…

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New Zealand Miners Another Threatened Strike WELLINGTON

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

The Blackball miners threaten to strike on Monday unless two men, alleged to have been victimised, are reinstated…

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Gold Hoard. Found in a Stone Wall

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

BRISBANE. Thursday.--Three girls, named Hay, M'Kewin, and Morgan, while playing on n miner's homestead lease allotment at Gympie, located a pickle bottle, containing £184…

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Miners Again New Zealand's Troubles Strike Threatened WELLINGTON

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

Serious trouble is threatening in the coal mining industry from a black ball. The union threatens a strike on Monday with the hacking of the…

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China's Wealth. Vast Coal Deposits an Enormous Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 9

"China has untold mineral wealth," declares the Rev. Robert Powell, a missionary from that country, who, with his wife, is now visiting Sydney…

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Effect on Mining Industry. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

Sir,--Many, letters have appeared in the press since this Act came into force, all drawing attention to some section or sub-section contained therein, which, vitally affect the course of…

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Miners' Diseases Examining A.M.A. Professor on Compensation Broken Hill

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 6

Professor Chapman (chairman of the Technical Commission) last night addressed a meeting of the A.M.A. on matters connected with compensation…

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Coal Glut Position in Britain a Diminished Demand LONDON. Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 1

Owing to the glut in coal stocks the Scottish coal-matters have agreed to abandon the fixed prices of export coal, and to transact future business on the…

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