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Mining & the mines, 1922

3,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 172

Miners' Wages. Conference in W.A. KALGOORLIE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 9

Last week the Chamber of Mines issued a circular inviting all unions connected with the mining, industiy to attend a conference to-day to discuss the wages question. The…

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Stubborn Strikers. South African Mines. Capetown, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 9

A Johannesburg message reports that the Chamber of Mines has accepted General Smut's appeal, and announces that the mines will be thrown open to-day to those who…

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Beer Under Coal £100 Fine for Sly Grog

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 7

James Boyle, a wood and coal merchant, of Liverpool-street. City, pleaded guilty at the Central Police Court, this morning, to selling beer without a…

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Mungana Mines. to Be Sold to Government. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 9

A message from Cairns states that it is reported that negotiations are in progress for the sale of the Mungana mining properties to the Government. No definite statement has…

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Boys in Coal Pits Child Drudgery Condemned LITHGOW

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 6

Speaking at a meeting to resuscitate evening continuation schools at Lithgow, Mr. J. M. Edmunds, headmaster of the district school, said he would…

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Picketing the Mines Strikers Accept Battle Johannesburg Crisis Johannesburg

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 1

The Chamber of Mines has accepted General Smuts appeal, and announces that the mines are open to-day to those who desire to return…

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Miners Returning Hope on the Rand Engineers the Crux Johannesburg

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 1

The work to- day re- started on the goldfields is only a tiny resumption. One thousand natives are working underground at the Village Deep mine,…

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Commercial, Investment & Mining Markets Stocks and Shares Investment Market Commonwealth Bonds Firm

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 5

On the Sydney Stock Exchange this morning business was quiet Commonwealth Bonds were firm, and the 41½ and 5 per cent. classes changed hands at…

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Morning Star Gold Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 15

Morning Star Gold Mines showed a profit of £12,364 during the half-year ended December 31, and a credit balance of £2207 was brought forward. The directors anticipate a regular payment of dividends…

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Producing Strikes Fertile State 'Coal Mine Queensland's Little Problem ROCKHAMPTON

The Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 6

If there is one State enterprise which the taxpayers of this unfortunate State have occasion to curse it is the Baralba State coal mine, where…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 4

Clark's gold mines crushed 290 tons for £1763. The manager of Sardine tin mines reports:—No. 5 level in 12 feet,…

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Coal Production and Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 4

The output of coal in New South Wales last year was 10,793,387 tons, valued at £9,078,388. A record year, comparing with 10,716,000 tons and…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 9

Mining Shares quitted on the London stock Exchange on Monday included:--Broken Hill Propty., b 21 s. 3d, s 22s [?] Broken Hill South, 22s 6d; Mount Eillott, b 17s 6d, s 22s 6d…

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Victorian Mining News

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 6

Matters in mining are much the same as when I last reported, all fields being full handed. I have been advised that at the Morning Star mine the men have been locked…

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Hookworm Campaign. Miners Willing to Assist

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 7

All the miners' lodges on the Maitland and Greta coalfields are anxious to assist in the campaign to ascertain it the hookworm disease is prevalent in the northern…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 15

The mining share market on 'Change continued to improve in tone yesterday, a rise in the whole of the in industrial metal prices being appreciated. Business was still…

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Closing Down. Wallaroo-moonta Mines. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 12

A meeting of the board of directors of the Wallaroo and Moonta copper mines was held this afternoon. Subsequently it was stated that no alternative scheme had been…

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Mines to Close Wallaroo-moonta Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 7

No alternative offer having been received from the men to keep the Wallaroo and Moonta mines at work, they will close on February 19…

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Mungana Mines. Purchased by State Government, Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 14

The Minister for Mines (Mr Jones) states that the Government now has decided to acquire the Mungana mines, which are among those which serve the Chillagoe smeiters…

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Mount Morgan Mines. Will There Be a Resumption of Work?

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 7

An unofficial statement from Brisbane states that the result of the Unions' ballot on the new proposals for the re-opening of Mount Morgan was 578 votes for and 79…

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