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Mining & the mines, 1922

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

Pelted With Gold Governor Phillip Up-to-date Some Queer Australian History

Evening News · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 6

An extraordinary story, which purports to be a record of the record of the early days of Governor Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales, is told by E. M…

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Coal Miners' Ballot Labor Paper's View, Solidarity Urged

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 9

The coalminers will start to take a ballot on Tuesday next, on the question or whether there should be a nine-days working fortnight in the…

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Whitburn Colliery Idle Greta

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

At the Whitburn colliery a wheeler was sent home this morning for [?]ll-using a horse. The other wheelers followed, and the pit is idle today…

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King Coal the Miners' Ballot Nine-day Fortnight Problem Another Appeal for Peace

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

The chief claim of the Australian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation for the institution of the nine-days fortnight has been the intermittency…

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Mining. Miscellaneous Mining in 1921

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 9

Mining for sapphires in the Inverell district was successfully carried out during 1921, and parcels have been disposed of for export. According to the statement of the…

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Gold for Manufacturers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 8

The premium on gold solid to manufacturing jewellers and others by Australian Mints for the ensuing six months has been fixed by the Commonwealth Treasury at £l Os 5d an ounce…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 8

Larut tin dredge return for December was 35 tons of tin oxide won from 88,000 cubic yards, in 650 hours. The mine manager of Tingha Tin reported…

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Transvaal Coal Strike Capetown, January 5

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 6

General Smuts is intervening in the coal strike, and endeavoring tor. secure a re-opening of the negotiations with a view of submitting the dispute to arbitrating…

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Maitland Mines Numerous Disputes West Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

Trouble exists at several collieries on the 'Maitland Hold. These include Richmond Main land Abermain, where an Interesting position 'has arisen…

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Miners' Ballot. Federation's Warning. Time Not Opportune to Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

The ballot is now being taken by the Coalminers' Federation upon the proposal to reduce the working fortnight from 11 days to nine. Another appeal was issued on behalf…

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Miners' Ballot "No Time for Strike" Union's Official View

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

The way is noiw clear for a ballot among the miners on the question of a nine-day fornight and on Tuesday the matter will be [?] in the men's…

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Smuts Intervenes. Transvaal Coal Strike. Capetown, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

The Premier (General Smuts) is intervening in the coal strike, endeavouring to secure the reopening of negotiations with a view to submitting the dispute to arbitration. The…

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This State's Gold Only Australian Increase Some Comparisons

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

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

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Gold Shipment. 400,000 Sovereigns. by the Sonoma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 6

With extra precautions against a recurrence of the sensational gold robbery which occurred on the last voyage, the Oceanic Company's A.M.S. Sonoma left Sydney yesterday with the…

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More Gold £400,000 Shipped by the Sonoma

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

The Commonwealth Bank officials have not lost faith In the steamer Sonoma. When the vessel left port yesterday for San Francisco she carried 400,000 sovereigns in her…

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Thrown Into Garden Gold Watch, Hat and Coat

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 9

Property supposed to have been stolen was thrown into the garden at the residence of James R. Barlow, Victoria-road, Marriekville. He has…

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Miners' Loss. £460,000 in Wages. Year's Strikes. Owners Warn the Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 7

The coalowners estimate that during the year just concluded the minors in the northern district of this State lost in wages through sectional strikes…

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FINANCIAL British Trade Facilities Act and Unemployment--Gold for Manufacturers--Stanmore Preserving Co. Directorate--Savings Bank Figures. British Trade Facilities Act

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 8

Under the British Trade Facilities Act, provision is made for giving effect to the Government's scheme for the relief of unemployment. A section in the measure…

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Current News. Gold Mining

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

The Rose, Thistle and Shamrock mine, in which Parramatta is interested, had a good clean-up for Christmas. From 600 tons of dirt the return was 430 ounces of…

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Mining N.s.w. Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 11

The Under -Secretary for Mines, Mr. R. H. Cambage, has furnished a return showing that the gold yield for the month of December, 1921, amounted to 3455oz. crude, equal to 2987oz. fine,…

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