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Mining & the mines, 1922

3,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 172

Company News Caledonian Collieries

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 5

The report issued by the directors of Caledonian Collieries, Ltd, for the year ended January 7, is formal. It announces a balance at the credit of…

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Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 7

The quantity of coal shipped, at Newcastle during last week for places beyond the State was 91,486 tons, of which 62,736 tons represented…

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Carpathia Tin Mines

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 5

The Carpathia Tin Mining Co.'s report for the half-year ended January 31 will be presented at a general meeting of Shareholders in Sydney…

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Platinum Miners Acute Water Shortage PARKES

The Sun · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 6

The continued dry weather has nearly wiped out the platinum mining industry about Fifield and Platina. The miner who wants to wash a dish of…

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Mining Shares. Market Still Quiet

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 4

There was little activity in mining shares at the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and variations recorded were of no importance. Mt. Lyells…

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On the Mines. Question of Employment. Capetown, March 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 13

A message from Johannesburg states that of the 20,000 employed on the mines before the strike, upwards of 5000 remained at work. Of the remainder, half are already back, or…

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Furious Attracts All Gold Brilliant Gallops at Randwick

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 13

Operations at headquarters are beginning to become interesting, as most of the autumn candidates arc now striding out. Hurdles were out 25ft. on the course proper…

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Mount Morgan Mines. Wages Reduced 5 to 8 per cent

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 8

Addressing a mass meeting of unionists hold at Mount Morgan last Sunday, Mr. J. Stopford said that the wage reduction amounted to from 5 to 8 per cent. The…

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Commercial, Investment & Mining Markets Cornflour Mills Idle

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 6

A parcel of 50 bags or so of white maize is no inducement to a corn flour maker to set his machinery running, and renew griating. A big mill will use up…

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Scheme for a General Strike. Headed by Miners and Seamen. Information Reaches Employers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 13

Information has been received by representative people in affected industries that, in a desperate endeavour to wrest the control of industry from the hands of employers, plans have been made by the seamen's and miners' unions for a strike which in its extent and intensity will rival the great upheaval of 1917…

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Gold Mining and Taxes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 12

In view of the serious fall in the State gold yield from month to month, as revelled by the offfcial returns, the question has been raised as to whether the gold mining industry should be relieied of taxation…

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In Favor of Strike American Coal-miners Indianapolis, March 21

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 7

Ninety-five per cent, of the union coal miners throughout the country have voted in favor of a strike on April 1, in order to force the owners into a wage scale conference…

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Miners' Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 8

The Council of the Coalminers again met yesterday, and after a lengthy discussion It decided to empower the executive to meet in conference the proprietors "to discuss certain…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 12

The Gold Producers' Association reports the price of fine gold at £4/14/9 per ounce…

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Reported Gold Find. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 12

Questioned regarding the reported gold find in the Bowen district, the Minister for Mines siid he had received a message from the warden that a prospect ing area 400 yards square had been granted to John…

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Fertiliser From Coal Product of Gasworks

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 4

The connecting link between gas making and agriculture, is sulphate of ammonia. It was this interest probably that chiefly attracted about 50 members of the Metropolitan Bureau…

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American Miners. Unionists Favour Strike. New York, March 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 9

A message from Indianapolis states that 95 Per cent, of union coal minors throughout the country voted in favour of a strike on April 1 to force the owners into a wage scale…

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Control of Industry Miners and Seamen "Conciliatory Attitude" Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 7

Union leaders say that no arrangement han been made by the coalminers and seamen to gain control of Industry. So far as the seamen are…

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No General Strike Recent Forecasts Unions Repudiate Miners to Confer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 7

Statements re coal miners untrue. Only political scaremongering dodge, view influencing elections next Saturday…

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"Reign of Bolshevism" Australia and Africa Carpathia Tin Mining Co

The Sun · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 10

The halt-yearly general meeting of the Carpathia Tin Mining Co. (no liability) was held at the Chamber of Commerce to-day…

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