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Mining & the mines, 1922

3,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 172

Nine-day Fortnight 20,000 Ballot-papers for Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 6

The ballot of members of the Australian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation on the nineday working fortnight commenced yesterday. Ballot papers were forwarded to the…

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Western Australian Gold Return. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 13

The December output was as follows:—Associated Mines, 5410 tons, yielding £7659, expenditure £7661; Ivanhoe, 11,385 tons, yielded 4094oz gold fine; Golden Horseshoe, 8118 tons, revenue £17,843, expenditure…

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Notes for Gold. Canadian Loses £500. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 11

A recent arrival from Canada, John Stringer, fell a victim to the "notes for gold" swindle to-day, as the result of which he lost £500. Stringer told the police that he met…

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Barrier Mines. Compensation Scheme. Doctor's Appointment Resented. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 11

The joint compensation scheme committee to-day appointed Dr. Finlayson as medical authority under the Workmen's Compensation (Broken Hill) Act, the chairman (Mr, Cleve)…

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Reparations. Gold and Goods. Decision at Cannes. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 11

A message from Cannes says it is understood that the exports place Germany's paying capacity in 1922 at £1[?]4,000,000 in gold and kind, which means a concession to Germany…

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£500 Gone Unsuspecting Canadian Duped Changing Notes for Gold Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 6

It cost John Stringer, a commercial traveller from Canada, £500 to-day to learn that there were such individuals as gold-for-notes swindlers in…

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Price for Exported Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 11

In a circular to shareholders, the Gold Producers' Association, Ltd., states that the Eastern gold market remains dull with a small demand. Of last month's offerings of…

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A Falling Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 11

The Western Australian gold yield for December was 53,800oz. fine, compared with 46,536oz, in November. and 53,917oz. in December, 1920. Last year's yied was 553,720oz. The total annual output has…

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Queensland Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 11

The gold yield of Queensland for December totalled 3334 fine ounces, compared with 4160 ounces for December of the previous year. The principal returns were:—Gympie. 1385oz., Charters Towers 509,…

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Victorian Gold Yield. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 11

The Victorian yield of gold far December was 11,662oz gross, or 10,753oz fine, valued at £45,672. Compared with the return for December of last year a decrease of 5653oz fine is shown. The return for the last 12…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 11

An all-round weakening occurred in the market for mining shares yesterday. Primarily this was accounted for by an almost general fall in London metal prices, and holders were…

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Miners' Ballot. Nine-day Fortnight. Rejection Probable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 9

The ballot papers relating to the proposal of the members of the Australian Coal and Shale Federation for a 9-day fortnight were issued by the officers of the federation on…

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Badak Mines Three Men Charged Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 9

At the City Court Thomas West Orton, Alfred Clarke, and Harry Faikiper Scarborough were charged with having, between January 31, 1918, and July, 1920, conspired to defraud by…

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"Men Must Resume." Miners' Strike. Mr. Hibble's Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 9

A dispute arising out of the dismissal of three men from the Mount Pleasant coke works at Wollongong, which brought about a complete cessation of work at the plant, was…

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SCRATCHINGS A.J.C. Challenge Stakes. -- Gambler's Gold

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 7

The trustees have appointed Mr. J. D. A. Collier, a member of the "Mercury" literary staff, as chief librarian of the Hobart Public Library, in…

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Employer and Employed Federal and State Awards—Vexatious[?]—The Cost [?]—policy of Miners—Hener the[?]

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 9

In my recent notes I pointed out the absurd and expensive conditions arising out of legislation which imposes a Federal and a State award covering one…

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Help for Russia Coal Miners' Proposal

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 10

The council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, has proposed that a levy of 1¼ per cent. be played on all members for a…

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Always Coal More Miners' Claims Linking Up the Unions

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

The annual meeting of the central council of the Australian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation will be held in Sydney towards the end of this month. It will synchronise with the…

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British Mine Working Broken Hill

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

The British Mine, according to the manager (Mr. Emery), is now working full swing. Another shift has been put on in the slime plant…

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Supplies of Potash. The Aisatian Mines

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 10

Some time ago it was feated that as a result of a judgment in the Courts in July last, France would lose about three-fourths of the famous…

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