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Mining & the mines, 1922

3,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 172

Gold Prospects. Muriel Tank. Warden Advises Against a Rush

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 12

Accordigng to Mr. E. A. Prior, mining warden at Nyngan, the conditions O prospectors on the new goldfeld near Muriel Tank are made onerous owing to the difficulties of access…

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Is Coal Dear? Rates at Other Ports Japan Looking for Trade

The Sun · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 8

Since January 1--151 days--no fewer than 179 strikes have been recorded on the northern fields in this State…

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Coal Crisis Government's Fears State Doubly Menaced Ministry Dissatisfied with Mr. Hughes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 7

The State Government is placed in the position of having to look on powerless at a dispute between the coal miners and owners, because of…

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Hurdling at Rosehill Gold Snow Makes a Course Record : St. All a Great Disappointment

Referee · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 1

Prior to Saturday St. All was such a strong tip for the A.J.C. Hurdle Race that I fancy many of his backers for the Rosehill Hurdle Race thought they…

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New Coal Mine Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 4

At Stockrington, near Minmi, Mr. John Brown, who owns Pelaw Main and Richmond Main collieries, is opening up a new mine. Two tunels have been driven to the coal face…

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The Coal Crisis

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 4

The abrupt termination of the Coal Conference yesterday, through the flat refusal! of the miners' representatives to discuss in any shape or form the question of reduced…

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Assay From Lucknow Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 11

An assay of the quartz vein at present being broken at the Lucknow gold mines shows 1oz 6dwt of gold per ton. The legal manager advises that the vein is still developing…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London quotation for gold on Tuesday was 92/9 per oz. fine, a decrease of /8 since Friday last. At this price the pound sterling…

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Mining Sydney Sharemarket

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 7

Apart from cash dealings in the two Lucknow lines, and something of a collapse in Tongkahs, there was another dull mining market on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday…

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Coal Industry. Special Commission Suggested

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 20

Referring to a statement by Henley, "Nationalist" Minister for Works, that much of the present industrial strangulation was due to the Federal…

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Coal Dispute. Conference Further Adjourned

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 8

The adjourned conference between representatives of the coalowners and tho Miners' Federation, to consider proposals made by the coal owners to reduce wages…

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Newcastle Coal Export Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 9

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle for places beyond the State during May was 403,072 tons, of which 296,685 tons were for the Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, as…

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The Cry for Cheap Coal

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 11

A TORY paper declares that cheap coal is the chief item in securing a cheap rate of living. No doubt a great many industries…

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The Rival Claims Selling Price of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 5

A dispute in the coal mining industry has been always present in the industrial life of Australia. In one form or another it has hampered development and caused inconvenience…

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Coal Export. Small Foreign Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 9

Evidence that the export of coal to foreign countries has diminished greatly was furnished by the figures showing the coal shipped from the port of Newcastle during the month…

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The Miners. Conference Fails. Owners to Appeal to Tribunal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 9

The conference between the representatives of the coal proprietors of the Commonwealth and the Coalminers' Federation came to an abrupt ending yesterday…

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Junction North B.H. MINE, N.L. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 11

In addressing shareholders at the half-yearly meeting of the Junction North Broken Hill Mine, N.L., yesterday, the chairman. Mr. J. S. Palmer, referred to statements to the effect that the Broken Hill…

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British Miners Aspirations. Men's Leader Appeals to the Technicians

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 17

"Some folk think that miners leaders have no interest in the coal industry beyond" raising wages and reducing hours," said Frank Hodges, leader of the British…

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Miners Say "No!" Coalowners' Proposals Rejected Appeal to Tribunal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 5

The coalowners and miners' representatives met in conference yesterday afternoon for the third time to consider the proposals made for a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent. in wages and altered conditions…

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