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Mining & the mines, 1922

3,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 172

Coal Reserves in Case of Strike City Electricity

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 2

Should there be a coal strike the city, as far as its electrical supplies are concerned, can stand a slege for well over three months. The management of the city municipal…

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Miners' Wages Owners Urge Third Reduction Condition of the Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 8

The Coal Industry Special Tribunal resumed its sittings yesterday. Mr. C. Hibble (chairman) called upon the proprietors to define the lines upon which they proposed to proceed…

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Miners' Wages. Application for Reduction. Hearing Adjourned. Pending High Court Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 9

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Industry Special Tribunal, at the close of the proceedings of the tribunal yesterday said that the question of the claims for reduction in…

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Mystery Bag What Was In It ? Gold or Brass?

The Sun · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 7

"There was £40 to Bimson, the tailor. When I incurred the debt I was looking for work as a salesman. I had to dress well. I was pretty shabby at…

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Key of Industry Sir Joseph Cook on Coal- London, June 20

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 5

Sir Joseph Cook, High Commissioner for the ' Commonwealth, in proposing the toast of "The Institute of Mining Engineers" at a dinner in Sheffield, said that coal-mining was the…

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The Mining Industry. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 10

Sir,—I have read with interest the letter by Mr. G. H. Blakemore, and am in full agreement with all he says therein. I also concur fully with the remarks of the Hon. Mr. Jones,…

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Coal Crisis Miners' Move High Court Appeal To Restrain Tribunal

The Sun · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 7

The miners have applied to the High Court to restrain the Coal Tribunal from dealing with the coal dispute. The tribunal met…

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A Show of Gold Outcrop in a Paddock Miners' Rights

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 14

Tilba states that he has employed two men grabbing on his property, and during the course of their work they picked up some stone that they believe…

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The Bulli Colliery. Shaft on Cataract Reserve

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 7

An agreement has been made between the N.S.W. Department of Mines and the Water Board, giving the [?] of the Bull colliery…

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Gold at Young. Prospector's Good Luck Continued

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 7

Slaking has been continued at Light's shoftat Young (N.S.W.) during the week, and the prospectors have now reached a depth of soft in the…

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Big Gold Shipment. From Denmark to U.S.A.

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 13

There arrived in New York a few days ago, gold bullion— that is, uncolned metal— valued at 35,000,000 dolars. The gold was sent from…

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SHORT & SHARP Coal Tribunal's Sitting Jurisdiction Questioned High Court. Application

Evening News · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 5

The Coal Tribunal was not a happy family when it met to-day. In the first place, it was timed for 10.30, and although the 10 members…

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B.h. Junction Lead-mining Co. N.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 11

Like the remainder of the Broken Hill mining companics, the B.H. Junction Lead-Mining Co., N.L., found it impossible to work its minc during the past year except under conditions that would invoive a…

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Mine Stormed. Fierce Fight with Guards. Strikers Succeed. New York. June 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 9

News comes from Herin (Illinois) of a serious collision between miners and mine guards. The battle lasted four hours. It is stated…

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The Leisure Hour in the Home Circle Rise of the West the Golden Era the Discovery of Gold (Continued from the Last Issue.)

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 15

Meanwhile fortunes fluctuated on the field. Many amassed wealth very quickly; others found gold in sufficient quantities to compensated them for their…

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Miners' Pay Special Coal Tribunal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 15

The Special Coal Tribunal resumed its siblings at the Commonwealth Bank yesterday, to deal with the claims of the colliery proprietors for a reduction in the miners'…

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Northern Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 14

The ballot of coal miners for the election of president of the northern district of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation resulted in the election of Mr. Thomas Hoare…

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Northern Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 14

Although the completed figures in the ballot for the position of president of the northern executive, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., are not yet…

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Miners' New President

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 4

Although the final details of the ballot for the presidency of the Northern District of the Coal and Shale Minors' Federation are not yet available, the count of the votes already…

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British Coal Exports

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 4

Not the least satisfactory item in the encouraging Board of Trade figures for March is the marked improvement in coal exports (writes "Lloyd's Weekly…

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