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Mining & the mines, 1922

3,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 172

Mining on 'Change Market Still Sagging

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 7

An all-round fall in metal prices upon the London-market, and industrial depression and uncertainly locally, conspired to further weaken the Sydney market for mining shares…

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Work a T Broken Hill. British Mine in Full Swing

The Australian Worker · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

The British mine at Broken Hill is in full swing, the third shift having started in the slime plants. At a meeting of the Broken Hill Branch…

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South African Strike No Settlement Yet Miners Uncompromising CAPETOWN, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 1

"No progress" was the official report of the Strike Conference this afternoon. the position again is as serious as…

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"Close the Mines" Way to Prevent Stoppages Mr. John Brown's Views

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 4

The Pelaw-Main colliery is still idle, and it is believed it will remain so until the men's application for a further award is considered. Mr. Hibble ordered the men to go to work at…

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Barrier Mines. Threat of Another Crisis. Reduced Price of Lead. Industry Unprofitable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 9

Owing to a serious decline in the price of lead during the past few weeks, the mining industry on the Barrier is threatened with another crisis, which might be…

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Commercial, Investment e Mining Markets Fixed Meat Prices Application or De-control Sussex-street Trade

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 5

The N.S.W retail butchers are informally discussing the question of decontrol of prices and it is expected an application will shortly be made to Judge [?] for…

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Coal Mine and Metal Quarry City Council Schemes Motions for Rescission

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 7

At the next meeting of the City Council motions will e submitted that resolutions referring to the following [?] e rescinded—…

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Newcastle-wallsend Coal Co

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 7

The annual report of the Ne[?] Wallsend Coal Company for the year [?] December 31 showed a profit of [?] An interim dividend of 10s per…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 9

Tongkah Compound No. 2 reports a fortnightly return of 12½ tons of tin oxide won from 32,308 cubic yards of material in 277 hours…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 11

Barriers underwent further depression in the mining share market yesterday, and apparently a definite decision governing the future of the industry was the factor awaited. The problem…

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Unique Cow Club. Miners' Successful Co-operation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 7

What is probably a unlquo cow club, managed by a community of miners, is continuing is successful enreer, in the opinion of Professor D. A. Gilchrist, of Armstrong College,…

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"The Gold Girl." a Perfect Shower of Riches

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 16

"The Gold Girl" Is the [?] given by her New York friends to Mrs. Murlan Stewart Honeyman, daughter, of the Inventor of the Stewart…

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The Lure of Gold Tricked by Fate Strange Tyrolese Tragedy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 3

A lifelong search among the rocky heights of the 'tyrolese mountains for a lost gold mine that ended In the tragic death of the discoverer just as…

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Commercial, Investment & Mining Markets Big Fish Shipment From the Clarence Sussex-treet Trade

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 8

Clarence River supplies Sydney with more than a third of the total of fish all the year round. the annual output form that source for Sydney being over…

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Strike Expected American Soft Coal-miners Washington, January 20

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 12

A nation-wide strike of soft-coal miners is inevitable at the end of March, when the wage contracts expire. The Secretary of Commerce (Mr. Hoover)…

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Newcastle Coal Export Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 7

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle for Places beyond the State during the week was 77,701 tons, of which 63,720 tons were for Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, as follow:--…

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Municipal Coal "Negotiations" for Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 10

In November last the City Council empowered the then vice-chairman of the electricity supply committee, the Town Clerk, the City Solicitor, and the deputy-general manager of…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 15

Broken Hill stocks yesterday provided the busiest trading recorded on 'Change for some time, but the downward course was by no means slackened. The outstanding feature was…

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Bianca Chartered. Will Load Coal for 'Frisco

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 4

The American five-masted schooner Bianca, has been chartered to load a cargo of coal at Newcastle for San Francisco. The vessel has been laid…

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Mining Shares. Barriers Still Lower

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 2

Further heavy selling of Barrier stocks was the feature of yesterday's mining share market at the Sydney Exchange. On the first and second…

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