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Mining & the mines, 1923

4,495 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 225

Mount Dudely Mine to Close

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 15

Owing to the admitted failure of the mine it is proposed to close down the Mount Dudley goldmine and wind up the company. In a circular to shareholders, the directors state that, after an exhaustive test…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 11

Ratrut reports a product of 12 tons of tin oxide for the first half of January. The dredge worked 313 hours, turning over 34,000 cubic yards…

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The Greed of the Coal Vend An article which demonstrates conclusively that the price of coal can be substantially reduced without the wages of miners being touched

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 11

LAST week "The Worker" showed how the Coal Vend had a complete stranglehold on the people of Australia, and threw some light on the methods adopted by the Vend and its distributing satellites to exploit the consumers for huge profits…

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Victorian Coal Strike. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 14

The State Cabinet to-day decided not to accede to the request of the Wonthaggi State coalminers at present on strike that a tribunal consisting of representatives of the…

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Miners in Council. Common International Action

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 17

Over a hundred delegates, representing more than 2,000,000 miners in Germany, Britain, France, Belgium, United States, Holland, Luxemburg, Hungary, Austria,…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 15

With business covering a wider range, practically every mining stock dealt in on the Stock Exchange yesterday figured at a higher price. This was hardly to be expected, seeing…

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Mining Notes. Larut Tin

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

Dredges at Larut worked 299 hours during the first half of January, treating 42,000 cubic yards of ore. The yield of tin oxide was 20 tons, equal…

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Cheap Coal Alleged Boycott Government Approached

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 10

About 1000 colliery employees in the southern district are idle because, Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Coal Miners' Federation, explained…

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Newcastle Trade. Increase in Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 9

Returns of the trade of the port of Newcastle last year, together with comparisons with the previous twelve months, were made available…

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Orders for Coal London, January 16

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 9

Large foreign orders have been received for coal. The orders include 120,000 tons for the French railways and 50,000 tons for the German…

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Coal Tribunal. Warm Debate. Wages Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 12

The proceedings at yesterday's sitting of the Coal Tribunal at times became heated, and the chairman (Mr. C. Hibble) found it necessary to intervene between the parties…

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South Coast Mines. Government Should Work Them

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 8

At a meeting of the delegate board of the Southern Miners' Federation, held at Wollongong last Monday, the closing down of the Helensburgh and Coalcliff collieries…

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Coal Vend and Premier. Touting for Contracts

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

Because the Coal Vend refused to reduce the price of coal, the N.S.W. Railway Commissioners declined to enter into the usual yearly contract with its…

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Verdun Mine. Promising Discovery. a Rich Reef. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 13

Sunny Corner and Dark Corner are at present interested in the discovery, or rediscovery, of what promises to be a rich gold reef, 3ft wide, in the old Verdun mine, on…

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Coal Industry. Inquiry in America. Washington, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 13

The United States Coal Commission which has been investigating the coal industry, in a preliminary report, finds that labour troubles, transportation difficulties,…

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British Coal. Large Foreign Orders. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 13

Large foreign orders for coal include 120,000 tons for the French railways and 50,000 tons for the German railways…

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Mining Shares. Zinc Corporation Issues Firmer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

All coppor issues dealt in yesterday were firmer, especially Hampden-Cloncurry and Mt. Lyell scrip. The former moved up 5d and the latter 6d. Mt…

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Colliery Offer to City Council Alderman M'Elhone's Minute "Would Not Touch It"

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 7

Light thrown on an offer to the City Council of a share in the Balmain Colliery by certain letters. The man who made she offer…

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MINING Market Again Active Rise in Spelter

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

Spelter met a firmer market in London yesterday, but all other industrial metals closed lower. The Australian Metal Exchange was…

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Copper Mining. Big Company Formed. New York, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 13

It is announced that the Anaconda Copper Mining Company has paid 70,000,000 dollars for a controlling interest in the Chile Copper Company, which controls the largest known…

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