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Mining & the mines, 1923

4,495 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 225

Mining Shares. Barriers Weaker

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 4

There were two lots of copper shares deals with yesterday. Mount Lyell remained steady at 22/3, and Mount Morgan advanced 1d. Silver-lead…

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Wonthaggi Strike. Blocking Supplies to Victoria. Miners' Proposal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 9

For the purpose or conveying to the Victorian executive of the Coalminers' Federation the resolutions urging the Central Executive to prevent the despatch of New South…

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Mining in the Goulburn District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 11

According to the report for 1922 received by the Minister for Mines from the Goulburn district mining warden, Mr. Longfield, the outstanding feature of the year was the large number of authorities to enter…

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Mining Notes. Operations at Ratrut

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 4

The manager of the Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Company, N.L., advises that during the month of January the dredge worked 631 hours, turning over…

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Coal Output Ten Million Tons Last Year's Figures

Evening News · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 1

The amount of coal at the pits' mouths new south wales last year was 10,183,133 ton. Only on four previous occasions…

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Fire in Mine Attempt to Smother Wellington (K.z.)

The Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 2

Further efforts have been made to reach with water the fire area in the Blackball mine, but the heavy falls caused by the heating prevented this…

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Wonthaggi Northern Mines Will There Be a Strike Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 5

Following on the motions carried at the meetings of combined miners' lodges at Cessnock and Kurri Kurri yesterday morning, interest centres on…

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Fares and Freights. May Be Lowered. Price of Coal a Factor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 9

The State Cabinet to-day will consider the recommendation of the Acting Premier (Mr. Oakes) that Sunday tramway fares should be reduced by the removal of the penny…

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In the Ruhr. Troops Use Arms, Number of Germans Killed. Deliveries of Coal. LONDON, Feb. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 9

The Central News Agency states that a train under French control at Ingelheim was derailed and surrounded by a crowd of Germans, of whom the French…

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Coal Tribunal. Miners' Wages

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 10

Further evidence was taken yesterday afternoon by the Coal Tribunal with regard to the owners' claim for a reduction of 33[?] per cent, in miners' wages…

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Mining Notes. Lucknow Mines

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

The manager of the undermentioned Lucknow No Liability Companies and Syndicates reports as follows:—South Lucknow Gold Mines…

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Coal Tribunal. What Miners Earn

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 18

The Coal Tribunal is still continuing its inquiry into the claim submitted by the Coal Barons for a 335 per cent reduction in the wages paid to the mine…

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Mining

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 5

Broken Hill South: 1/6; February 16. Austral Malay Tin, Ltd. (4th): 6d per share; February 28. Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging, Ltd…

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Hospitals in Coal Districts. Paltry Meanness by Coal Barons

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the subscribers of the Wollongong District Hospital, held last week, it was disclosed in the annual report that of the sum of…

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Newcastle-wallsend Coal Company

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 5

Dividend at the rate of 10/ a share will be paid by the Newcastle-Walls-end Coal Co., on January 24, out of the earnings during the year 1922…

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The Brown Coal Joke

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 7

FOR quite a long time past a solemn farce has been going on between the Victorian "Nationalist" Party and the Imperial Government in the matter of…

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The Trouble at Wonthaggi Mine

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 13

ONE thousand five hundred miners are out of employment at the Victorian State coal mine at Wonthaggi, because the "Nationalist" Government refuses to give them a square deal. It even refuses to agree to an impartial inquiry into the. reasons responsible for the stoppage of work…

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Who Are Right? Miners or Owners?'

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 10

An effort was made by the representatives of tho minors, befora the Coal Tribunal yosterday, to show that as the cost of living…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 15

Mining Blocks spent an uneventful day on 'Change yesterday, and movement was of a minor character. Barriers had little life. B.H. Proprietary showed further weakness,…

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Semi-starved If Wages Fall Miners' Fears

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 7

"If miners' wages are reduced, it will mean semi-starvation for many," said Ernest Augustus Gibson, secretary of the West…

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