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Mining & the mines, 1923

4,495 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 225

Wonthaggi Mine Dispute. Extension of Trouble Feared

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 10

Last week representatives of the Coal Miners' Federation appealed to the Coal Tribunal to make some-endeavor to settle the dispute at the Vicitorian State mine at…

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The Moving Picture Show Philosopher's Gold

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 6

On the other side of the tree-trunk the mosquito curtains rustled excitedly. "Hey. Count!" Willie called, "Ave yous sent along y' income tax papers…

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Steelworks to Reopen. Coal Vend hacks Down

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 4

Mr. Essington Lewis, general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd., announced last Thursday that the company's steel works at Newcastle would…

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Miners' Wages What Reduction Means Food Still Dear

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 7

"If the miners' wages are reduced, it will mean semi-starvation for many of them." This statement was made to-day is…

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N.s.w. Mining News

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 22

Port Kembla—Men in search of work would bo well, advised if they kept away from Port Kembla, where there is no demand for labor. Every morning is to be…

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Black Clouds Miners Restless in the North Newcastle

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 7

Because the superintendent of the Burwood Colliery has refused to accede to the request of the men for higher wages, a rupture in…

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Coal Output. Decrease 600,000 Tons. Last Year's Operations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 12

A huge production of coal was achieved by the coal industry of New South Wales last year, and but for unfavourable industrial conditions, it is considered that the output would…

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NEWCASTLE. C. B. PEDERSEN, bq. For Iquique. Sailed Newcastle February 6, 1923. Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., agents. IQUIQUE

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

Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., 2975 tons coal KAIWARRA, U.S.S. s. For Lyttelton…

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Riverina Coal. Immense Seam. Ready in Three Months. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 13

The Coorabin coalmine (near Oaklands), the property of the Riverina Collieries, Limited, will be worked from a 250ft. level…

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Newcastle. Burwood Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 10

The wages paid to miners at the Burwood colliery formed the subject of a conference between representatives of the owners and men at the company's rooms yesterday. Figures…

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Mining

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 5

North Broken Hill: 2/; March 28. Broken Hill South: 1/6; February 16. Austral Malay Tin, Ltd. (4th): 6d per share; February 28…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London quotation for gold on Tuesday was 88/3 per ounce fine, a decrease of /2 since Friday last…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 11

A stronger feeling was manifested for basemetal interests in the mining share market on the Stock Exchange yenterday. B.H. Prprietary continued to sag, however, and 1200…

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Search for Coal West Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 7

So far 32 applications for authority to enter land believed to be coal-bearing, at Paterson, have been received at the Warden's Court…

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Miners' Wages. Application for Reduction. Case for the Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 9

In his evidence before the Coal Tribunal yesterday, Ernest Augustus Gibson, secretary of the West Wallsend Minors' Lodge, said that [?]f the miners' wages were reduced, in accordance…

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Search for Coal-bearing Land West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 10

There is a busy time ahead for the Warden's Court. Eight applications have been lodged for authority to enter land at Paterson and five in respect of land at Mulbring. So far…

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Mining Notes. H.h. Main Reefs

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 5

The mine manager or the Hawkins' Hill Main Reefs, in his report for the week ended February 3, advises that the north drive was extended 9 feet…

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MINING Electro Zinc Dividends Tin Interests Firm

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 4

The directors of the Electrolytic zine Company have declared a divided the third, of 1/3,774 on the original 1920 issue of £1,100,000 of 8 per cent…

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For Working Mines Important Invention Increased Effi-ciency Capetown, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 5

A Jobaoneaburg telegram says that test with an automatic drill abarpening furnace invented by a Rand engineer have proved so successful that…

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