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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

4,495 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 225

Soldiers in Mines. Preference Inoperative LITHGOW

The Sun · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 14

The Returned Soldiers' League is considerably agitated in regard to preference to soldiers, particularly as it affects tho miners. Under the present…

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ABOLITION ? Coal Tribunal Mr. Bruce on Outlook

Evening News · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 10

The probable abolition of the Coal Tribunal was mentioned to-day by the Prime Minister to a deputation of Newcastle miners and storekeepers…

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Coal Boom in Scotland Germany Biggest Buyer

Evening News · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday Evening. The boom in Scottish coal continues, and the exports for the quarter total over 1,000,000 tons in excess of the…

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Latest Cables Scottish Coal Boom London, March 28

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 7

The boom in Scottish coal continues. The quarter's exports are over a million tons in excess of the first quarter of 1922…

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British Miners' Wages Demand for a Minimum LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 1

The Miners' Conference, after discussing the denunciation of the national wages agreement, decided to refer' the question to the districts…

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Coal Prices. No Reduction. Coalowners' Decision. Means to Defeat Darg

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 11

There is to be no reduction in the price of coal. A decision to the above effect was come to at a joint meeting of the representatives of the coal owners in New…

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Coal Industry. Boom in Scotland. Miners' Conference. London, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 7

The boom in Scottish coal continues, The quarter's exports are over 1,000,000 tons in excess of the first quarter for 1922. Germany continues the biggest buyer, and…

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Coal Unrest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 6

The recent award of the Coal Tribunal has done nothing to allay the troubles of the New South Wales coal industry in any particular. The public which pays the…

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Coal Industry Case for Miners Federal Help Sought Mr. Bruce Advises Self Help

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 5

Federal intervention to assist miners in the Newcastle district was asked of the Prime Minister by a deputation yesterday…

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Does He Coal Miners’ Executive Stand for This? The Editor of the “Communist.”

Communist · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 4

Dear Comrade.—Things are not too good here industrially. The Mt. Morgan pitmen have broken away from the men working at the State Pit. The two lots of workers were united in the one…

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Ex-soldiers As Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 9

LITHGOW. -- The local Returned Soldiers' League has decided to ask congress to deal with preference to returned men at the collieries. At present the…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 9

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London quotation for fine gold on Wednesday was 88/2 per oz fine, an increase of /4 since Monday. At this price the pound…

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The Coal Tribunal's Decisions

Communist · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 2

The chairman of the Coal Tribunal paid a tribute to the fighting history of the miners‘ organisation by refusing to grant a wage reduction. If the miners‘ organisation had been of…

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Hours of Miners. London, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 7

Delegates of the Cleveland miners, Middlesbrough, have decided to revert to the eight horns' working duy in return for certain increases in wages for lower paid men…

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Mining. Broken Hill and World's Lead

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 9

Last year saw a return to active production of most of the big mines on the Broken Hill field, and that the effect on the world's output of lead was striking is exemplified by the…

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Carpathia Tin-mining Company, N.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 9

Consequent on the substantial advance in the price of tin, stated the chairman (Mr. A. Markell) at the half-yearly meeting of the Carpatliln Tin-mining Co., N.L., on Monday, notice operations were expected to be…

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Class War on The Coal Fields on the Northern Fields

Communist · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 1

Abermain No. 1 colliery has been idle since March 15th in consequence of the flagrant breaking of two agreements by the management. One such broken agreement is particularly…

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Mr. Bruce Warns the Miners. Stoppages Must Cease. Question of Abolishing the Tribunal. Diminished Output Per Man

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 7

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) informed a deputation representing the coalminers yesterday that unless the persistent stoppages in the industry ceased the Government would have to consider the question of withdrawing the Coal Tribunal. He pointed out that the production of coal per man sinco 1912 showed a…

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Lucknow Gold Mines, N.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 13

The legal manager of the Lucknow Gold Mines, N.L., reports that the shaft which is still being sunk in basalt rock is now down 28ft, and timbered 16ft, Sinking is being pushed on, and it is expected to…

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