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Mining & the mines, 1923

4,495 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 225

Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 4

The quantity of coal (bunker and cargo) shipped at Newcastle for week ended April 20 for places beyond the State was 38,789 ton, of which 27,390…

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Miners at Law

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 8

GRAFTON.--A claim for £400 damages for alleged slander was brought in the Grafton District Court, before Judge Mocatta, by Rupert Greer Taylor, miner, of…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 11

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London quotation for fine gold on Tuesday was 88/9 per ounce, an increase of /2 per ounce since Friday last. At this price the pound…

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Idle Mines. Coalowners Demand Guarantees. Irritation Strikes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 8

The northern coalowners do not propose to reopen the mines on the Maitland field unless they have some guarantee from the miners that, in the future, irritation strikes will not…

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Mining. the Outlook for Tin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 11

While the setback in the price of tin in the last few weeks, amounting to nearly £25 a ton, has caused disappointment, the retrograde movement is regarded as merely…

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Bag of Gold Slippery Hubby "Off to England"

Evening News · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 7

The story of a husband's casualness in breaking the marriage tie was told in the Divorce Court to-day, when Christina Edith O'Harn (formerly…

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Bag of Gold Adelaide Man's Burden Deserted His Wife

The Sun · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 7

Is it a habit of Adelaide men to carry a bag of gold about with them? Alleging desertion for three years…

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On the South Coast Coal Fields Master Tries to Divide Miners

Communist · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 4

A few weeks ago at Scarborough Tunnel Colliery trouble arose between the shiftmen and the manager. The manager (when any shotfirers were absent…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 7

Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock reports having cleaned up 800 tons of ore for 295oz. of gold. At Mount Lyell, during the fortnight…

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Coal Conference No Decision Reached

The Sun · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 9

After three and a half hours discussion of the situation on the coalfields, the conference between representatives of the Miners' Federation and the…

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Coal Barons Seek Industrial Trouble

Communist · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 4

The reply of Coal Barons to the Locked Out Miners of the Maitland field who demanded the removal of Major Crane, came as a huge shock to the babblers of that worn-out cry, “that the…

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Coal Trouble Conference Adjourned No Statement

Evening News · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 7

The conference between the representatives of the Northern Minetowners and the Miners' Federation, to attempt a settlement of the trouble…

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Coal Strike. To-day's Conference. Settlement Possible

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 9

A conference between representatives of the proprietors of the idle mines in the Maitland field and the Coalminers' Federation will be held in Sydney this morning with a view of…

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Coal Outlook Peace In Sight Today's Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 5

Will there be a speedy return to normal conditions in the northern coalmining area as the result of to-day's negotiations?…

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Trapped in a Mine Five Men Drowned Disaster in Staffordshire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 3

Owing to a null of water occurring in a [?] In staffordshire (England), five men are missing there is every reason to fear that they have…

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The Coal Strike Signs of a Collapse Conference Arranged

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 4

the misers on the maitland field are still idle. none of the pits blew the whistle for work during the week. from all the collieries the pit ponies…

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MINING Metals Still Falling Share Values Weak

Evening News · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 9

A net profit of [?] for the [?] ended December 31 was earned by the North Taiping Tin Dradging Company Limited. F.M.S. as compared with [?] for the…

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Eight Killed In Mining Smash LONDON, Thursday Night

Evening News · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 7

While l20 men were being taken to the surface of the Timsaran Colliery, near Lianelly, in a tram, the shackle broke and the tram ran back to the…

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Mining Disaster. Inrush of Water. Seven Men Entombed. London, April 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 9

An inrush of water at the Apedale pit, in Staffordshire, has caused another disaster. One miner was killed and seven others are entombed. It is believed that the last…

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