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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

4,495 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 225

A Mining Dispute. (Before Sir Adrian Knox, C.J., Mr. Justice Isaacs, and Mr. Justice Rich.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 6

The appeal by Franklyn William Jackes against a judgment by Mr. Justice Street (Chlef Judge in Equity) in favor of Robert Chatfield and others in a suit, in…

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In the Abbey's Hush Gorgeous Pageantry at Ceremony the Two Fringes Silver, Gold and Sunlight Between Ancient Walls LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 1

The Royal wedding in Westminster Abbey was on the most gorgeous scale. The scarlet and gold, blue and…

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Gold Mining

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

Melbourne, 24th April, 1923.—Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock. Harrietville, 24th. (By wire.) Clean up two hundred tons for two hundred ninety-five ounces sold…

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VICTIMISATION ! Feared by Miners Coal Conference Adjourns

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 7

While the coal miners, appear, willing to guarantee for their part the continuity of work demanded by the owners at yesterday's…

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Coal Position Miners Consider Owners' Terms Un-popular

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

In labor circles to-day it was stated that the conditions imposed by the proprietors on the Maitland miners were likely to be rejected…

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Coal Trucks Fall Men Killed in Colliery Broken Shackle London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 1

A broken shackle allowed six trucks of a train proceeding up the shaft of the Trimsaran Colliery, at Lianelly, to run back and crash to the bottom…

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A New Coal Loader

The World's News · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 10

A demonstration took place recently on the Clyde, Scotland, of a new equipment for loading bunker coal on board ship. In this system a self-propelled barge takes its place on the…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 9

Tongkah Compound has contracted with an Australian fir[?] for the supply of a revolving cutter suction dredger with a capacity of 100,000 cubic yards per…

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A New Alloy Simulating Gold

The World's News · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 10

A young French chemist named Mazarin has invented a new alloy resembling gold, and it has been called "areum." It has the brightness, durability, and inoxidability of…

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Bad Outlook Coal Position Official Declaration

The Sun · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

The guarantees demanded by the coal-owners, which were submitted at yesterday's conference with the union representatives, have caused, it…

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Miners' Wages. Increase Refused. London, April 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 13

The executive of the Miners' Federation has applied to the Coal Mining Association for an increase in the miners' minimum wages. The owners emphatically rejected the…

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Disaster in Welsh Mine. London, April 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 13

While 120 men were being taken to the surface at the Trimsaran Colliery, near Llanelly in trams, the shackle broke and the tram ran back to the bottom of the drift. It is…

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Miners' Wages Application Rejected London, April 27

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 7

The Miners' Federation executive applied to the Coalmining Association for an increase of the miners' minimum wages…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 15

A net profit of £15,215 is disclosed by the report and balance-sheet of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Ltd., for the year ended March 31, 1923, compared with…

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Miners and Owners London Conference Fails LONDON, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 1

The London conference of the miners' executive and the mineowners failed to produce an agreement. The owners rejected the demand for…

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Smash in a Mine Ten Dead, 20 Injured London, April 27

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 7

While 120 men were being taken to the surface of the Trimsaran colliery, near Llanelly, in a tram, the shackle broke, and the tram ran back to the…

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Mystery Four Plant a Mine And Blow Up Theatre LONDON, Friday Night

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 1

This morning three men and a woman drove up to the portico of the Grand Central Cinema Theatre, O'Connell-street, Dublin, and…

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Miners' Strike. Owners Formulate Demands. Right to Select Men. Stormy Conference in Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 13

The proprietors of the idle mines in the Maitland and Greta districts announced at a conference with employees yesterday conditions on which they were prepared to reengage the men at present on strike…

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Corroding Gold Published by arrangement with Messrs. Cassell & Co., Ltd. (Copyright.) Chapter Xvii.—whiterider Street. Continued

The Methodist · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 4

"I can't prevent you, of course, if you choose to take your pleasure in that sort of thing. Is it a Church Mission?" "No. It is run by the Wesleyan Methodists."…

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"What Name This Pfeller" An Incident in the Search for Gold in the Early Days of New South Wales Abo Who Tapped the Treasure of the Turon

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 15

GOLD was announced to have been discovered first in N.S.W. by Jas. Daly a convict, who reported that he had found some near what is now…

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