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Mining & the mines, 1924

4,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 228

Wallsend Miners Newcastle

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 7

An endeavor is being made to—day to get the Wallsend and East Greta miners back to work. The hasty action of the Wallsend…

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Northern Mines. Six on Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 14

Rise mines on the northern coalfield were still idle yesterday on account of strikes, and another (South Walisend) was idle owing to heavy rain. The mines at which the strikes…

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Balmain Coal Owners Confer with Miners Meeting to Discuss Rate and Conditions--Men Want 5--per ton on Shovel

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

A conference between the representatives of the Miners' Federation and the proprietors of the Balmain Colliery will be held to-day…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 13

A more subdued tone surrounded Barries in the share market on 'Change yesterday. Reaction followed the recent rapid advances in North and Souths. At 69/3 Norths dropped…

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Mining Notes. Vimy Ridge

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

The manager reports under date 22nd January, 1924/as follows:—Tunnel.—This has been extended to 302 feet. We are still following the…

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Railway Chaos British Drivers Strike Mines Cease Work

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

The members of the Locomotive Engineers' Union of Great Britain went on strike on Monday against a reduction of their wages; the men…

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Deep Mines Brazil Holds the Record Heat at Low Levels

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 15

Dr. T. T. Ried, of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, in a recent address stated that Brazil still contains the mine that goes the deepest below the surface of…

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Mining "Hills" in Demand Vimy Shares Higher

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 3

A significant feature of the mining [?] market this morning. and one which [?] an added weight to our recent remarks regarding the [?] that in any [?]…

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Railway Strike. Opening Conference Fans. Industry Affected. Coal Shortage. (Reuter.) LONDON, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 11

The railway managers met Mr. John Bromley (secretary of the Associated Locomotive Engineers and Firemen's Society) to-day to consider the society's request for a…

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Labor Ministers' Careers Described Miners. Textile Workers, Lawyers. Writers. Economists and Peers. Team of Strong Men

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

A BRIEF description of every Minister in the Labor Cabinet in Britain appears below, and shows that the Administration is thorough…

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Black Despair of Minmi Miners One Thousand Souls Will Have to Go Elsewhere Unless John Brown Relents. Broken Hearts and Homes

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The miners who live at Minmi and who worked in Minmi Colliery are in a state of despair to-day…

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Business Done Yesterday in Money and Mining Tin Statistics Favor the Metal: America's Tin Plate Industry Being on the Rise. Bonds Go Lower the Digger Gratuity Incubus

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 7

Bonds again had a lower tendency on 'Change yesterday. At £ 10089, the 6 per cent. 1930's were another 39 down. The shorter term denominations…

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The Collieries. Mine Stoppages. Conferences Held

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 13

A conference was held in Sydney yesterday between representatives of the proprietors of the Iva[?]nhoe colliery (on the western field) and the Miners' Federation with regard to the…

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Mining Notes. Carter's [?] Gold

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 3

Fortnightly mining report states:--Commencing work after the holidays some delay was [?] by the baling of the water which had accumulated in the winze…

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Claims of Workers in State Coal Mine

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 8

LITHGOW, Friday.--A conference between the State Coal Miners' Lodge delegates and Mr. Black, representing the Railway Commissioners, went into…

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Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 15

"Ted!" called my mother, one cold night. "Come here and I will tell you something about when I was a little girl. So I nestled close to her side,…

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Saving Dust to Protect Miners

The World's News · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 21

Dust is generally regarded as an enemy rather than a friend, and housewives have always declared relentless war on the little particles of matter that accumulate on their…

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Mining a Meteor

The World's News · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 12

A BURIED mass of mineral. of incalculable value, is being sought after down in the Canyon Diabolo,…

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Coal. Organisation of Fuel Research

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 9

The Institute of Science and Industry has received a copy of certain standard methods for the analysis of coal recently developed by the British Fuel Research Board. It is…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 15

Support was forthcoming for base metal stocks in the mining share market yesterday, and prices were flrmer as a rule. Proprietary, after a steady opening, showed a good…

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