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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Free Export of Gold Statement by Mr. Bruce. Gold Not to Replace Notes As Internal Currency Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 1

Mr. S. M. Bruce, the Prime Minister, late last night issued a statement that arrangements had been complexed by the Commonwealth…

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£60,000,000 in Gold for Bank of England (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, April 28

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 1

A message from New York says that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has completed an arrangement, in which other reserve banks will…

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Britain's Return to Gold Remand for Sterling Advances in New York (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, April 28

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 1

A New York message says that the demand for sterling advanced to four dollars 83 cents (parity four dollars 87.6 cents), the highest for ten years,…

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Accident at British Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 2

R. O'Leary, a miner, was throwing carbide out of a lamp on the 500ft. level of the British mine last night when the carbide burst into flame,…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, April 30, 1925. the Return to Gold

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 2

THERE is apparently a consensus of opinion that a return from paper currency to gold currency will result in a lowering of the market value of…

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Silverton Tramway Co. Offer of the Directors Rejected by Employees Mine Schedule Wanted

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 3

Mr. W. E. Manuel, returning officer of the ballot which was taken among members of the Silverton Tramway Employees' Union on the…

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First Reading Adopted of Gold Standard Bill (Reuter's Message.) London, April 29

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 1

The members of the House of Commons to-day passed the first leading of the Gold Standard and Widows. Orphans, and Old Age Contributory…

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British Budget Return to Gold Standard. Bank of England's Status. (Reuter's Message.) London, April 28

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 1

Speaking in the House of Commons on the return to gold standard, Mr. Winston Churchill. Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that the Government…

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"John Darling" Coal Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 2

When the Newcastle Steelworks commenced operations the price of coal was much lower than it is now. The Proprietary Company accordingly…

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Return to Gold Bankers Interested. (Reuter's Message.) London, April 29

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 1

The probable effect of the return to the gold standard on Australian exchange is arousing considerable interest in banking circles…

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Accideent at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 1

J.Paul, a miner was struck on the and by a timber cap when he was at work on the 1250ft. level of the North [?] last night and suffered shock and…

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Accident at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 10

J. Paul, a miner, was struck on the head by a timber cap when he was at work on the 1250ft. level of the North mine last night and suffered shock and…

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Ground Has Been "Talking" at Junction North Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 4

Statements are being made to the effect that the ground on the 1200ft. level of teh Junction North, the only level on which mining operations are…

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The Return to Gold Conference of Bankers Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 1

Australian bankers were conferring yesterday with the object of fixing a new exchange rate owing to the altered conditions caused by the return…

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Fire at South Mine Alongside Magazine on the 1170ft. Level Slight Damage Done

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 4

A fire broke out on the 1170ft. level of the South mine early this morning, but according to an official report it was promptly extinguished by Proto…

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Fire at South Mine Alongside Magazine on the 1170ft. Level Slight Damage Done

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 10

A fire broke out on the 1170ft. level of the South mine early this morning, but according to an official report [?]t was promptly extinguished by Proto…

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Mining Costs in W.a. Prospects on "Golden Mile"

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 4

The Royal Commission on mining heard evidence in Kalgoorlie on Friday (says a Kalgoorlie message in the "Argus")…

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New South Wale New Coal Discovery. Sydney, Tueseday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 1

A Werris Creek message states that a coal seam five feet wide has been discovered about a mile from the locomotive depot. The coal is of good…

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Return to Gold Standard Question in Common's Re Dominions' Attitude (Reuter's Message.) London, May 4

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 4

Mr. Walter Guinness, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, when asked in the House of Commons whether any communication had been received from…

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Gold for Australia a Record Shipment

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 2

What is said to be the largest shipment of gold to reach Australia arrived on Saturday morning on the Blue Funnel liner Nestor (says the…

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