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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Broken Hill Fire Abandoned Mine Destroyed. A Mysterious Outbreak

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Monday.—The Silver Peak mine, at Round Hill, four miles from Broken Hill, was destroyed by fire yesterday in mysterious…

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Class Bias Alleged Newcastle Miners Protest Against Mount Kembla Men

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A meeting of miners' lodges and a group of delegates from the whole of the Newcastle mining fields carried a resolution,…

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Miners Indignant Gaol Sentences for Strikers Sequel to Port Kembla Trouble

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A meeting of the lodge and group delegates from the whole of the Newcastle mining fields carried a resolution, "viewing with contempt the class…

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Gold Currency Tide Has Turned From U.S.A. Britain Returning to Standard. Other Nations Anxious to Follow Suit

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday.--The recent heavy gold exports from the United States, approximating 130,000,000 dollars, since January 1, has surprised even…

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Spanish Mines Purchased by Krupp, Firm Coal and Iron Enterprise

Northern Star · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 8

On January 15 the Madrid correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" wired:- The Krupp firm is sedulously developing its industrial, programme in Spain. A few…

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Coal Mines Crisis

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 4

WELLINGTON, (N.Z.), Thursday.—A sudden crisis has arisen at the State coal mines on the west coast of New Zealand. The union has informed the Minister for…

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Mining Trouble in N.z

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Thursday.--A sudden crisis has arisen at the State coal mines on the West Coast of New Zealand. The union has informed the…

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Gold From South Africa

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Gold amounting to £1,750,000 has been purchased in South Africa for banks whose head offices are in Melbourne…

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Drake Gold Mining

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 4

Prospecting at the Yellow Creek gold mines has been held up by the recent bad weather. It was in this district—between Tabulam and Drake—that the full force of…

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Gold Imports

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- Between January 1 and March 15 £3,773,816 worth of gold was imported into Australia. The figures for last week show…

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Millions in Gold

Northern Star · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 5

Wednesday.—Between January 1 and March 15, £3,773,816 worth of gold was imported into Australia. The figures for last week show that the…

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Thirty Miners Are Killed in Terrific Explosion

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday.-- At Fairmont, West Virginia, 40 or 50 miners were entombed to-day owing to an explosion in a mine owned by…

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UNEMPLOYMENT Miners' Federation Favors Scheme of Insurance

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- Giving evidence before the National Insurance Commission to-day, Mr. A. C. Willis (president of the Miners' Federation)…

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Bomb Dropped Down Mine (Reuter.) FAIRMONT (West Virginia)

Northern Star · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 5

Forty to 50 miners have been entombed by an explosion in a mine at the Betlilethem Company near Fairmont, but it is believed that the men will be rescued alive…

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Randwick Gallops Doncaster and Cup Candidates. Virgin Gold In Form

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- The course proper was open for working gallops at Randwick this morning. The going was good with the hurdles 20 feet out. The…

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Cock Fight for Coal Mines

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 6

Adlington Hall, a famous beauty spot of industrial Lancashire, which has just been acquired from the Wigan corporation by a local business man, was, 100 years years ago,…

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Thirty Miners Killed

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

At Fairmont, West Virginia, 40 or 50 miners were entombed owing to an explosion in a mine owned by the Bettiluhem Steel Company. Thrity-three of the…

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Gold Imports Purchases in Africa

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 5

A. cable message from Capetown, dated Monday last, stated that the Reserve Bank there had sold 1,750,000 sovereigns to Australia banks. The gold was…

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Gold From Africa

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 3

The South African Reserve Bank has sold 1,750,000 sovereigns to Australian banks. The gold was purchased recently from the Gold Producers' Committee…

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Thirty Miners Killed in Explosion

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 6

At Fairmount, West Virginia, 40 or 50 miners were entombed on Tuesday owing to an explosion in a mine owned by the Bethlehem Steel Company…

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