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Mining & the mines, 1924

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Miners Entombed Ten Men in Danger London, November 4

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 November 1924 · page 2

Ten men are entombed in a shaft of an iron ore mine at Bigrigg, in Cum[?]erland, owing to a fail of rock. Two others escaped uninjured…

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In Parliament. Rescues at Mines. Old-age Pensions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1924 · page 2

The Minister for Mines gave notice of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill to provide for rescue operations in coal and shale…

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Entombed Miners. Rescue Effected. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 2

The entombed miners in the Croft Mine Cumberland, were released after 30 hours. They were most cheerful and said that…

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Bigrigg Mine. Entombed Men Rescued (Router Service.) LONDON, November 6

The Daily Express · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 2

Tho men entombed In the Cr[?] mine at Brigrigg have been velensed. After thirty hours they were most cheerful. They said that after they…

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Mine on Fire. Number of Victims Unknown London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 2

Reuter's Mayence correspondent reports that numerous fire brigades are fighting the flames in the Mont Cenis mine at Solingen…

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Benzine Explosion. a Mine on Fire. (Reuter Service). MAYENCE, November 8

The Daily Express · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 1

Several Fire Brigades are fighting flames in the Mont Cenis mine at Solingen, following the explosion of a benzine tank…

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Find of Gold. Discovery In. Melbourne Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 1

Small flakes of gold found in on excavation at Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne, have been pronounced by Mr. Baragwanak, State Geologist,…

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Gold and South Africa London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 1

The possibility is discussed of South Africa soon reverting to the old currency. As a consequence of the falling price of gold in the London…

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Cut Fingers Off. Thrilling Rescue of Miners. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 2

The "Daily Herald"" publishes a thrilling story of heroism in the rescue of the two miners, M'Nally and Place, who were buried by a fall of stone in…

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Miner's Heroism Buried in Mine a Thrilling Rescue London, Nov. 10

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 4

The “Daily Herald” tes[?] a thrilling story of heroism in the rescue of two miners named McBally and Place who were burled by a fail of stone…

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Melbourne Gold Mine Leases Applied for Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 1

Hundred of Fitzroy residences to day received notices that making leases had been appalled for which would include underground rights on…

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Fitzroy Gold Find. Mining Lease Notices. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 4

Hundreds of Fitzroy residents received, notices to-day that a mining lease had been applied for which would include the underground rights to their…

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Bank Changes Position in South Africa. Gold Currency May Come Back Cape Town, November 11

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 1

The possibility is being discussed of South. Africa soon reverting to gold currency. As a consequence of the falling price…

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Mining at GUNDAGAl[?]

The Daily Express · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 7

The local syndicate that is working Oakes’ mine at Jones' Creek are highly pleased with their prospects. Tho rich ore continues to go down…

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Buried Gold. Disappointed Germans. London, November 13

The Daily Express · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 1

The “Daily Express” Jerusalem correspondent, reports that four Germang who served in Palestine with the Turks during the war, returned…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 17 November 1924 · page 3

A much-talked of gold proposition has at last found shape in the form of the Tumut district property, the Wyangle Gold Reefs, No Liability…

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German Coal London, Monday. I

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 November 1924 · page 1

"The Cologne Mining Journal" declares that the S[?]nnes mining group if offering the Portuguese Government large quantities of coal at…

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Another Gold Float

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 2

Of recent years, most of the New gold mining flotations have proved disappointing. That has not precluded a good response to the…

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Wyangle Gold. a New Float. Metals Lower

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 4

A much-talked-of gold proposition has at last found shape in the form of the Wyangle Gold Reefs, No Liability. Among geologists it has been…

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New Power German Invention. Coal and Oil Superfluous London, November 16

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 1

The “Daily Chronicle’s ” Berlin correspondent states that a company is being formed lo apply the principles of Flettner‘s invention to a series of…

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