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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Imprisonment for Miners

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 3

Forty two miners, were each sentenced to fourteen day's imprisonment in the Industrial Court by Judge Rolin for taking part in a strike at Mount…

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M.T.C. Gold Cup Meeting. £1550 Prize Money

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 3

Each year sees the M.T.C. advancing on the high road of progress and the time might not now be far distant when a thousand pound race will again…

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Rich Gold Reef OVER 11ozs. to Ton. Mudgee Excitement. Mudgee

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

What is claimed to be a second Hawkine's Hill gold field, has been discovered by a syndicate at Semphill's Creek, ten miles north of Hill End…

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The Expected Return to Gold

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

The recent rise of sterling, is now generally looked upon as indicating that we are on the way towards an early resumption of specie payments…

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Mine on Fire. No Waste Available Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

The Silver Peak mine, at Round Hill, four miles from Broken Hill, was destroyed by fire yesterday in mysterious circumstances. It ia believed that…

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Port Kembla Mines. Case Before Full Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

Following on the sentence of a fortnight's imprisonment on 42 employees, at the Mr. Kembla mine for indulging in an illegal strike, 106 other…

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Mine on Fire At Broken Hill Mysterious Outbreak Broken Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

The Silver Peak Mine, at Round Hill, caught fire yesterday, under mysterious circumstances. Flames were seen rising from the…

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South African Mining. a New Room. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 2

A recent mineral development in the Transvaal is attracting muck attention following the despatch of an optimistic cable to London from the…

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The Expected Return to Gold

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 2

The recent rise of sterling is now generally looked upon as indicating that we are on the way towards an early resumption of specie payments…

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The Expected Return to Gold

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 3

The recent rise of sterling is now generally looked upon as Indicating that we are on the way towards an early resumption of specie payments…

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South African Politics. Camouflaged Nationalisation of Mines. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 4

Mr. Hertzog informed a deputation to-day that he had decided to accept General Smuts' suggestion to refer the Color Bar Bill to a select committee…

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Boy Bandsman Wins Gold Medal

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 5

Some time ago the members of the Tumut Town Band offered a gold monday to the member of the Boys' Bund who made the most progress as a…

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Mt. Kembla Mines to Resume. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

A meeting of the Mount Kembla miners to-day decided to accept the renditions submitted by tie Miners' Federation to the owners, that work…

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Australia Buys Gold. Sovereigns From South Africa. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

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

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Randwick Gallops. Visiting Horses at Work Virgin Gold Seven in 1.29½. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 4

At Randwick this morning the visiting Victorian' and Queensland horses were out, but were not sent against the watch. Heroic with Sailing Home…

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Explosion at a Mine. Use of Bomb Alleged. Fairmont (West Virginia)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

From forty to fifty miners have been entombed by an explosion in the mine of the Bethlehem company near here. It is believed that the men will be…

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Fairmont Mine Explosion. a New Theory. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

It is now reported that 33 men were killed by the explosion in the Fairmont mine, which is now stated to have been caused by ignited gas…

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Treasure Ship Ventura Brings Gold to Australia Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 1

The steamer Ventura, which reached Sydney today from San Francisco. She bought 56 boxes of gold, valued at £500,000…

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Mining Disaster. Cage Cable Breaks. Strasburg

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 4

Yesterday a cage was ascending the Reumaux pit of the Sarre and Moselle mines with eight colliers when the cable broke, due probably to…

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Cables Miners' Secretary's Statement London

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 1

Mr. Cook, the miners' secretary said, "we have now prepared the necessary machinery to establish by might what we have failed to secure…

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