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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 184

Gold Nothing Magic About It Prominent Banker's Opinion

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 7

"Take a sovereign to any part of the world and you will [?]ing [?] on [?] jeweller [?]…

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Hill End Goldfield. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 8

The splend[?] return of 472oz obtained by the Amalgamated Hill End tributes is the largest cake of gold taken from the Hill End fields for some time. The crushing came from the…

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Caledonian Collieries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 10

The report of the above company for the year ended December 31 shows a profit of £71,631, less interim dividend paid in September, of 3 per cent on preference shares, and…

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Caledonian Collieries Ltd

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

For the 12 months ended December 27 Caledonian Collieries. Limited, show net earnings of £71,631, as against £77,665 for the preceding…

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"A Higher Ideal" Miners and Dear Commodities "Shall We Allow Dearer Coal?"

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 7

In his annual report to the Astrainsion Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, Mr J. Baddeley, the [?] ex[?]dent, states that although the year has…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

North Taiping's output for the first half of March was seven tons of tin oxide. Operations were stopped for three days, owing to a shortage of…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

Transactions in Mining Shares remained quiet upon the local Exchange yesterday. Copper concerns provided business at unchanged levels, with the…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 10

There was an element of irregularity in quotations for mining shares on 'Change yesterday. The Broken Hill group was generally lower, and a decided weakness was noted…

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Value of Gold. Prominent Banker's Opinion

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

"Take a sovereign to any part of the world and you will be offered varying premiums on it. To a jeweller a sovereign is worth £6…

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Doncaster and Cup Gambler's Gold Hardens

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 7

There were Inquiries for Gambler's Gold thin afternoon, and the Powh[?] (imp.)—Evelyn B colt, in some quarters. bardened a point for the Doncaster…

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Gold a Commodity. Adequate Reserves Kept. Debate by Commercial Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 9

During the proceedings of the Associated Chambers, of Commerce Conference yesterday a motion was brought forward by Mr. M'Gregor, one of the South Australian…

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Price of Coal. Suggestion of Increase. Miners Hesitate to Agree

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 10

The officers of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation are pondering as to whether, in order to get another rise in wages, the federation would be justified in…

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Electricity V. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 4

The report of the British Coal Conservation Sub-committed recommending the early constriction of 16 superpower electric Stations to supply the…

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Alcohol From Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 4

The extraction of alcohol from coal-oven gas on a commercial scale was proved to be possible at a meeting of the Cleveland Institution of Engineers…

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Fenanoial. Gold Reseeves

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 14

The discussion at the congress of Associated Chambers of Commerce on the proposal, to subsidise the production of gold was noteworthy, because it brought from Sir John…

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Gold Bricks & Birds

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 9

There are signs of a boom in Hampton Plains (W.A.) mining, but up to the present there has been nothing like the excitement the discovery of two…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 3

Deebook's output for the first half of March from the dredge at Ronpibon was 4 tons. Operations were stopped for 8 eights owing to a broken pivot…

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Frivolous Stoppages. President's Advice to Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 14

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The president of the Illawarra branch of the Minors' Federation advises members not to waste time and energy in frivolous stoppages, in which there was no…

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Teasellers. Gold Allowance. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 12

In future, the amounts in gold which passengers from Australia are allowed to take out of the Commonwealth will be reduced. European passengers travelling to Japan,…

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Export of Gold. Producers Benefit

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 4

In moving the adoption of the, reports, and balance-sheet at the annual meeting of the Gold Producers' Association, Limited, on Thursday, Mr. J…

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