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Mining & the mines, 1920

3,666 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 184

Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 14

A distinctly firmer tone pervaded operations in mining scrip on the Stock Exchange yesterday. London metal prices displayed an all-round decline, but, in view of the high…

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MINING Silver-Lead Active

Evening News · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 6

Barrier stocks has good [?] on the Sydney Stock Exchange at [?] Broken Hill South advanced [?] British [?]…

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Colliery Incident. How Time Is Lost. Troubles of Southern Mineowners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 14

To show the reasons why mines are continually thrown idle, Mr. E. G. Weyland, of the Southern Collieries Association, yesterday related the following incident:…

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To Load Coal. Ex-hansa Liner Drachenfels

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

The steamer Drachenfels is due at Newcastle to-day from the United Kingdom, via ports. She will load coal for an interstate port not yet,…

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Opal Mines New Find at Teven LISMORE

Evening News · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

Opals are still being secured by a few claim holders on the Tintenbar held, and according to reports, the result of the new and on the Teven side are…

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Better Than Gold Tasmania's Osmiridium Romance of Mining Hobart

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1920 · page 2

A transformation in the value of osmiridium is one of the romances of the mining industry in Tasmania. In the early days of alluvial gold…

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Mining

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1920 · page 10

The Cherry Tin Mining Co., N.L., has been added to the official list of the Syd-ney Stock Exchange. The capital of the undertaking is £25,000 in 100,000 shares…

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Better Than Gold

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1920 · page 4

Sinking for water at Young Messrs. A. Warren and A. Lang, of Monteagle, struck colors of gold. They continued to dig, and at a depth of 65 feet struck…

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The Badak Boom Tin Mine Shares Jump £537 in 48 Hours

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1920 · page 2

During the latter end of last week a sensational movement in tin shares took place in Melbourne. The Badak Tin Syndicate Company of the Federated…

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Gold-mining at Hill End. Increase in Production

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 5

Reporting to the Minister for Mines, the Warden of the Bathurst division, Mr. Burke, states that the gold yield for the Hill End district for the year was estimated at 5240oz.,…

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Mammoth Molybdenite Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 9

At the bearing before Warden A. B. C. Burke of an application by Mr. A. A. Rathray, receiver for debenture-holders on behalf of the Mammoth Molybd[?]nite Mines, N.L., for a…

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Queensland Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 9

The gold return for December amount[?]d to 10.463 fine ounces, valued at £44,444, which represented a decrease of 1775oz, valued at £11,787. The yield for the year was 120,885…

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Australian Gold Yield

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 3

The production of gold in Australia continues to diminish at an increasing rate. The figures supplied by the various mines departments in four…

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Mining Shares

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 3

Transactions in Mining Scrip were also active on 'Change on Saturday last. Copper stocks were again firmer…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 9

Firm conditions prevailed in the market for mining scrip at the week end Broken Hill stocks figured at generally higher rates. Junction North ro[?] 4[?]d to 18/3, and B.H…

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Mining Stocks London, January 15

Evening News · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 1

Australasian mining stocks are quoted as follow:—British Broken Hill, [?] 45s, 47s 6d; B. H. North, b 44s, s 57s 6d; B. H. South, b 44s, s…

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Meat and Coal. Position in New Zealand. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 7

Replying to a deputation from the frozen meat companies Mr. Massey said that a feeling had grown in England that the Government control of meat during the past few…

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Melting Gold Coins the Valuable Sovereign Big Plot Discovered LONDON, January 15

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 1

The police are investigating a sensational plot to defraud the Bank of England. It is alleged that extensive…

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Southern Miners. Question of Minimum Wage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 6

The Illawarra Miners' Association delegate board has decided that the management of the Helensburgh mine be notified that if in three months there was not a change for the better…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 8

A strong market ruled for mining scrip on the Stock Exchange yesterday. The heaviest advances took place in the tin section. Carpathia, paid, hardened to 21/, and the…

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