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Mining & the mines, 1922

3,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 172

Knights of Gold Triumph of Vaudeville

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1922 · page 21

Vaudeville is the short story of the theatre. The traveller provides himself with a magazine in preference to a novel…

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The Gold Stealers Being the Story Now

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1922 · page 3

Frank Hardy [?] young gold miner Waddy in Victoria has been imprisoned on a charge of gold steaing his widowed mother and his brother Harry refuse to believe that he is hu[?]ty and are sure that the gold which was found on him was [?] his clothes by un enemy on the suggestions of young Dick Haddon who is the leaders of a…

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Huns Pay Up 31,000,000 Gold Marks LONDON, January 27

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1922 · page 1

A message from Paris says that Germany has notified the Reparations Commission that she has deposited the second amount of 31,000,000 gold…

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Mystery Land Anstralia's Unexplored Nor'-West the Real Outback Cattle, Gold, Pearls, Tin, Lead and Ore

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1922 · page 15

TO a Sydney man about town the words Marble Bar call up visions of cool drinks amidst luxurious surroundings. But there is…

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Miners' Strike. Due to Wheelers. Long Period of Idleness Possible. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 8

A strike has occurred at the Victorian State coal mine at Wonthaggi, the trouble arising from dissatisfaction among the wheelers regarding the working of an allegedly diseased…

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Metalliferous and Other Mining. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 10

Sir,—Your notice of the metal exchange, under your financial column in a recent issue, is very much to the point. There are three things necessary to make…

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Commercial, Investment & Mining Markets London Butter Dearer N.S.W. Prospects Improving Sussex-street Trade

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 6

The morning two private cables were received from Tooley-street, London, stating that choicest N.S.W. butter tealised up to 120s [?] on Saturday…

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Miners' Meeting Many Important [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Miners Union will commence this afternoon at Reaton chambers. Many important issues are to be…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 4

Tongkah Harbour's output for the week from harbour dredging was 10 tons, and 16 tons was obtained from Bangtoo. All four dredges were…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 7

A report from Nawng Pet Tin, posted on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, stated that the present position gave no reason for alarm. On account of a scarcity of water, due to the…

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Victorian Miners. Seek Increased Hewing Rate. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 9

After an all-day sitting of the Commonwealth Coal Tribunal to-day at which the claim of the miners at the Jumbunna mine for an increased hewing rate was considered,…

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From 'Frisco Pago Gold Raid Scouted Boxers and Cinema Star

The Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 9

Pago Pago as a nest of convict gold-pirates, was a source of innocent merriment to the passengers, who arrived this morning from San Francisco by…

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Found a Gold Watch Gave It to a Girl Fined £5 for Theft

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 4

Clement George Morrlgon Flanagan, 22. has at the Parrsmatta Police Court, charged with stoaling on December 26, at [?] River, a gold expanding…

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Commercial, Investment & Mining Markets Eggs Cheaper Today Increased Supply Sussex-street Trade

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 5

Owing to a slight increase in the output on large suburban eggs. the wholsale rate was lowered by 2d a dosan, making it is 10d to is 11d for ungraded…

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Stop-work Meeting Trouble in State Coal Mines MELBOURNE.Wednesday

Evening News · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 7

Another "stop-work" meeting is to be held at [?] to-day to consider the situation in the State Coal Mines brought about by the dismissal of a…

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 11
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London quotation for fine gold on January 28 was £4 17s 4d an oz. That price represents a fall of 3d an oz. since January 24…

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Vale of Clwydd Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 15

Vale of Clwydd Coal and Brick Company, Ltd., in its report for the half-year ended December 31 shows a net profit of £4426. A dividend of 5 per cent, absorbed £ 1500, and…

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The Miners Annual Meeting Begins

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 11

The annual meeting of the mining section of the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia-- the O.B.U.--was commenced yesterday aflernoon at tho offices of the union, Rawson House,…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 11

Edna May Deep Levels reported that at level No. 7 tho final stope had been started and advanced "5ft. The width was 8ft., showing a value of Sdwt. At level No. 6 the final stope…

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