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Mining & the mines, 1922

3,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 172

Sinister Threat Coal Miners' Wages "If They Try to Reduce'' NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 3

I don't know anything about the price of coal, nor am I concerned about it; but you will see the greatest fight ever known in the…

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Mount Lylee Mine Closed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 13

In conformity with the new policy of the Mount Lyell directors, production work ceased at the Mount Lyoll mine on Wednesday, when 272 men…

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 9
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the price of fine gold in London on March 15 was £1 16s 4d an ounce. That quotation represents a rise of 1s 4d since March 8…

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Brown Coal History Recalled

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 13

It appears from late cable news. published in the daily press that Professor W. A. Bone, of the Imperial College of Science, "in a lecture before the…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 9

The manager of Tyrconnell wires that for the month ended March 15 the battery ran 430 hours, putting through 490 tons of ore for a recovery of 423 oz gold…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 11

A lifeless market ruled for mining scrip on Change yesterday, and interest was at a low ebb. The first two calls produced less than half a dozen sales in two stocks, and there…

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The Miners. Seeking Control. a National Pool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 8

A statement issued on behalf of the Coal Miners' Federation yesterday contained the following:—"We might consider the desirability of taking over the wastefully and…

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Atrocity at Brakpan. Mine Officials Murdered. Capetown, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 9

The Johannesburg "Star" has obtained from Mr. Cook, a wounded official of the Brakpan mine, a story of the murder of other officials after the attack on the mine on Friday last…

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"The Inca Ring" a Novelist's Inspiration "King Solomon's Mines."

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 15

A ring that inspired the principal seens in "King Solomon's Mines," and is of untold age and history, has been presented to the British Museum by…

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Mining Shares. Market Very Quiet. Barriers Quoted Firm

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 4

The turnover listed in mining shares at the Sydney Exchange yesterday was the smallest for some considerable time. Silver-leads were alone…

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Rand Upheaval Interesting Sidelights White Miners and Kaffirs Visiting S. A. Resident's Views

The Sun · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 7

Direct from the Rand, where he spent the past 13 years representing American manufacturers, Mr. W. J. Kennedy, an American, arrived in…

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Curiosities of the Sea the Gold Illusion Light. Heat and Solids

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 15

Ordinary light rays will not penetrate water to a depth greater than 253-ft. In other words, however clear the water, there is pitch darkness at…

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Business Easier Politics a Damper No African Gold American Lien on Austria LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 1

Political uncertainties have momentarily damped financial activity, but the slackening is likely to be only temporary…

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The Leisure Hour in the Home Circle Rise of the West the Golden Era. the Discovery of Gold. (Continued from the Last Issue.)

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 15

Meanwhile, however, news of the discovery made by Lister and his mates had spread through the district, and men from Orange, Bathurst and…

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FINANCIAL Commercial Bank of Australia and the Special Assets Trust Co.--Commonwealth Assurance Corporation's First Balance Sheet--Rise in Price of Gold. Special Assets Trust Co

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 9

In the report of the board of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd., covering the half-year ended June 30, 1898, the registration was announced of the Special Assets Trust, Ltd., to…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 4

Asam Kumbang, during the fortnight ended March 14, worked for 238 hours, treating 47,500 cubic yards for a yield of 9 tons, which realised…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 13

Harvey's Freehold Gold report states that the Dredge Master advises having dredged 124 hours for a yield of 56oz. of gold. Operations, according to the now industrial…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 15

The fact that of the half-dozen or so mining stocks providing business on Change yesterday not one showed a decline lent a brighter feeling to the share market. The…

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Gossip From Here, There, and Everywhere Next Minister For Mines?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 15

It took a heap of persuasion to get J. M. Baddeley's consent for his nomination in the Newcastle selection ballot. "I can do more good where I…

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