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Mining & the mines, 1922

3,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 172

The Leisure Hour in the Home Circle Rise of the West the Golden Eda the Discovery of Gold

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 11

"The good folks of Bathurst, however, seem to be determined to keep people from coming into the district, by raising their prices to a most unjust and…

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Coal Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 15

During the week ended this afternoon [?] tons of coal were shipped from the port of Nowcastle. These figures were made up as follows:—Victoria, 2[?] tons; South…

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Coal for United States

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 15

The first shipment of Newcastle coal to the United States of America for two months was made to-day. The steamer W[?] [?]red at the Newcastle Customs-house for…

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Company News. "Big Ben" Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 4

The Newcastle Big Ben Coal Mining Co., Ltd., was registered in Sydney yesterday. The capital Is £20,000 in £l shares, and the company is to…

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Southern Coal Trade Wollongong

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 5

Work at all the mines has been constant this week. The average pay for the fortnight is nine days. The new seam in the Metropolitan Colliery is…

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Miners' Wages. [?]Lawarra Board Oppose[?] Reduction. Wollongong, Frida[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 14

The proposal of the coal owners to [?] a reduction of wages and an increases of working hours in the coal mining industry [?] discussed by the delegate board of [?]…

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Australian Gold Return. N.s.w. Figures Lower

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 4

The feature of the gold returns of Australia for April is the better showing made by Queensland. This is due to the much-welcomed resumption of…

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Ready Money Coal Fields as Oil Reservoirs Is New Era at Hand? Germany Said to Have Solved a Mighty Problem

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 May 1922 · page 11

King Coal is not yet dethroned, but oil is his sure successor. For oil means greater efficiency, less waste, no firemen, and reduced labour all round. Oil is the fuel of the future for a generation to come. The…

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Garden Gold Wattles at Seventy Dollars Possibilities in Wildflowers

The Sun · Sunday 14 May 1922 · page 13

THERE ought to be pots of money in Australian plants as well as in Australian animals and birds. In both cases the rest of…

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Gilt-edged Stocks Firm Banking Amalgamations Rumored Activity in Gold Shares

The Sun · Sunday 14 May 1922 · page 4

The firmness in gilt-edged stocks which has been noticeable for some considerable time, has been the chief characteristic of the past week's…

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Did Trotsky Steal? a Comrade's Accusations Gold Roubles Missing London

The Sun · Sunday 14 May 1922 · page 1

Schliapnikoff, leader of the workers' opposition party, accuses Trotsky of appropriating for his own use 30,000,000 gold roubles…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 11

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London quotation for gold on Friday was 93/7 per oz fine, an increase of /3 since Tuesday…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 4

Block 10 Misima Gold Mines, No Liability, report for April:—Mill ran 564 hours, treating 4885 tons, which yielded 1356 ounces fine gold, and 3421…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 7

A cablegram from London reports that the Scottish Australian Mining Company has declared a year's dividend and bonus of 2½ per cent. To the reserve £10,000 has been…

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Average Quotations for Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 11

A circular issued to the shareholders of the Gold Producers' Association, Ltd., states that the April gold sales amounted to 64,177oz of standard gold, and the estimated average net…

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Mining in N.s.w. the Lucknow Field a Revival

Evening News · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 8

The recent appearance of the contributing shares of the South Lucknow Gold Mining Company on the Sydney Stock Exchange has given rise to much…

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Gold for Soviet. Looting in Russia. Treasures From Churches. London, May 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 May 1922 · page 9

A message from Rome says the Pope's Intervention at Genoa is connected with the Soviet's wholesale looting of Russian Churches and monasteries—Catholic as well…

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 May 1922 · page 7

Sales of gold effected during April by the Gold Producers' Association amounted to 64,177oz. standard, and the overage not price realised was £4 6s 4d an oz., equal to £4 14s 2d…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 May 1922 · page 7

The Amalgamated Zine return for the month ended May 6 was: Tailings treated, 25,47- tons; dump slimes treated, 8986 tons; zinc concentrates produced, 7285 tons; assaying zinc…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 May 1922 · page 11

Silver-lead and gold stocks had a monopoly of the dealing in mining scrip on Change yesterday, but these accounted for an appreciable increase in the amount of business transacted…

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