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Mining & the mines, 1924

4,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 228

Discovery of Gold. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 6

Sir,—Re Hargraves' discovery of gold in 1851 at Lewis Ponds and Summer Hill Creeks, I concur with Mr. L. A. Tom, vide his letter in to-day's "Sydney Morning Herald," that…

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Colliery Disputes. Two Mines Resume

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 13

Wallarah and Cessnock collier[?]es resumed yesterday, leaving East Greta, Duckenfield No. 2, Northern Extended, Aberdare, Central, and Wallsend still idle. The met game out at…

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Barrier Mines. Conference With Mine Managers Association

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 12

A conference was held at Broken Hill last Monday, attended by representatives of the Mine Managers' Association and delegates from the local Trades and Labor…

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Mining Notes. South Lucknow Gold Mining Co., N.l

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 5

Since the holidays all work has been confined to extending the drive on contact north-west with the view of cutting vein from the No. 1 drive old…

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Mining

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 5

Retaliation Junction (in liq.): Distribution of capital, first and final, £5/5/6 100 shares; payable on surrender of scrip…

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Mount Isa Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 11

The prospectus of Mount Isa Mines, Ltd., has been issued "for public information" only, as the required capital has been already oversubscribed. The issue is 22,500 shares of £20…

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Mount Isa Mines, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 15

An abridged prospectus of Mount Isa Mines, L[?] appears in our business columns. The publication is made for information only, as all the shares offered for public subscription have been oversubscribed. A…

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The Mines Sydney Sharemarket

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 11

Mining interests were well supported, although it was not an active section of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Overseas metal market advices were…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 15

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the price of gold in London on Monday was 97/4 per ounce fine, an advance of /11 since Friday. At this price the pound sterling…

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Slavery in Indian Coal Mines. Workers Get Sd. per day; Bosses Net 100 Per Cent. Dividends

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 20

As I recently toured through the coalfields of Eastern India, examining conditions of life and work both under and above ground, I was profoundly impressed…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 11

Shareholders in Great Britain Tin Mining Co., Ltd., met in Sydney yesterday, Mr. R. T. Remington in the chair. The report showed the profit for the year to have been £516. which…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 15

Fluctuations in mining share prices were of a very minor description yesterday. A strong metal market served to keep most of the important stocks firm. An exception to which…

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Miners' Ballot. Threat of Trouble. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 13

The ballot taken by the Yorkshire and Northumberland miners overwhelmingly favours the termination of the national wages agreement. The result of the ballot all over…

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Belmont Coal Borehole Seam Struck NEWCASTLE

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 10

Boring operations at Cardiff Point, Belmont, are reported to have struck the Borehole seam, of good, workable height, and quality, at a moderate…

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Broken Hill Mines. the Diseases Schedule. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 8

At the rooms of the Mining Managers' Association yesterday afternoon, representatives from the mining managers met delegates from the Trades and Labour Council and…

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Discovery of Gold. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 9

Sir,—It is said that we ought to realise quite distinctly, honestly, and harmoniously, that the sole object of learning is nothing else than to find the truth. Have we the truth as…

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Gold Found at Barrington Tops the Optimists Newcastle, Wednesday

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 12

Gold in apparently payable quantities has been found in an old working at Barrington Tops, and those people who are in the [?]…

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Gold in Advance Russian Trade Revival Machinery Wanted London, January 14

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 1

The Manchester correspondent or "The Times" states that the Moscow Government is now ordering considerable quantities of English…

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Reminiscences of the Ophir Gold Discovery Hargraves' Son Tells of His Father's Career

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 24

THE pictures reproduced on this page are interesting souvenies of the discovery of payable gold in N.S.W. They are the property of Mr. W. H. Hargraves, the…

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Favorites Fail at Sandown Steel and Gold Wins Park Handicap Double Trained by E. Fisher

Referee · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 5

Owing to a division of the Trial Welter, seven events constituted the programme at Sandown Park on Saturday. Backers who, at previous meetings…

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