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Mining & the mines, 1924

4,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 228

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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Gambler's Gold Breaks Unlucky Sequence at V.P. A Costly Horae to Backers: Gaby Deslys' Total Now 19½ Wins

Referee · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 6

Taking performance as a guide, possibly one of the best horses to cross from the registered to unregistered ranks is Gambler's Gold; but, despite…

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Mining Notes. Lucknow Pups Gold Mining Company, N.l

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4

At 140ft, level, joint drives (No. 1 N.W. and No. 2 S.E.) continue to open up promising country. No. 1 has nearly completed 100 feet of driving subject…

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More Strikes. Northern Collieries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 8

Strikes occurred yesterday at Hebburn No. 2 and Lambton collieries. At the firstnamed the men refused to accept a substitute for, the explosives, which the management…

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Lucknow 66 Gold Mining Co., N.l

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4

For some months a suspension of labour conditions has been in operation. Previously the crosscut at 65ft level had been driven 100 feet N.E…

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Canada's Coal

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 10

Last year the coal mines of Canada produced 15,157,481 tons, about 100,000 tons more than in 1921. Of the 1922 production nearly 6,000,000 tons were…

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Registrations Mount Isa Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 7

Registration has been effected in New South Wales of Mount Isa Mines, Ltd., the abridged prospectus of which was published yesterday. The company has…

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Coal Strike. Compulsory Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 6

A compulsory conference between the New South Wales Coke Producers' Association (states the secretary of that body and the Coal Miners'…

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Mount Lindsay Mining Syndicate

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4

Air trouble (result of hot weather) at winze, depth of 40 feet, has been overcome. Further 6 feet have been sunk, and early completion of winze…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 11

A fair turnover was effected in mining scrip on 'Change yesterday. As support weakened, B.H. Proprietary sold down 1/ at 26/9, 700 shares being placed. Norths put on /3 at…

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Coorabbin Mine. New Field Progressing. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 10

An electric light plant has been installed at the Coorabbin coal mine and a pumping plant of sufficient power to cope with the water in the shaft has been installed. Businesses are…

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Paved with Gold Studded with Gems

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 9

"The clergyman drew a beautiful picture of the Hereafter. He described it as a place paved with gold and attended with precious rams…

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Mine Explosion Machinery Damaged Dissatisfied Men Toowoomba

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 6

The report that [?] was [?] at the Stats [?] mine at [?] district, to confirmed…

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Northern Mines Seven Striking Hebburn No. 2 Explosives

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 6

East Greta, Duckenfield No. 2, Northern Extended, and Wallsend pits were still idle yesterday, through strikes…

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Sudden Strike Mine Cage and Men a Tragic Sequel West Maitland

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 11

Abermain No. [?] Colliery has been thrown idle in peculiar cirucumstaness. A cage full of men struck the bottom of the shaft rather…

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Mining Electro-zinc Div. Increased to 9 p.c

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 7

The various improvements to plant. and extensions [?] in the last report of the Electrolytic Zir' Company are apparently having the [?] effect [?]…

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A Nugget of Gold. Man in Pawnbroker's Shop. Presents a Revolver. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 8

Walking into a Barrack-street pawnbroker's establishment yesterday, a man, of smart appearance, dressed in a dark suit, handed over to the manager, Mr. G. Norvell, a nugget of…

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Northern" Collieries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 12

Lambton colliery resumed work yesterday, but Northern Extended, Hebburn No. 2, Duckenfield No. 2, East Greta, and Wallsend are still on strike…

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Always Loyal Colliery Employees MAITLAND

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 8

T[?] one section of the colliery employees does not always get a fari deal from others was the complaint made by Mr. J. Campbell, president of the…

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Central Mine Fire. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 6

According to Mr. J. Hebbard, manager of the Central Mine, a new method is to be adopted to try to locate the seat of the fire in the mine. A boring plant has been ordered, and…

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