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Mining & the mines, 1924

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Gold in Plenty and Dear Money

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 13

Even with a gold currency, complaint has been made of a restriction of credit. This has happened in New York. It appears that for the last week in November the…

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Miners Satisfied Alarmist Rumors Refuted THAT "1919" LOG

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 7

Despite alarmist rumors of the probability of serious trouble in the coat mines, extending even to a general strike, it is stated on…

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Safety in Mines Flares, Cigarettes, Sparks Dangers Admitted

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 6

"The men are scared as the result of a report presented to the Minister for Mines, relative to the liability of the seam to spontaneous combustion, and…

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Coal Comparisons Australia and England LONDON, February 1

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 7

Mr. C. M. M'Donald, president of the Northern Collieries' Association, who has been touring the coal districts, stated on the eve of his departure…

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Gold Yield. Seventeen Ounces to the Ton. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 12

A yield of 60 ounces of gold from 3½ tons of ore (more than 17oz to the ton) has been reported by A, Slater, a State-aided prospector, at Grossmont, near Coolgardie…

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Gold Purchase American Operations Australian Production New York, February 2

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 7

The National City Bank has announced that it has purchased 17,500,000 dollars' worth of gold in Australia, declaring that the transaction is of a…

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Gold Purchases. I by America. From Australia. New York, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 11

The National City Bank announces that it recently purchased gold to the value of l,750,,000 dollars in Austialia, the transaction being purely of a commercial nature, bearing no…

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"His Life or Mine" Father and Son Fight Killed with Hatchet London, February 2

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 1

At the inquest on the body of George Cooper, a Bristol patternmaker, whose body was found below the floor of the house occupied by his…

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Mr. Brer Hughes Knows a Lot But Says Nothing Story of Coal Stack

Evening News · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 6

WITH that delightful charm of manner and refreshing candor which distinguished him as Prime Minister, Mr. W. M…

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Dangerous Condition of Northern Coal Mines

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 3

As noon as the official statement concerning the dangerous condition of certain northern collieries was brought under the notice of the central…

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Mining Notes. Vimy Ridge Gold Mining Co., No Liability

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 4

The mine manager reports for week ending January 31 as follows:— Very little work has been done for the week in the tunnel or No. 3 shaft,…

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The Mines Sydney Sharemarket

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 9

Barriers responded vigorously yesterday to the strength being displayed by the overseas metals market. There was nothing like an excited mining…

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No More a Mystery That Coal Stack a Flail for Miners Legacy of Hughes Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 7

THE mystery surrounding the £100,000 coal stack, which has been retting in a South Coast poddoch, is a mystery no…

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"Smoked Out" Colliery Idle Men Blame Explosive

The Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 14

Alleging that the blasting powder supplied to them is defective, the miners at Corrimal ceased work some weeks ago and the colliery has since…

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Passenger and Coal Trains Collide

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- A passenger and coal trains collided on the Belmont line this afternoon. Both engines were damaged, but…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 11

Barriers were the dominating factor in the mining share market yesterday by virtue of a strong run on Norths and Souths, as a result of which all receutly onhanced prices were…

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Ruhr Mines. Idleness Continues. London, Feb. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 9

The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" at Dusseldorf declare that the difficulties in the Ruhr are no longer due to the struggle against the 10-hour day, but to the fact that…

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Coal Discovery Rich Seam Near Brisbane BRISBANE

The Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 9

It is stated, on reliable authority, that coal, in payable quantities, has been found on private property at Rocklea; near Brisbane. It is a…

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The Ruhr Coal Prices Excessive LONDON, February 3

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 7

The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Dusseldorf says the difficulties in the Ruhr are no longer due to the struggle against a ten-hour day. but…

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Mining Reaction in Barriers Carpathias Rising

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 5

In a moderate [?] market. Barriers suffered a pet-back from the high levels so quickly reached sesterdar. Norths on a tursevr of 161 being 1/6 down. while Souths…

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