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Mining & the mines, 1924

4,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 228

Mining

The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1924 · page 4

Metals have again held a healthy position last week, and business in the mining section has been good. In copper shares the outstanding…

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Coal Strike Likely Bank to Bank Question Conference Demanded West Maitland

The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1924 · page 5

The general secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Association of New South Wales, Mr. Charles Morton, whose headquarters are at West Maitland,…

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Where the Incas Dug Flying to Mines in Andes Ranges Daring Australian London

The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1924 · page 1

Major Reid Kellett, of Queensland, has returned from his second trip to Peru, where he has bought one copper and three silver and lead mines,…

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Making Money Sydney's Treasure House Ingots of Gold and Strips of Silver

The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1924 · page 3

£30,000 a day! Mr. John D. Rockefeller, of America, could make as much perhaps with a bit of luck and the assistance of…

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Riverina Colliery. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 10

A very satisfactory report has been received from the manager of Riverina Collieries (Coorabin), stating that following the completion of the installation of the large…

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"Reasonably Safe" Maitland Collieries. Inspector's Report

The Sun · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 6

The Chief Inspector of Coal Mines (Mr. Hindmarsh), in a report to the Minister for Mines (Mr. Fitzpatrick) states that the…

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Trouble Threatened at Newnes Colliery

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 8

The committee of the Federal Engine Drivers' Union has decided to force some definite settlement in connection with the…

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Price of Gold

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

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London quotation for gold on Friday was 95/6 per ounce fine, a fall of /3 since Tuesday last. At this price the pound sterling is…

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Loaded Coal Train Has Narrow Escape Colliery Manager's Timely Discovery-- A Lucky Evening Stroll--Wood Laid Across Rails

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The timely arrival of Mr. Marks, manager of Wallsend Colliery, on Catherine Hill Ray jetty last night. prevented a…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 9

The directors of the Silver Peak Mines, Ltd., have declared a dividend (No. 23) of 1 a share, payable at the company's office, Sydney, on February 11…

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Mining. the Share Market

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

London metal quotations uniformly favoured sellars on the Sydney sharemarket on Saturday, but with few exceptions business was of a subdued character. Following recent bouyant…

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No Danger Aberdare Mines Says Chief Inspector

Evening News · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 5

A report from the Chief Inspector of Minas (Mr. J. P. Hindmarah) has been received by the Minister (Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick)…

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Tin Mining Revival. Darwin

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

The high price of tin is causing activity among many idle mines here. A telegram from Marranboy states that the Government battery there has resumed crushing, and is…

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Was It Sabotage? Attempt to De-rail Trucks Wallarah Colliery Incident NEWCASTLE, February 10

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 8

Mr. Marks, manager of the waltarah Colliery, was walking along the jetty at Catherine Hill Bay last night, when he stumbled across a huge piece of wood…

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In the City To-day Mining Buoyant Market Souths in Demand

Evening News · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 3

The brighter conditions noticeable in the mining share market during the past week were again in evidence this morning, when the fallon Crowns provided the only…

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German Gold Note Bank for Germany Allied Experts Unanimous--Stabilising German Currency--Re-- commended to Reparations Commission

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 1

BERLIN, Sunday.--The first committee of the Allied experts, presided over by General Dawes (America) has issued a communique stating that its…

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Week-end Business Done in Money and Mining Bonds Weakened Further, But Colonial Sugar Were 10 Higher at £5210. Bank Shares Are at Their Top.--north Broken Hill Went to 756 on a Rising Metal Market. Mt. Isa £32

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 6

Sales of 6 per cent. 1330 at par indicated that the bond market is stili weakening. In the £10 denomination, however, there was a sixpenny rise to…

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The Whitewashing of the Collieries

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

Quilt according to schedule the Aberdare Central and Aberdare South Collieries have been given the same clean bill of health that the Abermain No. 2 got. The chief inspector went to the three collieries, he saw, and was conquered…

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Dear Coal

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 6

An official statement by the Mines Department is that the coal yield of the State for 1923 fell below that of only two of the preceding years, 1920 and…

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Coal Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

The amount of coal (bunkers and cargo) shipped at Newcastle for the week ended February 8 for places beyond the State was 107,338 tons, of…

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