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Mining & the mines, 1924

4,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 228

Free Run for the Mining Crook Victoria's Worthless Company Legislation Act That Needs Immediate Amendment

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 3

There is urgent need in Victoria for an alteration of the law which is supposed--the word supposed is used advisedly--to regulate the…

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Fact or Fiction? Goldfields Discovery. Ii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 11

For some time rumours had been provalent that an old shepherd named Macgregor had picked up gold in the Wellington district, about 100 miles from Guyong. Hargraves…

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Mining

The Sun · Sunday 17 February 1924 · page 4

Metals have been making further headway, and copper has at last started to move, probably duo to Japanese buying, arising out of the…

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BANK-TO-BANK Colliery Mechanics Fourteen Days' Notice Bulll

The Sun · Sunday 17 February 1924 · page 5

A largely attended meeting was held in the Woonona Hall to-night to discuss the action of the coal mine proprietors in refusing to meet the union…

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Red Tape Among the Miners Closing of Colliery NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 3

An epidemic of red tape in the Miners' Federation is said to be the cause of dissatisfaction in one quarter of the Newcastle Field…

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Labor News and Views Men Will Resume Aberdare Mines Danger of Gas Reported--Miners Want Inspector's Report--Mr. Hoare Denies Pull Out Explosion in Mine

The Labor Daily · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Robert Findlay, a miner, states that on Friday morning, while working in the Aberdare Colliery, be raised his lamp…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 11

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London quotation for gold on Friday was 96/ per ounce fine, a decline of /1 since Tuesday last. At this price the pound sterling…

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More Money Offered to Ivanhoe Miners

The Labor Daily · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 6

At a compulsory conference between representatives of the Miners' Federation and of the proprietors of the Ivanhoe Colliery, an offer was made…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 11

A further all-round rise in base-metal quotations assisted sellers on the Sydney share market on Saturday, and, with the exception of gold interests, conditions were active and…

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Coal Waggons. Greatly Increased Price Effect of the Tariff

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 10

A northern colliery proprietor, referring to the request for higher duties on iron and steel manufactures made to the Acting Prime Minister by a deputation representing these…

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Mining Mt. Isa Quotes Copper Interests Firm

Evening News · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 3

The secretary of the Mount [?] Proprietary Silver Lead. Limited, advises that in a few hours on Thursday the issue of [?] shares was subscribed more than [?]…

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Week-end Business Done in Money and Mining

The Labor Daily · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 8

THE FURTHER ACCRETION IN BASE METAL VALUES OVER SEAS RESOLVED SATURDAY MORNING'S STOCK EXCHANGE…

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Two More Strikes Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 8

Cessnock and Aberdare South collieries in the northern district were idle yesterday. At the latter mine the men came…

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Mine Accidents Ltthgow

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

Roy Groccott (19), wheeler at Hermitage Colliery, had his eye knocked out by a flying sprag whilst at word. He was taken to Sydney for treatment…

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Corrimal Miners Resume Work

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 3

Miners employed at the Corrimal Colliery resumed work yesterday after being idle for some time. The men had declined to work the…

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Wonga Silver Mines, N. L.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 11

The secretary of the Wonga Silver Mines, N. L., reports that the first parcel of ore from the Tonalli ming, weighing about 10 tons, assayed 50[?] [?] per to[?] silver and 30.23 per cent[?] lead. The net value of…

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Ivanhof. Miners Will Consider New Terms

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 3

A meeting of the Ivanhoe miners, will be held to-day to discuss the owners' newly offered terms for a resumption…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 10

following were the quotations on 'Change today:- Silver: Broken Hill Pty., 27/ (50), 26/9, 20/10½, b 26/7½. s 27/[?] Block 14[?] pref., b 7/, s 7/9[?] Block 14, ord., 3/10, b 3/9 s 3/10:…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 11

An active, buoyant market prevailed for mining shares on 'Change yesterday. All classes of base metal interests met with a strong demand. In Bnniers the turnover was…

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The Miners. Some Resume. Others Return Home

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 9

Work was resumed yesterday morning at three mines on the northern coalfields at which the men bad been on strike, but there were two further stoppages, and six mines…

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