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Mining & the mines, 1924

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E. R. Sterling Chartered. Loads Coal for West Coast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 4

Messrs. Nelson & Robertson announce that they have chartered the six masted barquentine E. R. Sterling to load a full cargo of coal at…

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Labor News and Views Lithgow Collieries Mechanics' Meeting Alleged Incorrect Reports in Sydney Paper--District Secretary's Emphatic Denial

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 3

LITHOOW, Monday.-- The "S.M. Herald." referring to a report of the recent meeting of the colliery mechanics at Lithgow, says:--…

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Bumped in Dark Oil Lamps Decried. a Mine Collision Cebsnock

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 8

The Aberdare Colliery is idle today for the first time since the recent lock-out. Owing to a slight gas explosion in…

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Miners' Strikes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 9

Advice was received in Sydney yesterday that operations had been resumed at Aberdare South and at Cessnock, where the men had been on strike. Two further strikes on…

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Aberdare Explosion Colliery Idle CESSNOCK

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 10

Safety lumps were put in the section at Aberdare colliery yesterday where the explosion occurred last Friday. The men however, refused to…

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Danger in the Mines

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 13

THE gas explosion which occurred in the Aberdare Colliery last Friday confirms what has been contended by the miners employed in the collieries on the…

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Sales of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 11

During January the Gold Producers' Association sold 97.502oz. standard gold. The estimated average price obtained was £492 per oz. standard, which is equal…

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Export of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 15

Light is thrown by the latest circular of the Gold Producers' Association on the destination of gold recently exported from Australia. That circular states that the 350,000 sovereigns…

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Gas Decreased in Central Mine

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.--Official of the Central Mine are reported to have made two inspections of the underground workings during the last…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 12

The general manager of the Canary Tin Mines (Mr. J. Lennox) reports for the fortnight ending February 7, as follows: -- "The winze in No. 2 north level has been sunk a further…

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Mining Notes Mt. Tumblong Development

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 8

The most successful gold float in Sydney for several years premises to be placed to the credit of Cooper and [?] in their development company…

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Gold Find. Report From Oberon. Blackheath

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 11

It was reported on Saturday that a rich find of gold had been made by a local resident in the vicinity of Oberon, 25 miles west of Blackheath. The finder has pegged out a…

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E. R. Sterling Chartered. Loads Coal for West Coast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 3

Messrs. Nelson & Robertson announce that they have chartered the six masted barquentine E. R. Sterling to load a full cargo of coal at…

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Running at Ascot May Have Direct Bearing on Kensington Cup Kensington Cup Acceptors to Meet in Final Flutter Interesting Racing Promised at Ascot--sir Bass Fancied for Flying--valora May Heat Old Gold--science's Big Contract. Legalise May Take Handicap

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 2

AT Ascot to-day several prominent candidates for the Kensington Cup will have the opportunity for a pipe-opener before the all important event on Saturday. To-day's event, the Flying Handicap, is only four furlongs, a…

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Coal Miners Consider Offer

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 3

LITHCOW, Wednesday.--A mass meeting of the employees at Ivanhoe Colliery yesterday considered the offer of the company for an increase of…

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Aberdare Colliery Miners Change Minds CESSNOCK

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 6

The Aberdare colliery, which has been idle for two days owing to the introduction of safety lamps in a section where the gas explosion occurred will…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 4

At 140ft. level No. 1 drive (S.E.) on joint has been extended to 80 feet. In the last couple of feet a make of stone much mineralised has been…

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The Collieries. Northern Strikes. Western Claims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 10

Six mines on the northern coalfields were on strike yesterday. A fresh dispute arose at Seaham No. [?], where the wheelers made a demand for electric lamps. The demand was…

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Colliery Mechanics Seek Eight Hours

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 3

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Mr. Kerr, secretary of the western branch of the Colliery Meehanics' Association, in a further statement, explained that their…

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 7

The Gold Producers' Association reparies that the London quotation for fine gold on Tuesday was £1162 an ounce as compared with £416 on Friday last…

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