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Mining & the mines, 1924

4,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 228

No "Rush" Ardlethan Gold Report to Minister

The Sun · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 7

"There is nothing to warrant miners rushing to the scene--similar finds have been made about the district, which, after being worked…

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Explosion in Mine. Twenty-six Deaths. New York, March 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 11

News comes from Welch (West Virginia) that 26 miners have been killed by au explosion in a coal, mine.—Reuter…

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Industrial Troubles. Rates of Pay. Mr. Macdonald in a Difficulty. Miners' Minimum Wage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 11

Settlement has been reached of the dispute which culminated last week in a stoppage of the London tramway and 'bus services. The Ministry is, however, now involved in serious difficulty about the minimum wage for…

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Mr. Cann Speaks on Unionism's Ethics Plea for Moral Comperation -- Union Division of Profits in Mining Industries

The Labor Daily · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 5

[?] Mr. George Cann. M.L.A. given in a large [?] was assembly [?]to the occusion being the [?] attention must…

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Old Goldfield Opened at Bodancora £1,500,000 Taken Out of the Ground -- But That Was 20 Years Ago

The Labor Daily · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 4

DUBBO, Saturday. -- The district is excited over the reported discovery of rich gold on the old Bodangora field thirty miles from Dubbo…

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Mining

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 5

The Great Britain Sluicing Co. Ltd.: 1/ per share; payable April 10. The Broken Hill South, Limited: 1/6 and a bonus of 1/ per share;…

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No Warrant for Ardlethan Rush Mines Department Officials Forward Reports on Recent Gold Discovery

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 1

The Minister for mines Mr. J. [?] I. Fi[?] has received a report from the Warden's [?] at A[?]than conferencing the discovery of gold…

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Ardletean Gold Discovery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 11

A report received by the Minister for lines from the Warden's [?] at [?] concerning a gold [?]overy in the district is as follows:—The prosperor's find is an [?] of granite situated in a…

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Colliery Idle Trouble at Pelton NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 8

The winding engine drivers at Pelton Colliery were discharged by the management at 11 o'clock last night. The mine was stopped working, and will not be…

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Schoolboys Inspect South Clifton Mine

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 3

For the purpose of getting the take attending the Hurstville Technical School an apportunity of viewing the actual conditions under which coal is…

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Northern Mines. Six Pits Idle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 9

The men employed at Shortland mine on the Northern cualfields went on strike yesterday morning, owing to a dispute as to the examination ot "places" in the mine, Strikes…

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Ardlethan Gold Bailiff's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, has received a report from the Warden's Bailiff, at Ardlethan, concerning the discovery of gold…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 11

In a moderately active market movement in mining shares on 'Change yesterday was on a slight scale. B.H. Proprictary, which again provided the heaviest turnover, totalling 1850…

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Miners' Tomb Re-opening Bellbird NEWCASTLE

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 7

Superintendent Dolan and Bearer Coombes, of the Newcastle Ambulance Corps, who have had long experience with mine rescue apparatus motored…

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Royal Commission on Coal Industry Prim Minister Promises Mr. Lazzarini to Consider the Matter

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 1

In the House of Representatives Mr. Lazzrini put the following question to the Prime Minister. In view of the wide feeling of…

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Gold Mining

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 2

A report from Melbourne, dated March 29, of the Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock, Harrietville, says: Shamrock underlay shaft, 180 feet below No. 1 level: inches…

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Caledonian Collieries

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 5

Caledonian Collieries in its annual report, covering the period ended January 5, discloses a profit of £79,539, compared with £180,206 the previous…

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Mining Notes

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 6

Lucknow Shindikit. Arrangements are proceeding for dividing up the Lucknow Alluvial Syndicate, one of the mining…

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INDUSTRIES Gloucester's Wealth Undeveloped Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 5

The commercial history of Gloucester falls readily into three places. In the first place, it was a purely pastoral district till the subdivision of the…

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