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Mining & the mines, 1924

4,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 228

Find of Coal Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 6

Coal indications of great promise have been found near Warragul. Tests by the Mines Department, a suburban gas company, and a Government…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 11

Metal quotations continued to display an upward trend, and in the share market yesterday tin and copper stocks made headway. Barriers were relegated to the…

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Pure Ethylene Anaesthic From Coal Gas Romantic Discovery

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 15

Ethylene, the new anaesthetic, which has recently given such good results in its trails at the Chicago University was discovered in a romantic way…

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Back to Gold Swedish Bank Notes Convertibility Restored

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 6

The Consul-General for Sweden has been advised by his Government that, in accordance with Parliament's decision, the Bank of Sweden (Sveriges…

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There Is Joy at Lightning Ridge Pro-pecting Vote Granted by Mines Department -- Renewed Hope in Opal Industry

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 6

[?] Some time Messrs, H[?]gton and Davidson Ms.L.A., have been endeavoring to get a grant from the…

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Fury of Vengeance Gold Hunt Abandoned for Piracy Gruesome Crimes "Penny Dreadfuls" Outdone by Japanese Fanatic

The Sun · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 1

Piratical activities, as a means of recreation, profit and revenge, still flourish in odd corners of the globe, An amazing story of the gruesome adventures of a Japanese pirate gang, rivalling the accounts in "penny dreadfuls," was…

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Dreblah Fancied for Ascot Cup To-morrow Gambler's Gold well Handicapped -- Duke March Dangerous -- perplexed and Prince Belmore for Minor Divisions

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 2

At Ascot to-morrow the second of the £3000 pony cups is to be decided, and, judging by the interest displayed in the race since…

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Business Done Yesterday in Money and Mining Bonds Remained at Steady Rates and There Was an Las[?] Lendency in Banks -- Bawra Recovered From [?] to [?] a Turnover of 33[?] Bling [?]Curied -- Adelaide Steam Improved to 22[?] -- Howard Smith Lowered to 18.6 -- [?] I Am and Kam[?]nting Shares Were at Better Ratts

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 6

A recovery in Bawla to [?] Principal feature yesterday after the [?] to 11[?]…

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Mining Notes. South Lucknow Gold Mining Company, N.l

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 4

Winze has been sunk perpendicularly on ore body for a depth of 17 feet. At this depth the vein has underlayed to North East and stoping of ore has…

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Northern Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 20

Eight mines on the northern coalfields were idle yesterday on account of strikes. At Abermain No. l and Abermain No. 3 strikes were cased through trouble among the wheelers,…

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Junction North Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 19

Our Broken Hill correspondcnt telegraphed yesterday that the prospects of the Junction North Mine reopening underground in the near future appears bright. Mr. H. V. Scale, manager of the mine, stated to-day…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 19

Regaining strength undor the influence Of recovering metal prices, the mining share market was firm yesterday, although movement was nominal to a great extent…

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The Gold That Wasn't There

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 18

THERE are many things that look like gold in the…

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Gold Find Tenterfield's Turn Tenterfield

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 5

A gold discovery of more than ordinary importance has been made in t[?] northern portion of Tenterfield district…

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Cut Road With Hands. Amazhig Feat by Miners After They Were Entombed

The World's News · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 2

Remarkable evidence concerning the rescue operations after the Redding Pit disaster was given at the resumed inquiry at Glasgow recently, by a colliery manager…

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Chest of Gold Guarded by Earl's Ghost. Sir Philip Sassoon's Barnet Discoveries

The World's News · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 36

WITH an enthusiasm born of experience with the late Lord Carnarvon and Mr. Howard Carter, in the Valley of the Tombs, Sir Philip Sassoon has been…

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A Pothole Prospect Boomed Reported Gold Find at Ardlethan Discoverer Covers His Treasure

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 13

Last week reports were telegraphed to the city papers of a strike of gold at Ardlethan, and of another at Barelian. The ore bodies, it was stated, were of great size and the values, in gold, phenomenal--the alleged 18ft. width being worth 15oz. to the ton…

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Mining

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 7 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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"White Gold."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 13

A new form of commercial gold is being made by a Sheffield firm, the Sheffield Smelting Company, which is likely to have a big vogue in the Jewellery trade, inasmuch as it…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 13

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London quotation for gold on Friday was 95/10 per oz fine, a decrease of /1 since Tuesday last. At this price the pound sterling is the…

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