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Mining & the mines, 1924

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Western Australian Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 19

Our Perth correspondent telegraphs that the output of gold for April was 45,087oz, valued at £191,519, an increase of 8787oz compared with the previous month, and 4634oz more than for April last…

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Scene of the Bellbird Mine Disaster

Evening News · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 1

A start will be made to-day to unreal the tunnels which were closed after the disastrous fire early last September, which over a seers of men were killed. There are six man still in the mine…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 19

The stagnant condition of the mining share market was indicated yesterday, when at one stage business came to a standstill. A trifling recovery in tin provided the only bright spot…

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The Lure of Mining

Evening News · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 4

The excitement over the Mount Isa (Queensland) field, where silver-lead deposits have been found near the surface, is an example of the spell which mining generally exercises…

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Gas Masks for Miners. A New Idea

The World's News · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 5

The United States Bureau of Mines in studying the question of equipping coal miners with pocket gas masks, as a protection against the deadly gas arising after…

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Miners' "Wages. a New Log. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 22

No further developments have taken place regarding the industrial position. Following on the answer of the mining managers to the log submitted by the unions through the…

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Financial. Gold. Policy of the United States

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 19

The United States holds 4,000,000,000 dollars [?] gold, roughly the equivalent of 822,000,000 [?]reigns. Of the amount 3,000,000,000 dol[?] is held by the Federal Reserve Banks…

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British Miners Wage Inquiry "Big Political Issue" London, May 2

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 7

At the final sitting of the Court of Inquiry regarding miners' wages, Lord Buckmaster said: -- "It is clear that there are men…

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Bellbird Mine Ready for Re-opening Gangs Work Secretly Cessnock

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 7

The preparations for opening the sealed tunnels at the Bellbird mine have been proceeding feverishly all day, but with the greatest appearance…

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Treasure Trove Laurentic Gold Salved by Divers LONDON, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 1

The Admiralty [?] steamer Racer, which is engaged in recovering gold from the White Star [?] produced in January, 1917, off…

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Mr. Gosling Talks to Lithgow Miners Predicts Labor Victory in State and Commonwealth-- Labor's Wings Must Work in Unison

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 5

LITHGOW Friday--M Gosling M.L.A addressing the [?] miners, referred to the [?] of the industrial and [?] wings in Great Britain, giving the great Transport…

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Mount Isa. New Mining Town. Inspecting the Leases. (By Our Special Reporter.) Mount Isa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 18

The party of visitors from Sydney arrived at the M[?]. Isa silver lead field on Wednesday. They devoted the afternoon to an inspection of a number of the companies' leases, starting…

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G.p.s. Regatta Grammar's Eights Shore Forces Close Finish Black and Gold's Hat Trick Great Fight in Heavy Rain

Evening News · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 5

MEMORABLE SCENES were witnessed on the Parramata River this afternoon, when great crowds clustered round Gladesville and other vantage points to see the Great Public Schools' Regatta finals. Sydney High School, rowing for the first time, scored splendid victory…

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Loch Katherine Colliery

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 May 1924 · page 2

The Loch Katherine Colliery, Ltd., 13 being formed for the purpose of acquiring from the Loch Catherine Colliery, Ltd., a coal property, of about 6400…

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Mining

The Sun · Sunday 4 May 1924 · page 4

Depression was the dominant note in the mining share market that was an outcome of the continued, fall in quotations for metals. In the case of…

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Breaking the Seals Work at Bellbird Colliery

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 May 1924 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Saturday.—The claiming of the hammers is all that can be heard as the men strike blow niter blow on the steel gads which they use in their…

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Some Salvage Racer Recovers Gold From Wrecked Laurentic

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 May 1924 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday.—The Admiralty steamer Racer, which has been engaged recovering gold from the wrecked liner Laurcntic, sunk off the mouth of Lough…

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'Varsity Draws with St. George Blue and Gold's Strong Play

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 May 1924 · page 5

At Pratten Park ; about 300 present. University and St. Georges a draw, 13 all (3.2). Half-time. 10 all. For University : Unwin, Flattery and Lane tries, Harry and Ryan goals ; for St…

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Bellbird Waits Recovery of Its Dead Mine to Be Re-opened Search for Bodies Below CESSNOCK

The Sun · Sunday 4 May 1924 · page 2

Bellbird is waiting for its dead. Quietly and in a manner of its own this little outcrop of bare timber and tin roof is waiting in…

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Price of Gold

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

The Gold Producers' Association reports that the London quotation for gold on Friday was 94/ per oz. fine, a decrease of 1d since Tuesday last. At this price the pound…

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