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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

4,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 228

Mining Notes. Tin Returns

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

The week's output for Tongkah Harbour dredging was 11 tons, and for Bangtao 4 tons. The output from North Taiping for…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 11

Lack of confidence, engendered by the recent unsteadiness of London metal quotations, was evident in the mining share market yesterday, when the turnover approached a minimum…

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Coal for Iquique Sterling Leaves Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 6

With over 4000 tons of Burwood cool for Mexiliones and Iquique, the American sixmasted barquentine E. R…

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Re-opening of Bellbird Colliery Members of the Volunteer Party

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 12

THE DAY SHIFT VOLUNTEERS HAVING CRIB OUTSIDE THE SEALED TUNNEL OF THE BELLBIRD COLLIERY. Mr. Math[?]eson colliery manager at Bellbird, looking out of the scaled tunnel. His companions are Deputies Richards and Carmichael…

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Old Gold As Good As New

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 6

You could have got an Australian Six to sixpence about Old Gold in the 14.1 at Rosebery, and out of regard for his…

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Mining Shares. B.h. Proprietary Firmer

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 4

The market for mining shares was quiet. B.H. Proprietary and North B.H. moved up, but South B.H. weakened. In the gold section, Bribbaree…

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Mining Slump in Metals Stagnant Market

Evening News · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

Whatever hopes of a [?] in the metal market may have [?] the week-end, they were [?] yesterday when all metals declined [?]…

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Broken Hill Workers Trouble With Mine Managers Broken Hill

The Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 9

The Mining Managers' Association having refused the demands of the unions affiliated with the Industrial Political Council, the Workers'…

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Bellbird Mine Tunnel Entered Safe Venture Effects of Explosion Cessnock

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 6

Bellbird colliery was idle to-day, and the miners congregated in groups near tho mine surface, but later in the day they held their usual monthly…

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Miners' Wages. the New Log. Unions to Confer. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 9

The Workers' Industrial Union met yesterday to consider the report of the delegates to the political and industrial council which waited on the mine managers in regard to a…

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Finding the Secrets of the Mine-- Bellbird Entered and No Fires Found

The Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 16

FIRST TEAM OUT.--After braving the secrets of the dark mine, the first team comes out reporting all well. OLD BILL enjoys his last smoke before entering the mine. One thing about him, he doesn't look a bit nervous at the…

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Search Goes on Bellbird Victims Royal Commission What Miners Want Ce[?]nock

Evening News · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 7

Will the bodies of the six Bell bird victims be recovered from the pit? You will find a dozen different…

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Bellbird Mine. the Reopening. Exploration Begun Conditions Favourable. (By Our Special Representative.) Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 9

The first episode of the reopening of the Bellbird colliery, which has been sealed for eight months, took place this morning. From start to finish the whole event was compressed…

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Exploring Bellbird Tunnel Again Entered Making Mine Safe Tides of Poison Make Workings Dangerous Cessnock

The Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 9

Again the fatal Bellbird tunnel has been entered. The second party of five men explored the upper reaches of the mine this morning, remaining in the pit for almost three-quarters of an hour…

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Trouble Looming at Broken Hill Miners Want Common Interests Further Protected--Early Conference Called Log Turned Down

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Monday.--The Workers' Industrial Union met yesterday to consider the report of the delegates to the Political and Industrial…

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Holdup of Full Compensation Arouses the Ire of Miners Payment Demanded in Full Insurance Companies Denounced Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 1

The mining community suffers the new bitterness of finding that certain insurance companies, with traditional avarice, withhold from the impoverished dependents of victims of the Bellbird disaster that occurred eight months ago the full compensation liable in each case…

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Party of Gasmasked Miners Penetrate Poison Vapors Step by Step They Make Tunnel Safe Finding Bodies May Take Weeks

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 1

At four o'clock yesterday morning a long trained well-protected party of masked investigators broke the seal at the mouth of the Bellbird colliery tunnel. Almost sepulchral was the entry. First the men remained in a…

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Southern Miners Have May Day Crowd Is Too Big for Train--a Procession--speeches and Sports Are Features. One Day for Labor

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 8

SOUTH COAST miners yesterday celebrated May Day. Miners and their families from Helensburg to Kembla assembled…

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Is There Gold in the Mountain? Bright Prospects at Portland--May Overshadow Sunny Corner--10oz. Crushed From 5 Tons

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 6

LITHGOW, Monday. -- Operations which are being carried out by Mr. George Toyer, an experienced miner, nearly seventy years old, indicate the…

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Gold Mining

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 2

The latest report from Melbourne of the Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock mine, at Harrletville, says:—"Shamrock underlay shaft. 180ft. below No. 1 level; main…

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