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Mining & the mines, 1924

4,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 81 of 228

Romance of Mining

Evening News · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 6

IF Mount lsa. the newly discovered silver-lead field in Queensland, is going to rival Broken Hill, as interested persons expect it to do, the lode will need to be vast as well as…

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Miners Locked Out on Ruhr Coalfield

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 1

BERLIN, May [?]--Work in practicatty all the mines of the Ruhr is at a standstill. owing to the refusal of the miners to work over eight hours daily…

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Labor in the South Coast Mines

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--Mining matters generally on the southern coalfields are quiet Employment at various collieries has been below…

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Turf Notes Wagga Gold Cup

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 10

The Wagga Gold Cup meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club will commence to-day at Wagga. This fixture, which is regarded as one of the most important…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 11

Despite continuing falls in London metal quotations, the mining share market yesterday woke to considerable activity, which produced the heaviest turnover of the week…

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Coal Strikes. Mount Kembla Conference. Probable Resumption

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 8

The compulsory conference convened by the chairman of the Special Coal Tribunal (Mr. C. Hibble) to deal with the dispute which has rendered the Mount Kembla mine idle during…

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Ruhr Miners Out Want Eight-hour Day Berlin. May 7

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 7

Work at practically all the mines in the Ruhr is at a standstill, owing to the refusal of the employees to work over eight hours a day, in accordance…

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Bellbird Mine First Air Base Two Parties at Work Cessnock

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 6

The work of establishing the new air base in Bellbird colliery was completed this afternoon. The men entered the tunnel this…

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"Little Doctor" Celebrates 70th Birthday Gold Medal for Mothers Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 10

Dr. William Maloney, M.H.R., was entertained by his friends at a smoke in the Melbourne Town Hull supper room last night, the occasion being…

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Spirit From Coal Possibilities in N.S.W. Science and the Motorist

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 8

The man who wheels himself about on four wheels, with the friendly assistance of an internal combustion engine, is just as much interested in…

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Bellbird Mine. Steady Wokk. Preparing the Haulage Tunnel. (By Our Special Reporter.) Cessnock, Thuraday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 8

No new ground was covered to-day, the work below being confined to consolidating the first section of the main haulage tunnel. Tho second stopping, which is required to…

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Union News and A.L.P. Notes Coke Men Urge Excessive Hours Mine Surface Men, They Say--Have Had Hours Reduced to 43-- Yet They Work 48

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 3

Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of tho Coal Tribunal, heard further evidence yesterday in support of the claim by the Coke Workers of New South Wales for…

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Shir Hashirim—its Present Day Message A Sermon Preached at the Great Synagogue, Sydney, on Sabbath, April 26 "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine." Song of Songs, 6-3

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 3

No book of the Bible has ever been the subject of more controversy than Shir Hashirim. The Song of Songs, which is read during Passover, and from which, my text is taken. Since…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 4

The directors report that approximately eight tons of "firsts" and approximately four tons of "seconds" were forwarded for test purposes to…

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Mother of Mine

The Methodist · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 12

O mother of mine, The fairest the dearest, The purest, the sweetest, With faith so sublime;…

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Western Miners Lithgow

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 8

The result of the annual election of officials of the Western District Miners was announced as follows:--President, H. Knight (retiring),…

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Gold Producers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 19

Addressing members of the Gold-producers' Association at the annual meeting in Melbourne, the chairman (Mr. E. C. Dyason) said that for the five years…

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Gold in Scotland

The World's News · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 2

A certain amount of gold has lately been found in some Highland streams (writes a London contributor to the "Daily Dispatch"). One man washing for the precious mineral…

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Miners' Wages. London, May 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 17

The report of the Court of Inquiry into tue coul-mining industry (of which Lord Buckmaster was chairman), says that the profits of the industry are inadequate to meet…

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Kembla Miners Resume on

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--Mt. Kembla miners to-day accepted the terms of settlement as laid down by Mr. Hibble, and work will be resumed on…

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