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Mining & the mines, 1925

4,744 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 238

In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 12

Tongkah Harbor reports a yield from Harbor dredging of five tons of tin oxide, and from Bangtao seven tons. The dredges stopped for three days on account of the Chinese New…

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Financial. More Gold for Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 15

The cables inform us that more gold is on its way to Australia from the United States. The latest shipment noted, 3,000,000 dollars, is the largest yet advised, and is destined…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 15

Leading silver-lead and tin stocks provided little animation int he mining share market yesterday. The possibility of smoothing out contentions matters between the companies…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 14

Silver: Broken Hill Proprietary, 27/3, 27/1½, b 27/1½, a 27/3; Block 14, pref., b 7/1, a 7/4: Block 14, ord., 2/7, b 2/7; Junction North, b 5/9, a 6/2; North, 101/3, 101/, 100/9, b 100/9, a 101/; South, b 57/6, a 57/9;…

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Miners' Council Annual Meeting a Week's Session

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 3

The Federal Council of the Minors' Federation (Worker Industrial Union of Australia, Mining Department) met at Rawson's Chambers at…

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The Communists. the Miners' Preamble. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 14

Owing to the activities of the Communists, no direct advance was made at the meeting of the representatives of leagues and unions held at Lithgow yesterday for the purpose of…

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Money Market American Gold Further Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 12

Following upon the report from New York at the end of last week that two shipments of gold aggregating 1,050,000 dollars were being made to Australia,…

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Another Cloud Newcastle Mines Tribunal at Fault ? NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 13

While a dispute which has arisen at Seaham No. 2 Mines is apparently merely local, official circles are somewhat alarmed,…

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City Council "Fleeced by Coal Owners" But Not Forever

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 5

Further references to the Coal Octopus were made at yesterday's meeting of the Electricity Committee of the City Council, when…

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Money and Markets Gold America's Load Outlets for Surplus

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 6

It is not unusual for Australia to be, in normal times, an importer as well as an exporter of gold. On balance the Commonwealth, being a…

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Gold From U.S.A. More Shipments Likely MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 9

There are indications that several large firms will shortly follow the example of the Bank of Commerce and the E.S. and A. Bank, and arrange…

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"Gold Shipments. to Australia. From United States. New York, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 13

The National City Bank announces that it will ship gold to the value of 3,000,000 dollars to Australia' during the next fortnight…

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Gold Galore at Cessnock Court a Theft Charge Old Woman's Hoard Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 6

A GLITTERING PILE of over four hundred sovereigns, flanked by bundles of mustylooking bank notes, lay on a…

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More Gold America Unloads Her Reserves Another Big Shipment for Australia New York, January 26

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 1

The National City Bank of New York announced that it would ship 3,000,000 dollars' worth of gold to Australia during the next…

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Bribbaree Combined Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 11

The mine manager. Mr. W. H. Williams, reports for the fortnight ended January 23 as follows:—"Since last report stoping has been continued over No. 3 southeast level, for from 12in to 20in of good quality ore…

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Gold for Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 11

With the 700,000 dollars in gold advised this morning as a further shipment to Australia, total shipments now announced are 5,500,000 dollars…

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Fine gold, our correspondent cables, was quoted in London on Tuesday at 8611 an ounce, a rise of 2d compared with the previous day's rate. At the…

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Miners Resent Tittle Tattle Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

BECAUSE a mine at Lambton B Colliery is alleged to have carried tales to the manager concerning other employees, the put has been…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 10

Today's sales included:- Silver: Broken Hill Proprietary, 27/1[?], b 27/1[?], s 27/8; Block 14, pref, 7/1, s, 7/2; Block 14 (ord.), 2/11, b [?]/11, s 3/1; Junction North, b 6/, s 6[?]…

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