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Mining & the mines, 1925

4,744 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 238

Miners' Claims. a Warning. Problematic Profits. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 17

At the conference between representatives of some of the Broken Hill mining companies and of the unions the chairman (Mr. Baillieu), in submitting the offer which the unions…

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Coal-miner Kort Chunins Working Class Drama

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 10

The new art and literature of Russia is developed mostly for the working class (says M. A. Skrotony in the Chicago Daily Worker') Too much…

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Mining Venture in the North

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 19

At a special meeting of shareholders of Mount Tumblong Gold Development, N.L., a resolution will be submitted to the effect that the capital of the company be increased to £12,500 by the creation of…

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Broken Hill Mines Position Still Uncertain Broken Hill

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 5

After a lengthy discussion, the industrial Council decided to refer the Broken Hill Company's offer of a bonus back to the union for…

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Three Miners Hurt Fall and Delayed Shot West Maitland

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 4

Three miners were seriously injured in accidents at Whitburn Colliery. Greta, yesterday. George Belford suffered a fractured thigh and shock;…

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Barrier Mines. Industrial Trouble. Companies' Offer Declared Unsatisfactory. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 18

The Barrier Industrial Council, at a meeting last night, carried the following resolution: "That this council considers the reply of the mining companies to the log…

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Coal Supplies. Power-house. Delivery by Water. Railway Commissioners' Objection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 16

The refusal of the Railway Commissioners to give permission for certain stanchions to carry a structure across the department's property at Pyrmont has prevented the…

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A Working Miner and 80 Years Old Cuts Coal with the Iikst

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 3

Yesterday, Mr. Wightman of Lithgow who is believed to be the oldest miner still at work in New South Wales celebrated his both birthday…

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Bowels of the Earth What the Bellbird Men Had to Endure Mine Reopened Yesterday

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 5

MEN who delve in the earth for coal--and bread--perform deeds second to none, not even second to the deeds of those who go down to the sea in ships. AND THOSE MINERS, regardless of all personal consideration…

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Safety in Mines Rescue Work in South Wales Testing for Firedamp Erection of Barricades

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 9

"Sepl[?] privation is the of last Laws of nature" In the abstrusely the [?] of the [?]…

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More Gold. (America's Store. Heavy Shipments. For Australian Banks. LONDON, Jan 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 17

Further consignments of gold to Australia are announced by banking institutions. The International Acceptance Bank is…

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Aches and Ills of Old King Coal American Woman Views a British Industry Fate of Nationalisation

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 9

HERE is a metter-of-fact statement of the troubles of Britain's Coal Monster as told by one who has returned from the scene of his activities. Coal been in toil and turmoil in Britain since the Great…

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U.S. Gold for Australia More Shipments Unparalleled Since World War New York, January 29

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 1

The export of gold was swelled to-day by more than 17,000,000 dollars owing to unusually heavy consignments to India and…

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Anderson Wins Contest for "The Sun's" Gold Cup Miss Akhurst Defeats Miss Boyd Australasian Finals at White City

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 5

The match between J. O. Anderson, of N.S.W., and G. L. Patterson, of Victoria, to decide the Australian singles champion, attracted great interested. The first set was strenuously contested, and it went to Anderson at 11-9, Patterson won the next set 6-2, but the N.S.W. player won the third and fourth sets…

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Mining

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1925 · page 4

A lull occurred in Barriers, with sellers displaying more disposition to meet the market. That was [?] due the easier tendency in lead…

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Huge City Council Deal Who Owns the Coal Mine and Why Labor Wants to Buy it the Man Behind the Gun Ball Must Stand Firm and Protect Taxpayers

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1925 · page 17

THE £3,000,000 coal mine-electric power house scheme which the Lord Mayor and the Labor aldermen are pushing through the City Council in open defiance of the merits of the position, is the biggest underground piece of political engineering which…

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Trail of Cheques Company Promoter Charged with False Pretences Coal Contracts and Royalties

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1925 · page 19

A TRAIL of cheques was laid before Magistrate Peisley in a charge of false pretences levelled against Bartley…

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German Treasury Overflows With Money to Burn Millions to Spare Germany's Coffers Running With Gold Herriot Stings Berlin

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1925 · page 1

Ever since the signing of the Versailles Treaty the mere mention of reparations has drawn from Germany the pitiful cry of "poverty, poverty." Yet it has just been revealed that the German taxes proved so productive that the Government proposes to cut the…

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Fickle Fate's Pendulum Mysterious Disappearance of Queensland's "De Garis" How Heiner was Lost to Sight—Trust Account £14,000 Short—Suicide Note and Stranger's Death in Sydney Silver Mines That Made Money Too Late

Truth · Sunday 1 February 1925 · page 15

Seldom has Australia seen bush a romantic figure in the world of financial wixardy as Clement John De Garis, but Queensland is a state that can lay claim to having a De Garis all of its own. It is less than three years since Ernest Frederick Augustus Halner,…

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Newcastle Coal-mining Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 11

The accounts ot the Newcastle Coal-mining Co., Ltd., for the half-year ended December 31 show a net profit of £5004, compared with £5085 for the previous half-year…

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