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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 12
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Fine gold, our correspondent cables, was quoted in London on Monday at 874 an ounce, a rise of 2d compared with Friday's rate. At the price…

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The Record Coal Output

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 11

LAST year 11,618,216 tons of coal were drawn from the mines in New South Wales—a record for the State. The previous record for any one year was…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 12

Forfeited shares, numbering 2250, in Digger Prince, N.L., were passed in at auction in the Stork Exchange vestibule yesterday, when no offers were forthcoming…

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Wonthaggi Mine Trouble. Suggestions for Settlement

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 18

A deputation representing the miners, engineers and the Melbourne Trades Hall Disputes Committee last week inter-viewed the Victorian Minister for…

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Barrier Mines. Unions and Bonus System

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 16

The Broken Hill Branch of the Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association, at a well-attended meeting, carried the following resolution: "That our delegates on the…

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GOLD. Shipment Arrives. Cautious Officials

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 17

Considerable interest centred yesterday in the arrival, by the S[?]erra, of the shipment of gold consigned to the Bank of New South Wales…

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Shipment of Gold From America

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 13

LANDING BULLION FROM THE SIERRA AT THE CIRCULAR QUAY YESTERDAY…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 19

Activity developed in the silver-lead and tin sections of the mining share market yesterday, the turnover being the heaviest for some time. Leading Barriers were weaker…

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Mining Shares. Tin Active

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

An unusually active market existed for tin shares on Change yesterday, and. the turnover was. the greatest for some time. The slight fall in the metal…

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Miners' Claims. Bonus Rejected. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 14

At a conference with the Mining Managers' Association last night, the union delegates rejected an offer of a bonus, and claimed £5/10/ a week as the minimum, with an…

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Gold From America Shipment by Sierra

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 12

The first of the shipments of gold which have been ordered from the United States arrived in Sydney yesterday by the steamer Sierra. It…

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Senate Ballot Progress of Count How Miners Voted

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 5

Mr. Donald Grant leads in the Labor pro-selection ballot by a grater majority than yesterday. He has a total of 2031 votes, while Mr. J. P…

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Coal Puzzle Rescinding City Contracts Labor Move

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 15

There is a faint stir at the Town Hall at the move of five of the Labor aldermen to rescind a motion accepting the contracts of three firms for the…

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Western Australian Mining Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 14

Mr. Kingsley Thomas, M.C., who has been appointed by the State Government as a Royal Commissioner to inquire into the mining industry of Western Australia and to make,…

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Coal Production. N.S.W. Has Record Year

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 15

The coal production in New South Wales for 1924 constitutes a record as compared with any previous year. The production amounted to 11,618,216 tons…

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No Thrills Watching £250,000 in Gold Captain's Mild Job

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 12

Instead of a quarter of a million pounds of solid gold bars, Captain Trask might have brought in 33 boxes of lead or Californian…

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Gold From America First Bank Shipment Arrives £250,000 in Bars

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 8

Though there were small private shipments of gold from California in the early digging days, the consignment of £250,000 worth, which…

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Gold Ingots From the Golden Gate Worth £250,000 the Sierra's Cargo

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 1

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