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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Export of Gold. Conditions of License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 16

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) said yesterday that the Government had decided to permit the re-export of gold under the following conditions:-…

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Lithgow's Coal a Splendid Seam Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

Development in regard to coal are being carried out at Brown's Western Colliery at Blackman's Flat. Three sidings provided opposite the…

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Money Market Export of Gold Embargo Relaxed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 20

The decision of the Federal Government to permit export of gold, under license, provided that the export does not reduce the stock of gold held in…

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Wealth Under Harbor Rich Coal Seam Millions. of Tons

Evening News · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 1

TWELVE MILLION tons of coal within a three-mile limit under Sydney Harborl. That is what the Sydney Coll[?], Limited…

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"Hun" Mine-owners Set a Good Example Perfect Life-saving Apparatus

The Labor Daily · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 9

The London "Colliery Gordian" which is edited by J.V. Elsde[?] D.Sc., and Hobert Greenwell F.S.S publishes some very useful…

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GOLD Re-export Now Permitted Mr. Bruce States Terms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 6

The Government will permit exports of gold up to the amount of gold imported since January 1, 1925. Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, made…

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NO. 1 Jury Causes. (Before Mr. Justice Campbell and jury.) Action for Ejectment. Cardiff Borehole Collieries, Ltd., v Robertson and others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 14

The hearing was resumed of an action brought by the Cardiff Borehole Collieries, Ltd., to eject George Roberston, Ellen Haynes, wife of Daniel Haynes, and Margaret…

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Better Lighting in Mines Trying to Improve Safety Lamps the Vogue of Canary Tints

The Labor Daily · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 9

ONE is safe in assuming that in no line of mining beehnology is research and experiment being so acitvety carried on as in the development of underground bighting. and more especially in that phase covering the portable type of apparatus (wriles an overseas…

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Financial. British Capital Market. Informal Embargo on Foreign Issues. Danger of a Gold Drain. (From a Correspondent.) London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 19

The total figures of British trade of 1924 throw some light upon the future course of the London capital markets. Obviously there must have been invisible exports that have…

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Mining

The Sun · Sunday 1 March 1925 · page 4

Barrier interests were fairly active, and values closed in holders' favor Zinc Corporation attracted most attention, and rose 2s 43d to 35s Gd on the…

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Old Gold's First Vicutia Good But Ponyish Surprisingly Good Price On Offer

Truth · Sunday 1 March 1925 · page 2

ONE of the nicest little fillies seen for some time on a suburban track is Vicutia, winner of yesterday's Nursery…

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SERBIA Lost in the Jungle, Gold seekers Eat Human Flesh Father's Terrible Ordeal Berlin

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1925 · page 3

Although the Soviet authorities have attempted to block all roads to Tommot, on the Aldan River, in Siberia, in order to check the suicidal…

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Stale School Teacher Souter Charged with Stealing Watch Pedagogue's find at Pratten Park Failure to Advertise Discovery of Gold Watch Lands Him in the Dock Magistrate's Severe Strictures

Truth · Sunday 1 March 1925 · page 9

WALTER ROY SOUTER, a 34-year-old State school teacher, with 1 5 years of service to his credit, appeared in an unenviable role at the Ashfield Court on Friday, when he was charged with the theft of a gold watch, the property of…

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A[?] Gold-mine Disappoints

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

So disappointing was the result of the development and prospecting work carried out during the half-year ended December 31, that the directors of the A1 Gold Mines, N.L. (Gaffney's Creek, Victoria), in…

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Crushed by Coal One Man Killed N.Z. State Mine "Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 7

Through the collapse of a roof at the State coalmine, Dunollie, on Saturday, two men wore entombed. One, John Knox, was killed. The…

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Price Op Gold

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

Gold was quoted in London on Friday, our correspondent cables, at 87/3 per ounce fine, an increase of 4d on the day. At this price the pound sterling would be the equivalent of…

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Transvaal Gold Production

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

The gold output of the Transvaal last year was a record, 9,597,634 ounces fine, compared with 9,133,060 ounces fine in 1923, an increase of 5.1 per cent. The previous record output…

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Lithgow Miners. to Resume Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 10

As the result of a compulsory conference held in Sydney during the week-end an undertaking has been given that the 300 miners, who have been on strike at the Invincible…

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Saving Coal Efforts at Economy

The Sun · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 3

Burning coal in large stations containing large units has resulted in the production of electric power at a thermal efficiency around 25 per…

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Return to Gold Not Yet

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

The announcement by the Prime Minister that the export of gold will be permitted under license is really an intimation that the Commonwealth Government does not consider…

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