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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Coal Export. Newcastle Shipments for February

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

The quantity of coal (including bunkers) shipped at Newcastle during February for places beyond the the State was 360,411 tons, of which 293,231 tons…

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Gold From America Third Shipment Arrives

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 12

Gold landed in Sydney yesterday by tho steamer Sonoma, from San Francisco. was said to be of a value of about 13,500,000 dollars, or…

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Working in Water Yerranderie Miners More Pay Wanted

The Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 2

About 60 miners at the Sliver Peak Mine, Yerranderie, threaten to involve the whole of the Yerranderie silver and lead mine field in a strike unless…

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The City Coal Contracts Question in Council

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 13

"If you, or your party, want to make any investigations into tho coal contracts, you are at liberty to do so: but it is not my business, as Lord Mayor, to…

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The Miners' Council Urgent Meeting for March 10

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 6

A special meeting of the Central, Council of the W.LU. of A. (Mining Department) will be held at its offices. Rawson Chambers, at 2.30 p.m…

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Coal Contract. Lord Mayor's Decision. Action Rests with Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 15

Alderman Courtenay, at the City Council last night, asked the Lord Mayor if he would, as he promised [?]o do at the previous meeting of the council, consult the council in regard…

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Gold Shipment. Record Delivery. £2,500,000 in Bullion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 15

The largest single shipment of gold that has been landed in Australia was brought to Sydney yesterday by the Oceanic Steamship…

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Northern Groupboard Mining Matters Settling Disputes Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

The Northern Group Board resumed its [?]…

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More Gold From America Sonoma Brings £2,700,000 Worth

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 8

Further consignments of gold to Australian banks arrived from San Francisco yesterday by the Sonoma. The value of the shipment is stated…

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Idle for a Day State Coal Mine at Lithgow Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 5

Miners at the State Coal Mine are not working today, owing to the valve on a boiler giving out. The defect was remedied very…

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Railway Colliery Idle. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 10

The miners at the raliway colliery are [?] working to-day owing to a valve on a bo[?] giving out. The detect was remedied [?] quickly, but in the meantime the min[?]…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 8

The development report of Peak Mines, N.L., for the fortnight ended February 25, states that progress on the main north drive was in highly mineralised lode formation of an average…

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A Free Gold Market

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 4

The recent statement of the British Imperial Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Winston Churchill) that a return will be made to a gold standard at the earliest possible date, will be taken to mean that the authorities are ready to act in that direction immediately…

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Mount Kembla Miners. (Before Judge Rolin.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 7

A report of this matter appears elsewhere…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 11

Improvement in all metal prices induced a brighter tone in the mining share market yesterday. Barrier made the chief response. Souths rose 1/ at 56/3, with the purchase of…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 10

Sales on 'Change to-day included:—Silver: Broken Hill Proprietary, 20/10½, b 20/9, s 21/; Block 14 (pref.), b 8/; Block 14 (ord.), b 8/1½; Junction North, 8/2 b 8/1, s 8/[?]; North, 104/, 103/3, b 102/9, s…

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Mining Notes. Lucknow Pups

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 4

Mine manager's report regarding last fortnight's work states that operations of No. 4 vein formation have extended drive total length of 40 ft.; vein still…

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Colliery Strike. 42 Men Imprisoned. Fines Ineffectual. Judge Rolin's Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 9

Forty-two employees of the Mount Kembla Colliery Company were summoned to appear before Judge Rolin in the Industrial…

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Gold. "Socketing" Distressing Complaint Suggested Cure

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 3

A player suffering from the [?] complaints of [?] man of his [?] than any [?]…

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Curlewis Miners Levy for A.l.p. Funds

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 8

A largely attended meeting of the Curlewis Miners Lodge was held last Sunday on the Sports Ground Oval. The central council minutes were the…

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