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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 11

Cold was quoted in London on Friday (our London correspondent cables) at 86/8 per ounce fine, a fall of /1 since Wednesday. At this price the pound sterling would be the…

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Wonthaggi Mine Conference in Sydney

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 8

A conference between the Coal Industries Special Tribunal, the management of the Victorian State coal mine at Wonthaggi and union…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 8

The mine manager of the Wollondilly Silver Mining Company, N.L., Yerranderie, reports for the fortnight ended February 28:--Twenty tons of first grade ore was won, and 25 tons…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 11

The unsettled state of the metal market militated against a rally in the mining share market on 'Change on Saturday. The more important stocks, though barely dealt in, held…

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Mt. Kembla Miners Court to Show Cause

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

The Full Court this afternoon granted a rule nisi, returnable on Thursday, calling upon the Industrial Arbitration Court and the Port Kembla Collieries,…

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Miners and Gaol Full Court Moved Judge's Jurisdiction

Evening News · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

THIS after an application was made to the Full Court by Mr. F[?] K.C., [?] on behalf of the Miners' Union for a rule [?] calling…

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Dead Man Cited Mt. Kembla Strike 106 Miners Named

Evening News · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 5

Among the 106 names of miners who were called upon in the industrial Court to-day to show cause why they should not be…

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Miners' Leader Change For the Worse? LONDON, March 7

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 1

Mr. Philip Snowden, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Ramsay Macdonald Government, in an article in the "Weekly Dispatch,"…

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Labor News From Melbourne Gas Men Score--Yallourn Ballotting -- State Coal Mine at Work -- Timber Workers'. Squabble--Anti-Strike Legislation Fails -- Demarcation Tribunal. Gas Men's Triumph

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 8

Whatever the week has brought forward concerning the gas workers, and the system of cartage contract, signs are not wanting of further…

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To Higher Court Mt. Kembla Miners' Case 106 Men Charged

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 9

Another batch of 106 Part Kembla miners were called upon in the Industrial Court to-day to show cause why they should not be fined or imprisoned…

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Mt. Kembla Miners G[?]oling Unlikely to Bring Peace Wollongong

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

The sentence imposed by Judge Rolin on Mount Kembla miners is the chief theme of conversation in mining circles. The general opinion is that a…

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Mine on Fire Silver Peak Shaft Mysterious Affair Broken Hill

Evening News · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

The Silver Peak mine, at Round Hill, four miles from Broken Hill, was destroyed by fire yesterday in mysterious circumstances…

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Ugly Strike Troops Stand By 12,000 Miners' Idle St. John (N.s

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 1

The greatest labor dispute in Eastern Canada for many years reached a climax when 12,000 of the British Empire Steel Corporation's miners…

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Fire in Mine No Water to Put It Out Danger of Collapse Broken Hill

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 9

When the news spread yesterday evening that the Silver Peak Mine, near Round Hill, about four miles out, was on fire, there was excitement in…

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Cullen Bullen Mine Coal-cutting Machine Unpopular Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 5

Cullen Bullen miners have refused to agree to the use of the coal-cutting machines on the afternoon shift. No machine has been used in the…

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Invincible Colliery. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 10

The invincible colliery at Cullen Bullen, which was idle for three weeks owing to a dispute, resumed work last week. The matters in dispute are to be adjusted. The question…

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Collieries Idle Stoppage May be Prolonged MUDGEE

The Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 6

The 14 days notice to employees issued by Kandos Collieries, Ltd., has terminated, and as both sides are obdurate the stoppage may be…

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A Silver Mine Dispute

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 6

No settlement has been reached in the dispute between the management of the Silver Peak mine, Yerranderie, and the members of the Mining…

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The Mines Sydney Sharemarket

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 8

Last week's turn in metal quotations continued to exert a restraining influence on mining sharemarket business yester day. Attention was directed chiefly to…

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Queensland Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 11

Our Brisbane correspondent telegraphs that the gold yield of Queensland in February was 1988 ounces fine, valued at £8445, compared with 7413oz, valued at £31,488 in February last year. For the first two…

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