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Mining & the mines, 1925

4,744 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 238

Gold for Gold Mint Cheques Prove Embarrassing Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

Before the war it was the practice of the Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth mints to pay for gold bullion by the issue of sovereigns as soon as those…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 8

A telegram received from the mine manager of Hawkins' Hill Hold Mine states: "Started breaking down mica vein; so far showing good value."…

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Mining. the Share Market

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

A firmer market was disclosed as a result of yesterday's mining share business. The turnover was light, and lay mainly in silverlead interests. Barriers found a little…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

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

To-day's sales and quotes included:- Silver: Broken Hill Proprietary, 26/6½, 26/9; M.B.O., 26/6, b 26/4½, s 26/7½; Block 14, pref., b 8/, s 8/5; Block 14, ord., b 3/2; Junction North, b 8/2; North,…

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Colliery Strikers. Judge Rolin's Sentence. Prohibition Sought. Case Before Full Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 9

Recent proceedings in the State Industrial Arbitration Court, in which his Honor Judge Holin ordered the imprisonment of 24 miners for fourteen days for an alleged…

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Kandos Dispute Is the Mine Safe? MUDGEE

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

A compulsory conference will attempt to settle an individual dispute at Kandos. which has ended in the proprietors issuing notices to 125…

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HELIGOLAND Fast Disappearing Mines Assist Tide London

The Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

Messages from Hamburg indicate that the island of Heligoland is rapidly disappearing. The erosion, which goes on…

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Barrier Starts Smart Galloping Virgin Gold's Five

The Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

Springlike weather prevailed at Randwick this morning. Trainers had the use of the "B" grass, and tan tracks, while the barrier was…

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Mount Kembla Miners The Recent Sentences Questioning Judge's Power

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 5

The power of Judge Rolin to order, as ho did in the Industrial Arbitration Court on the 4th instant, 42 miners employed at the Mount…

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Coal Supplies. Difference in Price. City Council's Charges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 9

At the meeting of the City Council electricity suuply committee yesterday, on a report from Mr. Forbes Mackay showing the price of coal to the City Council, and the price for…

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Gold at Mints. Payment by Cheque. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 8

Regulations which at present govern the Royal Mints at Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth provide that persons who lodge bullion shall be paid for the metal by cheque…

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Fire at a Mine. Outbreak in Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 9

A fire at Silver Peak mine, four miles from the city, at the side of Round Hill, yesterday destroyed the poppet heads and shop, and damaged the engine-house…

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Gold Standard Getting Ready to Resume Sovereigns for Bullion

The Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 15

Before many months the people of Australia will again be able to enjoy the thrill of handling sovereigns and half-sovereigns--perhaps. Anyhow, Britain is expected to make a move to restore the…

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Coal for the City 23 Dearer Than the Railway Explanation Sought

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

According to a comparative statement, the City Council is being asked to pay 23 per ton more for coal than the Railway…

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On the Tracks at Randwick Trials from Barrier Virgin Gold's Five

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

Fresh from their Melbourne victorian. The [?] and [?] were on the track as Randwick this morning. Both looked will as they performed light…

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Mine Afire Old Broken Hill Shaft the Boy and the Match Broken Hill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

Silver Peak mine, situated at the side of Round Hill, about four miles from the city, took fire late yesterday afternoon. The timber in one of the…

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Indignation Spreads Gaoling of Kembla Miners Full Court to Hear Case Dead Man Called to Appear

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 5

INDIGNATION IS SPREADING like a bush fire among miners, at the action of Judge Rolin in sentencing some of their comrades at the Port Kembla Mine to gaol. for an alleged illegal strike. LODGES EVERYWHERE see no difference between this action…

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Gold Quest Still Seeking Skelton's Optimism Not Justified— His Brass Stays in The Virtue of Patience Not Appreciated

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 6

THE form shown by Gold Quest in the first division of the Fourteen-One event at Ascot on Wednesday was sufficiently good to inspire the belief the belief that "Baron" Skelton very much overplayed his hand when he selected that event for his…

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Northern Collieries

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

Work was resumed at the Stanford M[?]thyr and the Bellbird No. 1 collleries yesterday. A stoppage occurred at Pelton owing to the decision of the men to go home following a…

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Kandos Collieries Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 2

MUDGEE.--The fourteen days' notice issued by the Kandos Coilleries, Ltd., to the employees terminated last Friday…

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