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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Miners Pay Commons Rejects Bill LONDON, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 March 1925 · page 1

The House of Commons to-day by 208 votes to 143 rejected a motion by Mr. Walsh (Labor) for the second leading of the Coal Mines Minimum Wage Bill, which proposed that the minimum…

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Truck Shortage "Coal Trade Crippled" Lithgow's Strong Complaint LITHGOW

The Sun · Sunday 29 March 1925 · page 2

The Lithgow Coal Association and the Western Miners' Federation consider that the strongest action should he taken to compel the Railway…

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Finance—commerce—seal Estate the Golden Calf Gold As Measure of Financial Stability

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 March 1925 · page 2

"And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden ear-rings ....and bring them unto me. And he received them them and…

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Coal Miners. Minimum Wage Bill. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 11

The House of Commons, by 208 votes to 143, rejected a motion by Mr. Stephen Walsh (Labour) during the [?] reading of the Coal Mines Minimum Wage Bill, proposing a…

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Lithgow's Wealth Search for Gold, Oil and Coal Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 5

At the Lithgow Mining Court yesterday, the warden said he had had at the last Court, an application from Malcolm Beattie, to here for oil in the…

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Mining

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 5

Pioneer Tin Mining Co., Ltd.: 9d a share: payable April 4. Kamunting: 1/ a share; payable April 30…

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Mining Notes

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 5

The Great Britain Sluicing Company, Limited, has declared a dividend (No. 102) of 1/ per share, payable on April 7, transfer books closing on March 31…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 8

Reporting on operations for the week ended March 21, the manager of Leona Tin Mining Co. reports that sluicing was continued, removing overburden. The water supply is fair,…

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Broken Time at Whitburn Colliery (To the Editor)

The Labor Daily · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 5

Sir.- The Whitburn Comery has worked very intermittently for the past six months, averaging only three shifts per pay…

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Virgin Gold and Valayne

The Sun · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 4

"R. Euby" puts his trust in things:-- I am taking a good deal on trust in selecting Virgin Gold for the Doncaster Handicap. He is an imported horse, which…

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Mining Shares. Hills Active

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 4

Greater activity was displayed by mining stocks on Saturday morning, despite the further all-round drop in metals. B.H..Pty. was heavily bought,…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 13

Interest in the mining share market on Saturday centred on B.H. Proprietary. After the market had been buoyed up and disappointed on more than one occasion recently,…

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Miners' Threat Talk of Fight "Peacefulness Fails" London, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 1

Mr. Cook, the miners' leader, speaking at Bullwell, said: "We have now prepared the necessary machinery to establish by might…

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Sovereigns Again. Gold Currency Restored. Capetown, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 11

After 10 years' absence sovereigns reappeared at Johannesburg to-day, 400,000 being distributed in weekly wages among minors.—Reuter…

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Miners' Pay a Labor Proposal Rejected in Commons London, March 27

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 5

The House of Commons today, by 208 votes to 143, rejected a motion by Mr. Stephen Walsh (Labor) for the second reading of the Coal Mines…

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Money, Mining & METALS Australian Gaslight .Lower—Another 30.000 to be Auctioned— Bawra Weakening—Bank Interests Affected—Coal Supported—B.H.P. Dividend Causes 1 Rise—Other Barriers Weaken Tongkah Compound Advance Further

The Labor Daily · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 3

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Northern Collieries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 13

The Northern Collieries' Association reported yesterday that the disputes at Hebburn No. 2, Seaham No. 1, and Stockton Borehole collieries having been overcome, the pits…

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Miners Trapped Water Floods Colliery Manager's Bravery London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 1

An inrush or water trapped thirty, four coal miners in the Montague pit at S[?]otswood-on-Tyne. [?] hundred men escaped from the…

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Ringarooma United Mine. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 11

News was received in Hobart to-day to the effect that from the crushing of 55 tons of stone put through at Ringarooma United Mine, a yield of [?] of gold was obtained, some months ago the operations of…

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Mount Isa Mines' First Accounts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 11

The directors of Mount Isa Mines, Ltd., have issued their first annual report and statement of accounts, covering the year ended December 31. Therein they claim that owing ma[?]ly to the easy working…

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