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Mining & the mines, 1925

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Money Market Sterling Exchange Restoring Gold Standard

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 8

The likelihood of a restoration of the gold standard in Great Britain naturally was one of the principal topics of conversation in city financial…

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U.s. Mine Workers Desperate Campaign Profits and Wages

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 3

Never in its history has the United Miss Western of America [?] with such a bitter vi[?]ous at[?] that which is being made [?]…

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Earth Creep Merewether Scare Mine Working's Blamed NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 8

A sensational earth creep, said to have been caused by the falling in old colliery workings, has taken place at Rower-street,…

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Coal Exports. Decrease in Foreign Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 8

An increase of 646,860 tons is recorded in the interstate and oversea coal exports from the port of Newcastle for the year ended December 31, as compared with the…

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Coal Supplies. City Council Tenders. Increase in Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 8

During the discussion yesterday at the meeting of the electricity committee of the City Council the general manager of the department (Mr. Forbes Mackay) told the…

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Miner Killed by Fall of Coal Cessnock

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 5

ARTHUR GREEN, a shiftman, employed at Aberdare Colliery, was fatally injured through a fall of coal yesterday afternoon…

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Coal Grab Prices Go Up Aldermen Want Reasons

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 6

REFERENCES to the Coal Combine came up before the Electricity Supply Committee of the newly-elected City Council…

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Found Dead in a Mine Overcome by Gas Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 1

Peter Petersen, aged 50, met with a fatal injury at the colliery which he is operating at Lidsdale…

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South African Gold And Exchange Position. CAPETWON, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 9

A Pretoria telegram says that owing to the exchange position the mines recently found it more profitable to have gold minted at Pretoria…

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Barrier Parched Famine in Water May Affect Mines Broken Hill

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 7

The district's water supply is again in a precarious condition. According to a statement by the manager, Mr. Triggs, there is now…

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Coal Prices Council Supplies 15 a Ton More Suggestion to Burn Oil

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 5

The coal "combine" is at work again, said Aid, Green at the City Council electricity supply committee yesterday, and is trying to…

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"Black Hand Gang " Mr. Willis' Attack Balmain Miners Not Deceived Behind "The Labor Daily"

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 4

A SPECIAL stop-work meeting was held by the workers at Sydney Harbor Colliery yesterday, to deal with important union…

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City Council Coal Tenders Colliery Proprietor Complains

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 7

Mr O. G. S. Lane, proprietor of South Teralba Collieries, Ltd., Fassifern, near Newcastle, writes with reference to the calling for tenders by…

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The Mines and Miners Bellbird Reopens on Monday Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 6

The Rellbird Miners' Lodge hers a special meeting to discuss matters in connection with the resumption of crations at No. 2 mine…

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Mining

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 5

Vegetable Creek: 6d a share; payable January 12. Kamunting: Of 1/ a share, tax free; payable January 31…

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Mine Victims Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 6

From inquiries made at Wallsend hospital to-night it was learned that Mr. C. H. kae, who was injured in wallsend colliery yesterday, was…

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 12

Fine gold, our correspondent cables, was quoted in London on Monday at 8611. a fall of 3d since Friday. At the price mentioned the pound sterling would be…

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The Gold Standard

Evening News · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 6

The-South African Government has decided to return to the gold standard on July 1 of this year. Unless some unexpected happening causes it to change its mind before that date,…

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Hope of Gold. Views of British and Other Authorities

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 1

As previously predicted in these columns, the period has been reached when it is no longer possible to export gold at a profit from Australia…

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