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Mining & the mines, 1926

5,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

Small Mine Pays South Coast Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 6

The first South Coast miners' pays for the new year are anything but encouraging. There are no prospects of any immediate improvement. The…

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Coroners' Juries Miners' Objections Experienced Men Needed Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 6

Considerable dissatisfaction prevails among the miners at the composition of juries empanelled to record verdicts in fatalities…

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Maroubra the Gold Helmet Will Brown Keep It?

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 3

The Muroubra Gold Helmet is to be decided at the Anniversary Day meeting on January 26. Owing to the large number of entries for the reliability test…

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Expects to Retain Gold Helmet Brown. Confident Maroubra Grand Prix

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 2

The Maroubra gold helmet is to be decided at the Anniversary Day meeting on the 26th January. Owing to the large number of entries for the…

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Gold Passes Ms.L.C. Are to Retain Them New Bill in House Many Other Privileges to Be Kept

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 11

The Legislative Councillors Bill, introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Attorney-General (Mr. McTiernan) to-day, provides that, in the event of the abolition of the Legislative Council, members of the Council may retain and use their gold railway…

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The Gold Pass Bribe From Pace 1 Bait to Public Works Committee Bill Introduced to Parliament Meets with a Stormy Passage

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 7

A SURPRISING PROVISION of the "Gold Passes" Bill, introduced into Parliament by the Attorney-General, Mr. M'Tiernan, to-day, it that enabling Councillors who are members of the Public Works Committee to retain…

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Riverina Collieries, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 19

The fifth annual report of Riverina Collieries, Ltd., Coorabin, states that of the issue of £20,000 on first mortgage debenture, £6190 has been issued, and applications are in hand…

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Miners' Conference

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 4

V[?] reports of the last annual [?] of the Miners' Federation have been [?] to all [?] and…

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Miners' Boycott. Against Foreigners

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

At the fortnightly meeting of the Lithgow Colliery Miners' Lodge a resolution was unanimously passed that members of that Lodge would in future refuse to work…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 19

Gold was quoted on Monday, our London correspondent cables, at 84/11½ per ounce fine, an advance of ½d on the price ruling since Thursday…

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Gold Passes Bill Its Provisions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 9

The "Legislative Councillors' Bill" provides that every person who upon the day preceding the date of the commencement of the measure is a…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 19

A general decline in non-ferrous metal prices overseas reacted on the mining share market yesterday. Both silver, lead, and tin shares showed a decline in many issues traded. Of…

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Coal Tribunal. Drivers and Firemen's Wages Claims

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 19

A special meeting of the Coal Tribunal was held at Sydney last week to deal with enginedrivers and firemen's wages claims. The proceedings were in camera, but…

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Mining Shares. Drop in Barriers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 5

The continued fall in metals was reflected in a weaker share market yesterday. Barriers displayed little activity, and prices were easier all…

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Flagstone Tin Mining Co. N.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 19

The mine manager of Flapstone Tin N.L. reports as under for the term ending January 16:—No. 1 Tunnel: A drive has been commenced west from the end of No. 1 crosscut, and has advanced five feet. The lode values…

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Gold Passes Bill. Introduced Into Assembly Strong Opposition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 17

The Attorney-General took charge of the bill to make provision for the retention of the railway passes by the members of the Council after that. Chamber has been…

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"A Bribe" Gold Pass Bill a Furious Debate Assembly in Uproar

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 9

There was an angry demonstration by the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, when Mr. M'Tiernan moved…

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Money and Markets Paper Money Notes Issue Stationary Increased Gold Backing

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 6

In aggregate, the Commonwealth note issue underwent no movement during the closing month o£ 1025, the amount outstanding being £53,890,226…

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By 44 Votes to 32 Gold Passes Opposition's Wrath Bill's Initial Stages

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 5

THE introduction of the Legislative Councillors A[?] 1926. by the Attorney-General in the Assembly yesterday caused a commotion…

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Government Defeated. in the Legislative Council. Abolition Bill May Be Rejected. Gold Passes Bill Criticised in Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 17

In the Legislative Council yesterday the Government was defeated on the report of the committee appointed to draw up the reasons for the attitude of the Legislative Council towards the Elections Bill. Sir Joseph Carruthers' motion, that the report he adopted, was…

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