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Mining & the mines, 1927

4,154 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 208

Scottish-australian Mining Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 13

The accounts of the Scottish-Australian Mining Co., Ltd., for the year ended December 31, our London correspondent cables, show a divisible surplus of £13,868. A final dividend…

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Motoring Gold Helmet Meeting at Maroubra

Arrow · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 15

The programme which the Maroubra authorities were, unable to tarry out last Saturday evening has been altered for the carnival…

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Off to Rabaul Gold Leases Commission Salamoa

The Sun · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 6

It was stated before the Royal Commission, which is inquiring into the granting of the four original leases at Edie Creek, that L. Joubert, who…

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New Guinea Gold Rich Edie Creek Field Capital Needed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 3

That the Edie Creek gold field in New Guinea is an good as ever, and that the supply of gold will last for another ten years, is the opinion of…

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Gold-plated Homes

The World's News · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 29

The Boomer-Dupont Hotel Company, which operates the Waldorf Astoria and other hotels in New York, feats acquired a new building now being erected on the site…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 17

Gold was quoted in London on Thursday, our correspondent cables, at 84/11½ per oz fine, an increase of one halfpenny on the price ruling since May 4…

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State Mine Held Up Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 3

The State mine was the to-day in consequence of the wheelers refusing to work. It appears that the previous day there had been some trouble…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 17

A weaker feeling was apparent in the mining share market yesterday, latest metal quotations affording holders no comfort. Barriers eased slightly, though Norths remained steady…

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Miners' Hours. 88-Hour Fortnight. Employers' Proposal. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 16

"It is absurd bringing miners to work for four hours on Saturday," said Mr. R. M. Murray, general manager of the Mt. Lyell Mine and Railway Company, in the…

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Hospital Day. an Aerial Derby. "Bubbles of Gold."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 15

Miss Eva Novak opened her hands in Martinplace at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, and suddenly the air was filled with bubbles of amethyst, amber and jade, spinning up on…

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Another Blow at Newcastle Coal Experiments in N.z

Evening News · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 3

IF New Zealand's experiments with its own coal for railway uses are successful, less Newcastle coal will be used in driving the…

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Newcastle Coal N.z. Still Wants It Local Agitation

The Sun · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 2

"New Zealand railways are testing local coal, following on en agitation against the importation of so much coal."…

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Coal-owners' Starvation Policy "The Last Man and the Last Shilling" (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 2

Sir.--Private reports from England and Scotland inform us that children are dying in the streets through malnutrition; that men and women…

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Tea Leaf Has Her Chance Selected to Win Encourage Stakes at Rosebery To-day Gold Quest May Score Again

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 6

Backers are to. have plenty of racing at Rosebery to-day, no fewer than thirteen events being set down for decision. GENERALLY speaking fields are very open, but a quartette that may…

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Gold Quest Scores Third Successive Win in 8 Days

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 May 1927 · page 7

Hattricks are often completed by horses racing on the pony tracks. The latest addition to the list is the 14.1 pony, Gold Quest. By winning…

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The Hat Trick Gold Quest Goes on Winning Little Lady Beaten

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 15 May 1927 · page 5

By winning the first division of the Fourteen-One Handicap at Rosebery yesterday Gold Quest registered his third consecutive victory…

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Three in a Row Gold Quest Improved Completes Hat Trick Easily

Truth · Sunday 15 May 1927 · page 3

THREE wins in a row take some compiling. But the Achilles gelding, Gold Quest, completed a hat trick at…

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Gold for Federal Loan Coffers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 3

The Federal Treasurer (Dr. Page), who arrived in Sydney yesterday from Melbourne, said marked progress had been made during the week in raising…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 13

Mining share business was in danger of coming to a standstill on Saturday. A few sales in half a dozen concerns constituted the turnover. Nominally prices were not affected…

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Australian Coal. New Zealand Imports. Labour Resentment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 10

Mr. J. T. Pettigrew, a representative of the Abermain colliery. New South Wales, who arrived in Sydney by the Tahiti on Saturday, said that there had been labour…

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