Mining. Less Active Market. Base Metals Dull
Consideiably less activity was exhibited in mining shares yesterday. The increased interest which was taken in the gold section on Tuesday waned…
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News and Notes From Mines Mt. Coolon And B.H. South
In New Gold Company Atlas Gold Mines, N.L., is being formed in Melbourne with a nominal capital of £45,000, in 300,000 shares of 3, to test…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Record Price of Gold. £10/13/3 a Fine Ounce
The Australian price of £10/13/3 a fine ounce for gold, which was announced yesterday by the Commonwealth Bank, is the highest on record…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Record Gold Price Due to Reduction of Expenses. Recent Price Changes
An all-time record for the price of gold in Australia was established yesterday. The latest prices as announced by the Commonwealth Bank are as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Waireka Runs Speedy Half-mile Fast Times on Tracks Gold Rod and Denis In Good Trial
Gold Rod and Denis, who worked together, and Waireka ran the fastest half-miles at Randwick this morning, but they had the best of the conditions along the back of the course…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Western Australian Yields. Central Gold Mines
ERLISTOUN MINE.—During January, mill treated 1,330 tons for the production of bullion estimated to contain 736oz of fine gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Neath Colliery Sealed
CESSNOCK, Thursday. -- Neath Colliery was sealed to-day. Abermain No. 3 Colliery was idle to-day, due to the objection by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Pensions Commission
The Pensions Commission to inquire into the claims for pensions for aged mineworkers will oped in No. 4 court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Menaces Colliery Shaft Wollongong
Fearing that a bushfire might sweep onto the air-shaft of the Mount Kembla Colliery, at the back of the mountain range, a call was sent to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Support for Mine Unions
THE N.S.W. Labor Council last night unanimously endorsed the stand taken by the combined mining unions in preparing plans to meet a nation-wide coal stoppage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Gold Price
SOVEREIGNS: £2/9/ (Commonwealth Bank). GOLD: Fine ounce, £10/13/3; standard ounce (22 carats), £9/15/5¾ (Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Notes
CUTHBERT'S MISIMA GOLDMINE, LTD.— D[?] velopmcnt for December: 343ft, 460 tons of ore won from development, 2,840 tons from stopling, total, 3,300 tons, average assay, gold 5dwt 11gr per ton,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine-sweepers in Australian Waters
The first pictures to be published of mine-sweepers on patrol in Australian waters. Until now, the strictest secrecy has been observed by the naval authorities about the practice being given in this phase of coastal defence work. The upper picture shows one of the vessels in rough weather; the lower picture shows two of the small boats at work in one of Australia's sea lanes…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →26 Dead in Mine Disaster
BRUSSELS, Thurs. -- Twenty-six are reported to have been killed and many injured to-day in a mining disaster in Central Belgium…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Home News. Coal Strike Threat
The combined mining unions' committee, representing 20,000 coalminers, yesterday sent a demand to the proprietors for a conference before the end of this month, to negotiate a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Unions' Strike Threat in Ultimatum
Coal-mining unions yesterday sent an ultimatum to mine owners, threatening a general strike unless the men's demands are met by the end of this month…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Traps 25 Belgian Miners Brussels
Fire trapped 25 miners at Monceaufontaine colliery, one of the deepest pits in Marchienne-au-Pont, after an explosion of firedamp…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fatal Gassing in Mine Creep Perth, Thurs
An outbreak of coal gas which followed a creep in a coal mine at Collie yesterday resulted in the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Will Not Be Bluffed SYDNEY, Feb. 7
Discussions of the executive committee of the combined mining unions continued today, a number of proposals having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Menzies' Duty To Make Mine Owners Negotiate
Reflecting the strength and the determination of the mineworkers, the Central Committee of the Combined Mining Unions yesterday made detailed plans to ensure efficient organisation to meet all…
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