Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

347 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 18

'A Gross Insult' Stock Exchange Stirred Northern Territory Mining Protest to Federal Parliament. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 6

A stir was caused in the House of Representatives to-day when the member for the Northern Territory, Mr. McAllister Blain, on the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Plunged Into Orara Six Men on Truck Gold Prospectors "Ducked."

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 4

A party of six gold prospectors, whose names are unknown, travelling in a motor truck from Glen Innes to Cangai, experienced nothing worse than a "ducking"…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Stock Exchange Stir 'Certain Mining Shares' Intervention by Dr. Page. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 5

When the member for the Northern Territory, Mr. Blain, endeavored to-day to withdraw his privilege motion, declaring the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Leases in Timor Oil, Gold, Manganese Negotiations with Japanese. Tokto

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 5

Baron Yon Yzeren, of Holland, claiming to possess sole concession for petroleum, manganese and gold in Portuguese Timor, is busily negotiating for a…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Antimony Mining Upper Bellinger Deposits Report of Departmental Officers. Bellinger

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 8

Following an inspection of the antimony deposits on the upper reaches of the Bellinger River, two officers of the Department of Mines have reported to the…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

MARRIED! Campbell Black-Florence Desmond Toast in Gold Cup Sir Macpherson Robertson Present. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 5

Captain Campbell Black, co-pilot with C. W. A. Scott, in the Melbourne air race, was married on Saturday to Miss Florence Desmond,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

World's Gold Stocks. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 5

The Union Corporation report on the stock of monetary gold in the world at the end of 1934 states that it amounted to…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Negligible Values Arnhem Gold Development Company Report by Federal Government Geologist. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 4

Disturbing references to the operations of the Arnhem Land and Gold Development Company, which was criticised in House of Representatives recently by Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Here and There Gold Mining by Electricity

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 3

With the coming of Bendigo Mines, Ltd., an extensive organisation with almost £1,000.000 in capital at its disposal, it seems likely that the old…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Antarctic Coal

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 9

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" states that important deposits of coal have been discovered within 200 miles of the South…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Off Exchange List Arnhem Land Gold Development. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 5

Following the tabling in the Federal Parliament yesterday of a report by Dr. Woolnough, Commonwealth geological adviser, of operations of Arnhem Land…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Gold Currency in France Not for Five Years. Paris

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 5

It is not likely that the gold coins, the introduction of which was announced by the Premier, M. Flandin, yesterday, will appear in circulation for…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

New Mining Company £500,000 Enterprise in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 5

A new company, the Anglo-Queensland Mining Pty., Ltd., with a nominal capital of £500,000, has been registered in Brisbane to exploit the mining possibilities of…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Gold Camp Engulfed Snowdrift in Mountains. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 5

A trapper, on snow shoos, in wild Northern British Columbia discovered Taseko gold mine camp, between two mountains, engulfed by a snow slide and…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Grit Succeeds Youths Find Gold Footed It to Fortune

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 4

Hardship, coupled with grit and perseverance, is contained in the story of two Queensland lads who went from Mt. Isa to…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Territory Tragedy Mine Worker Shot Dead Attack on Young Girl Alleged. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 7

Allegations that a girl of 12 had been attacked by a man who was shot dead were made to-day when the trial commenced at Darwin Criminal Court of…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Gold Shares Record Stock Exchange Price Alohas Sold for £430. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 5

The Australian record price of £430 for gold shares was established to-day, on the Stock Exchange, when Aloha shares changed hands at the figure quoted…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Grafton Cup £600 And Gold Cup Increased Prize Money Corinthian Race on Second Day

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 6

Grafton Cup meeting in July will carry £200 more prize money than last year, while the Grafton Cup race itself will be worth £600, an increase…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Aloha Gold Shares Buyers Offer £600. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 5

Aloha gold shares experienced another rise on the Stock Exchange to-day. The buying quotation was £600 but no seller appeared…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

£500,000000 Under London Romance of the Gold Hoarders Gold Plate and Bullion Lying Untouched for Years London, March 23

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 2

It is reliably estimated that, at the end of 1934, more than £500,000,000 in bullion was lying in private safes, banks and safety deposit vaults in London, a great privately owned gold reserve, mostly placed to the account of foreigners. "Many of the vaults contain such…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →