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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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India's Gold Export Indian Peasants Selling Their Ornaments

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 3

Owing to the tremendous agricultural distress Indian peasants are selling much of their movable property, chiefly gold ornaments (says…

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Cobar Mines Proprietary May Work the Occidental Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 2

The fallowing paragraph appeared in the "Western Age" of February 17:— "We have it On very good authority that the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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MINING, &c. Queensland Gold Discovery Assays Show High Values Cairns

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 4

Further particulars regarding the discovery of gold, silver and copper at Mount Wandoo, near Mungana state that the lode is approximately 2000…

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Gold Find in Queensland High Assay Results Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 2

At Mount Clifford. near Anakie, what is claimed to be the biggest and best [?]ure of gold-bearing [?] in Queensland has been opened up by…

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Mount Coolon Gold Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 2

The manager of the Mount Coolon gold mines under date of February 22 reports as follows:— The main shnft has been timbered to…

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The North Mine Dispute

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 2

If there is anything in the agreement between the W.L.U. and the mining companies which, in the opinion of any of the members of the union,…

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Price of Gold 79½ Per Cent.premium Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 2

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Mint from February 15 to 19 inclusive, is at a premium of…

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Prospecting for Gold Party Leaves Alice Springs for Auriferous Country One Member Returning

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 1

The Broken Hill prospecting party, which has been delayed at Alice Spring to give their vehicle a couiplete overhaul, after its rough journey over the…

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Gold Sold in London Boyers. Kept "Busy, (Special to "The Miner.")' London, February 24

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 2

The Ascot Gold Cup, won by Sweatbred in 1882. which is valued at £7000, is amongst the latest articles to be sold here in the rush to securo the…

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£64,000 Falls Into the Sea Accident at Cherbourg While Gold Being Unloaded (The"Times"Message) Paris, February. 28

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 3

While the trans-Atlnntic liner Berengaria, 52,226 tons, was unloading at Cherbourg £4,[?] worth of gold consigned to the Bank of Frnnce,…

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Miners' Bravery 19 Get the Edward Medal (Special to "The Miner.") London, February 25

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 1

A party of 19 miners who worked for nine hours in great danger to rescue a fellow miner, were decorated with the Edward medal by the King at to-day's…

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North Mine Strike One Point Adjusted at Conference To-day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 1

The fifteen miners in the new shaft at the North mine who have been on strike for the past fortnight following A dispute with the management are…

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Mine Horse Killed by Fall Down Shaft Shift Boss Injured Trying to Save Animal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 1

A horse used underground at the South mine was killed when it fell a thousand feet down the shaft from the 400ft. level to the 1400ft. level…

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Mount Coolon Gold Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 2

The manager of the Mount Coolon Gold Mines No Liability reports under date of February 29 as follows:— Cutting of the Plat at the 300ft. level…

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North Mine Dispute Yesterday's Conference

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 3

The following is reprinted from the W.l.U. newspaper:— The executive of the W.I.U. and representatives of the 15 men involved…

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Gold at Gulgong Gulgong

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 2

Thirteen ounces five pennyweights of gold, including a piece weighing an ounce and a half, was secured from 30 loads of wash from Little Caledonia…

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Mines Inspection Act No Amending Bill During Present Session Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, informed Mr. Horsington that he did not intend to introduce a bill to amend…

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Finances of Australia Mr. Scullin's Proposal Regarding Gold Reserve Canberra

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 1

Mr. J. H. Scullin, loader of the Opposition in the House of Representativas, suggests that the Commonwealth Bank's cold reserve should be converted…

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Coal Industry Bill Amended in Committee Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 1

Before the Legislative Assembly rose last night the Coal Industry Bill was taken through committee with amendments…

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The Police of Gold Premium 72 Per Cent Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 2

The premium fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the mint from February 22 to 26 inclusive, is 72 per cent…

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