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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Gold From Wreck Vacuum Device Being Used £800,000 From the Egypt London, August 6

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 3

The Italian salvage steamer Artiglio has arrived at Plymouth, and landed 162 bars of silver and 18 ingots of gold, also 15,000 sovereigns, valued…

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Coal Mine in Gippsland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Replying to criticism by Mr. M'Kenzic, M.L.A., of his refusal to authorise a loan to a coalmining syndicate with leases…

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"Labor Daily" and Miners Council Scheme Endorsed SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 1

A meeting of miners engaged in the seven collieries from Mount Pleasant to Coalcliff, and held at Bulli yesterday, adopted the…

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Tram Strikes Coal Lorry Conductor Killed; Two Others Hurt SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 3

Early this morning a heavy motor lorry, loaded with coal, was crossing the tram line near Botany pier when it came into collision with a tram…

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Bendigo Mine Worked for 70 Years

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 2

Now Red, White and Blue, one of the leading gold producers on the Bendigo field, has resumed crushing. The battery has been out of commission…

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Donation of Silver Mines Gift For Medallions Early Sale

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 1

The Broken Hill mining companies have agreed to donate to the Jubilee funds lOOOoz. of Broken Hill silver for the purpose of making…

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"Gold for Notes" Confidence Men Get £60 £10 Returned to Victim Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 3

An unusual feature of a gold-fornotes swindle worked on a visitor to the city yesterday was that the two confidence men who worked the trick…

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South Australian Mining

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The Government Geologist (Dr. L. K. Ward), in a review he gave yesterday of the mining position of the State, referred…

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Malayan Tin Mine to Reduce Capital

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 2

At an extraordinary general meeting of Austral Malay Tin Ltd., at Taiping, F.M.S., the resolutions passed at the meeting on June 30,…

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Malayan Tin Mine to Reduce Capital

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 2

At an extraordinary general meeting of Austral Malay Tin Ltd., at Taiping, F.M.S., the resolutions passed at the meeting on June 30,…

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Theft of Mine Machinery

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 August 1933 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Investigations by Lithgow police into the disappearance of machinery from the Springvale colliery, near Wallerawang,…

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Cricket Ground Pegged As Mining Claim

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 August 1933 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Led by Mr. Barry, M.L.A., a small party of Carlton residents carried six large wooden pegs to the old Carlton…

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Engineers at Kalgoorlie Mining Institute Meeting ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 August 1933 · page 2

Thirty-eight delegates to the meeting of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, to be hold at Kalgoorlie nest week, left Adelaide by…

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Mining Men Meet Presidential Address Kalgoorlie Gathering Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 1

The world depression had served the gold mining industry of West Australia a good turn, said the president (Mrs. F. G. Brinsden) at the annual meeting…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Latest News Edition 3 Miners Killed Explosion in W.A. KALGOORLIE

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 4

Three miners were killed in a premature explosion on the 600ft. level in the Edwards shaft at the Great Boulder…

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Gold Mining in W.A. Greater Efficiency And Lower Costs KALGOORLIE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 August 1933 · page 3

The British Empire last year produced 10 per cent, of the world's sold output, said Dr. C. O. G. Larcombe, in an address to members of the…

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Gold Mining in W.A. Greater Efficiency And Lower Costs KALGOORLIE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 August 1933 · page 3

The British Empire last year produced 76 per cent, of the world's cold output, said Dr. C. O. G. Larcombe, in an address to members of the…

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Emu Mining Company, N.l

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 2

Mr. Terry advises that the prospecting party has returned to Alice Springs, and that the plant and camels will be sold. Apparently no…

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Shares in Mines Heavy Death Duties Claims by 3 States Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 August 1933 · page 3

The manner in which estates taxable in more than one State are diminished by payment of succession and death duties, is shown by the case of a…

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Australia's Gold Yield

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 August 1933 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The gold production in Australia during the six months ended June 30 amounted to about 384,760 ounces,…

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