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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Mount Isa Shares for Mining Trust

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 4

"MELBOURNE, Monday.—A hundred and fifty thousand shares of £1 each in Mount Isa Mines Ltd. have been issued as fitlly paid to the…

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Flight of Gold Sterling Falls In London Frenchmen Hoarding London, September 3

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 3

Gold continues its dizcy flight, due partly to the failure of the Exchange Equalisation Fund to continue to support sterling…

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Romance of Broken Hill's Mining Achievements One of World's Greatest Fields Has Long Life Ahead Marked Advance in Methods

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 1

In this special article, contributed to the Barrier Miner Supplement, Mr. C. J. Emery traces the history of the Broken Hill mines over 50 years from the, time of the early pioneers down to the highly efficient industry we know today. It is a story of a great achievement, in which many problems have been…

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Holiday on Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 September 1933 · page 1

The decision of the mining companies in Melbourne to grant a holiday to employees to-day was not received by Mr. C. J. Emery till he was…

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Gold in Gypsum Copley

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 September 1933 · page 2

Mr. James Hebbard, who recently visited the Boolyeroo goldfields, expressed surprise that such quantities of gold should be found in gypsum,…

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Photography From the Sky Use Of The Aeroplane In Mining Ancient Relics Revealed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 September 1933 · page 5

Gold and oil from the air! A fanciful thought—but, rightly interpreted, it brings a mental picture of the geological surveyor, and the mining man of modern days—leather helmeted and peering intently over the side of a roaring…

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The Special Exhibits Ores In All Stages NORTH & South Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 September 1933 · page 6

A special exhibit at the show to-day, which, is housed in one of the football club rooms, was provided by the mining companies. This showed…

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Tennant Creek Gold Rush Field Pegged For 15 Miles

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 2

ALICE SPRINGS, Monday.—Great interest is being taken here in the Tennant Creek rush. More than 100 gold leases have been registered in…

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Colliery Omits Dividend

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday—Directors of Caledonian Collieries Limited report that no improvement has taken place in the unsatisfactory condition…

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Central Australia Mining Co. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1933 · page 2

At the annual general meeting of the Central Australia Silver-Lead and Copper Mining Company of Australia a proposal, made at the previous…

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B.h.p. Gold Mining Activities

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 2

The report of the managing director of Broken Hill Proprietary for the four weeks ended September 3 states that normal development, stoping…

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W.a. Mining Fields

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 2

Boulder Perseverance Ltd. treated 7337 long tons (8217 short tons) in August for bullion valued at £12,489 (standard value). Premium on…

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North Mine Treats 33,546 TONS 4 Weeks Work

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 2

The secretary of North Broken Hill Ltd. has supplied the following statement of operations for the four weeks ended September 2:—…

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Northern Coal Miners Conference To Be Held Shortly NEWCASTLE

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 1

The northern branch of the Miners' Federation is to hold a conference at Newcastle Trades Hall on September 23 "for the purpose," according to a…

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Queensland Gold Yield Increased Sevenfold

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday. — The Queensland gold yield continues to show a considerable increase. The yield in August, 7750 fine ounces,…

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Queensland Gold Yield Increased Sevenfold

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday. — The Queensland gold yield continues to show a considerable increase. The yield in August, 7750 fine ounces,…

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Ireland's Coal Aim To Reduce Imports LONDON, September 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 6

The Dublin correspondent of the "Daily Sketch" says that with the object of reducing British coal Imports the Free State Government…

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New Gold Strike Tennant's Greek Optimistic Report Darwin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 3

High hopes that the gold strike at the Pinnacles, a few miles out of Tennant's Creek in Contral Australia, will prove one of the richest…

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New Gold Strike Tennants Creek Optimistic Report Darwin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 3

High hopes that the gold strike at the Pinnacles, a few miles out of pennant's Creek in Central Australia, will prove one of the richest…

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Miners Strike Police Use Tear Gas Troubles of U.S.A. (Special to "The Miner.") WASHINGTON, September 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 6

A general demand for currency inflation and a serious coal strike in Pennsylvania added to President Roosevelt's…

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