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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Australian Price of Gold

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 November 1933 · page 2

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended November 10, is…

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Concrete Mining Shaft in Victoria

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 November 1933 · page 2

The Paymaster Gold Syndicate, N.L., operating at Rokewood, has completed the sinking of a concrete shaft, which is probably the first concrete…

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No Weather Restrictions This Summer 10 Months Supply in Sight Bright Outlook For Town and Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 November 1933 · page 1

Broken Hill is now assured of a supply of water for mining and town purposes for 10 months. The rain yesterday was responsible for intakes in both the Umberumberka and Stephens Creek reservoirs. Great jubilation was expressed in the city to-day at the happy turn of events. Fears…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1933 · page 4

While working in the Central mine yesterday afternoon Arthur Pratt had his fingers jammed by a truck. He was taken in the ambulance to the…

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Fifteen Dead Disaster At Colliery Cause Is Not London, November 19

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1933 · page 3

The cause of the explosion which killed 15 men in the Grussmoor colliery at Chesterfield to-day is a complete mystery…

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Colliery Dispute General Hold Up May Result Two Chief Objects Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1933 · page 1

The northern miners president (Mr. Hoare) said he would not be surprised if a general hold up was brought about as a result of the…

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Gold Discovery Follows Search for Spanner Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 November 1933 · page 4

The search for a spanner, on a farm at Gordon, about 20 miles from Ballarat, led to the discovery of a reef containing gold…

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North Mine Dispute Union To Discuss On Sunday Week

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 November 1933 · page 1

On Sunday week members of the W.I.U. will discuss the dispute at the North mine brought about by the dismissal of several men who the union…

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B.h.p. Company Makes Benzol From Coal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 November 1933 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The production of benzol from coal, which is now estimated at nearing a million gallons, is an industry which is of…

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Getting Oil From Coal Appeal For Aid In Australia CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 November 1933 · page 3

In the House of Representatives Mr. Roland James (State Labor, New South Wales) appealed to the Government to relieve the plight of the…

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Disaster at Colliery

Western Grazier · Saturday 25 November 1933 · page 2

The cause of the explosion which killed [?] men in this G[?] so[?] England Sunday is a [?] mystery…

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Ex-soldier Miners Make Rich Strike

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 November 1933 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Saturday. — After months of heart-breaking failure a syndicate of five returned soldiers, who unearthed a nugget of gold…

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Associated Gold Mines Directors' Faith In Field Dividend of Over 12 p.c. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 November 1933 · page 2

At the annual meeting in London of the Associated Gold Mines of W.A. (New) recently, Mr. F. Hamilton, who presided, said it was…

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New Mining Flotation

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 2

Occidental Gold Mines, N.L., is flouting New Occidental Gold Mines, N.L., to develop mines at Cobar (N.S.W.). The capital will be…

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Explosion at N.z. Mine; One Man Killed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), November 28.—One man was killed, and two were injured when an explosion occurred in the main level of Papuroa mine,…

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Getting Oil From Coal Concessions In Tariff Request by Experts Canberra

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 November 1933 · page 2

The two British experts who are on their way to Australia to confer with the Minister in Charge of Development (Senator M'Lachlan) on the…

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Queensland Gold Yield Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 December 1933 · page 2

The Queensland gold yield for the ten months ended October 31 was 72,018 fine ounces, valued (at nominal par) at £305,937, an increase of 60,778…

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Rich Gold Find in W.a

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 December 1933 · page 2

PERTH, Friday.—The Western Australian Minister for Mines (Mr. S. W. Munsie), on his return from a visit to the goldfields, said he had…

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Gold Price Up Again Many Rumors In U.S.A. President's Plans (Special to "The Miner.") WASHINGTON, November 30

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1933 · page 3

A further rise of 8 cents in the price of gold, making it 33.98 dollars, brought with it various interesting reports, one being to the effect that…

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Gold Price Up Again Many Rumors In U.S.A. President's Plans (Special to "The Miner.") WASHINGTON, November 30

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1933 · page 3

A further rise of 8 cents in the price of gold, making it 33.93 dollars, brought with it various interesting reports, one being to the effect that…

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