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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Winning Gold in New Guinea Mr. Waterhouse's Address Value of Air Transport

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 2

There were over 100 persons present last night at the Technical College when Mr. L. V. Waterhouse, a director of Placer Development Ltd.,…

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Oil From Coal Establishing Industry CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 6

The Federal Government has decided to appoint a committee of inquiry to prepare a report as to the best means of establishing the oil…

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Silver and Gold Prices

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 2

The following are the middle quotations of the London metal market for silver and gold for Saturday, April 25:—…

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Buccaneers' Buried Gold Vast Treasure Believed To Be On Pacific Islands

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 2

The search which is being made for buried gold, supposed to be worth five million pounds, in the Tuamotu archipelago, near Tahiti, has once again aroused interest in the possibility of rich hoards of treasure, the result of…

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Guinea Gold Pegging

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 2

Guinea Gold N.L. has received advice from its representative in New Guinea that four, claims have been pegged for the Company, consisting of…

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Queensland Gold Yield

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 2

The yield of £390,779 worth of gold in Queensland in 1933 represented an increase of £291,964 on the figures, for the previous year, and brought the…

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Gold Issue Heavily Oversubscribed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 2

London correspondent cables that the issue of shares in Southern Cross Gold Development Ltd., has been heavily oversubscribed. The…

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Three Months In Quarantine Aerial Search for Gold Will Also Assist Defence Plans Three Years' Programme

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Immediate steps are to be taken to give effect to the Commonwealth decision to begin a three years' aerial search for gold…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 4

Giovanni Puccini, of 97 Blendestreet, was injured by a falling stone while at work at the Central mine last night. He is in the Hospital…

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Victorian Gold Output Increased

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 2

Evidence of the success of the revival of gold mining in Victoria is provided by the substantial increases in the State's gold production for…

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N.S.W. Miners Benefit, Says Acting Premier Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 2

Referring to the deudlock at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi, the Acting Premier (Mr. Menzies) said that the only injury that the miners…

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Block 14 Now Willyama Mining Pty. Ltd

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 2

North Broken Hill Ltd., Broken Hill South Ltd., and Zinc Corporation have formed Willyama Mining Proprietary Limited with a…

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2 Miners Die From Injuries Fail Of Ground At Zinc Corporation

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 1

Trapped by between 10 and 20 tons of falling ground in No. 4 north-west stope on the No. 12 level at the Zinc Corporation mine late yesterday afternoon, two miners died from their in[?] in the Hospital last night shortly after admission. The victims…

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Australian Gold Price

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 1

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for froid, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne mint, for the week ended April 21, 1s at the…

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Funds for Striking N.z. Gold Miners

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 6

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), April 28.— The Labor party executive has endorsed the decision of Mr. P. C. Webb and Mr. J. O'Brien to trawel to…

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British Interest in Australian Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 11

British capital is largely interested in the gold mining industry in Australia, and there appears to be unlimited funds available for…

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British Interest in Australian Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 3

British capital is largely interested in the gold mining industry in Australia, and there appears to be unlimited funds available for…

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Decline in Newcastle Coal Exports

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—Figures relating to the export of coal for the first quarter of 1934 show a fall compared with the similar period of last…

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Decline in Newcastle Coal Exports

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—Figures relating to the export of coal for the first quarter of 1934 show a full compared with the similar periol of last…

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Stimulating Production of Gold

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1934 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—When Sir Herbert Gepp has completed his work with the Royal Commission on Wheat, he is likely to be asked by the…

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