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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Two Men's Ingratitude Alleged Theft Of Gold Alice Springs Case Alice Springs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 October 1934 · page 3

A story of the alleged ingratitude of two men was outlined in the police court when Norman Crowther and Jacob Maurer were committed for trial…

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U.s.a. Capital for Mine in W.a

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 October 1934 · page 3

The Premier Goldmimug Co., Ltd., of New York, and the American Smelting and Refining of New York, are jointly interested in the…

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Coal Mines to Reopen (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Abermain No. 2 miners have decided to resume work this week.—The colliery has been idle for some months as a…

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Accidents to Mine Workers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 3

While working at the North mine last night George Fradd was injured in the eye by a stone. He was taken in the ambulance, to the Hospital…

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Around The Mines Wiluna Profits

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 2

According to a cable message received from London, profits of Wiluna Gold Corporation Ltd. for the year ended March 31, 1934, amounted to…

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Labor Conditions to Be Suspended Proprietary and Block 10 Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 3

A recommendation to the Minister for Mines for the suspension of labor, conditions on leases, occupied by the Proprietary and Block 10 mines [?]…

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Wood Cutters on Strike Golden Mile Mines Affected KALGOORLIE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 2

As the result of the meeting of the Australian Workers' Union, held at Boulder in connection with the dispute between the company and the…

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Around The Mines Ingliston South to Be Reformed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 October 1934 · page 2

Directors of Australian Mining Trust Ltd. have decided to form a subsidiary company to develop the Ingliston South leases at Meekatharra, W.A…

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Science and Gold Federal Grant For Research (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 October 1934 · page 4

Convinced that the revival of the gold industry in Australia is only beginning, the Government intends to take immediate steps to bring the…

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Gold and Antimony in Modern Medicine New Drugs Save Human Life

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 October 1934 · page 5

The man who suffers from a tooth[?]che today is a much luckier person than his great-grandfather. Any dentist will remove the troublesome…

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Fall in Gold Shares May Be Passing Phase Market Affected by Rush of Flotations Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 October 1934 · page 3

Considerable interest has been aroused in the share market recently because of the steady sagging of prices for most goldmining stocks, That this is one of the periodic…

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Mining Notes Norseman Gold Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 October 1934 · page 2

The directors of the Norseman Gold Mines N.L. have decided to issue the whole of the company's unissued shares, 24,375 shares at £2 a share…

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Gold Up; Silver Down

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 October 1934 · page 2

The following are the middle quotations for gold and silver on the London metal market on Saturday, October 27:—…

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Rich Gold Find in Victoria Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 October 1934 · page 4

A find of 8 to 12 ounces to the ton gold-bearing stone north of Mount Prospect, Creswick, has caused several prospectors to peg out claims in the…

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Miners' Union and Job Committees (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 October 1934 · page 4

At a special meeting of the W.I.U. held yesterday Messrs. F. E. Smith and J. Darcy submitted a report on the deliberations of the All…

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Mining Notes Victorian Gold Yield

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 3

The yield of gold in Victoria in September wag 62C2oz. gross (5607oz fine), valued at £39,488, calculated a the London average for September, at…

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Lithgow Miners Censor Lang Party

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Miners' Lodge at Lithgow carried a resolution protesting against the tactics of the Lang Labor party in…

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Future of Gold London Journal Optimistic

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 4

The "Gold-mining Record," published in London, is very optimistic regardirig the future of gold. Quoting the opinion of the gold delegation…

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Welsh Colliery Disaster

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 1

THESE PICTURES show an aerial view of the scene at the pithead at the Gresford colliery near Wrexham, Wales, when an explosion occurred, followed by a terrific fire half a mile under the surface. It was announced that 271 miners were entombed. The huge crowd…

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Miners on Strike Refuse To Come Up Shaft (Special to "The Miner.") WARSAW, October 31

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 4

'Another underground strike similar to those which recently occurred in Hungary and France has begun in the Polish mine at Kleofas, Upper…

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