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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Proprietary to Prospect for Gold at Gulgong

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Broken Hill Pty. Co. proposes to commence gold prospecting at Red Hill in the Gulgong district as the result of…

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Kalgoorlie Mines May Resume Vital Union Meeting Being Held To-day Many Foreigners Have Left District Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 1

The prospect of work resuming in the mines on the Golden Mile is now more hopeful thin at any time since the start of the trouble, but much will depend on a mass meeting to-day of members of the Australian Workers' Union…

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Gold and Silver Prices

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 1

The following are the middle quotations of the London metal market for gold and silver for Saturday, February 3:—…

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Tin Mining in Siam Proposed Sale Of Nai Hoot

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 2

Directors of Peninsula Tin N.L., Siam, at an extraordinary meeting to be held on February 10, will seek authority to carry into effect an…

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Gold Rush to U.S.A. (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.) LONDON, February 4

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 4

The gold rush to the United States has set in with such rapidity that President Roosevelt's cash calculations are again upset and his…

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New Record for Gold £7 An Ounce In London (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, February 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

The price of gold to-day reached the record high level of £7 a fine ounce. The previous best quotation was £6/19/6 on Friday, but it…

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New Guinea Goldfields Call and Dividend

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

The directors of New Guinea Goldfields have advised the shareholders that the accounts for the year ended September 30, 1933, which will…

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Southern Miners Support Corrimal Strike

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—By a ten to three majority the southern district miners' lodges have decided to support' the Corrimal seniority strike in…

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Victorian Gold Output Best for 15 Years

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 2

The value of the Victorian gold output last year was the best for fifteen years. The Mines Department announced that the return was…

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Gold Rush at Newbridge

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A boy named Neville Grives was watching relief workers repairing the road near the old Last Chance mine near…

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Roadworker Finds £60 in Gold

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—About £60 worth of gold has been won during the last few days from quartz specimens gathered on the road at…

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Australian Mining Increased Gold Yeild MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 4

At the anual meeting yesterday of the Australian Mines and Metals Association the president (Mr. Colin Fraser) said that the most striking…

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Mining Man's Optimism Price Of Gold Will Remain High MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

At theannual meeting of the Australian Mines and Metal Association, the president (Mr. Colin Fraser) said that, eliminating temporary minor…

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More Men on Mines Increase of 117 Last Month INCLUDES 34 AT C. P.S. (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 4

Figures made available by Mr. F. G. Allen, secretary of the Mining Managers' Association, show that there were 117 more men employed on the…

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Wages and Work Decline Since 1929 Coal Mining Disputes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 3

The annual Labor Report for the year 1932 prepared by the Commonwealth Statistician states that the average nominal weekly rate of wage…

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Wages and Work Decline Since 1929 Coal Mining Disputes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 9

The annual Labor Report for the year 1932 prepared by the Commonwealth Statistician states that the average nominal weekly rate of wage…

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£8/12/5 an Ounce Paid for Fine Gold

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—In paying £8/12/5 a fine ounce for gold, the Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Co., of Port Kembla, New South…

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£8/12/5 an Ounce Paid for Fine Gold

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—In paying £8/12/5 a fine ounce for gold, the Electrolytic. Refining and Smelting Co., of Port Kembla, New South…

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Associated Gold Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 2

The following telegram has been received from the manager of the Associated Gold Mines of Western Australia (New) Limited: January…

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South Mine Output Two Stoppages In Period Six-weekly Report

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 2

The mine superintendent of Broken Hill South Ltd. supplies the following information for the period of six weeks ended February 10:—…

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