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Mining & the mines, 1933

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Worth More Than Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 25

Weight for weight, pansy seed is of a higher commercial value than gold. According to reliable nurserymen who distribute hundreds of pounds of pansy…

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Gold for England London, February 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 39

The Bank of England has purchased a further £3,000,000 worth of bar gold, making £10,500,000 towards tho £19,000,000 used to pay the war debt…

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Unlicensed Gold Buyer Called on a Constable

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 5

James Albert Stenhouse, salesman, of Harold street, Middle Park, was charged at Flemington Court with having at Kensington carried on the…

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Britain Regains Gold Debt Export Replaced London, February 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 5

Largely through the operation of the Exchange Equalisation Fund, the Bank of England has acquired £19,986,000 in gold recently. This is…

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Man and Bullock Fall Down Old Mine Shaft

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 4

George Blyth had a fortunate escape from death at Coramba near Grafton, when endeavoring to guide a bullock by the horns on to a road…

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The Untold Wealth of India How Her Gold Is Pouring Into England

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 4

Out of private hoards accumulating, with brief interruptions, for centuries, India has exported £60,000,000 of gold during the twelve…

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Gold for Wheat Huge Storage Proposal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 3

"Writing in the National Review," Mr. J. F. Darling director of the Midland Bank suggests that we should follow Josephs' 10 [?]male in storing…

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Gold Standard No Return Yet London, February 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 15

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain), speaking at the British Industries Fair at Birmingham, declared that apparently it…

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Petrol From Coal

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

It is estimated that petrol can be produced from coal in Australia at 8[?]d. per gallon without allowing for profit on capital expenditure…

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American Gold Export Embargo. Washington

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

Mr. Franklin Roosevelt, newly-elected President of the United States, on assumption of office, to-night proclaimed a national bank holiday until March…

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Four Days' Holiday Embargo on Export of Gold. WASHINGTON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

President Roosevelt on Sunday night proclaimed a bank holiday until next Thursday. In the meantime the United States Government will take…

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The Hill End Colliery. Columns of Fire Bursting Up. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 2

The Hill End Colliery is again throwing up tremendous columns of flames, reaching to a height of one hundred feet in places. Showers of…

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Holiday Proclaimed by President Embargo on Gold Exports Washington, March 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 6

President Roosevelt, who assumed office yesterday, to-day proclaimed a national bank holiday until March 9, and a complete embargo on the export…

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Gold Near Grenfell. a Boys' Reported Find. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 2

A few days ago three lads named Woods (2) and Pike unearthed very rich stone at Star Gully, about a mile from Grenfell. The father of one of…

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Fire in Queensland Mine. Colliery at Ipswich. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 1

Two serious fires broke out in a coal mine at Ipswich, Queensland, yesterday. Experts believe that owing to the number of fissures through…

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Gold Production Highest for Years

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 11

An increase was notable in the quantity of gold produced in Australia for the year 1932, the number of fine ounces returned for the year being…

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Scrap-book Where the Sunset Turns the Ocean's Blue to Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 21

WHEN the busy day is o'er And the sun is sinking low, Then I seem to see a dear old southern home…

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News by Cable U.S.A. Banks Stable Hoarders Scared and Return Gold Washington. March 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 38

It was announced to-day that the 12 central city Federal Reserve banks would re-open on Monday on an unrestricted basis, and that the…

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The Export of Gold. Six Millions Sent from Sydney. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 3

During last month gold valued at £6,137,087 was exported from Sydney. It was mainly consigned to London…

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Mining Company Sued

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 3

In the Albury District Court, before Judge Coyle, Mabel Rebccoa Bartelson and Thomas Henry Bartelson proceeded, against the Bright Proprietary and…

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