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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Coal, Petrol and Electricity

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 10

THE brains of the Empire have at last remedied the oversight of Nature in not having provided some, part of our vast possessions with oil…

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Gold "More Production Imperative"

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 5

The statements made on Monday, by Mr. A.H. Merrin, at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Mines of Victoria, are further confirmation of…

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Gold Fever in South Africa

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 2

The higher price now being paid in the world’s markets for raw gold is having the effect of turning attention to every possible source where gold may…

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Central Miners' Federation Refuse Invitation to Russia. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 3

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation turned down a suggestion submitted by Friends of the Soviet Union that a representative should be…

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Home-produced Petrol New Life for British Coal London, July 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 15

The Coal Utilisation Council states that tho new market for coal as large and valuable as that represented by the entire British war industry is in…

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Oil From Coal Effect on Miners Unemployment

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 26

The northern vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) claimed that if Australia's supplies of fuel oil were derived from treatment…

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Gold the Great Depression Lifter Corowa Must Be in the Boom It It Is Her One Great Chance

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 5

We reprint the following front an article in the Melbourne "Herald." written by the Secretary of the Victorian Mines Department Mr. W…

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Gold Cup

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 4

The Midland Investment Pty Ltd, bus presented a gold cup called the Peter Dawson Cup to the Robinvale golf club for competition amongst golf…

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Gold Mining

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 2

Gold continues to dominate the attention of investors as well as speculators. The London market for the metal is very firm. Marked interest…

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Gold

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 3

More gold is one of the remedies for this world's ills. Prices generally are too low because there is alleged to be…

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Miner's Shocking Death. At Lithgow Colliery. LYITHGOW

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 3

Leslie Walpole, a miner employed at Oakey Park Colliery, met a shocking accident, yesterday, when he was knocked down by a locomotive, the…

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Northern Miners Retain[?] Filiation with A.L.P. NEWCASTLE

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 2

A ballot of northern miners, [?] has been in progress for about a[?] night, resulted in a decision that [?] Federation should retain its [?]…

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Gold Mining

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 5

The following information from Sydney is interesting:-- "Considerable interest is exhibited in Sydney in the plans of…

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Water Races for Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 4

For some times past Mr. A.. Mair, M.L.A., has been trying to obtain relief in the form of reduced charges for miners operating on Forest…

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Three Miners Killed. Explosion at Kalgoorlie. KALGOORLIE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 2

Caught in a tunnel when a blast exploded prematurely, three miners were killed Instantly at the Great Boulder mine, to-day. They were Thomas…

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Cricket Ground Pegged As Mining Claim

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 6

A small party of Carlton residents, led by Mr Barry, M.L.A. earned six large wooden pegs to the old Carlton (Vic.) cricket ground and pegged out…

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The Gold Passes. No Decision Reached. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 1

No decision was reached by the joint meeting of the Government parties, to-day, in regard to the question of gold passes for those members…

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 3

The latest news from Melbourne advises that a big Australian Company a negotiating for the investment of a large sum of English capital to…

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Gold Mining

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1933 · page 3

The following information from Sydney is interesting:— "Considerable interest is exhibited in Sydney in the plans of…

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Increase in Gold Yield

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 2

The yield of gold in Victoria [?]July was 8602 [?] gross or 1963 [?]one valued at [?] 49,869, calculated [?] 6311.884 an ounce Compared [?]…

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