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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

192 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 10

Miners Blown Into Air Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 5

Two miners had narrow escapes from death at Bells Creek, In the Braidwood district, when 22 plugs of gelignite exploded in their hut…

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Importance of Mining Sir Herbert Gepp's Advice Need for Training Young Men

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 5

Proposing the toast of the mining industry at a dinner given by the management of the goldmines at Kalgoorlie to members of the Australasian…

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Gold

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 2

The price of gold is still rising. so is the interest in gold mining in Corowa, as it is in every other part of the Commonwealth…

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Gold Lancefield (W.a.) Goldmine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 2

Subscription lists for shares in the Lancefield (W.A.) Goldmine N.L. were opened at half-past nine on Tuesday morning and the applications were so…

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Price of Gold Reasons for Increase

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 5

Fluctuations in the price of gold were inconsiderable when the principal countries of the world were on the gold standard. It might have been…

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Gold Up To, £7183½ an Ounce

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 2

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Mint from August 21 to August 25 is at the rate of £7183[?] an ounce…

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Gold at £6/9/4 an Ounce

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 47

As a result of a sharp rise of 3/2 to £6/9/4 in the London price of fine gold, the Sydney Stock Exchange on Monday experienced a record turnover…

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Chances for Mining. a Manager's Testimony. SYDNEY, Friday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 2

Giving evidence at the standard hours inquiry, to-day, Mr. Thomas Owen, general manager of the Lake George Mines Ltd., and lately acting…

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Fifty Tons of Gold Romantic Search at Queens Cliff the Peruvian Mystery

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 3

In the town of Queenscliff, a romantic search has been proceeding for some time for a famous treasure hoard of immense value, stolen from…

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 3

During last week Prentice and party had a crushing at the Rutherglen Government battery. Thirteen tons were put through and the yield was 10[?]…

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The Price of Gold. Highest on Record. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 2

The Commonwealth Bank has fixed the price of gold at £7/7/9 per standard ounce, 22 carats, equal to £8/1/2 per ounce fine. This is the highest…

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Search for Treasure Supposed Buried Gold

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 September 1933 · page 4

A simple request to the Victorian Railway Department for permission to pump water across some unused railway property, about a mile on…

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U.S.A. Recovery Act Hitch in Coal Talks Washington, September 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 15

Another hitch has occurred in the negotiations for a code under tho National Recovery Act for the soft coal industry. The Appalachian…

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£25,000 Company to Exploit Queensland Goldfield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 27

The Crocodile Gold Dredging Co. with a captial of £25,000, made up of 100,000 5/ shares, has been formed in Melbourne to start operations on the…

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Mining Possibilities

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 2

Referring to the jubilee of Broken Hill in a leading article in its Friday's issue, the "Sydney Morning Herald" says:--"It is almost certain…

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 3

Having received the necessary piping to convey water from a dam to near their shaft on the Caledonian road, Chiltern, Messrs, Lappin and…

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Gold £7193 a Fine Oz

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 5

The price of gold fixed by the Commonwealth Bank from September 4 to was at a premium of 87.43 per cent. This works out at approximately…

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Blue and Gold Ball Very Successful Function

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 1

The Deniliquin branch of the Country Women’s Association held its first ball on Thursday in the Town Hall. The name “Blue and Gold” is derived…

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Price of Gold Fixed in U.S.A. AT £6/10/4 an Ounce Washington, September 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 15

Under the gold regulations of President Roosevelt the Treasury department to-day fixed the price of newly, minted gold at 29.62 dollars (about…

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Blue and Gold Ball C.W.A. Function Successful

The Independent · Tuesday 19 September 1933 · page 6

Most successful was the initial Blue and Gold" Ball conducted by Deniliquin branch of the Country Women's Association in the…

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