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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

297 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 15

Blue and Gold Ball 320 People Dance Last Night

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 August 1934 · page 1

THE second annual Blue and Gold Ball organised by the Deniliquin branch of the Country Women’s Association was held last night like its…

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Coal From Coorabin Mines

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 August 1934 · page 2

In the past few days several truck loads of coal taken from the Coorabin mines near Oaklands arrived in Albury Being of a brownish color…

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Victorian Gold Yield July Shows Further Increase Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 3

The gold yield for July was 6463 ounces gross or 5200 ounces[?] valued at £35,740. Compares with the return for July of last year on…

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Steamer’s Gold Recovered From Wreck Last Consignment Delivered London, August 21

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 3

Gold bullion, valued at about £162,000 was brought to Plymouth to-day by the Italian salvage ship Artiglic II. from the wreck of the…

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Wahgunyah and Rutherglen Gold Mining Syndicate

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 5

At a meeting of directors of the above syndicate held in Melbourne on Tuesday last, tenders for boring were dealt with. It was decided to…

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Blue and Gold Ball Deniliquin C.w.a. Function Outstanding Success

The Independent · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 2

Like its predecessor, the second annual Blue and Gold Ball organised by Deniliquin branch of the Country Women's Association and held in the…

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Gold Rises Sharply Slightly Below Record Level Mining Stocks Stimulated London, Aug. 24

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 August 1934 · page 2

Tho price of gold rose sharply by [?] to £6/19/3 per fino oz. to-day, and is now only 9d. below the record high price which was touched…

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Gold [?]8108 an Oz

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 2

Under the arrangement with the Commonwealth Bank the price of gold, including old jewellery, lodged at the Royal Mint from August 13 to…

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Gypsum Mining Leases Application for Suspension of Labour Conditions

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 2

The P.M (Mr. Beavers) sat as a mining warden, to-day to hear an application by Myson W. Shoemaker for suspension of labour conditions…

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Mining Developments of Splitter’s Creek

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 2

The Warden (Mr. C. W. Swincy) in the Albury Mining Warden’s Court yesterday, granted a suspension of labor conditions in respect to gold…

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Gold Makes Record Up to £8 12/ an Ounce, Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 3

The price for gold lodged at the Mint last week was stated officially by the Commonwealth Bank to-day to be at the rate of £8 12/ an ounce fine,…

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Gold Mining Speculation “Million Pounds Lost” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 1

An investor who has himself lost considerably in subscriptions to certain gold mining companies, has informed the C.I.B. that the loss to the…

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Gold at £8/12/ an Ounce Australian Record

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 6

The price for gold lodged at the Mint last week was stated officially by the Commonwealth Bank in Melbourne on Tuesday to be at the rate of…

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Gold Shares in Demand . Heavy Trading on Change Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 1

There was great activity in gold shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange, to-day as a result of the increase in the price of gold in London. Most…

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Correspondence Gold Mining Australia’s Salvation (To the Editor)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 2

Sir.—While Australia hopes to pay her way through her exports of primary products, the Lyons Government with their extreme cotton…

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Price of Gold New Record Set London, September 1

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 5

A further upward movement in the price of gold took place to-day when a new record price of £7 1/5 per fine oz. was established for the metal…

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Mining Boom Forecast Minister’s Remarks Interest Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 3

The statement made on Friday by the Minister for Mines, to the effect that be believed a boom in mining was likely to be witnessed in Victoria,…

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Gold Shares Steady Drop in German Bonds Effect of Dr. Schacht’s Speech LONDON, August 31

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 5

Gold mining shares were almost unaffected by to-day’s sharp rise in the price of gold to the new record price of £7 0/111 per…

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Man’s Body in Old Mine Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 5

The body of Sydney Hamilton, aged [?] who had been missing since July 14, was located in an abandoned shaft at Wedderburn last night. The…

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The Eve of a Mining Revival in Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 3

We understand that a large English company has acquired an Interest in the Deep Leads comprised in the country from the North Prentice to…

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