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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

572 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 29

Boy Falls Down Mine Shaft

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 38

Falling 225ft. down an abandoned and uncovered shaft at Quarry Hill, Bendigo (Vic.), Edgar Burrell, aged 12 years, was killed on Saturday…

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Mining at Bethanga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 4

Shareholders of Benambra Gold Mine N.L. at a meeting of the company in Melbourne, approved the proposals of the directors that the capital…

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London Capital for Mining

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 2

Tho Perth correspondent of "The Argus" states that on their way to inspect some leading goldmines in the Bollarat district on behalf of…

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French Imports Op Coal Paris. July 31

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 2

France has decided to on the coal import quota by 10 percent equivalent to 4 70,000 tons a year. The [?]collieries are dissatisfied with…

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S.A. Colliery Disaster Death Roll Totals 77 Cape Town, August 1

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 1

The acting manager, two Europeans, and 74 natives were killed in a colliery disaster in eastern Transvaal. An explosion, the cause of…

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Theatre Royal John Boles in "Wild Gold"

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 3

John Boles will delight his many fans with a new type of characterisation in "Wild Gold," coming to the Royal Theatre on Wednesday,…

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Broken Hill Mines Company’s Big Profit Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 6

Broken Hill Pty. announced today, subject to audit, a net profit for the year ended May 31. 1935, of [?]442, after providing £541,949 for…

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Dutch Government Will Defend Gold Standard AMSTERDAM,-August 2

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 August 1935 · page 3

Dr. Coliin. the Prime Minister, in a broadest address again embhasised the Government's determination to defend the gold standard. The Cabinet…

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Politicians on Tour In Buffalo Shooting Country Gold Mines Visited Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 2

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson), who is at present in the Northern Territory, is now approaching the buffalo shooting country…

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German Barter Coal for Cotton London, August 6

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 4

The Berlin correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says Germany has arranged to barter 70,000 tons of Ruhr coal for Soudan cotton…

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Authorities Charged “Apathy Towards Miners’ Requests” No Doctor; No Teacher Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 4

Another meeting of miners at Tennants Creek to-day alleged apathy on the part of the authorities towards miners’ requests for batteries! and…

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Gold Nugget at GUNDAGAl

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 2

Few people have seen a [?] gold weighing more than 100 oz., but there was one in Gundagal recently. Not quite size of a jam…

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Colliery Disaster 77 Killed in Explosion in Eastern Transvaal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 30

The acting manager, two Europeans and 74 natives were killed in a colliery disaster in Eastern Transvaal (South Africa) that was caused by an…

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South Australian Coal London, August 7

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 4

Mr. R. L. Butler, Premier of South Australia, has completed preliminary arrangements for the exploitation of South Australia’s coal upon which…

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A Fijian Mine. Syndicate's Good Sale. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 2

The sale of the Emperor mine at Tavua, Fiji, has been completed and a public company has been floated to equip the mine with plant and…

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Miners Allegations An Official Denial Given a Minister’s Promises Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 3

Allegations made at a meeting of Tennant’s Creek miners that the Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) had “broken every promise” made to…

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Talmalmo Sisters Find it Gold Going to School These Mornings Talmalme

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—Many weeks have passed since I last wrote to you. I enjoy reading the Page, and I think it is getting more interesting every week…

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To Share a Million Four Lucky Men Fiji Gold Company Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 1

The Sour members of the Emperor syndicate (Messrs. E. G. Theodore, John Wren, P. F. Cody .and F. Packer) will share over a million pounds…

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“Gold Mine ” FAILS So P.M. Sees Old “Friend” Again an Amusing Case Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 4

The failure of a gold mine near Ballarat was the cause of an unusual and long-standing association being renewed in the City police court today…

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Italy's Indebtedness. For British Coal. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 2

The Tyneside coal exporters seriously regard the Italian indebtedness totalling £500,000. Twelve firms are involved. Exporters decline further…

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