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Mining & the mines, 1935

572 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 29

Gold Price Up Again New Level Reached ,London, March 4

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 3

Tim price of gold reached a new level to-day and was quoted at £7/8/10 a fine oz…

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“This Gold Madness” Company Directors on Continental Delirium Common Sense Wanted London, March 5

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 4

Sir Henri Deterding, director-general of the Royal Dutch petroleum Company in a letter to the “Evening Standard,” referring to the silliness…

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Thieves’ Rich Haul £20,000 Worth of Coins and Gold Bars go LONDON, March 6

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 3

Gold bars and coins valued at £20,000 were stolen Train the strongroom at the Croydon aerodrome last night. The…

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Making Glass From Coal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 10

Unbreakable "glass" from coal-tar; aluminium from common clay; gold from sea-water—these are some of the marvels of our modern world…

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Gold Rises Again New Record Price London, March 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 33

Gold had another substantial rise in price to-day, when the quotation was £7/8/10 an ounce, being an increase of £1/11½ an ounce over the price on…

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Work on Gold Fields 50 Lads to Get Jobs CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 8

Practical gold mining in Central Australia for 50 lads from Adelaide and Melbourne will be provided by Mr. C. H. Cha[?]man, as a result of…

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Gold Robbery a Baffling Mystery How Did Thieves Unlock Boxes? LONDON, March 7

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 7

The gold robbery at Croydon aerodrome is one of the most baffling in the history of crime. The boxes, weighing 240 lbs., were locked at…

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Fall of the Pound Gold Countries to Discuss Conference Called Brussels, March 8

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 8

M. Thounis , In the Chamber of[?] repeating that Belgium [?] remain on the gold standard announ[?] that h had proposed a conti[?]…

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Gold Hoarding America’s Sorry Part Acceptance of Goods Services to End Crisis. LONDON, March 7

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 4

Sir Alan Anderson, a director of the Bank of England, addressing the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, today said that statesmen hereand In…

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Big Gold Robbery Charge Against Artist Three Others Allegedly Concerned LONDON, March [?]

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 March 1935 · page 3

There was a development in the Croydon gold robbery to-day, when Cecil Swanland, 47, artist, was charged at Croydon with being concerned…

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Exchange Mix-up. Stable World Gold Standard Suggested Big London Conference London, March 8

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 March 1935 · page 2

Recommendations that leading Governments, especially France. Great Britain, and America, should consult with a view to the provisional…

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Price of Gold Drops London, March 9

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 3

Gold is quoted to-day at £7 7/5[?] per fine oz., being a drop of 10d. compared with yesterday’s price…

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Labor Trouble at Darwin Workers Refuse to Coal Ship Work Performed by Sailors Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 2

Sailors from the H.M.S. Laburnum are loading coal for the ship as a result of a dispute over the rate of pay for casual sorting shed workers…

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Searching for Gold Miners Mate Application Albury Court [?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 March 1935 · page 2

James Ryan and Reginald McIntosh miners who hold authorities to enter and prospect for gold on the property of Walter James Fuller at…

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Gold Mining Up North Sensational Allegations Member Demands an Inquiry Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 7

A full inquiry into the operation of a gold developmental company opera[?] in Northern Australia was de[?] by Mr. A. M. [?]…

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Gold “Madness” Adelaide Has Malady Extensive Speculation Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 7

Speaking at an extraordinary meeting of St[?]man (Lucknow) Gold Mine N.L. this afternoon. Mr. C. Luber a director said there was far…

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Profit on Gold Lower Content of Dollar Washington, March 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 16

What is considered to be the first evidence of the "mechanical" inflationary effect of the decrease of the gold content of the dollar was…

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Price of Gold London March 14

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 4

Gold was quoted in London to-day. at £7 7/8 per fine oz…

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Mining in the Upper Murray Valley

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 4

At Tallangatta Warden’s Court on Wednesday, the adjourned application of Oswald James Lancaster of Malvern for cancellation of lease No…

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Oghre Mine Disaster Lubra Killed by Fall of Stone Was Working Underground Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 4

At the Rumbalara Ochre mines, 170 miles from Alice Springs a lubra named Diana was killed while mining in an [?] Information to…

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