Government Beaten on Gold Tax Bill at Canberra Canberra
The Government was defeated in the Senate to-day on a motion for the second shading of the Gold Tax Bill. Voting was equal—16 all—and in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining & the mines, 1939
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Africa's Gold
The London correspondent of the New York "Times" says that when General Smuts squelched the pro German group's neutrality proposals…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Gold
The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank on Wednesday for gold lodged at the Mint was unchanged at £1011 per ounce fine. The price…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Find lit Main Street
Excitement has been caused by a gold find in the main street of Tennant Creek (N.T.) An ironstone outcrop, extending across the roadway and over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Gold Fixed Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the mint yesterday at £10 11/ per ounce (fine). Sovereigns were quoted at £2…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Miner Killed by Fall of Earth. ORANGE
James Henry Langdon (42), while sluicing for gold at the bottom of a 20ft. bank, near Mudgee, was killed when more than 20 tons of gravel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government May Be Compelled to Take Possession Of All Gold Won CANBERRA
Unless the Government succeeds in passing the Gold Tax Bill through the Senate, drastic powers may be invoked under the National…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Price at High Level Sydney
The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the mint yesterday was £10/11/ per cunce (fine). Sovereigns were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Government Defeats Move of Senate on Gold Tax CANBERRA
Shortly before the House of Representatives adjourned to-night, the assistant Treasurer (Mr. Spender) brought down an excise duty on gold,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Te Hero Should Win Quality Handicap Cooranga and Beau Vite Gold Salute’s Two in a Row ? Good Fields To Line Up at Rosehill
Te Hero, a New Zealander, has the reputation of being a great galloper, but a dirty horse at the barrier. He has proved himself dirty at the machine in Australia, inasmuch as he took no part in the Campbelltown Handicap at Warwick Farm when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Quotation London, September 23
Gold is quoted at £9 per fine ounce…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Gold Rush Like Klondike” New York, Sept. 22
The Chungking correspondent of the New York “Times” states that on his return from north-west of Szechuan, in the vicinity of Sungpan, Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[?]Lane Takes Polish Gold to England Copenhagen, September 23
Flying so low that its markings could be plainly seen, a Polish plane flew over Gothenburg in the southwest of Sweden to.day. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Warship Hits Mine Mishap in English Channel Submarine Sinks Finnish Vessel London, September 23
The Secretary of the Admiralty has announced that H.M.S. kittiwake struck a mine in the English Channel on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Rush in West China
The chunking correspondent of the New York "Times" says that Rewl Allay a New Zealander who is technical adviser to the Chinese Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Quotation for Gold Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank did not issue any quotation for gold to-day. The price of sovereigns remained unaltered at £2 8/2 each…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Potatoes Worth Their Weight in Gold to Tasmanian Growers! SYDNEY
Despite the fact that to-day's shipments were heavier than a week ago, price of Tasmania potatoes was to-day at £24 per ton for first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. Mining Disaster Eleven Men Dead Carbon Monoxide Gas AUCKLAND--Monday
The bodies of three of the eleven men who lost their lives in Glen After near Huntly yesterday have not yet been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Looking for Man “Buying” Gold Sydney
Detectives are searching for a man who, posing as an agent of the State Government, has been calling on householders and asking that all gold be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Worth £10/11/ Per Oz. Sydney
Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the mint on Saturday and yesterday at £10/11/ per ounce (fine), Sovereigns are still…
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