For Bunker Coal Steamers Sent to Sydney SYDNEY
Because of heavy exchange charges the Shaw Savill Steamship Line will send three vessels, now near New Zealand, to Sydney for bunker coal within the next…
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Mining & the mines, 1933
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Currency Problem American Farmers Hit Nations Off Gold Standard Washington, January 3
Senator Borah is preparing legislation to reduce the purchasing power of the United States dollar, it was learned today, as increasing Senate sentiment for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Price of Gold London, January 5
The price of gold in London to-day was £6/3/1½ per ounce fine, compared with £6/3/4 yesterday. "By special arrangement, Reuter's world…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Reduction Sought on Coal Charges Chamber of Commerce Receives Report Very Unfavorable
Following a meeting of the coal committee of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce to-day, the President (Mr. Alexander) said that a reply…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Movements Close Season Suggested Midland Bank's Review London, January 4
The Midland Bank, in its monthly review, advocates a close season, or "Hoover moratorium," for gold movements. It says that since September 1931, four…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Coin Cache Wallsend Billiard Room Police Court Echo Man Fined on Theft Charge
Possessing features adaptable to the realm of fiction, one of a trio of interesting cases against three Wallsend men was heard in the summons division of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Freight Charges
The coal industry section of the Chamber of Commerce met yesterday to consider the reply of the Secretary for Transport (Mr. W. H. Newman) to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Price of Gold London, January 6
Gold was quoted to-day £6/3/1½ an oz fine, which was on a par with yesterday's price…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Export 35,815 Tons for Week
The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 35,815 tons, of which 6200 tons represented overseas…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fortnight's Work at Mines Two Worked Five Days
On account of the holidays a few mines worked only four days, and a number of others were idle. Two mines worked five days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welsh Coal Trade "In Deplorable Condition" WOLLONGONG
Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., who has returned from a health trip to England, was tendered an enthusiastic welcome here last night by the united Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Industry Newcastle Conference Suggestions £1,000,000 Grant Advocated Coal Processing, Goldmining, Shale and Farm Land Development
Called by the Newcastle City Council, a conference was held at the Newcastle Town Hall last night to formulate suggestions for submission to the Government with a view to absorbing unemployed coalminers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Industrial News Mining Industry Problems to be Faced
The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) was one of the opening speakers at the conference held at the Town Hall last…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold and Minerals a 1933 Effort Reports From Fields (Contributed.)
Though the new year is merely a fictional passage of time like many of the other measurements that enter into the conventionalities of our daily life, it has…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Ask Government For £1,000,000 Conference Decision Was Not Fully Representative Jobs for Miners
The Government is to be asked by the Newcastle Coal Conference which met at the Town Hall last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coal Industry
The conference held in Newcastle on Friday night to discuss ways in which the coal industry might be assisted was not as representative as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold-seeking by Aeroplane
Our Canberra correspondent writes—The feat performed by Pilot Baker in landing and rescuing the gold prospector Whelan in Central Australia has been acclaimed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Cup Tournament London, January 7
In the first heat of the Gold Cup billiards tournament. Clark McConachy (New Zealand) scored 10,953, including breaks of 308, 523, 251, 240, and 669 (unfinished)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Industry Conference Request Sent to Government
The request from Friday night's conference for the allocation of a £1,000,000 grant to be expended on goldmining and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"GOLD-MAKER" Sentenced for Fraud PARIS, January 7
Dunikowski, self-styled goldmaker, was sentenced for fraud to two years' imprisonment, and various plaintiffs were awarded a total of 5,750,000 franes. The Court…
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