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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Gold Imports French Acquisitions Source of Embarrassment London

Northern Star · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 4

The opinion is expressed that a reduction of the French bank rate would eventually check French gold importations which are becoming a…

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Gold Output Restore Old Glory MR. F. M. Forde's Hope

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 6

"It is confidently expected that under the operation of the Gold Bounty Act of 1930, some of the glory of the past will be recovered,…

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Claims Pegged Rich Gold Find Excitement at Tumu Brothers Win £400

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday:--Putland Bros., who brought in to Tumut a specimen of gold worth £100 a few days ago from Splitter's…

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Miners Strike Trouble at Aberdare Extended

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Monday:--South Maitland mines opened to-day for the first time since the Christmas holidays and a strike occurred at Aberdare…

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Payable Gold Ore Millions of Tons at Nowra?

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday:--According to Mr. D. Kearns, mining expert, millions of tons of payable ore are in sight at Yalwal goldfields, near Nowra. In…

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"Millions of Tons" Gold Ore at Yalwal SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 5

According to Mr. D. Kearns, mining expert, millions of tons of payable ore are in sight at Yalwal goldfields, near Nowra; in fact, it was safe to say it…

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Victorian Gold Discovery

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

There was great excitement at Wedderburn (Vic.) on Saturday when Robert Crisp and Isaac Oliver, local residents, who for the last six weeks have…

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New Guinea Gold £10,000,000 Worth to be Won

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--Two dredges for the Edie Crek and Bulolo goldfields in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea were shipped from…

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New Guinea Goldfields Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 13

Two dredges for the Edic Creek and Bulolo goldfields in the mandated territory of New Guinea were shipped from Sydney to-day aboard…

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Mornington Gold Cup Melbourne

Northern Star · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 12

The Mornington Gold Cup, 9¼ furlong. resulted:—Kentrol, 6-7 (Bones), 1; Elarby, 9-1 (Reed), 2; Footsac, 7-13 (Tomison), 3. Winder 20-1…

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Egyptian Coal Imports

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 4

About 1,170,000 tons of coal, patent fuel, and coke, were imported into Egypt through the port of Alexandria during 1929 (says "Engineering,"…

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Gold Bounty Applications

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 3

The Gold Bounty Act 1930, under which the Federal Government proposes to pay a bounty of £1 an ounce on all gold produced in 1931 in excess of the…

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Floating Mine Brought to Aberdeen

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 3

Shipping was imperilled off Aberdeen recently by a floating mine. It broke adrift while about to be officially exploded, and subsequently eluded all…

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Broken Hill Miners Broken Hill

Northern Star · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 5

A mass meeting of 4000 unionists decided to seek a further conference with the mining companies relative to terms upon which the companies would…

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Coinage Shapes Silver and Gold Substitutes Suggested

Northern Star · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 8

Of course, pennies are not coppers at all, but bronze. And although we complain of their size and weight—a dozen pennies weigh a quarter of a…

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American Gold £30,000,000 Loan to Australia?

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday:-- When the A.W.U. Convention meets in Sydney at the end of the month a proposal will be placed before it that…

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Gold Bounty No Licensed Buyers N.S.W. or Queensland

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday:--The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said to-day that, owing to an inadvertence in the drafting of the measure, the…

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Gold Bounty No Benefit to N.S.W. Amendment Necessary Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 5

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said to-day that owing to inadvertence in the drafting of the measure the benefts of the Gold Bounty Aet…

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Wages Tax Dispute at Mine SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 9

As the result of a dispute with the taxation commissioner concerning the levying of the wages tax of a shilling in the pound, the men employed at…

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Terms Accepted Broken Hill Miners Broken Hill

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 9

A mass meeting of unionists affiliated with the industrial council agreed to-day to accept the offer of mining companies regarding wages and…

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