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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Motor Cycle Smash Two Miners Injured

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

IPSWICH, Saturday:--At 9 a.m to-day, W. Bowling (39), married, a miner, employed at Wright's Colliery, and George Gray, jun., a miner…

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Rich Mining Find Brisbane

Northern Star · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 4

A rich find of platinum, associated with good gold bearing country in a remote part of New Guinea, near Samarai, is stated to have been made…

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Canadian--soviet Trade Parleys Dominion Will Not Turn From Welsh Coal?

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 3

VANCOUVER, Saturday:--Bartering, the most primitive form of commerce, turned the attention of all Canada to-day to the Soviet's proposal to swap…

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Closing Time Takes Carrington in Brilliant Style Started at Odds On Handicap to Gold Digger McCarten Rides Three Firsts

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday:-- Closing Time. which, in 10 starts, has been only once out of a place, and has won five races, set the seal on his…

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Girl Gold Hunter Skeletons As Clue in Search for Lost Mine

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 1

In southern California there is a girl gold prospector--Miss Annie Rose, and the story behind her adventure is a romantic one…

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Our Gold Reserve Position Reviewed

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 9

In a review of the position of Australian banks, the "Statist," London, November 12, says that in December, 1931, the Commonwealth…

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Another Country Off the Gold Standard

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 2

South Africa's departure from the gold standard represents and other important step in an economic change, significantly involving…

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BILLIARDS Gold Cup Tournament

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 4

LONDON, Monday:--The Gold Cup billiards tournament for which Lindrum. McConachy, Davis and Newman have entered, commenced to-day under the…

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Gold Cup Billiards London

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 7

A Gold Cup billiards tournament in which Lindrum, McConaehy, Davis, and Newman have entered, has begun under the 200 baulk line rule. Lindrum is…

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Coal Order for Sydney Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 5

Because of heavy exchange charges, the Shaw Savill Steamship line will send three vessels now near New Zealand to Sydney for bunker coal within…

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Get Off Gold Standard Uncle Sam Question May Be Reviewed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday:- Is Uncle Sam giving renewed consideration to the abandonment of the gold standard. Senator Borah…

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Wild €At Ventures Gold Mining Timely Warning to Investors

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday:-A warning to investors; regarding, wild cat mining schemes was voiced by the chairman of the Stock…

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Ballina Mining

Northern Star · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

During 1932 over £100 worth of gold was recovered from beaches near Ballina, the major portion being obtained by fossickers near Lennox Head…

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Gold Purchases 100 Per Cent. Increase Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 5

Owing to the high price offered, holders of gold and jewellery disposed of it to Melbourne mint, the quantity purchased during 1932 exceeding the…

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100 Per Cent. Increase Gold Purchases Melbourne Mint Has Rush of Business

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday:--Mainly as the result of the increase in the-price of gold, the amount paid by the Royal Mint during 1932 was about 109 per…

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Value of Gold Miming

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 2

Australia's gold yield for 1932 was approximately 700,000 ounces. The present value at the Mint is £7137 per fine ounce including…

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Rich Gold Mines Bendigo's Heyday Big Cakes of Gold

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 10

Days wnen cakes of gold were displayed in the windows of banks in Bendigo on Saturday nights to show the products of the great goldfield to…

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Drafting of Agenda World Conference Britain and Gold Standard

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Monday:--The Preparatory Committee of Experts for the World Economic and Monetary Conference met to-day at Geneva…

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Queensland Gold Yield Brisbane

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 5

In December, the Queensland gold yield amounted to 4444 fine ounces, valued at £18.877. This was more than three times the yield last…

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Immensely Rich Specimens Gold Prospector's "Lucky Dream Bush Find"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday:--Immensely rich specimens of stone continue to come out of Hamdorf's Lucky Dream Fush Find at Wannaway…

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