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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Miners Drowned Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 7

Two minors were drowned and another injured yesterday when crossing a gorge over the Molyneaux River. They fell…

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Two Miners Lose Lives Rope of Suspension Chair Broke

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Monday:-- Three miners, Trevor Gilbert, Thomas King, and Ernest Nixon, were crossing a gorge over the Molyneax River in a…

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National Recovery Scheme to Include Coal Industry Code Modelled Washington

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 August 1933 · page 7

The administrators of the national recovery programme, following their success with the steel and oil industries, modelled…

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Gelignite Explodes. Braid Wood Miners' Sensation Al Experience. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 5

Two minors had a narrow escape from I death at Bells Creek, in the Braidwood district, when 22 plugs of gelignite exploded in their hut, wrecking it…

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To Search For Gold Aerial Survey British Expedition to Australia

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday:-- Wirelessly controlled aeroplanes flown by Air Force experts, the latest methods of aerial photography…

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Trouble For Gold Hoarders WASHINGTON

Northern Star · Saturday 26 August 1933 · page 7

Plans for recovering hundreds of million dollars worth of unlisted gold, secretly held in the United States, have been submitted to President…

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Secret Hoards Fabulous Sums in Gold WASHINGTON, Thursday:-- Plaus

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 August 1933 · page 5

for recovering hundreds of millions of dollars worth of unlicensed gold secretly held in the United States have been submitted to President Roosevelt…

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Gold Mining Shares Popular Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 6

Due to the high price quoted for gold in London, the shares of various gold mining companies were eagerly sought after on the Sydney Stock…

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Fear Growing Must Britain Succumb to Inflation? Rise in Price of Gold

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--The belief that Britain will not much longer be able to resist inflation is growing with the rise in the price of gold. The "Evening News" in to-day's issue, devotes half a column to discussing the…

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Abandonment of Gold Price Collapse Illusory

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--The "Financial Times, in a leader, opines that gold is likely to retain its value, even if some European States are forced off the gold…

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Gold Shares Feverish Dealing in London

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--Due to foreign exchange developments, the scramble to deal in gold shares made the Kaffir market, difficult, to reach. Kaffirs…

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Gold Stocks Still Rising Slight Price Fall LONDON

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 7

To-day's fall of 7½d in the price of gold caused some profit taking, but not enough to withstand the demand for gold shares…

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New-mined Gold U.S. Embargo Lifted New York

Northern Star · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 7

President Roosevelt to-day authorised the Secretary to the Treasury to receive on consignment for sale, Subject to such rules as he may…

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Sale of Gold Overseas Roosevelt Relents But Hoarding Regulations Tightened Up

Tweed Daily · Thursday 31 August 1933 · page 3

HYDE PARK, (New York), Tuesday:--President Roosevelt to-day authorised the Secretary of the Treasury to receive on…

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Lucky Gold Find

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 4

Three prospectors, R. Barr-Smith and W. and J. Taylor, recently had a lucky find 10 miles south of Southern Cross (W.A.), when they struck…

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Gold Discovery Northern Territory Field CANBERRA

Northern Star · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 7

Reports of the discovery of gold at Tennant's Creek, in the Northern Territory, have been received by the Minister for the…

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Lucky Find Rich Gold Reef PERTH

Northern Star · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 6

Three prospectors, R. Barr-Smith and W. and J. Taylor, had a lucky find 10 miles south of Southern Cross recently, when they struck a…

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Legal Tender Australian Gold In Mandated Territory SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 7

A ruling that Australian notes must be regarded as legal tender in the Mandated Territory was given by the High Court to-day, when the Bench…

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Record Gold Price London

Northern Star · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 7

Gold reached the highest price in history to-day when it was quoted at £6 10s 8½d an ounce fine…

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New Gold Level LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 5

Gold reached a new high level to-day, when an advance of 6½d Drought the price to 131s 3d a fine ounce…

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