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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Promising Gold Country Nearly 3Oz. to Ton Find in Cape York Peninsula

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 2

TOWNSVILLE, Monday:-- With the conclusion of the crushing at Charters Towers of a trial parcel of 28 tons, which yielded…

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Entombed Miners. No Trace Discovered

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 3

BURNIE (Tasmania), Monday:--No trace has been discovered of two Italian miners, Nunciford and Cariflo, who were entombed at the 925 foot level of…

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Hopes Fading Miners Buried Alive Launoeston

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 7

After driving through solid rock in Mt. Lyell mine whore two miners, Larry Sucisoro and Luigi Cirillo have been entombed since last Friday, the…

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Production of Gold Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 5

The Mines Department estimates the production of native gold of New South Wales origin for December, 1932, at 2368 ounces fine of a nominal…

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Bank of England. Rebuilding Gold Reserve

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday:--The Bank of England is quickly rebuilding its gold reserve. Following its depletion by the recent war debt payment to America,…

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Tons of Gold!

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 2

In 1932 the Melbourne branch of the Royal Mint received through hundreds of licensed gold buyers in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland,…

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N.s.w. Gold Production

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 8

The production of native gold of New South Wales origin for December, 1932, is estimated at 2368 ounces fine, the nominal value at the…

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Rich Gold Find Perth

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 7

News has been received of a rich gold find at Wannaway field, 10 miles from Widgiemooltha. It is regarded as the best of many…

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Fabulous Gold Find Near Coolgardie Rare Beauty and Richness

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 3

PERTH, Thursday.-- A well-known experienced mining authority visited the new goldfield at Wannaway to-day. He advises…

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Mine Guarded Rich Find Reported PERTH

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 6

Wanhaway is humming with excite-, meut to-day over a gold find at Shea's lqase, the extent of which has been enlarged upon as a result of secrecy and…

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Mt. Isa Miners Strike Danger of Complete Closure

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday:--In an endeavor to bring about speedy termination of the industrial dispute at Mt. Isa the Minister for Labor has arranged…

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Coal Trade Slump Depressing Outlook SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 6

Stating that at each coalfields centre he visited he was given figures of the number thrown out of work owing to the collapse of the coal trade and he…

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Mining Shares Renewed Activity in London London

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 7

On the stock markets to-day an outstanding feature was the renewed activity in mining shares. A sharp increase in sterling rates sent down…

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Gold for London Cathay to Take £1,000,000

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday:-- £1,000,000 in gold for London is booked for the Cathay, sailing to-morrow. The shipment is a normal move following the…

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Prospector's Find 2oz. Nugget of Pure Gold

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 3

WARWICK, Thursday:--A nugget of pure gold weighing 2oz. was found at Mineral Greek, on the property of Mr. G. Mass of Omoral, Silverwood, by…

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A Cricket Find Gold in the Pitch

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

The finding of an ounce nugget of gold oh a cricket pitch at Home Rule by E. James, of the Home Rule Club, has set many people in that locality…

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Cave of Gold Discovery in W.a

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 3

A cave of gold, of which the floor and roof sparkled with the precious metal, was the sight which met the eyes of an experienced mining man…

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Gold for London Shipments From Australia SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 7

Large shipments of gold, principally as a result of discoveries in Australia and sales of old gold, are understood to have left Australia for…

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Gold Standard Many Difficulties in Way of Restoration

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday:--Asked whether [?] Frederick Leith Ross (Chief Econ- Adviser to the Government) was [?]neted to outline at Geneva the…

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Oil Fuel From Coal British Navy First Order of Kind in History

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday:--The first order of its kind in naval history has been given by the Admiralty for the year's bulk supplies of oil…

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