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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

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Milk Depute [?]mine" Threatens in Adelaide

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 6

[?]AIDE, Sunday.--A dispute be[?] milk suppliers and distri[?]esulted in less than a quarter [?] usual amount of milk coming…

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Workers' Best Friend Miners Tribute to Late King

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 3

PERTH, Saturday.--There has been high feeling among. A.W.U. members in Boulder over' the neglect to hoist the flag at…

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37 Missing and Dead Colliery Disaster Gas Compels Closing of Shafts

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 2

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Slump Checked Movement in Gold Shares MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 3

The slump in Fijian gold shares was checked on the Stock Exchange to-day and fair recoveries were made. Emperor shares rose by 2s 3d to 12s 3d and…

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Petrol From English Coal Used by Royal Air Force

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 6

The first petrol pump to deliver spirit derived directly from British coal has been opened at a service station in London…

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Gold Shipment From America New York

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 7

Gold will start to flow back to Europe for the first time in 18 months when a shipment is made tomorrow to France. The export point…

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Flow of Gold Back to Europe Fear of Inflation in America

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday--Gold will start to flow back to Europe for the first time in 18 months when a shipment is made to-morrow to…

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Shipments of Gold Cease Roosevelt's Plans Strengthen Dollar

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 8

NEW YORK, Wednesday:--Commitments for shipments of gold to Europe ceased to-day, as President Roosevelt's…

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Mail Bag Rifled. Gold Bullion and Cash Remittances Stolen

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 7

CAIRNS, Friday.--A registered mail bag which was despatched from Kidston to Cairns was rifled and gold bullion and cash remittances to the…

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Bank of England Gold Reserve Increased by £131,000,000 in Four Years

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.--The Chan cellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) informed the House of Commons, in answer to a question…

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America Exporting Gold New York

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 7

Gold export to Europe started again to-day as the dollar dropped below the gold point, 3,050,000 dollars being consigned to France and 885,000 to…

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Sealed Orders Gold Search "Isles of Solomon"

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 11

The square-rigged windjammer, "Joseph Conrad" sailed from Williamstown, Victoria, under seled orders for an unknown island in the Solomon…

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Quest for Gold Go Down 10,000 ft. Giant Cooling Plants Johannesburg

Northern Star · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 7

The quest of gold, becoming increasingly precious, is driving men deeper and deper into the earth, and now the mining engineers of the Rand, the richest gold producing area in the world, are talking of…

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Gold Exports From U.s

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 5

NEW YORK, Sunday:--Gold export to Europe started again yesterday as the dollar dipped below the gold point…

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Valued at £63 Gold Bullion Stolen From Mail Bag

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 4

CAIRNS, Monday:--Apart from the fact that it now has been learned officially that the gold bullion stolen from a mail bag on the train which…

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Cleric's Strange Story Half-caste's Fascination for Gold. Metal Kept for Its Own Sake

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 4

The Rev. C. L. Oliver, rector of Gundy, Upper Hunter, in a lecture last week told of a remarkable story about the love of gold for its own sake…

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Gold Production Increase Last Year CANBERRA

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 4

Australian gold production during 1935 amounted to 917,262 fine ounces, valued in Australian currency at £8,000,000 according to figures released…

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Fifteen Injured Rioting on Fijian Goldfield

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

SUVA, Tuesday:--Serious fighting broke out between the natives of two provinces employed on the Tavau goldfield on…

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American Gold for China Re-organisation of Monetary System?

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Tuesday:—The Treasury Department to-day revealed that 9,970,000 dollars worth of gold had been earmarked for…

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State Forestry and Mining Federal Assistance to Continue

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday: — Commonwealth assistance for State forestry and mining is to be continued during the next two financial years,…

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