Gold Robbery of 1862 Only Survivor's Story
While the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) was about to enter the Town Hall at Molong to attend a civic welcome in his honor, [?]e…
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Mining & the mines, 1939
520 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 26
A Gold Find
A remarkable find of gold was made last week at the slaughter yards of Tenterfield Butchering Co., when, after a cow was slaughtered the…
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LONDON, Sunday:—A rough measure of the extent of the pressure on sterling and the drain on geld during the September crisis…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday:—The price of gold in Australia in the week ended December 30 reached a new all-time record of £9/6/10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Gold Price LONDON
Gold reached a new record of £7 10s 0½d…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →High Gold Price Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank announced that for the week ended December 30, the price of gold was £8 11s 3½d per ounce standard, and £9 6s lOd per ounce fine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Would Ruin Coal Industry Granting of Miners' Claims
SYDNEY, Wednesday:—The introduction of a minimum wage in the coal industry, with reduced hours and increased tonnage rates,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sterling Weakens As Gold Price Soars
LONDON, Tuesday:—The gold quotation, which to-day established a high record of £7/10/0½ a fine ounce, is based on supply…
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Gold reached a new record price of £7 10s 5d…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold Flows From London Fears of Policy
The revelation that Britain's Exchange Equalisation Fund lost £145,000,000 worth of gold between March and September, 1938, because of fear of war,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Runaway Hearse an O'brehoun Gold Field Yarn
A par stating that one William Milgate is acting as foreman of works on the big new Club Hotel at Orange, together with a query by a Perth (W.A.)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Best Conditions in World" Mining Secretary's Outburst SYDNEY
I “I am annoyed to think that you. will not tell the members of the Miners' Federation the truth. If you told the truth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Cup Won by Nebraska Gilltown First at Moorefield
SYDNEY, Saturday:—Nebraska won the Peter Moore Gold Cup at Mcorefield to-day, although it was generally believed that he would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sterling Impregnable Speculators Routed By Gold Transfer LONDON
Early results of employment by the British authorities of "heavy artillery" to defend the sterling were visible on Saturday, suggesting a favourable reception abroad. Speculators against sterling are in full flight, producing spirited…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Gold Produced
CANBERRA, Monday:—Gold production in November was 139,753 line ounces, valued at £1,273,322 (Australian). Compared with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal Costly
Sir John Flett, former director of Geological Survey of Great Britain, who will attend the 50th anniversary meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aeronautic Federation Unable to Award Annual Gold Medal
PARIS, Monday:—Owing to rules which prohibit the exceeding of three votes the International Aeronautic Federation did not award…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Work in Coal Mines Halted Because Of Rem ark Judge SYDNEY
STOPPAGES to-day at all but one colliery on the South Coast, and hold-ups at several mines in the north, caused counsel for the colliery proprietors (Mr. J. E. Cassidy, K.C.) to apply to Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Outbreak in Bathurst Coal Bathurst
Another serious disturbance took place in the Bathurst gaol yesterday, and a threatened riot was averted when a warder…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Modern Type of Boiler for Moonem Coal
The type of boiler which will be used for Moonem coal in the proposed Swan Bay power house of the Electric Construction Company of Australia. The boiler is fitted with a mechanical chain grate stoker, interdeck superheater economiser and air heater…
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