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Mining & the mines, 1932

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Rush to Sell Gold in Britain Metal Going to France London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 1

There has been an increasing rush to sell gold owing to the rise in price and dealers are offering £1/7/6 for a sovereign. One firm of bullion…

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Off the Gold U.s.a. Proposals Note Issue Backed by Bonds

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 11

The cables declare that Senator Glass "extension of credits" scheme is expected to be validated immediately in the United States…

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New Goldfield Discovered Hear Mungana Cairns (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 4

A new goldfield has been discovered at Mt. Wandoo, about 10 miles from Mungana. The field is also said to be rich in copper and silver. The…

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Gold Standard South African Committee Prime Minister Attacks General Smuts Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 1

The 12 days' debate on the motion of the Prime Minister (General Herrzog) for the appointment of a committee to consider the gold standard…

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Mining Notice

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 2

It is notified that the undermentioned applications for authority to prospect in terms of section 17 of the Mining Act, 1906, have been…

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Coal Strike in W.A. Railway Services Curtailed Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 2

As the result of a miners' strike at Collie the Railway Department's supplies of coal have been reduced to a dangerous minimum and all railway…

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Gold Ingots Fall Into Sea £100,000 Worth Buried in Mud Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 1

A mishap at the Cherbourg docks may prove very expensive. When 426 boxes of gold ingots were being unloaded from the liner Berengaria, a…

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Gold Miners From Buralyang Charge Partner Preston with Stealing and the P.m. Convicted Gold Diviner at Work Discovers Ore in Rowe's Camp

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 1

A case of more than usual Interest was heard at Barellan on Tuesday last before Mr. E. Harrison, P.M., when Garnet Clarence Eden Preston, an erstwhile partner in the Yalgogrin South gold mine was charged with stealing 5Olbs. of gold ore. The…

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Gold Passes Withdrawn From Senators Elect

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 3

Free railway passes issued to the five Senators select who will take their seats on July 1st have been withdrawn by order of the Federal Cabinet…

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Gold Holdings in United States and France

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 4

The U.S.A. Federal Reserve Board announces that the gold holdings have declined perceptibly since August. United States now holds…

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Gold Passes Withdrawn Expense Unwarranted, Says Minister Senators-elect Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 4

Following the precedent established in past years the Commonwealth Railway Department issued interim gold railway passes to five senators who…

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Mining Items

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 3

The articles appearing in your journal, re old days of mining in the Adelong, Gundagai and Tumut gold fields, struck my eye, and I eagerly…

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Gold Passes Withdrawn From Senators-elect

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 2

Following the precedent established in past years, the Commonwealth Railway Department issued interim gold railway passes to five senators…

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Gold Hoarding £15,000 Held by Norwich Man London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 1

A man visited a gold dealer at Norwich carrying a bag containing £15,000 in sovereigns and half-sovereigns, for which he received over…

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Gold Miners From Buralyang Charge Partner Preston with Stealing And the P.M. Convicted Gold Diviner at Work Discovers Ore in Rowe's Camp

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 3

A case of more than usual interest was beard at Barellan on Tuesday last before Mr. E.Harrison. P.M., when Garnet Clarence Eden Preston…

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Gold Passes Withdrawn Expense Unwarranted, Says Minister

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 3

Following the precedent established in past years the Comonwealth Railway (Department issued interim gold railway passes to the five…

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Promising Gold Find

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 2

Thirteen ounces five pennyweights of gold, including a piece weighing an ounce and a half, were secured from 30 loads of wash from Little Caledonia…

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Overseas Obligations Australian Gold Reserve Mr. Scullin Urges Shipment To London CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 2

"The prime purpose of a national gold reserve is to provide in times of prosperity a reserve to meet national requirements in times of…

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Rush to Sell Gold

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 1

The [?] sell gold while it commands a high price continues in England and affects all classes. A duke, it is reported, sold his coronet to a…

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Europe Through Australian Eyes Interesting Position in Poland England Off the Gold Standard France Draining English Gold Through Germany

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 3

Miss Aileen Alpen, the writer of the following article, is now domiciled in Poland, where she is the special representative of "The Daily Advertiser." Miss Alpen is well known in Wagga and Albury districts. She is a daughter…

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