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Mining & the mines, 1933

353 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 18

Gold Shares Strong Movement on Stock Exchange Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 1

There was a strong movement in gold shares on the Stock Exchange to-day, and shares charged hands at considerably enhanced values in some cases…

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Search for Gold Air Survey Proposed Plans in England Australian Pilots Selected

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1933 · page 6

For an air surrey expedition to the gold mining regions of Western Australia borders have been placed with the De Havilland company for two…

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Air Search for Gold Australian Pilots Selected

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 3

For an air survey expedition to the gold mining regions of Western Australia orders have been placed with the De Havilland company for two…

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Price of Gold Fall of 7½d LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 1

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 and substantial…

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Whitton Green and Gold Ball

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 4
Also in The Murrumbidgee Irrigator

The green and gold ball which was held on Friday night in aid of the R. C. Church was a very successful function, both socially and financially…

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Price of Gold Highest in History London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 4

Gold reached the highest price in history to-day when it was quoted at £6/10/8½ per ounce, fine…

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Mining Industry Scope for Expansion Expert's Evidence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 1

Giving evidence at the standard hours inquiry to-day, Thomas Owen, general manager of the Lake George Mines Ltd., and lately acting general…

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Gold at Tennant's Creek

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 2

A rich discovery of gold is reported from Tennant's Creek, 300 miles north of Alice Springs. It is said that an old prospector named W. Garnet, who…

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Gold at Tennant's Creek Alice Springs

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 2

A rich discovery of gold is reported from Tennantia Creek, 300 miles north of Alice Springs. It os said that an old prospector named W. Garnet, who…

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Price of Gold Further Increase Likely London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 1

The "Sunday Times" says that financial quarters are not astonished at the rise in gold. It may reach £7 announce. It is thought that gold…

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Tumut Gold Mine Extensive Development Work. Battery Ready for Action

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 2

The heavy rains of last week held up the surface works at the Tumut Gold Mine at Billapaloora and created an increase of water in the…

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Gold Mining Interest of British Investors Investigation of Australian Fields

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 3

Mr. L. C. Cu[?]bill, a director of Anglo-Australian Gold Development, Ltd., who in now in Sydney, spoke of the increased interest which…

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New Uses for Coal

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 September 1933 · page 7

The room was made out of coal. From the coal topped desk at which I sat I picked up a telephone which had started its life in a lump of coal (writes…

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Price of Gold £6/10/4 in London London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 September 1933 · page 4

The price of gold is £6/10/4. [The price is equivalent to about £8/0/8 an ounce for pure gold in Australian currency, including the…

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Gold

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 5

There is no subject in which interest is so keen and of which misunderstanding is so rife as that of the future of gold. To the layman who reads that…

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Railway Coal New Contract Substantial Saving Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 1

The railway coal contract entered into to-day for a period of 12 months will result in a saving of between £60,000 and £70,000 compared with…

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Railway Coal Substantial Saving on New Contract SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 1

The railway coal contract entered into for a period of 12 months will result in a saving of between £60,000 and £70,000 compared with the prices…

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Lacmalac Gold Mine to Be Reworked

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Grant has severed his connection with the Tumut Gold Mines, Billapaloora, as manager, and has entered into an arrangement…

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Commonwealth Bank Profits for Half Year Effect of Gold Standard Abandonment Rural Credit Branch Operations

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 8

The balance sheet of the Commonwealth Bank, for the six months ended June 30, shows that the trading section made a profit of £195,798, and…

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