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Mining & the mines, 1933

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Money Lying Idle Mine Disasters Funds

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 6

A move is on foot in Britain to pool all the surplus unspent balances of mines disaster relief funds and place them in a central account so that they…

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Gold Winnings World Record Figures

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 3

World output of gold in 1932 created a record for all time at 23,766,081 fine oz., being 1,682,664 more than in 1931, and 1,028,561 more than…

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Albury Gold Cup Meeting Nominations April 11

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 15

The Albury Gold Cup Meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, April 26 and 27, and the full programme is advertised in this…

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Cost of Coal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 2

The municipal engineer (Mr. H. J. Chaston) called attention in his report to the Municipal Council at its meeting last night to the rail freight…

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Fall of Coal Buries Two Men One Dead; One Rescued Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1933 · page 2

A subs[?]ce of coal on the British freighter, Millais, which is alongside the wharf at Jones Bay, buried two men who were this morning engaged…

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Man Killed Fall of Coal

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 13

Two trimmers were engulfed by an overwhelming subsidence of coal between, decks of the British freighter Millais, at No. 22 wharf Jones…

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Gold Embargo Eased in U.S.A.

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 April 1933 · page 13

President Roosevelt has lifted partially the Federal gold trading embargo which was imposed in the recent financial crisis…

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Wage Cut Restoration Application Mine Owners Opposed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1933 · page 2

Evidence in opposition to the restoration of the 10 per sent. wage cut was given by Mr. L. C. Meagher, deputy general secretary of the…

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Mining in N.s.w. Drop in Coal Price Gold Yield Best for 12 Years

Adelong and Tumut Express · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 4

The values of metals and minerals obtained In New south Wales in 3932 was £7,313,996. compared with £7.432,420 in 1931, representing a…

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Mine Fatality Gunnedah

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 2

While working in the Block Jack coal mine this morning F. Summerville, a mine deputy, was buried under a fall of coal. He died shortly after being…

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Gold Purchases by Bank of England London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1933 · page 6

The Bank of England bought £4,486,000 worth of gold from Australia, India, and South Africa on Tuesday. This is the largest purchase…

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Riverina Collieries Ltd. New Company Registered Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 2

The registration was announced to-day of the Riverina Collieries Ltd., nominal capital £100,000 in £1 shares, the object being to acquire the whole…

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United States Off Gold Standard Official Announcement Gold Embargo Restored WASHInGTON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

"The United States of America is off the gold standard." This announcement was made by the secretary of the Treasury (Mr…

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Low Cost of Coal and High Cost of Freight

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

Wagga Municipal Council recently purchased 73 tons 15 cwt of coal from "Newcastle, at a total coat of £59. The freight on the railway to get it…

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Packet of Alluvial Gold Stolen and Recovered Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

A packet of alluvial gold; alleged to have been stolen from a house in the Bathurst district, has been recovered by Sydney detectives. The gold is…

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INFLATION Roosevelt Decided U.S.A. Off Gold Standard

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 2

Miss. Frances Perkins the Minister for Labor, has already submitted a plan to lift commodity prices by providing what in effect is a dictatorship…

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Price of Gold Sudden Drop London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 2

The price of gold dropped 1/1 an ounce to 118/ fine, the lowest s September 10 last year…

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Wonthaggi Dispute Miners to Stop Wore Tomorrow Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 1

A Dispute occurred to-day at the Wonthaggai mine over cavalling work and a mass meeting of men decided not to start work to-morrow. About…

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Switzerland Retains Gold Standard Berne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 1

Switzerland is retaining the gold standard…

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Albury Gold Cup Meeting Opening To-day Weights and Selections

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 6

The first of the important Cup meetings of the southern district will be held to-day and to-morrow, when the Albury Racing Club stages its big…

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