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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Gold Still Soars £8126 Per Oz. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 1

In paying £8126 per fine ounce for gold the Electrolytic Refining & Smelting Co., of Port Kembla, N. S. W., has established a new record…

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The Rise in Gold The Currency Puzzle

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 February 1934 · page 6

Since the end of 1933 the sterling price of gold has risen from £6/6/3 ounce to £6/13/6, and it may go a trifle higher yet. The rise is due…

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Gold Dredging

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 1

A company, known as Gold Mines of Australia, have secured an option for twelve months over the [?] held by the Mu. [?] Gold Estate [?]…

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Petrol From Coal German Dye Trust's Plans

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 2

Rapid and extensive developments in the production of petrol by the hydrogenation of coal are promised by the great German Dye Trust, says the…

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£9,000,000 in Gold Liner's Cargo for America London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 1

Gold valued at £7,000,000 to-day was placed aboard the White Star liner Majestic bound for New York from Southampton. The Majestic will…

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"Back to Wvalong Goldfields" Week

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

"Back to Wyalong Goldfields" week will be celebrated from Wednesday, March 7, to Wednesday, March 14 (inclusive). The date will…

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"Back to Wyalong Goldfields" Week

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 5

"Back to Wyalong Goldfields" Week will be celebrated from Wednesday, March 7, to Wednesday, March 14 (inclusive). The date will synchronise'…

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“Back to Wyalong Goldfields” Week MARCH 7 TO 1934. Invitation to Ex-residents

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 February 1934 · page 6

“Back to Wyaloog Gold[?] Week will be celebrated tram Wednesday, Maxell 7, to Wednesday. March 14 (Inclusive). The date win [?]…

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Gold Fever a Notable Anniversary

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 4

Australia's progress was probably retarded by 30 years as the result of a chain of events which began this day in years ago. New South…

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Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 2

Mr. Bill Argus, mining on the "Red Jacket," close to Rose Hill, has had the backing of a company which is putting a battery on the spot, a trial…

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Mining Engineer Murdered by Natives Companion Hides in Jungle Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 4

Ambushed by natives on Friday, Mr. Ernest M'Grath, a mining engineer, was murdered near Morobe goldfields, New Guinea. His companion escaped…

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Rich Gold Strike Reported

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 5

If the report of the latest gold strike is correct Gundagai can expect big things in the near future. Mr. Jim Gardiner and party state…

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Snake Mistaken for Coal Shovel

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 4

A black snake which entered the drawing room of Mr. H. Bell, of Hoxton Park, near Liverpool, assumed such a shape that it was mistaken by…

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Petrol Commission Oil From Coal Experimentalist's Allegations Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 1

In evidence before the Petrol Commission to-day A. G. Lyons who, with his brother, was engaged in experiments in connection with the…

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Hogan Gold Cup Competition Gundagai and Nangus to Meet In Semi-Final

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 5

On Sunday next the semi-finals of the Etogan Gold Cup competition will be commenced. Gundagai will play Nangus on Anzac Park; Back Station…

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Rich Assay Gold Find Near Harden HARDEN

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 1

A sample of ore taken from a reel six miles south-east of Harden, close to the Boorowa road, assayed 1 ounces 11 dwts 1 grain of gold to the…

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Gold Bar Missing Bulawayo Shipment Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 1

Bar gold, weighting 930 ounces, consigned from Bulawayo to London, was found to have disappeared, when an undamaged box that had contained it was…

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Albury Cup Races. Gold Cup Donated

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 15

At a meeting of the Albury Racing Club it was announced that Mrs. Farne, of the Globe Hotel, had donated a gold cup for the Albury Cup…

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Coal Industry Federal Plans for Rehabilitation Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 1

An important announcement of the Government's intention with regard to the rehabilitation of the coal industry will probably be made by the Prime…

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Idle Mine at Wonthaggi £10,000 in Pay Lost Daily Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 2

On Monday representatives of the Miners' Union will address a meeting of councillors and shopkeepers in order to explain the cause of the present…

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