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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 213

Mines and Mining Further Gains in Tin

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 12

Tin prices made further good headway in London on Tuesday, but copper failed to maintain previous gains. Closing (middle) quotations, as cabled to the Australian…

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Welsh Miners to Strike

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 8

London, Wednesday.--The Miners' Federation has instructed the South Wales miners not to work to-morrow, but it is hoped that the…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 9

Gold was quoted in London on Tuesday, our correspondent cables, at 85/l 3/8 per oz. fine, a fall of /01/8 on the day…

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Western Australian Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 9

Our Perth correspondent telegraphs that the Western Australian gold yield for 1930 was 416,369 fine ounces, being an increase of 139,193 fine ounces on 1929. The value of the…

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New Guinla Gold Hints

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 3

The following [?] week ended December [?] the Mining Trust. I didn't [?] to, New Gunea I [?]…

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Coal Output on Northern Fields

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The quantity of coal hauled to Bullock Island from collieries in the northern districts this year was…

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Gold Beads in Favor Abroad

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 7

ACCORDING to Miss K. Bourke, of Darling Point Sydney, who returned to Sydney by the Baradine from a…

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The Collieries. Disappointing Year. Great Loss of Trade. Little Optimism for Future. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 8

Coal hauled to Bullock Island, the point of export at Newcastle, for the year ended to-day totalled approximately 2,608,000 tons, only 500,000 tons more than in 1929, when…

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Strike Looms South Wales Miners Ordered Out LONDON

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 1

THE Miners' Federation has instructed the South Wales, miners set to work to-morrow. It is hoped that the stoppage will be…

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Battling On, But Determined Miners of Coalcliff Thirhoul

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 6

Cosicut miners have been battline for over seven months and are still determined to secure the demanded improve ments to ensure a toleatis existence at the mines…

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Mount Is a Mine Can Employ No More Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

The [?] mines labor office has ceased to register any further men for employment owing to the company having absorbed all the men…

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Gold Search On Old Q'land Field INNISFAIL

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 3

MORE than 30 gold hunters are now [?] the Jorden Creek and Hemrietia Creek sections of the famous Palmerston province, comprising rich…

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Mining Tin Restriction. Some Effects of the Policy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 9

During the first eight months of 1930 the output of tin fell 8658 tons compaied with the corresponding period of 1929. An interesting feature of the decline is that no less…

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Not Moaners and Grap-alls in Defence of Miners (To the Editor)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 8

Sir,-- Traly the memory of the sprage worker is extremely ilmited or has he would not to gulled so repeatedly in his unrelenting enemy the Capltalisk…

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Coal Industry. Threat of Stoppage. Government May Intervene. LONDON, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 7

Unless the Government intervenes, which is possible, a coal stoppage in the new year is inevitable in South Wales. Colliers affected number 153,000…

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Broken Hill. Mines Will Not Reopen. Unless Agreement Is Reached. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 3

At a meeting of mine managers this afternoon, Mr. Emery, after explaining what the companies were prepared to do in the mat[?] of wages, said that if no agreement was…

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Reef Gold Find Is Reported From Red Hill Prospectors Report Rich Finds

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

TUMUT, Wednesday.--A sensational gold discovery is reported at Red Hill Station, 22 miles northeast of Tumut…

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Fliers Lost in Central Australia Pilot, Mine Expert R.a.a.f. Planes Start on Search

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 8

Grave fears are being felt for the safety of a Mascot air pilot and a mining expert from Petersham who have been missing in an arid part of Central Australia for twelve days…

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British Coal Crisis Looms Question of Hours Disputes in Two Fields London, Wednesday. (British Official Wireless.)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

THE mine-owners and miners in two coalfields failed to agree yesterday. In North Staffordshire the manner…

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Airman Lost in Desert Two R.A.F. 'Planes Off To Search Gold Expedition Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 7

TWO R.A.F planes, piloted by Flight-Lieut. Eaton and Flying-Officer Gerrand, left Point Cook early to-day on a…

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