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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 213

Gold Industry Committee. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 8

The executive committee of the recently appointed Gold Industry Council met to-day at the Commonwealtn Offices. The chairman said subsequently that the meeting discussed…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 11

Prices were irregular yesterday in most sections of the mining share market on a moderate turnover. A lot of interest was attached to the passing of dividend by B.H. South…

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Coal Shipments. 42,885 Tons for Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 4

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week ended January 10 for places beyond the State was 42,885 tons, of…

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Northern Miners. Central Council Election. Sitting Members Defeated. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 13

Considerable significance is attached to the fact that all sitting representatives of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation on the federation's central council were defeated…

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Gold Bonus Benefits Delayed. Flaw in the Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 10

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said yesterday that the benefits of the Gold Bounty Act could not be immediately extended to gold producers in New South Wales, owing to an…

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Anomalies of Wages Tax Miners Complain Individual Earnings Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 6

There was a great outcry by South Coast minors to-day against the manner in which the wages tax was being operated by the coal owners. Men…

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Accepted Terms of Mine Owners B. Hill Decision Broken Hill

The Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 9

A mass meeting of unionists affiliated with the Industrial Council to-day agreed to accept the offer of the mining companies regarding…

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Foreigners Reap Harvest S. Wales Coal Dispute Sidelight LONDON

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 3

DISQUIETING reports are reach ing South Wales, showing that the U.S.A., Poland, and Germany are exploiting the coal stoppage, and that…

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Barrier Miners Accept Cost of Living to be Reduced. Broken Hill

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 7

THERE was an [?] of 2250 at a further mass meeting to-day of umonists affliated with the industrial council who are employed along the…

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Gold Finds Not So Good Junee Unemployed Are Warned Off

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 4

JUNEE.--Local unemployed who intended going to the scene of the Gundagai and Tumut gold finds have been told that prospects of a large…

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All Beaten North Miners' Council Poll Shows Hew Team Annual Election Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 1

THE annual ballot for the Northern Miners' representatives on the Central Council resulted in the sitting members being replaced…

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"Standard Gold" France Decides to Accept Benefit to Britain London

The Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 3

The Bank of France has decided to accept "standard gold," says the Paris correspondent of "The Times." This will enable the purchase of…

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip White Transit Co. Lower Profit Final 10 Per Cent

The Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 6

Net profit of £3301 was earned by the White Transit Co., Ltd., during the six months ended November 30 last, after providing for…

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Gold Bonus Act Useless to State Producers Baddeley's Reasons Amendment Asked for

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 5

A TECHNICAL flaw prevents producer of gold in this State from immediate participation in the benefit, of the Federal Gold…

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Framing the Constitution A.w.u.-miners Disrupters Already at Work a Word in Season

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 5

MESSRS. J. Bailey and D. J. Davies, representing the A.W.U. and miners, respectively, met yesterday to deal further with…

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Why Gold Flows to Coffers of France Foreign Critics Answered Bank Rate Paris

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 1

"FRANCE cannot refuse the gold brought to it," said the Minister for Finance, M. Germain-Martin, in an interview…

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New Guinea Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 11
Also in The Labor Daily

New Guinea Goldfields, Limited, has received the following progress report for the week ended December 27 from the Mining Trust, Limited, consulting engineers for the…

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New Guinea Goldfields Ltd

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 12

The Mining Trust, Ltd., consulting engineers for the company, report, during week ended December 27: Location 8, southeast drift was advanced 20ft. to a total of…

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Colliery Strike Settled. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 10

The strike at Hermitage Colliery was settled to-day, and the men resumed work…

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