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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 213

Rich Gold Ore Torrington Four Ounces to Ton Bright Outlook

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

THE Minsister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, has received a rep[?] from Mr. J. B. Jaquet, Chief Inspector of Mines, upon a discovery of rich gold…

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78lb of Gold Rich W. Aust. Find Worth £6000 PERTH

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

Excitement prevailed at Coolgardie last night when the president of the Prospectors' Association (Mr. Larkin) exhibited a…

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip W. R. Carpenter (S.i.) Yellow Cabs Island Company's Earnings

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 5

W. R. Carpenter and Co. (Solomon Islands), Ltd., reports a net profit of £16,078 for the year ended October 31 last, a decline of £6464 on the…

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Boy Picks Up Gold Nugget Worth £5500 Kalgoorlie Find Half Size of Famous "Welcome Nugget"

Daily Pictorial · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

KALGOORLIE, Thursday. --A sensation was caused today when a 17-year-old boy picked up a 78lb. nugget of…

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Associated Gold Mines Profit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 15

For the year ended March 31 last, the Associat[?] Gold Mines of Western Australia (New), [?]mited, earned a net profit of £4659, compa[?] with £7586 for the previous year…

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Mines and Mining Tin Eases; Silver Firms

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 12

Tin prices eased on the London metal market on Thursday, but silver was firmer. Closing (middle) quotations, as cabled to the Australian Mines and Metals…

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To Revive Gold Mining Melbourne Business Men Move MELBOURNE

Evening News · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 1

A MEETING of business men, held in Melbourne yesterday, decided to form a committee to investigate a proposal to revive the gold mining…

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Nearer Coal Peace

The Sun · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 2

London, Saturday.-- A draft agreement for the settlement of the South Wales coal dispute has been reached, and will be submitted to the…

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South Wales Collieries. Agreement Reached. LONDON, Jan 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 13

Agreement on a majority of points in the South Wales coal dispute has been [?]eached. The agreement will be submitted to a conference of minors at Cardiff to-day…

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Wiluna Gold Corporation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 15

The chairman of Wiluna Gold Corporation, Limited (Mr. F. H. Hamilton), which holds the entire share capital of the Wiluna Gold Mines, Ltd., told shareholders at the annual…

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Collieries and Supping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 8

The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies with their addressee and telephone numbers, which are at present…

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Miners Get 14 Days' Notice

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 14

LITHGOW, Friday. -- At the Lithgow and Hermitage. Collieries this afternoon 150 employees received 14 days' notice…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 15

Prices were irregular in yesterday's mining share market on representative dealing. Base metal interests moved chiefly in an upward direction. The additional strength of tin…

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More Dismissals at Lithgow Two Mines Affected Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 6

The first dismissal bombshell of the New Year hit Lithgow to-day, when 148 man and boys engaged at the Hermitage and Lidsdale Collieries, received 14 days'…

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Corrimal Mining Matters Wollon[?]ng

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 5

Mr. D. J. Davies, secretary, Miners' Federation with the district officers, will attend a special meeting of Corrimal Miners' Lodge at Tarrawanna on Sunday…

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Coalcliff Miners' Relief Dockets Time and Place of Issue. Thirroul

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 6

Coalcliff miners should attend to-morrow (Saturday) at the following places and times to receive Miners' Federation relief dockets, which will be negotiable only…

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No Old Gold Throw In to Meet Our Debts

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

"THOUSANDS of pounds' worth of gold, in the form of broken and old-fashioned family jewellery, must be lying idle in trinket boxes," writes…

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Fire on Freighter. Burning Coal Removed from Bunkers. FREMANTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 14

With the aid of a grab, operated by an electric luffing crane, 550 tons of South African coal were removed to-day from the bunker hatch of the freighter St. Columbia,…

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The Mines. Dismissals in the West. Orders Go North. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 14

It was decided to-day to reduce the Lithgow Valley and Hermitage collieries staffs to a minimum, and 150 men and boys received 14 days' notice of dismissal…

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Gold and the World's Depression No Value Locked Up in Vaults Release! London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 1

EMINENT financial authorities are of the opinion that all measures taken to relieve the world wide depression are only subsidiary to the…

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