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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 213

Mining Shares in London London, December 21

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

Sales of shares in mining companies listed on the London Stock Exchange included: B.H. Prop. 12s 6d; North B.H., 34s 9d; Great Boulder, 1s 4d; South…

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A.W.U. and Miners Communists' Opposition To Merger CESSNOCK

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 10

THE proposal to merge the MInerS' Federation and the powerful A.W.U. Is likely to be bitterly opposed by several of the miners' lodges on the South…

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Search for Gold. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

Sir,—The message from Albury in to-day's issue of the "Herald," having reference to the abuse of relief by unemployed, and suggesting search for gold as part of the…

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Gold Prospectors £1 a Week, But Rations Not Provided

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 9

DUE to a misleading statement in a section of the morning press, the prospecting branch of the Mines Department was inundated to-day with…

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Gold Revival Possible. Sir James Connolly's Letter. LONDON, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 9

In a letter to the Press Sir James Connolly a former Agent-General for Western Australia, says that the finding of the nugget at Laikinville (W.A.) is proof that the gold bonus is…

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Gold Notes How to Make Money Ear for Music London

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 1

"To know how to make money, you must be musical," Herr Tausend, accused of swindling, told the Court at Munich…

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"Gold" Find at Pendle Hill Court Turns Down Application Woman Looks for Hidden Treasure

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

This is about a garden that nearly blossomed into an Eldorado. Shortly after George Knight bought thirty acres at Pendle Hill for flower…

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Snapshots From the News of the Day 900 Gold Seekers Rush for Assistance from Government

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 3

OVER 900 applications were received last week from gold prospectors anxious for Government assistance…

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Gold Standard Fails, Declares Big Bank Authority British Banks Bulge with Cash, Says M'kenna Causes of Depression Diagnosed London

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 7

SPEAKING at the annual meeting of the Midland Bank, Ltd.,— one of the "Big Five" of British Banks. Mr. Reginald McKenna, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, said there were times when judged by the…

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Gold Mining. the £10,000 Allocation. Rush of Applicants

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 12

There was a rush of applicants at the Mines Department yesterday for permits to engage in gold prospecting, for which £10,000 has been set aside by the State Government…

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Two Coal Mine Disasters Explosion and Roof Collapse Five Known Dead London

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

FIVE miners were killed in an explosion at Auchengeich colliery. Lanarkshire, to-day, and five others are entombed at Hanley as the result…

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Hoskins Gold Cup

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

LITHGOW. Friday.--After an interval of several years, rifle teams from all parts of the State will shoot on the Lithgow range on…

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Miners and A.w. Union Affiliation

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 6

The Miners A.W.D Committee sat again yesterday. As a result of the deliberations, the draft agreement is now practically complete. The…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 15

Mining share prices were mainly higher yesterday. In this regard base metal interests were particularly conspicuous. Mt. Lyell copper, with 500 taken, rose 1/ to 23/7½. Among…

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Coal Industry. Royal Commission. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 12

The Cabinet decided to-day to appoint Mr. Hyman Herman, D.Sc., of Victoria, as a Royal Commissioner to inquire Into the coal industry…

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Speed Up Death Roll in English Mines

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

In the year 1930 [?] workers have been killed in the mines of Gre[?] B[?] Last year, with 985 killed, showed an increase of 100 on the previous…

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London Mining Prices London. Thursday

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 3

SALES of Australian mining shares on the Block Exchange to-day were:— North B Hill, 34.71. Bill South 26.3 Great Boulder Perseverance,…

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Farming Has Its Roots in Gold-prospecting

The Land · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

IT is a significant fact that there is every indication that a few months will see Australia once more in the grip of the gold fever. Some of the richest…

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Gold Lure Jobless of All Trades at Museum Lectures

Daily Pictorial · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

UNEMPLOYED attending gold prospecting lectures at the Mining Museum, George Street, include mechanics surveyors, engineers, and…

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Gold Seekers' Woe Terms Were Not So Good As They Seemed

Daily Pictorial · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 3

MANY would-be gold-diggers were disappointed when they visited the Mines Department yesterday, to learn that the Government's plans…

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