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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 213

Good Strike Hillend Goldfield Bathurst

The Sun · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

The best gold strike for years is reported at Hillend, at mines worked by A. Carver and H. Sach. The latest crushing resulted in more than £200…

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Gold Fever

The Sun · Sunday 25 January 1931 · page 3

MAN needs but little here below, nor needs that little long. Unhappily for his peace of mind, his appetite for wealth outstrips his…

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Real Gold! MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 25 January 1931 · page 5

While prospecting on Gladstone Creek, near Briagolong, Gippsland, a man named Aorgenson found a 10 12 ounce…

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Sheep's Teeth Filled With Gold!

Daily Pictorial · Sunday 25 January 1931 · page 2

LITHGOW, Saturday.--There is a much disillusioned slaughterman in this town. In the course of his daily murders…

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Good Gold Strike Bathurst

The Sun · Sunday 25 January 1931 · page 2

The best gold strike for years is reported at Hill End. at mines worked by A. Carver and H. Sach. The latest crushing resulted in more than…

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For Gold State Wide Search Big Project

The Sun · Sunday 25 January 1931 · page 2

HAVING for its object an effort towards increasing the production of gold in New South Wales, a Gold Search Association has been…

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All in Finance Net Soon Be Broke, Says Lang Believes Gold Standard to Be Faulty Would Change It Parkes

The Sun · Sunday 25 January 1931 · page 5

In an attack on the existing financial system of the Commonwealth at the A.L.P. Country Conference today the Premier…

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Magic Carpet Goldfields

The Sun · Sunday 25 January 1931 · page 2

The following experiences were undergone recently by a friend of mine on a trip to the New Guinea goldfields. He set out from Sydney in a small tramp…

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Lake George Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 9

At the annual meeting of Camp Bird, Ltd., in London last month, Mr. J. A. Agnew referred to developments at the Lake George Mine, Captain's Flat (N.S.W.), which is 22…

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Prospectors Report Gold

Daily Pictorial · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 7

TAMWORTH, Sunday.--A Tamworth gold prospecting party reports having struck what appears to be a promising reef, in the vicinity…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 9

Gold was quoted in London on Friday, our correspondent cables, at 84/11½ per ounce fine, a rise of /0[?] on the day…

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Colliery Loss Wallsend Co. Has Another Lean Year

Daily Pictorial · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 12

For the second consecutive year, Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company has incurred a loss on operations. Work was not resumed at the…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 9

Mining shares were quiet on Saturday, activity being mainly confined to gold interests Continued weakness in lead saw Barriers react to a further extent. With 300…

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Pulverised Coal. Equipment for Manly Ferry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 7

Pulverised coal will be used in steamers for the first time in Australia shortly, when the Manly ferry steamer Barragoola will resume service after having tht equipment installed…

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Buried Gold Owner May Get Notes

The Sun · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 6

Because the Federal Government controls gold coinage, Herman Thiel, who. it was decided six weeks ago, was the owner of £221 in sovereigns…

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Beating Depression Use the Gold Reserves!

The Sun · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 4

There is a remarkable similarity between the present world slump and the universal depression, which followed the spread of the gold…

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Mine Explosion. 11 Men Killed; 80 Injured. CALCUTTA, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 7

Eleven men were killed and 80 were injured as a result of a rock burst in Oorgaum gold mines, in Mysore State, yesterday, Nine bodies were recovered. Rescue parties are at…

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The League. Gold Position. Better Distribution. LONDON, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 7

The League of Nations' gold delegation's second interim report deals with the working of the gold standard. The rapporteur directed attention to the…

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Working of Gold Standard Proposals for Better Distribution LONDON

Daily Pictorial · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 12

Principles upon which the efficient working of the gold standard depends have been enunciated by the League of Nations Gold Delegation in its second…

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Six Ounce to Ton Gold at Hill End Bathurst

The Labor Daily · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

THE district is wild with excitement over what is believed to be the greatest gold strike in years…

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