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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 213

"Some" Mating Night Raid and Desert Gold

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 8

AN interesting mating in New Zealand is that of Night Raid and Desert Gold. Night Raid is the sire of Phar Lap and Night,…

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Gold Standard Futile Gosling Agrees Managed Currency

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 6

MR. Mark Gosling, chief Secretary, said last night that he was an advocate of a managed currency an against one that…

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Everyday and Everybody [?] "Take Back Your Gold!"

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 4

A PECULIAR POSITION RECENTLY occurred in Taree in regard to some twenty ounces of gold, brought into town by some prospectors on the…

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Union Pact Miners and A.w.u. Affiliation Plan

The Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 8

The move for the big trades-union affiliation between the Miners' Federation and the A.W.U., representing a combined strength of about 170,000…

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Revived Mining Interest. Lake Cargelligo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 10

Recently the Eribendery gold mine Has been the scene of renewed mining efforts, A considerable amount of gold-benring quart was found in the dump, and was considered of…

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Gold Cup Newman Is in Form London

The Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 4

Walter Lindrum and Tom Newman began at Thurston's to-day the play-off match for the gold cup. first prize in the international…

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Northern Coal Trade. Decline in Export Figures. NEWCASTLE, Monda[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 9

Coal Rauled to Bullock Island, the Newcastle export point, totalled 203,865 tons last month almost 3000 tons less than in December, when all mines were idle for a time as a result of…

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Gold Near Young Syndicate to Work 100 Acre Claim Young

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 5

A very favorable report by the Government Geologist, Mr. Harper, on the Garibaldi gold reef, six miles from Young, has created a stir throughout…

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Loan Council Favoured by A.w.u. Abolition Motion Defeated Money Needs Should Be Filled by Tenders Miners' Affiliation To-day

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 5

THOUGH the A.W.U. Convention decided yesterday, by a small majority not to press for the abolition of the Loan Council, another resolution, which was carried almost unanimusly, made the attitude of this organisation quite clear…

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New Guinea Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 11
Also in The Labor Daily

New Guinea Goldfields Limited has received the following progress report for the week ended January 17 from the Mining Trust Limited, consulting engineers for the…

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Amalgamation of Collieries. Official Board

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

The first meeting cf the board of the new merged company, J. & A. Brown & Abermain-Seaham Collieries, Ltd., was held in Sydney on Monday, and…

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Fierce Bushfire. Coal Mine in Danger. Flames Rage for Two Days. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 17

For two days a fierce bushfire threatened the co-operative coal mine at Collie, but the work of the Collie brigade and 50 other workers limited the damage to a little over £100…

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Mount Is a Mines

Evening News · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 3

Satisfactory progress is reported by Mount Isa Mines, Ltd., with mill and smelter construction. A summary of development work during the period ended January 24 shows:…

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Increase Gold Bonus

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

Sir,--I know of many gold mines where there is a great deal of ore but at the standard price of about £4 an ounce, it has been impossible…

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W.a. Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 15

Our Perth correspondent telegraphs that the gold yield for January was 27,306 ounces, valued at £115,091, as compared with 25,473 ounces for the same month of last year. The…

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Unemployed Relief. Gold Prospecting Scheme

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 13

THE Unemployed Relief Advisory Board decided last week to make further recommendations to the State Cabinet with regard to relief measures, but the Board…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 15

Mining share prices were mainly lower yesterday on a moderate turnover. Barriers continued the reactionary movement begun on the previous atternoon. Zincs weakened on…

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Coal Exports Revival Expected Newcastle

The Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 4

Because of the exchange rate position, the coal export trade is likely to have a profitable revival. Two cargoes totalling 20,000 tons were…

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Coal Export Trade Revival NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 5

The shipment to the East of two cargoes of coal, aggregating 20,000 tons. is regarded by local coal and shipping authorities as the beginning of a…

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