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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 213

Gold Prospects Expert's Hopeful Note For W.A.

Evening News · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 1

Associated with Kalgoorlie since 1893, and president of the West Australian Mining Association, Mr. Frank A. Moss, of Perth, arrived at Sydney by the…

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Three in One? A.w.u.--miners--a.r.u

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 3

Following on negotiations, which are nearing finality, for an amalgamation of the A.W.U. and the Miners Federation, the Australian Railways…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Financial Proposals Market Response

The Sun · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 2

Investors have been following with considerable interest the negotiations of Federal and State Ministers at Canberra, and the response of the…

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Gold Fetish Is Losing Power Currency and Credit (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 8

Sir,--No one can be more convinced than the writer that the control of currency and credit should be in the hands of the nation, To leave it in the hands of…

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Mining on Private Property Act Needs Revision (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 8

Sir,--I would like to draw the attention of the public to the various anomalies in the present Mining on Private Property Act, which retards the success of mining…

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Three Huge Unions May Merge Miners--a.r.u.--a.w.u. Unity Move in Negotiation

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 1

ANOTHER big move in the welding of Australia's Labor forces is being made. Following overtures by the miners'…

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A Financial Man's Diary Day By Day and Week By Week--That Gold Standard

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 2

TRADE figures of the Commonwealth for the first half of the current year show an excess of £11,893,055 exports over imports…

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Effects of Hoarding Gold France Feels It Caught in World Vortex Grave Problem London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 1

THE effect of the reduction in the French Bank rate to 2 per cent has worn off with disappointing rapidity, and the sterling-frane exchange…

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Windward Albert Gold Cup Win Speedy Yachts

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1931 · page 21

Starting from the limit mark, the staysail- rigged schooner Windward, showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the…

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Japs. Charged Chinese Shut in Mine 3000 Burned to Death Peking

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1931 · page 1

There is an amazing discrepancy between the Chinese and Japanese accounts of the explosion in the Japanese owned…

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Pints Man! None of Your Mere Gargles! "Schooners" Now Grace Miners' Bars

Daily Pictorial · Sunday 15 February 1931 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Saturday. -- By threatening a beer strike at pay week-end the miners yesterday forced the publicans to provide…

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Secrets From Stables Due Soon Gold Money, Gladioli Watch Hustler

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1931 · page 10

He is still a real Hustler and don't forget it. It may not be exactly Gold Money but it will be useful at Gosford…

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Unique Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 18

BOOROWA, Sunday. -- Frogmore tungsten mine has commenced operations. According to the Government…

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City Coal Tenders

The Sun · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 7

Tenders for 283,200 tons of small or crushed coal for the City Council power station, wore received to-day. The lowest tender for deliveries, over…

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Reported Gold Find

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 11

A promising gold find is reported, telegraphs our Hobart correspondent, from Mount Horror, about 15 miles north of Scotsdale. The country, in which the find was made, is…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 6

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

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Gold-diggers of Merrylands

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 7

Guildford has been bitten by the gold-bug badly. Already two of the local lads have set off in search of the elusive metal…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 11

Business in Saturdays mining share market waa mainly confined to the gold section but was duli throughout Barriers which were inactive were firm in quotations in spite of…

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Coalcliff Miners to Meet Result of Conference

The Labor Daily · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 6

Coalcliff miners will meet at the Arendla Theatre, Thirroul, on Tuesday at 11a.m. to hear the reports of their officers on the compulsory conference presided…

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News From the Mines Tujoh to Liquidate

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 18

An border has been made in the Federated Malay States for the compulsory liquidation of Tujoh Tin N.L., but this will affect only the assets in the East and will not…

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