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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 213

Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Big Interest Payment Brit. Tobacco Div. Loan Disbursement

The Sun · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 2

The investment market should benefit from the disbursement next month of approximately £2,800,000 in interest on five Commonwealth…

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Great Plot Banks Make War on the People Human Energy v. GOLD

The Labor Daily · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 7

THE Sydney Morning Herald's financial and commercial supplement recently was just a manifesto calling all citizens who derive income from…

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Alluvial Gold By the Handful Fossickers' Spoils At Bingara English Money Interested

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 3

VIRGIN gold by the handful is not on exhibition frequently in Sydney. But yesterday Messrs. Fader and Dalton, business men of Bingara…

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"Gold Standard Is a Menace to People" Willis' Powerful Analysis Sidelights on Deflation and Inflation "Lang Is Right"

The Labor Daily · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 6

ONE of the most cogent speeches made for a considerable time in the Legislative Council was delivered on Thursday last by Mr. A. C. Willis, Vice-President of the Executive Council, on the motion of censure moved by Sir Henry Braddon…

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Directors Charged. Mount Sisa Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 8

Hearing was continued at the Central Polies Court yesterday, of charges against Frederick Oertel, 42, and Clive Ashley Cooper, 43, company managers, who, while directors of…

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Gold Washing for the Jobless Girl

The Sun · Sunday 1 March 1931 · page 29

WHAT is a girl's first reaction to the nasty little notice informing her that her services are no longer required ? In a number of cases, strange to say, it is a…

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Coalcliff Colliery. To Reopen Next Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 10

Work will be resumed at Coalcliff colliery next Monday. The colliery has been idle since April, owing to a dispute, in the first place over the filling rates to be paid for…

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Gold and Silver

The Sun · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 5

Further improvement--for sellers--in prices of silver was registered in London at the week-end. Gold held in the open market at unaltered price…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 8

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 Stocks. Mr. R. McKenna's Address

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 11

In his address at the annual meeting of the Midland Bank, Ltd., of which a cabled summary was published on January 23, the chairman of directors (Mr. Reginald…

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General Strike. Miners Consider Proposal. President's Opposition. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 9

Speaking at aggregate meetings of northern miners to-day, the general president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Dan Rees) strongly opposed proposals for a general strike…

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For Gold Victorian Search Govt. Scheme Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 3

Under a scheme inaugurated by the Mines Department for relieving unemployment among men with a knowledge of gold finding operations,…

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Miners Vote Strike If Court Makes Wage Cut Big Meetings Cesshock

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 7

Aggregate meetings were held all over the Northern coalfields to-day to formulate a policy in the event of the Court in…

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Vital Meetings of Miners Western District Important Questions for Decision Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 6

Massed meetings of the Western Miners' Federation were held at Lithgow, Lidsdale and Portland to-day. Delegate C. Nelson to the recent A.C.T.U. congress,…

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In Favor of Nation-wide Strike More Meetings of Miners Lower Fields Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 5

An aggregate meeting of lower-coalfields miners at Brush Creek to-day carried a resolution favoring a Commonwealth-wide…

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General Strike Endorsed Miners' Huge Meetings in the North Position Is Critical Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 5

PROPOSALS for a general strike were unanimously endorsed at four aggregate meetings of miners on the coalfields to-day. Fighting speeches were delivered by the…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Divs. and Exchange Aust. Knitting Mills Divs. in Australian Pounds

The Sun · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 5

Commenting on the notification by the Melbourne Electric Supply Co., Ltd., and the Adelaide Electric Supply Co., Ltd., that their dividends…

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What a Gold Mine! MELBOURNE

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 8

IT was only two years ago that Phar Lap won his first race. By winning the Essendon…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 8

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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"On a Cross of Gold"

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 4

MEN do not object to economic poverty purely and simply. They become furious about it because it is unjust…

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