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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 213

The Gold Bonus. and How to Get It

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

The gold bonus, which is to be paid at the rate of £1 per oz. on every ounce of fine gold produced during each of the next ten years in excess of the average annual…

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Broken Hill Mines. Move to Boycott Mass Meeting. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 14

At a meeting of the Workers' Industrial Union to-night, it is believed a move will be made, if the meeting is small enough, to persuade members to refrain from attending…

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip Union Bank Dividend 10 Per Cent

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 5

The cabled announcement that the Union Bank of Australia, Ltd., has declared an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum,…

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Cementing the Unions Miners A.w.u. Move Chiefs to Meet To-day

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 4

Messrs D. J. Davies (Miners' general secretary) J. Bailey (A.W.U. Central president) and G. Buckland (A.W.U. Central secretary) will meet…

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Mystery Englishman Behind French Policy Change Gold Hoarding Tactics Are Reversed LONDON

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 4

Behind France's reduction of the discount rate to 2 per cent, is the story of a role played by a mystery Englishman, whose…

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Gulgong Goldfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 15

Our Gulgong correspondent telegraphs that gold prospecting and the sinking of several shafts through basalt continue in all parts within a few miles of the town…

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Coalcliff Miners, Note! [?]

The Labor Daily · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

Coalcliff miners will attend the special meeting at Thirroul to-morrow morning in record numbers. The executive officers have arranged with bus proprietors for…

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Grains of Gold

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 3

THE HOLY FAMILY is the example for all families; the model family of Christendom. That is why the names of Jesus, Mary and Joseph are so commonly…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Tuesday, our correspondent cables, at 85/1 per ounce fine, an Increase of /O¼ on the day…

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Miners A.w.u. Confer

The Labor Daily · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

Messrs. J. Balley (A.W.U. Central President) and D. J. Davies (Miners General Secretary) deliberated for three hours yesterday upon the…

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New Long Tunnel Gold

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

New Long Tunnel Gold Miner N.L. has received a cabled offer from London for the outright purchase of the company's [?] at Walhaha. The offer is stated is be…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 11

Weakness gripped most sections of the mining share market yesterday Turnover showed a slight improvement on that of Tuesday With lead and siher down in price,…

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Resuscitating Cold Mining MELBOURNE

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 8

A CONFERENCE will take place to-morrow to discuss ways and mears of resuscitating the gold mining industry. The Vice-President of the Executive council, Senator Daly, will…

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Gold Pool New Govt. Move Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 10

Following the Federal Government's appointment of a Gold Council to investigate the possibilities of further development of gold mining…

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A.W.U. & Miners May Merge Conference To Discuss Proposal

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 3

CHIEF item of interest to be discussed at the 45th annual conference of the Australia Workers' Union. which commences on January 27, will…

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Miners and Wages Cut Broken Hill Owners Proposal Men Resist

The Labor Daily · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 5

A CONFERENCE on December 24 at Broken Hill between the Barrier in Managers' Association resulted in the…

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Coal Peace Hopes Joint Meeting To Decide Men Owners London

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

HOPES of coal peace in south Wales at present centre in the conversations between the owners and men's leaders, which began…

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip Millaquin Dividend N. Z. INS. Interim 4 Per Cent

The Sun · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

The confidence of investors who recently took advantage of opportunities to obtain interests in the Millaquin Sugar Co., Ltd., at…

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"Bad Example" P. M.'s Thrust at Owners Welsh Coal Strike London

The Sun · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 15

Speaking at Seaham, Harbor, the Prime Minister (Mr. Macdonald) said that the Government does not want any dispute at present, but is…

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