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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 213

Mining Companies Want Wage Reductions. Mr. Grayndler's Vigorous Defence on Behalf of A.w.u. Mt. Lyell Company's Extraordinary Profits

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 14

IN the Commonwealth Arbitration Court on March 9 an application was made by the Mount Lyell and other Mining Companies for a reduction by 10 per cent…

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Gold Mining. Interest in London. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 13

Mr. J. V. W. Mathers, manager of Mararoa Gold Mining Company, who has returned from London, said he found tremendous interest in mining in London. Much depended on Wiluna,…

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Coal Merger Approved

Evening News · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 3

Shareholders of East Grets Cost Mining Co. Ltd. have agreed unanimously to the proposal for amalgamation with J. and A. Brown and Abermain Seaham colleries, Ltd…

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Grains of Gold

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 3

[?]words may be weighty faults. "I can is said often enough. "I will" too seldom. That boy who says he never saw the…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Tuesday at 84/10¼ per oz fine, our correspondent cables (a decrease of a halfpenny on the day)…

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£100,000 to Aid Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- Replying to Mr. D. Watkins in the House of Representatives to-day, the Prime Minister, Mr. Scullin, said the grant…

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Promising Gold Reef Found

The Sun · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 17

MUDGEE, Thursday.--Mr. Quigg, a well-known prospector, has discovered a promising reef at Upper Pyramul, near Mudgee, and, as a…

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Coal Oil (N.Z.) Bore

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 13

Coal Oil (N.Z.), Limited, reports for the week ended March 14 having recovered 395 feet of 6[?] inch drillstem. The hole is now clean to within 50 feet of the bottom…

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Caledonian Coal Small Profit Earned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 12

A profit of £675 was earned by Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., for the year ended December 27, compared with a loss of £54,193 for the previous year…

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Soviet Sop Disgruntled Miners London

The Sun · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 17

Despite orders that all miners employed in the Don Basin must stay there until completion of the fiveyear plan, desertions number 10,000…

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Tools From Coalcliff Mine Thirroul

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 6

Coalcliff Colliery management has informed the lodge executive that on Friday between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., dismissed employees will be able to secure their…

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Fire at Mt. Morgan Mine. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 10

A fire, which broke out in the smelter bins at Mt. Morgan mine, about midnight on Monday, was subdued this morning, after 64 ore bins had been burned, and five railway…

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Coal Shipments. 35,796 Tons for Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 4

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week ended March 14, for places beyond the State was 35,796 tons, of…

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Search for Gold. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 4

Sir,—Have old fields received all the attention they deserve. The history of such has disclosed from time to time where the ancient streams containing the precious metal have…

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A.[?] P Conference More Aid for the Unemployed Conference Decision Miners' Move

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 5

THE A.L.P. Metropolitan Conference last night agreed to ask the Government to increase the relief given to the unemployed…

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Gardener 'Rained' Sovereigns Through Fingers Gold Hoard Silks & Satins in Attic Store of Riches

The Sun · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 1

All attic in which there were great rolls of silk and satin, and the discovery of cigar boxes containing sovereigns were described by a witness in the Probate Court to-day, when the suit respecting Mrs. Alexander's £80,000 estate was…

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Gold Mining. Revival in Western Australia. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 7

The Minister for Mines (Mr. J. Scaddan) said at Mt.Magnet that depression had stimulated the gold mining industry. At the State batteries the tonnage recived for…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 13

Gold was quoted in London on Wednesday at 84/10 per oz fine (our correspondent cables), a decrease of one farthing on the day…

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Miners' Council Meeting on

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 8

The central council or the Miners' Federation is to meet at 2.30 p.m. on next Tuesday. Among matters to be considered is the…

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Coal Strike Cripples the Ruhr

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 1

The fleet of coal barges thrown idle in the Rubr district, Germany, through the recent strike. Communists took a prominent part in mass demonstrations and rioting…

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