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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 213

Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Banks and Producers Credit Assistance National Bank Survey

The Sun · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 2

"The history of primary production in Australia is very largely the history of Australian banking. Primary wealth and a sound banking…

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Ship All Australian Gold Overseas Prime Minister Tells House That Time Is Not Far Off Financial Proposals

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 7

CANBERRA, Friday. -- A sensation has been caused by the hint in the House of Representatives to-day by the Prime Minister that the time is not far off when the whole of Australia's gold reserve may be shipped away to offset default…

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Diggings in Auburn Garden Gold Class

The Sun · Sunday 22 March 1931 · page 1

IN the garden of his home at Auburn, every Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Sam Crouch, aided by his mining friends, Mark Scanlon, aged 84,…

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Wiluna Gold Mines Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 11

Wiluna Gold Mines, Ltd., reports that the following are the principal points of interest contained in the general manager's progress report for the month ended February 28:—…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 11

Our London correspondent cables that gold was quoted on Friday at 84/10¾ per ounce fine (an increase of a farthing on the day), and on Saturday at 84/11 (an increase of a…

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Against Cut Miners' Threat Wollongong

The Sun · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 8

Well-attended aggregate meetings of South Coast miners were held yesterday at Helensburg, Woonona, and Kembla Heights and were…

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Country News Good Gold Yield

The Sun · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 11

ORANGE, Monday.--The tributors of Manna Hill G.M. Co. at Stuart Town on Saturday cleaned up another crushing of 16 tons for a yield…

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Wouldn't Accept Gold Pass

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 1

There are too many deadheads on the railways, Alderman Adams told Granville Council, on Tuesday, the 17th inst…

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Coal Industry. The Melting Pot. III

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 8

The unknown yet superlatively important quantity in the problem of coal-trading reconstruction is what will result from the merger at the beginning of the year of two…

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Got Gold Treasure Trove £50 for Scout

The Sun · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 7

Under the cloak of official secrecy, the 210 sovereigns and 12 half sovereigns found by a Boy Scout near the Zoo in 1929…

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Miners and U.W.M. Joinhands Food Relief Criticised Corrimal

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 6

Corrimal and South Bull: miners' lodges, in conjunction with the U.W.M., held a mass meeting at Corrimal. The speakers were T. Dalton, S. Blaskney, A. Russell, J…

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Will Fight Against Wage Cuts Southern Miners' Resolution Call to Arms Woonona

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

AGGREGATE meeting of the Southern District Miners, held at Helensburgh, Woonona and Mt. Kemble, carried the following…

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Gold Loan From France. Comment on Dr. Page's Suggestion. LONDON, March 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 9

Dr. Earle Page's suggestion of the possibility of Australia obtaining a gold loan from France has been considerably discussed in financial circles. Some say that it was first…

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Lost Daddy "Royal Scot" Disaster Buried in Coal (Continued from Page 1) LONDON

The Sun · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 8

The dead engine driver, Hudson, was one of the company's most experienced drivers, who had driven the King and other Royalties, states…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Lustre Hosiery Accounts N.Z. Loan Co. Lustre Hosiery Profits

The Sun · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 3

Earnings of Lustre Hosiery, Ltd., fell substantially during 1930. Accounts for the period disclose gross profits of £112,387, which compares…

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5000 Miners Ready to John Labor's Fighting Army Grave Menace of A.F.A. "Fires of Revolution Have Been Lit" Diggers in Vanguard Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

THAT the northern miners endorsed the movement for the creation of a workers' defence army and would give it every support, was the opinion expressed by Mr. J. Kellock, miners vice-president, yesterday…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 5

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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Oddfellow, Miners Objection to Rules

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 4

At a combined meeting held in Sydney on the 21st March, 1931, at which delegates from the various coal-mining centred of New South Wales were…

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Coal Industry. Surplus Suppliers. IV

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 8

It is not chiefly the fault of the colliery owners that collieries existing in New South Wales to-day are so many that there is no hope of all of them, even a large majority of them,…

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Labour Army. Miners to Enlist. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 9

In response to the A.L.P. metropolitan provincial conference to organise an Australian Labour Army, it was stated by the Northern Miners' president (Mr. "Bondy" Hoare) that…

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