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Mining & the mines, 1931

4,249 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 213

Broken Hill Mines. Plan of Operations. broken HILL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 10

Mr. C. C. Freeman, superintendent of Zinc Corporation, Ltd., stated that mining operations would be carried on for three weeks out of four. This meant that the mine would…

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Gold Shaft Near Main Street. Lake Cargelligo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 10

Gold prospecting is still being carried on extensively in the district. Two orosnerting shafts have been put down in the town, one being in proximity to the waterworks arid the…

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Coal Industry. International Convention. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, April 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 9

Answering a Parliamentary question regarding his recent visit to Berlin to confer on the coal situation, the Secretary for Mines (Mr. Shlnwell) stated thnt as a result of his visit…

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Wages Tax. Requests for Grants. Miners Angry. "Feeling Running High." LITHGOW

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 9

Statements that feelings were running high owing to the failure of the Government to grant money for the relief of unemployment were made by members of deputations which…

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Start to Be Made with Shale Work for Miners at Baerami Big Industry

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 1

THE first move by the Shale Oil Committee appointed by the Federal Government to fined work for unemployed miners is to be launched…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Wunderlich's Finances Dividend 5 P.C. Less Profit for Wunderlich

The Sun · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 4

From the fact that the rate of the interim dividend paid by Wunderlich, Ltd., on its ordinary shares in respect of the first half of the year…

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When This Man Needs Gold, He Digs Also He Gets It Main Occupation Is Farming at E. Dorrigo Dorrigo

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 1

AN inspector from the Mines Department who was in Dorrigo this week, stated that an old shaft, recently opened up by Messrs…

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Gold Filet

The Sun · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 13

A FILET of gold leaves, holding a cut tulle veil, and a frock of parchment lace designed on classical lines, was chosen by Miss Valerie…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 13

Gold was quoted in London on Wednesday at 24/10 per oz. fine, a decrease of oneeighth of a penny on the day…

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A.w.u.-miners' Amalgamation

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 7

Arrangements have been made for the committees of the A.W.U. and the Miners' Federation, appointed to deal with the question of the…

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Newcastle News. Unemployed Miners. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 15

A movement, which may possibly be of considerable importance in coal industry politics, has been set on foot at Cessnock, where members of the Aberdare Miners' Lodge are…

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Slave Gold in New Guinea

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 6

In a report on tho leases of the New Guinea Developments, N.L. under date of March 16th, Mr. Earnest Ba[?]ls, consulting engineer, relates the…

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Drift and Default: the Miners Grow Restive

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 4

On Wednesday evening Prime Minister Seullin announced that the State Government of New South Wales had defaulted on two payments of interest to British bondholders and one payment of interest to Australian bondholders; but at the same time had paid…

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News From the Mines Silver Futures Market

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 12

According to information received from New York, by the Australian Mines and Metals Association, the National Metal Exchange is…

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City Gossip Standard-waygood Capital Mt. Morgan Mine

The Sun · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

Mt. Morgan Liquidation In their final report to shareholders, the liquidators of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co., Ltd, in…

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Defence of Conditions Miners’ Minority Movement. Mobilising the Mineworkers for Struggle

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

The capitalist class has decided not to enforce the 10 per cent. wage cut on the West, South, and in Victoria at the present time…

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Opened with a Gold Key Q.v. Maternity Home in Annandale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 4

"WE hear so much these days of places being closed down that it is a delight to open a new home, especially one that is doing such…

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Where Miners Can Sell Gold Sydney Firms Buying

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 8

Though the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, recently advised gold prospectors who did not know how to dispose of their finds to send them to…

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Miners Eye Cases

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 4

Sir,--As a reader of your paper allow me space on what Mr. Dunn said in the "Labor Daily" a few days age about altering the Compensation…

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