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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 201

East Greta Colliery. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 6

Preparations are being made for the reopening of the East Greta colliery. Machinery for pumping has been installed at the pit-top. The Chief Inspector of Mines has…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 7

Gold was quoted in London on Wednesday, our correspondent cables, at 120/8 per oz fine, a rise of /8 on the day…

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Charters Towers Gold Recoveries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 7

Prospectus of Charters Towers Gold Recoveries, N.L., is to hand. The capital of the company is £30,000 in 120,000 shares of 5/ each. The object of the…

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Mining the Mining Trust. Aid to Mount Isa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 7

The second annual report of the Mining Trust, which was formed in 1929 to acquire the non-Russian interests of the Russo-Asiatic Consolidated, and which has a substantial…

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Abermain No. 2 Mine to Resume on Monday Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 7

Abermain No.2 colarry, which has been idle for the last [?] weeks, will resume work on Monday next, January 4, on which date all other colleries which…

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Wiluna Gold Corporation. the Value of the Exchange Premium. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Wiluna Gold Corporation, Mr. F. Hazelton, who presided, referred to the inestimable value of the exchange premium to the mine during the initial…

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Northern Coal; Export for 1931 NEWCASTLE

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 4

THE quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle in 1931 for places beyond the State, was 1,000,000…

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Lure of Gold Men Drawn to Doom

The Sun · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 4

Harold Bell Lasseter died in Central Australia after months of hardship, lured by the hopes of gold. Others are now risking the perils…

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Profits From Gold. British Furnaces Busy. LONDON, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 10

A big gold rush is taking place to the furnace rooms at Hatton Garden, where thousands of pounds' worth of gold brooches, bangles, rings, and cigarette cases are being melted…

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Mining. the Silver Question. Agreement with India Suggested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 11

That the only practical method of dealing with the silver question, for the moment, is a sales agreement between the producers and the Government of India is the considered opinion…

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A Story Writ in Gold Nation's Rise Precious Metal's Part in Australia Graphic History

The Sun · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 7

What gold has done for Australia in the years gone by it may do again. Probably at no time of the world's history has gold loomed so large in the public eye--not the increase of it…

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FINANCE and Commerce. Financial. Doing Without Gold. Co-operation to Stabilise Paper Currencies. a Sterling Exchange Standard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 11

At present some few countries still maintain an efficient gold standard without knowing anything about the forces governing that standard. The other countries have each their…

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"Smith's" Lucknow Campaign Has Startling Sequel Folster, M.L.A., Challenged to Do Fair Thing Minister Playing Skittles with Mining Laws?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 2

IN its last issue "Smith's Weekly" arraigned Wm. Folster, M.L.A.,…

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Where Dust Is Gold Street Sweeping an Offence

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1932 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Bendigo does not need to pay men to sweep dust off the the roads…

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Fresh Tactics Suited Gold Digger a Brilliant Finish Sefton H'cap. Win A Surprise From Behind

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1932 · page 12

EVIDENTLY wrong riding tactics have been employed with Gold Digger in the past. He was allowed to drop…

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Semaphore Artist Had 'Em in a Woeful Tangle Hunt the Slipper Put the Boot in Properly But Gold Digger Came to the Rescue of Books 8 to 1 Webster Fined for Late Scratching

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1932 · page 2

THE cogs of officialdom were not working as smoothly as usual at Warwick Farm yesterday, and a semaphore slip in the paddock enclosure brought about a tangle with bookmakers and punters…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Friday, our correspondent cables, at 120/7 per oz fine, a fall of 1/4 on the day, whilst on Saturday the price was 121/4 per oz. fine…

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The Gold Standard Seeds of Death

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 6

"Upon the recurrence to a metallic currency and consequent reduction of prices to a corresponding extent, the distress and suffering among the…

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T. Hoare To Lead Miners Again NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 7

The president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) and the vice-president (Mr. J. Kellock) were re-elected to-day…

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Gold Uncovered by Fowls George III Coins

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 5

A man living in Coventry, England, has a garden that is part of a new estate and boasts a line old oak. As his fowls were scratching about nearly they…

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