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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 201

Alluvial Gold. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 10

For the sir months ended December 21 last, the local branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia purchased 310 parcels of alluvial gold from small prospectors, operati[?]…

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Duty on Bunker Coal Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 6

The question of an inquiry by the Tariff Board into the matter of the imposition of a duty on bunker coal was the subject of a communication from…

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Slump in N.Z. Off Gold Standard "Great People"

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 10

NEW ZEALAND has lost its attraction as a fighter's paradise. The goose that once laid…

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New Guinea Goldfields Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 11

The following progress report for December has been issued by the Mining Trust, Ltd., consulting engineers for the New Guinea Goldfields Ltd.:—…

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Fight with B.h.p. in Earnest Miners Will Not Supply Coal Vital Decision

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 5

AS a result of a majority decision of the lodges in the Miners' Federation throughout the Commonwealth, the members of…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 13

Tongkah Harbours output last week totalled 11 tons, including 7 tons from the Harbour and 4 tons from Bidor. Bidor dredge closed down for three days for restriction…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 13

Gold was quoted in London on Monday, our correspondent cables, at 118/8 per oz. fine, a fall of 1/8 since Thursday…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 8

The following are the names or the collieries and shipping companies with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present…

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News From Mines Austral Malay Group

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 9

Pending preparation of the annual reports of the Austral-Malay group of companies for 1931, the following information has been sent to shareholders:--…

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Promising Gold Find. Scone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 15

A promising gold find is reportcd from Steward's Brook an old mining centre, 35 miles east of Scone Mr Towns and a party of well-known miners, after treating alluvial…

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Called Out Miners Told to Support Seamen

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Mr. T. ("Bondy") Hoare stated to-day that the central council of the Miners' Federation had issued a direction…

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Shipping Strike Extends at Adelaide. Miners Support Newcastle Seamen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 11

Two ships are now idle as a result of the dispute between the Port Adelaide branch of the Seamen's Union and the Adelaide Steamship Company, Ltd…

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Miners Revolt Ignore Central Council's Stop-work Edict NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 9

Despite instructions from the Central Council of the Miners' Federation not to work coal intended for use on the Broken Hill Proprietary's…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Commercial Banking Co. Reduced Dividend Further Dividend Cut

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 2

Announcement of interim half-yearly dividend at the further reduced rate of 6 per cent, per annum by the Commercial Banking Co. of…

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Mining Awards. Unassociated Collieries. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 13

The Colliery Employees' (North) Conciliation Committee, which was established some months ago to determine wages and conditions for unassociated collieries in the north,…

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Grains of Gold

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 3

AS a master-piece of art is the final result of many strokes of the chisel, or many slight touches of the brush, so a beautiful life, in like manner, is the…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Tuesday at 120/ per ounce fine, our correspondent cables, an increase of 1/2 on the day…

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The Gold Standard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 8

In his second article on the pound sterling which appeared in last Monday's "Herald." Mr. Christie gives the main historical facts leading up to adoption of the gold standard…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 8

The following are the names or the collieries and shipping companies, with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present…

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Gold Bounty. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 10

At a meeting in the Town Hall this evening, to protest against the reported intention of the Federal Government to suspend payments under the Gold Bounty Act, a…

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