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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 201

Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Winchcombe, Carson's Div. Aust. Banner Knitting Winchcombe, Carson Pays 6 p.c

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 2

Interim half-yearly dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum has been declared by the directors of Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. Payment will be…

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Death in Mines

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 9

The urge to explore abandoned mines or to enter idle mines is unexplainable: men and boys seem to be tempted to enter these workings…

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Interstate Mines and Petroleum

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 15

Accounts of Interstate Mines and Petroleum N.L. for the year ended May 31, 1931, show a debit of £755 in the development account, including £376 for depreciation. The…

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New Mines in Russia

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 9

The construction of two large mines was started in October in the Donetz Basin. One, near Grishino, is to have an annual capacity of…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 15

Gold was quoted in London on Thursday, our correspondent cables, at 119/3 per oz fine, a fall of /6 on the day…

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Unemployed Find Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday --A notable increase in New Zealand's gold production is one outcome of the prevalence of unemployment. During…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 15

Business was of moderate volume in yesterday's mining share market, and prices were irregular. Base metal interests, following the trend of the London metal…

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Dominion Gold Production Expected to Increase

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 15

Our Wellington (N.Z.) correspondent telegraphs that gold totalling 16,649 ounces, valued at £68,959, was exported from New Zealand in December, compared with 5518…

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Just Gold Best of Weak Lot?

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 2

SUBURBAN middle-distance events have latterly attracted poor fields, and to-day's Moorefield Handicap does hot provide…

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Objectionable Campers. Miners' Right to Enter and Provision of Camp

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 11

"Settler" says that some miners have obtained an authority to enter to enable them to work a twenty-five acre lease on his property. As the lease is on the top of a hill, he…

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Tin-mining in Tasmania. English Company's Interest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 15

Our Hobart correspondent telegraphs that an English company, the Siamese Tin Co., has secured a large area near St. Helens. It will spend about £25,000 on a water race 28…

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First Try to Stay But Just Gold May Win Maurice Bede

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 2

JUST GOLD has never tackled a middle distance, but she is showing improved stamina, and in the Handicap…

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Gold Standard. South African Inquiry Described as Farce. CAPETOWN, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 14

Hope of an impartial inquiry into the effect which a departure from the gold standard would have on the welfare of South Africa has been abandoned owing to the emphatic…

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Tragic Gold Hunt Two Men Killed Crushed Under Tons of Earth Aid Too Late

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 5

Two men were killed when they were buried beneath nearly 10 tons of earth which fell while they were…

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Money, Mines, Markets City Gossip W. R. CARPENTER & Co. Bon Marche Island Trading Co.'s 8 per cent

The Sun · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 2

Interim dividend for the half-year to December 31, 1931, at the usual rate of 8 per cent, per annum, has been declared by the directors of W…

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Killed When Gold Was Almost Theirs? Caught in Tunnel at Braidwood Two Men Buried in Earth Months' Work

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

Just when the reward of months of work appeared to be within their grasp, two men were killed through 20 feet of…

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India's Hidden GOLD!

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1932 · page 35

In the long, long ago they trekked through Khyber Pass, long lines of camels, heaped high with spices, silks, scents, fragrant…

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Reputation Is Unaltered Just Gold Is Not Reliable

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1932 · page 14

Though Just Gold had never won over a middle distance, her previous Moorefield win gave the impression that the 10 furlongs…

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Gold Cup To Morna Her Second Win Got Home By 4 Minutes Windward Next

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1932 · page 20

By winning the Albert Cold Cup race for big class yachts held yesterday-- Morna, sailed by her owner,…

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Nor'-Easter No Ill Wind For Morna Blew Gold Cup Her Way Lumpy Sea Settled Bona's Chance of Taking Pot For Keeps

Truth · Sunday 31 January 1932 · page 7

R. C. PACKER'S Morna won the Albert Gold Cup under the auspices of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club yesterday. She was better suited in the hard nor'-easter than any of her opponents. MORNA…

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