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Mining & the mines, 1932

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 18 February 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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W.a. Gold Output

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 11

Our Perth correspondent telegraphs that the Western Australian gold output for January was 44,038 fine oz, valued at £187,063, which is 16,731oz in excess of the output for…

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Coal Loadings. Macaria at Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 4

The big American steamer Maearia has arrived at Newcastle from Manila to load about 9000 tons of J. & A. Brown-Abermain-Seaham coal for the…

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Uncle Hoover Goes Off the Gold Standard

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 4

As long ago as 1926, Uncle Coolidge held something like £750,000,000 worth of the world's "visible" supply of gold, when times were so good in the U.S.A. that everybody willing to work had a job, and the national finances were so buoyant…

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Wealth of Oil in Our Coal (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 6

Sir.--The article appearing in your paper on Tuesday, February 16, under the heading "Colossal Wealth of Oil in Our Coal," is indeed very interesting,…

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Britain's Gold Rush Hoards Turned Over To Buyers LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 1

AN increasing rush to sell gold has set in, owing to the rise in the price. Dealers are offering 27s 6d for a…

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France Gives Way Surtax on Coal Removed British Tariff London, Wednesday. (Official Wireless.)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 1

The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Runciman, stated in the Houses of Commons this afternoon that the French…

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Queen's-square Jury Causes (Before Mr. Justice Stephen and jury.) Coal Contract. R. W. Miller and Co., Ltd., v Wilson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 5

This matter is part heard…

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"THE T. B. GOLD--DIGGERS" "Doctor" Cuts Loose Flays Own Party Failure of Scullin Labor Platform Was Ignored Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 5

THE outstanding feature of the opening of the Federal Parliament to-day was the scathing attack on the former Scullin Government made by Dr. Maloney, Federal A.L.P. representative for Melbourne, in the…

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Up Among the Savages Gold Miners Are All Armed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 7

Tales of hardships endured by prospectors, and atrocities by head-hunters, are told by Mr. C. ("Paddy") Hawkes, Bulolo…

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Tyldesley Colliery Reopening Arrangements Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 4

Arrangements for the reopening of the Txidesley colliery have been almost finalised and it is expected that operations will commence possibly on…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Wednesday at 120/1 per oz fine, our correspondent cables, unchanged on the day…

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Gold Digger Third

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- Gold Digger, who seems to have lightened off since coming to Melbourne, started favorite for…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 8

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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Gold Find High Assay Claimed At Mt. Wandoo CAIRNS

The Sun · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 8

A report has been received here that Alexander Macdonald has discovered a new goldfield at Mount Wandoo, about 10 miles from…

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She Digs Gold Search in Back Yard Story of Hoard

The Sun · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 7

TREASURE! Hidden sovereigns! A thousand pieces of minted gold, hidden in tins!…

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Miners' Sec. Exonerated in Divorce Case Hoare Not Guilty of Charge Galperin Gets Decree

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 5

Thomas Hoare, of Newcastle, secretary of the Northern Miners, was yesterday cleared of all charges made against him in the…

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Cheap City Residentials Need Disinfectants Unlicensed Hotels Are Hot-beds of Iniquity Women Gold-Differs Fleece Indiscreet Males Landlords' Aid in This Unholy Business Let Us Cleanse City of Such Infamy

Arrow · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 6

AT the Central Police Court on Monday last, a 22 year-old girl who vaguely described herself as a domestic and who answers to the name of Lily Mailing, was convicted by Mr. Laidlaw S.M. for…

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News From Mines Ironbark Gold Finances

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 9

Ironbark Gold Mining Co., N.L., has a reserve fund of £2500, and £1009 in hand. At the half-yearly meeting the chairman said that recent returns had been of a…

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Miners' Secretary

The Labor Daily · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 4

OUR report yesterday of the Galperin divorce case finding--in which Mr, T. Hoare president of the…

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