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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 201

Miners to Select Their Own Member Instead of Govt. the Coal Board

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 5

An important alteration in the Coal Industry Bill, which was before the Assembly yesterday, ensures that in the appointment…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 13

Gold was quoted in London on Monday at £6 per oz fine, our correspondent cables, an increase of /3 on Saturday's price…

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CRUELTY and Oppression How Newcastle Mines Were Developed

The World's News · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 16

WHEN Governor Macquarie sent Lieutenant John Purcell, of H.M. 73rd Regiment, to be Commandant at Newcastle…

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Women's Work Old Gold and Silver Fund

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 14

With Lady Game's presence and interest a meeting was held at David Jones's this morning to form a general committee to…

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State Session. Price of Gas. Reduction Proposed. Coal Industry Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 15

The Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) obtained leave in the Legislative Assembly yesterday to introduce a bill regulating the supply, consumption, and use of gas…

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The Bushworkers' Budget Dobbyn and Mt. Oxide Miners, An Appeal for Assistance

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 16

Mr. J. McCormack has forwarded us an appeal he is making to the Unionists of Australia for assistance on behalf of the locked-out miners at the Dobbyn and…

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South Bans the "D.t." Watch Committee at Wollongong Action by Miners Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 6

Disgusted with the despicable tactics adopted by the "Daily Telegraph," the ban placed on that journal by the State A.L.P. has been…

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South Africa. Gold Standard Debate. General Smuts Attacks Government. Capetown, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 11

Twelve days' debate in the House of Assembly on the motion of the Prime Minister (General Hertzog), to appoint a select committee to investigate the gold standard, concluded…

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Gold Ingots Scattered Many Embedded At The Bottom Of The Sea LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 6

WHILE the transatlantic liner Berengaria was unloading at Cherbourg £4,800,000 in gold, consigned to the Bank of France, the…

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Turf Jottings From Here There & Everywhere Hard-worked Gold Digger—Valparaiso to Resume Training—Lord Romeo for Queensland—M. McCarten's Good Season—Multudo Arrives From W.A.—America's Best Sire—Hawkesbury Meeting Phar Lap Impressed Him

Referee · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 8

CABLED news says Steve Donoghue was greatly impressed by the appearance of our champion Phar Lap, and as he will not have the opportunity of a mount on him in America would like to ride him if he visited England…

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Grains of Gold

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 3

PRAY with perseverance as well as faith. God often defers to grant our petitions because He rejoices in the homage which we render Him by them…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Tuesday at £5/19/1 per ounce fine, our correspondent cables, a decrease of /11 on the day…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 6

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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A Real Lady Gold-digger!

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 1

SINKING A SHAFT on Stephanie Farm, Wonga Park, near Warrandyte, Victoria, Mrs. A. J. Marchesini, despite lier sixty-three years, digs in hope of striking a patch of alluvial gold. When not mining she farms…

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Miners' Hours International Convention (Official Wireless.) LONDON

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 6

Answering a parliamentary question to-day, the Secretary for Mines, Mr. Isaac, Foot, stated that the. Government was favorably disposed to…

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Mining Warden's Inquiry. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 10

Allegations of claim-jumping, in respect of a 25-acre gold lease at Bungonia, held by J. W. Titley, formed the subject of an inquiry by the Mining Warden (Mr. M. E. Soane) at…

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Collie Miners. Effect of Strike on Railways. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 10

Although no alteration took place to-day as far as the actual coal mining dispute at Collie was concerned, developments of considerable importance occuried in Perth…

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Mining Activity at Gulgong. Gulgong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 10

Nine shafts are being sunk in the vicinity of the Lucky Hit mine, two and a half miles west of Gulgong, about 40 men being engaged in the work. Wash, which has given indications of…

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Gold in Australia. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 4

Sir,—Your Brisbane correspondent's further description of the new find near Mungana is great news and further confirms the opinion of those that have been telling us that there…

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£17,000 Gold Cup Offered for Sale London

The Sun · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 1

AMONG the varied collections of jewellery and other articles being sold because of the high prices that are offered for gold is the Ascot Gold Cup won by Sweetbread in 1882, and valued at £17,000…

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