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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 201

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 10

This cross-action is part heard…

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Goldfield Hoax

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 2

On July 19, 1898, intense excitement, was caused throughout the Eastern goldfie[?]ld in (W.A.) by the circulation of a report that a monster nugget had been…

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MINES Tongkah Compound N.L.

The Sun · Sunday 10 April 1932 · page 10

FORMED in 1910, Tongkah Compound has proved to be one of the most successful of Australian-controlled Eastern tin-dredging…

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Women's Influence in Mining Camps at Edie Creek

The Sun · Sunday 10 April 1932 · page 23

Changes, which come as quickly as one tropical shower after another have swept over the New Guinea goldfields since the first exciting days of the Edie Creek discovery. DERHAPS not the least interesting…

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EVOLUTION of the Monetary System Gold Tangle Hastens Process U.s.a--france Policy

The Sun · Sunday 10 April 1932 · page 10

Frequently it has been asserted that, unless the misguided gold policy of U.S.A. and France is changed, deflation will continue or the gold standard will be abandoned in favor of currency management for the raising of the…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Friday at £5/9/8 per ounce fine, our correspondent cables, a rise of /8 on the day. Saturday's quotation was £5/9/1, a fall of /7 on the…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 11 April 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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Western Australian Gold Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 11

Our Kalgoorlie correspondent telegraphs that the Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mines, at Kalgoorlie, treated 13,182 tons of ore, inclusive of tributers' ore, and 1047 tons…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 10

Mr. W. E. Gardner, manager of the Central Mine, said yesterday that operations were gradually getting back to normal. Two shifts were now being worked in the mine. He was…

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Miners in Slavery Weekly Paper's Remarkable Revelations

The Sun · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 9

Disgraceful conditions under which almost-naked men are working underground on starvation diet have been revealed by two journalists…

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Mine Owner Death of Dr. J. R. Robertson

The Sun · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 7

Dr. J. R. M. Robertson died this morning at his residence at Kirribilli. Dr. Robertson, who was 88, was a…

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End of Newnes Presages Wage War Coal Barons Crack Whip at Federal Govt. Prelude to Wilful Attack on Miners' Earnings Plot Exposed Good Conditions of Shale Men Are Obstacles

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 6

THE Brace Government's deliberate action in closing down Newnes Shale Mine, at a most critical period in the development…

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Loyalty to Lang Miners Are Solid Will Meet Any Position Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 5

Labor bodies on the coalfields continue to rally to the Long Government in the fight against the revenue grab by the Federal Government Cossnock Electorate Council at a…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip McDOWELLS' Finances Dividend, 7 p.c. McDowells' Profits

The Sun · Monday 11 April 1932 · page 3

A notable feature of the business of McDowells, Ltd., during the 12 months ended February 29 last, was that transactions showed an increase…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 12 April 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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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended April 8, is at the rate of approximately £6/2/8 per…

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News From Mines Austral Siamese Loss

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 11

Expenditure of Austral Siamese, N.L., for the 12 months ended September 30 last was £149, and interest brought in £84, leaving a loss of £65. The accounts…

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U.s. and Gold French "Attack" Unlikely

The Sun · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 3

France's "attack" on the United States dollar, referred to in to-day's cables, is probably mainly an outcome of settlements of trading…

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PROMISING Gold Adore Next Up Hemmed in

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 6

EX-PONY HOOP, Albert Denny has a fair string under his charge these days, and one of the most promising is Gold Adore,…

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War with Gold French Attack on Dollar U.S.A. Uneasy London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 1

Is France attempting to force America off gold? Referring to the bitter American complaints of the French…

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