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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 201

Big Saving If Gold Is Sent To London CANBERRA

The Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 14

If 5,000,000 sovereigns--half of Australia's present gold reserve--are shipped to England in accordance with the provisions of the Amending…

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Gold Reserve. Mr. Bruce's Bill. Part Convertible to Sterling. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 11

Important proposals with regard to the gold reserve are contained in a bill to amend the Commonwealth Bank Act, of which notice was given in the House of Representative to-day by…

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Australia's Gold for England Bill to Allow Shipment of £10,000,000 Reserve

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- Shipment of the Note Issue Reserve of £10,000,000 to establish credits in London will be authorised in an amendment of the Commonwealth Bank Act to be introduced to-morrow…

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£3,000,000 More From Australia's Wool Clip Gold Shares Weaker Easier Trend In Govt. Loans

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 9

Following the issue of the first 28-day report of Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd., shares of both Bulolo and the parent concern,…

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Federal Government May Jettison Gold Federal Govt. Faces Default Overseas Power to Be Taken to Ship Away £3,000,000 Acute Stage Only £7,000,000 Left to Back Our Note Issue Canberra

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 5

OBVIOUSLY facing default overseas, the Commonwealth Government sprang a surprise to-day by giving notice of a bill to amend…

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Coal Industry Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 8

The Coal Industry Bill, now before the Upper House, raises questions of vital importance both to the industry concerned, and to the general public. It…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Tuesday at £5/13/1 per oz fine, our correspondent cables; a rise of /4 on the day…

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The Gold Standard

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 2

Tommy's Mother: "Why have you been so naughty lately? You aren't half as good a boy as you used to be." Tommy: "I know that, mother. I can't…

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Legislative Council. Coal Industry Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 13

When the Legislative Council met yesterday afternoon, the House continued consideration in committee of the Coal Industry Bill. On clause six, which provides for the…

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Down the Mine Mystery Man Gave Dark Hint GRENFELL

The Sun · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 15

Mysterious happenings in an abandoned mine shaft were told of at the local court, when Jack Cribbs, a dumb man, was fined £5 for…

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General Cable News. British Coal Production. London, May 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 10

In the House of Commons the Parliamentary Secretary for Mines (Mr. Isaac Foot), presenting the Mines estimates, revealed that last year 2243 coal mines, employing 868,000…

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Control of Coal Long Debate in Upper House Board's Powers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 5

POLITICAL control of the administrative board was the chief bone of contention when…

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Minister Will Be in Control Employerdom Gets a Sharp Setback in Council Coal Bill

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 6

THE fervent desire of employerdom to see that their business activities do not come under the watchful eye of the Government…

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Gold and the Plane Parer's Romance in New Guinea Miners' Carrier

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 4

In Sydney on three months' holiday is an undramatic, shortish man who, out of one aeroplane, some fever-infested jungles, a…

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Advice for Miners "Watch Coal Bill," Says Coates, M.l.c. His Charges

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 5

The Government and the Opposition voted solidly together in the Legislative Council last night, leaving the Federal Labor…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Wednesday at £5/12/6 per oz fine, our correspondent cables, a fall of /7 on the day…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 6 May 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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Legislative Council. Coal Industry Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 13

In the Legislative Council yesterday, in moving an amendment to clause 35, dealing with the method of assessing capital, Mr. Farrar pointed out that the amendment had…

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News From Mines Big Advance in Tin

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 9

Owing to the further drastic curtailment of tin production in the Federated Malay States, the tin market was excited in London Wednesday, and further sharp…

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May Challenge Validity Owners' Attitude to Coal Bill

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 7

Contrary to expectations in the lobbies, the Coal Industry Bill has virtually passed through the Upper House without vital amendment,…

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