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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 201

Maitland Gold Cup

Arrow · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 19

BILLY BROWN, Secretary of the Maitland Mechanical Coursing Association, has stated that it is his intention to stage…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 13

Gold was quoted in London on Wednesday, at £5/12/8 per oz. fine, our correspondent cables, a rise of /1 on the day…

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Guinea Gold Assets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 13

Guinea Gold, N.L., a prospecting and holding concern, shows a nominal net profit of £92 for the year ended February 29, including the credit balance to £5251, which is carried…

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Two Miners Injured Kurri

The Labor Daily · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 9

Gordon Little 27 miner, of Aberdare Street, Kurrl Kurrl, suffered lacerations to the scalp and injuries to the back and right knee when strack by a fail…

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Guinea Gold's Interest in Bulolo

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 13

A nominal profit of £93 was earned by Guinea Gold, N.L., during the year ended February 29 last. Owing to the increased activity in…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 13

Though gold ventures predominated, yesterday's mining share turnover was better spread than usual. Barriers became more sensitive to the continued fall in metal quotations, and…

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Bulolo Gold Dredging. a Higher Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 13

Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd., reports that the yield for the 28-day period ended May 23 amounted to 4887oz bullion from 248,300 cubic yards, of an approximate value of 66,000 gold…

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Women Notice Everything! Gold Fillings, Gold Hair, Powder, Rouge, Cloves, and the Butcher Boy's Fingerprints

Arrow · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 25

IT has never been scientifically proved that woman's eyesight is better than man's or that she sees more…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Loan Interest Payment Bankers' Insurance Australian Loan Interest

The Sun · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 3

Interest for a half-year on 3 per. cent. 1938, 4 per. cent. 1938, and 4 per cent. 1955 Australian consolidated loans will be made available by…

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Gold Fluctuations. Measures for Stabilising of Sterling. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, May 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 11

During the debate on the proposed exchange equalisation account Major Elliot said that provision for establishing the account was made in the Finance Bill, which enabled the…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 15

Gold was quoted in London on Thursday at £5/12/6 per ounce fine, our correspondent cables, a fall of /2 on the day…

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Mollison's Gold Medal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 5

MOLLISON, intrepid Australian airman, is presented with the gold medal of honor on behalf of the League of Youth by the Lord Mayor, of London, Sir Maurice Jenks…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 15

An easier feeling was manifested in all sections of the mining share market yesterday. Gold shares overshadowed the rest of the market, the only other contribution to the…

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New British Coal Bill London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 4

The new Coal Bill provides for continuation until 1937 of schemes already operating for the production, supply, and sale of coal, and…

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MINES Thabawleik Tin Dredging Ltd

The Sun · Sunday 29 May 1932 · page 12

FORMED in 1923 Thabawleik Tin Dredging commenced operations in 1926, and temporarily suspended last year owing to low metal prices…

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"Open Sesame" in India £1,000,000,000 of Gold New York

The Sun · Sunday 29 May 1932 · page 3

THE financial pages of the newspapers emphasise the importance of agreements between British interests and Indian…

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Police Probe Grim Bush Tragedy Slain by Myall Ambush Sydney Prospector's Fate In Northern Wilds Seeking Hill of Gold Wyndham

The Sun · Sunday 29 May 1932 · page 7

Fragment by fragment the police are piecing together the tragic story of the death of Hubert Watts, a Sydney gold fossicker, under the spears and waddies of savage myall natives hundreds of miles out in the most tangled…

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"Down In A Coal Mine"

The Sun · Monday 30 May 1932 · page 2

Things lank black for this Sydney League man down in the mud with Hodgson, the English forward, on top. Notice the "don't argue' Silcock (England) is getting on the right of the picture…

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Coal for Coffee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 May 1932 · page 11

Reports were recently current on the floor of the Cardiff Coal and Shipping Exchange that the Brazilian Government had increased its orders for German coal contingent upon…

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Northern Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 May 1932 · page 11

Time worked by the principal northern collieries during the foitnlght ended on Saturday included:—11 days Bellbird Maltiand Main; 10 days Aberdare Extended,…

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