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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 201

Opal Mining Neglected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 13

Mr. M. S. Buchanan writes:— Sir,—I beg to point out that the undue and irrational importance given to alluvial gold prospecting is grossly unfair to those…

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Special Conference of Miners Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 5

As the result of a recommendation from Lidsdale lodge, a special conference has been called next Sunday for the purpose of discussing…

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Gold Bounty. Suspension Likely. CANBERRA

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

The suspension of the bounty now paid on gold production will probably be mooted when Cabinet meets again this week. Some Ministers, it is understood, take the…

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New Pets City Has Craze Gold Fish

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 6

Sydney s latest craze has reached its height with the setting up in business of a "goldfish consultant!"…

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Stuck It Saved His Mates Mine Hero London

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 11

The hero of the escape of seven entombed men from the Garsten (Ruhr) coalmine after six days is an old pipelayer…

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Entombed Six Days Seven Miners Found Alive Berlin

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 5

MINERS, after working feverishly for six days and nights, were astounded to find seven of the fourteen entombed men…

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Bonus on Gold To be Withdrawn CANBERRA

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 1

WHEN Cabinet meets this week, consideration will be given to discontinuing payment of the gold bonus on the grounds that the price of gold…

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Knew the Bomb Was Coming Had Plans Of Old Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--"I knew this was coming--I have been worried many times," said Adolf Christian Jacobsen, invalid pensioner, to-night…

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News From Mines Malay-Siamese Co.'s Koh Sabah Property

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 9

Owing to an unfavorable tin market, no prospecting was carried out by Malay-Siamese Prospecting Co.. Ltd., during the year ended October 31. The Koh Sabah…

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Her Gold Hoard £200 REWARD Pardon For Accomplice of Killer

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 1

THE Commissioner of Police (Mr. Childs) recommended to the Chief Secretary (Mr. Gosling) this…

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Gold Bonus W.A. Wants To Keep It PERTH

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 9

A movement has been set on foot to protest against the reported intention of the Federal Government to abolish the gold bonus…

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Will Stop Gold Bounty Govt. to Reverse Labor Policy Not Needed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.--The Withdrawal of the gold bounty will be one of the Government's first reversals of the Scullin…

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South Africa. The Gold Standard. Early Election in Prospect. Capetown, Dec. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 10

The Prime Minister (General Hertzog) has at last come into the open, and told South Africa the real reason why the Nationalist Government is determined to maintain the…

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Weak Market on the Challenge Gold Digger Has Gained Many Friends Anniversary Probables

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 2

ABOUT a dozen Challenge Stakes candidates ran at Moore-field on Saturday, and two, in Remora and Gold Digger, won. In consequence, both of them have been moved up a rung in the popularity ladder…

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Backers Not Yet Interested In A.J.C. Double Chatham Is Still Being "Specked" Gold Digger Has Admirers No Favorite

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 2

THOUGH the first "leg" is to be decided on Saturday week, no move of importance has as yet been made in connection with the…

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Small Collieries. Miners Share Dividends. Beneficial Results. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 13

Evidence concerning the results obtained by shareholders of a colliery company who worked their own mine was given during to-day's sitting of the Colliery Employees' (North)…

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Gold Miners and Business Men on Sierra

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 5

Captain C. L. Brocks is the new commander of the Sierra. He has…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 15

Gold was quoted in London on Monday, our correspondent cables, at 121/11 per ounce fine, an increase of 1/7 since Friday…

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Age of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 4

IN Southern India hoards of foreign coins, including those of the Antonines and other Roman Emperors, have been…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 January 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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