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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 201

The Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 12

Mr. Alan Howie, Federal Labour candidate for Bulli, speaking at Helensburgh, discussed the subject of nationalisation of the coal industry, and said that the salvation of that…

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Grains of Gold

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 3

IF you will but cast away your sins by a holy Confession, and firm resolution to return to them no more, the tender goodnes sof God has already spoken…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 13

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

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 5

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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Big Coal Shipments Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 8

THE motorship Larchbank litted the biggest shipment of coal from Newcastle for overseas for several…

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Coal Prices City Council Contracts

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 4

The Electricity Committee of the City Council yesterday recommended the council to shoulder the Hability involved in increases due to…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 13

Though those in the gold section were well spread, mining share dealings were on a lighter scale yesterday than on Tuesday. The principal movement came from Barriers…

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Big Coal Cargo. Record Cargo This Year

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 4

The motor ship Larchbank, one of the Bank Line of vessels, was despatched from Newcastle last Tuesday evening with 8368 tons of coal for…

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£20,000 Gold When It Was Refused

The Sun · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 22

What would happen nowadays if anyone offered the Government £20,000 in gold, and said all he wanted in exchange was debentures?…

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Miners Cheer Bruxner Finest Speech Of His Tour Lightning Ridge

The Sun · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 22

Nothing has heartened Mr. Bruxner, Deputy Premier and Leader of the United Country Party more than his great…

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The Sun Stop-press U.S.A. Gold Losses New York

The Sun · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 1

Heavy exports of gold from the United States continue, to-day's shipments to London and Europe totalling £9,000,000…

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Might Have to Close Vic. Coal Mine MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 12

Judge Beeby was told in the Arbitration Court to-day that unless something was done drastically to reduce expenditure. It was quite…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 5

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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Mine Fires Reviving. Greta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 10

At last meeting of the Greta Municipal Council the mayor and deputy mayor reported that fire was again manifesting itself in the haulage tunnel of Central Greta mine,…

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Miners' Claim. Alleged Accumulated Arrears. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 9

Representatives of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation placed before the Minister for Railways (Mr. Menzies) to-day th claims of Wonthaggi contract miners for…

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Calling of W.a. Gold Shares

The Sun · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 7

In view of the increasing public interest in Western Australian gold shares, the committee of the Sydney stock Exchange has decided to call those, which are not…

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Fatal Fall Into Mine Shaft Boy's Death; Police to Investigate

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Although the suggestion of foul play has not been discarded the police think it likely that Frank Sexton…

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Casualties. Boy's Body Found in Old Mine Shaft. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 10

The Rushworth police said to-night that they considered it most likely that Frank Sexton, 8, whose body was recovered from the bottom of the shaft of an abandoned mine…

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Metal Resembling Gold in Sheep's Head MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 9

After a sheep's head, costing 1 12 d, had been boiled for soup, Mr. W. Brown, of Bridgport-street, South Melbourne, found that the teeth were…

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State Coal Mine. Application to Arbitration Court. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1932 · page 14

Judge Beeby, in the Arbitration court, [?] before him an application by the Victorian Railway Commissioners for a setting aside of the award of the Australian Coal end Shale…

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