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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 80 of 201

Wonthaggi Mine. Wage Tribunal Authorised. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 13

Following the suggestion made by Judge Beeby in the Arbitration Court on Monday that the fixing of wages and conditions at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi should be…

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Gold! Sunken Egypt's Hoard Tapped Exciting Scene Aboard the Artiglio, off Brest

The Sun · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 1

THE first bars of the bullion in the strongrooms of the submerged wreck of the liner Egypt have been safely landed on the deck…

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Big Cut in Rates N.z. Mine-owners Demands

The Labor Daily · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 5

An indication of the determination of the mine-owners of New Zealand to give full effect to the policy of Niemeyer is evidenced by the fact…

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Coal Shipments. Improvement Maintained. Big Cargoes This Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 5

The improvement in the coal export trade of Newcastle in the last three weeks should be maintained this week, since about 64,000 tons is to be…

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British Duke Sells Coronet Gold Rush Sweeps Nation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 6

A British Duke, whose identity was not disclosed, has sold his cornet to go into the melting pot, which is daily drawing…

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City Gossip National Bank of N.Z. W.A. MINES National Bank of N.Z. Div

The Sun · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 4

Directors of the [?] New Zealand, Ltd., have declared, from the head office in London, a final dividend at the rate of 6 per cent…

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Decrease of £250,000 in Notes Issue Gold Ratio of 20.37 Per Cent. Bank's London Funds Increase by £1,744,000

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 13

The Commonwealth notes issue has been reduced by £250,000 to £51,553,426, and as the gold backing remains…

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Wonthaggi Coal Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 8

Following the decision of the State Ministry to set up a State tribunal to fix wages and conditions at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi, Judge Beeby, in the Arbitration Court,…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 13

Gold was quoted in London on Wednesday at £5/14/ per oz fine, our correspondent cables, a fall of /5 on the day…

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Entry for Mining

The Land · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 15

"R.B.F.": Is there any law to prevent anyone entering private land, an origmal Crown grant, to search for gold?…

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Coal Truck Capsized. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 12

The district superintendent's office here reported that when the front wheel of a coal truck collapsed near Valley Heights the automatic couplings broke, allowing the truck to…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 13

Quiet business in the mining share market yesterday was accompanied by only one or two material price changes. Leading Barriers were easier, which was evidenced when…

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The Egypt's Gold. Successful Salvage. LONDON, June 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 12

A message from Paris states that, after four years' efforts, the first ingots of gold have been salvaged from the Peninsular liner Egypt by dogged divers. They salvaged ingots valued…

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Gold That Came Out Of The Ocean BREST

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 1

The strong room of the submerged wreck of the liner Egypt has been entered and bars of bullion…

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What Miners' Officials Say Judge Beeby and His Action "In Good Faith"

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 6

"IN the course of a joint statement. A reviewing the Wonthaggi miners' case, Messrs. D. Rees, general president, and A. Teece, general…

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News From Mines Great Boulder Expects to Pay 25 Per Cent. Per Annum

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 13

At the annual 'meeting of Great Boulder Prop. Mines, Ltd., in London on Wednesday, the chairman, Mr. J. Waddington, said that that there had been a satisfactory…

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Award Is Set Aside by Judge Wonthaggi State Goal Mine Dispute in Court a Tribunal Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 6

FOLLOWING the appointment of a special State tribunal to deal with the wages and conditions of [?]…

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Pirates Hoard at End of Blood Trail Treasure Worth £12,000,000 Found at Cocos Canadian Expedition Locates Gold in Creek Cavern Triumph of Science Cathredral's Loot Left Wake of Tragedy London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 1

THE BURIED PIRATE HOARD WORTH £12,000,000 LOOTED FROM THE FAMOUS LIMA CATHEDRAL IN PERU OVER 100 YEARS YEARS AGO, AND BURIED ON COCOS…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 15

Gold was quoted in London on Thursday at £5/14/2 per ounce fine, our correspondent cables, a rise of /2 on the day…

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Work for Miners. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 14

During the past three weeks nearly 150 miners have found employment in the district. Several private contracts have been received, and Railway Department orders have been gives…

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