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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 81 of 201

Mining the Share Market

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

A general fall in metal quotations was ths continued factor against base-metal concerns in the share market yesterday. Among Barriers, Norths dropped /6 at 59/. Sulphides…

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Seeking Gold Many People Help Diggers

The Sun · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 4

The party of diggers who will leave Ashfield next month in search of gold will comprise 12 men and a cook…

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Bulolo Gold Dredging. a Lower Output

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

Production of the Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd, for the four weeks ended June 20 is shown below, with a comparison of the returns for the two previous periods:…

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Fuel Success Coal-oil Tested LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 3

A NEW vista seems to have opened for the British shipping and coal industries as the result of the test made in the Cunard liner…

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It's on Gold Cup For Match Race

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 4

"SPORTSMAN" is in receipt of a letter from Mr. L. S. Martin, owner of Walla Walla, regarding the proposed…

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Workers' Compensation Commission. (Before Judge Perdriau and Mr. Halliday, Commissioner.) Coal Lumper's Claim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 10

John Nordstokke, of Erskine-street, Sydney, sought compensation from Alfred Auland, trading as Auland and Co. Applicant alleged that he had been struck on the head by a…

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Nearly a Ton of Gold From Sea Yielding Up £30,000 An Hour (Copyright to "The Sun" and "The Times.") Aboard the Artiglio (off Brest)

The Sun · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 1

Nearly one ton of gold has been salved so far from the sunken liner Egypt, and the average value produced by each shot of…

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Ton of Gold From the Sea

The Sun · Sunday 26 June 1932 · page 4

Aboard the Artiglio, Saturday. At the rate of £5000 in gold per grab and six grubs per hour, the crew of the salvage ship…

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Miners Are Nervy Huge Animal at Large MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 26 June 1932 · page 9

ALTHOUGH most people are convinced that the large strange animal which has been terrorising the miners of Tanjil,…

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Where the Empire Will Bargain Success Of Ottawa Depends On Give and Take: The Gold Standard

Truth · Sunday 26 June 1932 · page 12

THE Australian delegation has left these shores for the momentous conference to be held at Ottawa next month. THERE has been a great deal of talk about what is to be discussed at Ottawa and what may be expected from the Conference. It has been difficult to see the coast for the fog of verbosity…

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Is Buried Treasure Here? Pirate Hoard of Cocos Is. Spanish Gold Came A Here9 Sydney Men Still Believe Going North

The Sun · Sunday 26 June 1932 · page 7

THAT a treasure hoard worth £12,000,000 from Peru, buried by pirates on Cocos Island, off the coast of South America, over…

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Mining Engineer, Hoover, Designated the "Calamity" President of U.S.A. Washington White House Kills Strong Men and Precedent Proves It Responsibilities of Rich to the Poor

Truth · Sunday 26 June 1932 · page 12

THE Republican National Convention met at Chicago last week. The Democratic Convention opens in the same city on Monday. President Hoover received the Republican nomination, having eleven-twelfths of the delegates in his pocket, when the conventional ballyhoo began. By custom, the nomination was made unanimous…

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Emptying Coal Waggons

The Sun · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 2

The Great Western Railway Company of England has placed with Messrs. VickersArmstrong Limited an order for five "Norfolk" spades. These appliances, which are…

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Northern Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 11

Time worked by the principal northern collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday included:—11 days, Maitland Main, Neath: 10 days, Aberdare Extended, Aberdare…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Friday at £5 14/6 per fine ounce, our correspondent cables a rise of /4 on the day Saturday's quotation was £5/14/2…

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Mishaps in Mine. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 10

Two accidents occurred at the State mine, J. Langlands and B. Brown being injured. The former's right arm was fractured when he was jammed between a skip and a horse…

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Hope for the Miners Coal and Oil Mixture Proves Successful Cunard Liner's Tests (Official Wireless.) LONDON

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 1

THE Cunard liner Scythia, which is on her voyage to New York, carrying as part of her fuel 150 tons of the new mixture of oil and pulverised coal for use in one of her boilers as the final test of its value for ordinary…

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Guinea Gold Directors' Fees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 11

Shareholders of Guinea Gold, N.L., will be asked to agree to a proposal that the articles of association be altered by an addition providing that a director, when called upon to…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 11

The mining market was extremely quiet on Saturday particularly for base metal concerns, the London metal market showing very little improvement. Barriers were about steady on…

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So Vic. Miners on Strike Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 10

The Sunbeam Colliery, one of the biggest active coal mines in the Korumba district, has been stopped since Friday, when 50 men struck because…

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