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Mining & the mines, 1932

4,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 85 of 201

N.Z. Will Buy Our Coal Big Strike of Miners on Auckland

The Sun · Sunday 3 July 1932 · page 4

Negotiations to settle the coalmine dispute collapsed, and a long strike is inevitable, with great hardships in…

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When Liquid Gold Flows Newnes May Be New Hope

The Sun · Sunday 3 July 1932 · page 9

One day last week I watched two hundred men in business suits scramble from a train and hurry to keep an appointment…

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Coal Miners Reject Settlement All N.z. Orders May Come to N.s.w. Now

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday.--A grave situation developed in the coal strike, when Waikato…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Friday at £5/15/ per ounce fine, our correspondent cables, a rise of /4 on the day. Saturday's quotation was £5/15/10, a rise of /1O on the…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 1

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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Search for Gold. Corowa, Sunday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 10

The whole of Cropper's Lagoon reserve, three miles from Corowa, has been pegged out, preparatory to exploiting the alluvial deposits contained therein. If boring tests…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 11

Business in Saturdays mining share market was confined mainly to gold ventures although silver lead tin and oil concerns also found buyers. Among Barriers Broken…

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State Mine Too Good LlTHGOW, Sundav

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 8

At the Old Show Ground this afternoon, State Mine defeated Orange by three goals to nil for the Fitzpatrick Cup…

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Mt. Wandoo Mine. Capital Raised in England. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 10

Private advice has been received in Cairns that Mr Alexander McDonald, who recently went to London to secure capital for the development of Mount Wandoo goldfield. 11…

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Maitland Coal. Railway Consumption. Increases in Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 10

Maitland district collieries supplied 100,000 tons out of more than 500,000 tons of coal used on the Victorian railways in the year ended last Thursday…

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Coal Strike No Orders Expected From N.Z. NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 6

Coalowners in Newcastle do not expect any orders from New Zealand as a result of tire coal strike in the Dominion…

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N.Z. Coal Strike. Owners' Terms Rejected. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 10

The ballot of Waikato coalmine resulted in the rejection, by an overwhelming majority, of the owners' terms for a settlement of the coal strike. The president of the district…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip R. Reid's Reconstruction Deferred Robert Reid's Capital Scheme

The Sun · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 3

Shareholders in Robert Reid and Co., Ltd., have been advised by circular that the directors have been informed that the two committees…

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Newcastle Coal. Shipments to N.Z. Likely Owing to Miners' Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 6

Local shipping and colliery circles consider that the strike of coalminers in New Zeahnd may result in large importations of Newcastle coal. This would not only benefit the local…

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Colliery Fires. Greta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 8

Two inspections have been made of the main haulage tunnel of the Central Greta mine, which was recently destroyed by fire. The inspection was only carried on as far as the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 9

North Kargum (1912) Limited reports for the week ended June 25:—122ft level: South drive extended 4ft average value 9dwt over width of 5ft, Total length of drive 4563ft south of Genevievs…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 1

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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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 9

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery Jodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended July 1 is at the rate of approximately £6/10/5 per…

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Gold and Silver Quotations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 9

Following are the official London (middle) quotations for Saturday as received by the Australian Mines and Metals Association:- Oz…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 9

Base-metal shares in yesterday's share market had a stronger trend than recently Barriers made considerable headway under improved support. Norths rose 2/ at 61/, at,…

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