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Mining & the mines, 1933

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Newcastle Coal Weekly Export Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 8

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped from Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State, was 40,181 tons of which 7708…

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Mining Investigations. American Expert's Visit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 8

Metallurgical investigations are to be conducted in Australia by Mr. E. Clarence Petersen, an engineer representing the Guggenheim copper interests (United States and…

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Gold Search Much Money Wasted, Says Minister Subsidy Pays

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 6

While agreeing to-day to recommend to the Unemployment Relief Council the granting of a request by the Redfern Co-Operative…

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Two Glaring Reversals In W.F. Handicap Dalmatic's Improved Form and Gold Digger's Lapse What Influenced the Heavy Backing of Winner? Early Pace Settled Rosendo Gesto Not Done Yet

The Labor Daily · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 2

SATURDAY'S January Handicap at Warwick Farm was sensational in some respects, as Dalmatic, the winner, staged a reversal of form to win, while the favorite, Gold Digger, handed out a very poor…

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Fire at Colliery. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 10

A quantity of timber was destroyed by fire at Zigzag colliery this afternoon. The fire was caused by a smouldering dump of coal breaking into flames…

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News From Mines N.Z. Goldfields Output

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 12

The estimated profit of New Guinea Goldfields for November from alluvial working was £11.000, Australian currency. In December floods at Edie Creek damaged…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended January 13, is at the rate of approximately £6/19/4…

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Price of Gold London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 7

The price of [?]e [?]old was quoted to-day at £6.28 12 an ounce…

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Gold Cup Billiards London

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

In the Gold Cup billiards match the scores at the end of the session to-night were:--McConnchy (rec. 6000). 7051; Lindrum. 1559…

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Price of Gold. London, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 9

The price of gold was £6/2/8½ a fine ounce. (By special arrangement, Reuter's world service, in addition to other special sources…

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Gold Prospecting. £500 to Assist Unemployed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 8

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) has decided to recommend to the Unemployment Relief Council that a grant of £500 be made for gold prospecting…

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Unemployed and Gold-hunting Minister Talks of Wasted Money

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 7

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Vincent, who, when agreeing yesterday to recommend that the Redfern Cooperative Gold Mining Company be…

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May Win Gold Pillar In The 14.1 Pony Races

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

The changed method of the division of the 14.2 Handicap at Victoria Park to-morrow will be an interesting experiment…

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Slack at Pit-top Catches Fire Bridge and Coal Stack Badly Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 6

LITHGOW. Monday.--The slack at the pit-top of the Zig-Zag Colliery caught fire last night, the bridge and coal stack being badly damaged. The…

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W.A. Coal Report. Reply by Company. Commissioner Charged with Bias. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 8

In reply to the report of the Royal Commissioner (Dr. H. Herman), who recently inquired into the coal industry, the directors of Amalgamated Collieries, Limited, have…

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New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd. First Clean Up at Mill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 11

New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., reports that the first clean up from the mill test charges yielded 1774 ozs. bullion, containing 1157 ozs. fine gold and 449 ozs. fine silver, of a value…

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Billabong Gold

The World's News · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 22

THE sight set the girl wondering; but, directly the riders disappeared in a cloud of dust she returned again to baby…

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Gold Discovery Gundagai

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 5

After having been looked for the last 50 years Messrs. Gardner, McCarthy, C[?]nave, and Howen have fortunately located the line of gold…

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Gold Mine Coup Was F O I L E D Manager Discovers Treatment Plant in a Well Perth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 6

A GOLD-STEALING coup, alleged to have been planned by two empIoyees of the Sons of Gwalia Mine, was thwarted by a…

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Price of Gold. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 12

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Mint from January 9 to January 13 is at the rate of £7/11/11½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/12/7 an ounce…

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