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Mining & the mines, 1933

4,040 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 202

W.A Gold Find Minister Is Cautious Perth

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 1

Although reports of the gold discovery at Wannway indicate that the field is a rich one, expert miners are withholding comment until more…

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Share Boom Rush for S. African Gold Shares LONDON

The Sun · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 8

The belated appreciation of the significance of South Africa going off the gold standard resulted in unprecedented scenes at…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Motor Investments Bendigo Gas Motor Co.'s Improvement

The Sun · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 4

Dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum for the past half-year is to be paid on February 14 by Motor Investments, Ltd., a Victorian…

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Rush Gold Shares Wild Scenes in London Street "Kaffir"' Boom London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 1

Scenes unprecedented, even in the boom of 1928 or in the Wall Street crash of 1929, were witnessed in the…

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Owned a Gold Mine Armidale Resident Dead Armidale

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 6

Formerly the of owner of the famous Mount Carrington gold mine, Mr. George Monley, aged 88, died in the New England and Armidale…

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Mine Takes Grim Toll

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 5

JAMES Tattersall, a shiftman, was crushed to death by a fall of rock and earth while working in the Invincible Colliery at Cullen Bullen during the week-end. Tattersall was working in a shaft about…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Rise in Sterling Price of Gold English Pound Improves

The Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 4

Sterling continues to appreciate In terms of United States currency. The movement is attributed mainly to prospects of a settlement of the…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonwealth same for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended February 3, is at the rate of approximately £6/17/5…

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Murder Charge. Coal Lumper Remanded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 5

John Kirkaldy, 42, coal lumper, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday, with having, at Sydney, on Saturday, feloniously and maliciously murdered Robert Widgery…

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Mt. Isa Mines Working. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 6

The night and day shifts at Mount Isa mines recommenced work to-day. These included the shift in charge of King, in which the dispute arose…

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Gold Yolk Records in Egg Industry

The Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 12

RECORDS are toppling in the poultry industry which has [?]ched a high standard of efficiency in New South Wales…

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2 Miners Buried by Earth Rescued By Mates LEADVILLE

The Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 11

TWO miners, one an ex-first grade Sydney cricketer, are recovering from injuries received on Saturday…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 10

The price of gold to-day was £5/19/9 an ounce fine. FLYING-OFFICER WALL. A hymn composed by her grandfather was…

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Prospects for Gold. W.A. Geologist's Report. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 10

The Government Geologist (Mr. T. Blatchford), reporting on the Wannaway field, said it appeared to have considerable promise, but development was insufficient to enable definite…

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New Type of Steamer. a Boom for the Coal Trade

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 4

Further cable advices received from London in connection with the new type of cargo vessels now being constructed to the designs of Sir Joseph…

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Gold Mining Revival. Continuance Predicted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 12

A continuance of the revival of the gold mining industry of Australia was predicted yesterday by Mr. F. R. Lee, secretary of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures, on his…

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Country News Gold Mining Revival

The Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 8

GRENFELL, Wednesday.--Several of the old mines, which produced great wealth in the early days, are to be re-opened, and, with electric…

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Miners Unhurt No Serious Fall of Earth Mt. Stewart Mine

The Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 13

Mr. Louis Burkard (Mt. Stewart Syndicate) writes:-- The sensational, news published in your edition of last night (regarding…

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Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 12

Gold, the magnet that has lured men for ages to some of the greatest adventures and tragedies, is finding a new place among the industries of…

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Diluting Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 8

ONE recommendation of economists is that the sovereign must be diluted. That is to say, it should contain seventy grains of gold…

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