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Mining & the mines, 1933

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Price of Gold London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 7

The price of fine gold was quoted at £601½ an ounce to-day…

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Gold at Temora. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 10

Temora Municipal council completed the erection of a puddling machine at Upper Temora Alderman Nixon, who had charge of the work and was a miner in the days of the…

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News From Mines Grouping of Tin Quotas

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 12

Peninsula Tin. N.L., and Rangeng Tin. N.L., have effected an arrangement whereby the production quotas ol both companies may be grouped, and the combined…

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Gold Shipments Accumulated Stocks For London

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 16

Although officials of the Commonwealth Bank cannot discuss reports of shipments of gold to London, it is understood that the Cathay, sailing…

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Quest for Gold. Revival of Last Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 7

Last year was remarkable for a revival of public interest in gold mining, which at one time in the not distant past was threatened with extinction, and now seems to be taking…

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Instead of Gold Suggested Monetary System LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 1

Opposing an early return to gold, the Federation of British Industries in a memorandum to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urges the creation…

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GOLD. The Boom in South Africa. Industry's New Aspect

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 8

The world is stirring again at the sound of gold. The cablegrams indicate that something in the way of a boom has set in in gold mining on the London Stock Exchange…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 10

The price of gold to-day was £6/0/1½ an ounce fine. EMDEN'S NAMEPLATE. The nameplate of the Emden, retrieved after…

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Gold Shipment £1,000,000 Said to Be Sent by Cathay

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 8

It was reported in banking circles, in the city yesterday that £1,000,000 in gold was being shipped by the liner Cathay, sailing from Sydney…

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Big Gold Shipment £1,000,000 for London To-day Note Move?

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 1

A shipment of £1,000,000 in gold for London is booked for the Cathay, sailing at noon to-day…

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Gold-bearing Bears

The Land · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 20

Evidently Alaskan grizzly bears still believe in sticking to the gold standard. When a University forestry professor went prospecting in…

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Austral Malay's Gold Search

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 11

Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., has issued preliminaiy repoits of its operations and of those of its associated companies for 1932 The parent company carried on considerable…

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Carrying Away Our Gold

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

The Cathay leaving Circular Quay yesterday for London. It is reliably stated that the vessel has on board £1,000,000 in gold…

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Coal Lumper As Song Composer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 7

TO watch Jack MeCann wheeling coal into the bunkers of the Port Jackson and Manly Ferry Co.'s steamers at Kurraba Point,…

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Price of Gold London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 8

The price of gold per fine ounce to-day was £602, compared with £601[?] yesterday. Journalists' Lunch.--Mr. A. H…

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Miners' Plaint Dole Anomalies On South Coast

The Sun · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 14

Many stories of the hardships suffered on the South Coast mining fields were related to the Assistant Minister (Mr. Hawkins) to-day by a…

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News From Mines Sons of Gwalia Return

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 12

During January The Sons of Gwalia, Ltd., treated 12,116 tons of ore. Bullion recovered amounted to £13,162, exclusive of premiums. Working costs totalled…

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Seeking Way to Absorb the Idle Miners Repatriation Plans Discussed by Council Newnes Shale Shipping Urged to Use Aust. Coal in Aust. Waters

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 8

THE Miners' Central Council yesterday gave lengthy consideration to schemes for the repatriation of unemployed miners, that had…

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Keeps Off Great Britain and Gold LONDON

The Sun · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 13

Great Britain is not prepared to return to the gold standard in present circumstances, said the Prime Minister (Mr. Macdonald) in the…

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Delay in Miners' Payments Davies Has Complaints Rectified Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 10

As a result of the personal errors of Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., complaints regarding delay in payment to miners engaged at Camden-Bulli colliery have…

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