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Mining & the mines, 1933

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Saturday at £6/0/2 per ounce fine, our correspondent cables, unchanged on the day…

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Collieries and Supping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 4

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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Alluvial Gold Found. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 10

a prospector on Mr. S. Lowe's property at Munna, four miles from Mudgee, is reported to have struck a good find of alluvial gold. As soon as news of the find became known a…

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Oil From Coal British Contract (Official Wireless.) LONDON

The Labor Daily · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

THE contract for oil [?] British coal, which has been placed with the Low Temperature Carbonisation Company, Limited, by…

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Safeguarding Sterling. Purchase of Bar Gold. LONDON, Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 9

The Bank of England has purchased a further £3,000,000 worth of bar gold, making £10,500,000 towards the £19,000,000 used to pay the war debt to the United States last…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Monday, February 13, 1933. Oil From Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 8

The news that the Admiralty has given an order for a year's supply of bulk oil extracted from British coal is of moment to Australia, and…

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Coal Oil. The Navy Contract. Exhaustive Tests. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 9

The contract for oil extracted from British coal, which has been placed with the Low Temperature Carbonisation Company Ltd., by the Admhalty is a sequel to exhaustive tests…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Carreras' Pref. Dividend Rate Maintained Carreras Pays 10 P.C. P.A.

The Sun · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 3

Dividend on preference shares at the usual rate of 10 per cent. per annum has been declared for the half-year ended December 31 last by…

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N.S.W. Was Cold to Gold Just Didn't Want It Stated Hargraves Was Crooked Earliest 1823

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 6

This week is studded with anniversaries of gold discoveries in N.S.W. It is a happy coincidence that it is a week…

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News From Mines Bulolo Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 10

The total yield for the period January 2 to January 31 for dredges Nos. 1 and 2 of Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd.. amounted to 9082OZ, of bullion from 423,800 cubic yards,…

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Miners' Council Calls Conference

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

With a view to considering questions of finance the Central Council of the Miners' Federation has decided to convene a conference of the…

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Gold Cup Billiards

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--In the Gold Cup Billiards Newman (received 6000) is 6855 and Lindrum 2513…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 11

Bulolo Gold Deposits, Limited, has received a radio from the engineer-in-charge as follows:— "First bore down 55 feet, still sinking." The depth of wash estimated in the company's prospectus was…

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No Inspection for Gas at Balmain Colliery

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

Serious allegations of neglect on the part of the Mines Department in connection with the lack of inspection of Balmain colliery were made…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended February 10. is at the rate of approximately £6/16/3…

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Bismarck Range (N.g.) Gold

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

A report by Mr. G. Cope, legal manager of Bismarck Range (New Guinea) Gold Exploration, N.L., states that in view of a report on the Lucknow mine by Messrs…

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Man Kicked Gold Nugget! Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 5

A NUGGET of gold weighing 2oz. has been found at Mineral Creek, on the property of Mr. G. T. Lomas…

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Charge of Murder Coal-lumper for Trial Dwarf's End

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 8

John Kirkaldy, 43, coal- lumper, was, at the Coroner's Court yesterday, committed for trial on a charge of having…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 10

The price of gold to-day is £5/19/10 an ounce fine. CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC. There are 38 British applicants for the…

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Gold for London Small Load Booked for To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 7

Another shipment of gold for London is said to have been booked by the Commonwealth Bank by the P. and O. liner Ballarat to-day…

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