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Mining & the mines, 1933

4,040 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 202

Temora Gold Development

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 10

Temora Gold Mines, N.L., report: "260ft. level, south drive, 74ft„ reef 30 inches wide, value 6dwts. Bulk sample from 69ft. to 74ft. assays 22dwts."…

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Granites Gold N.l

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 10

Dr. Loftus Hills has supmitted an encouraging report to the directors of Granites G'old. N.L., on a gold property held under option at Snowy Creek, between…

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W.a. Gold Yields

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

North Kalgurli (1912), Ltd., during February treated 1934 long tons of ore for an average head value of 13.58dwt. The estimated revenue from the ore treated gold premium, and…

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Australian Price of Gold

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

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended March 10 is at the rate of approximately £6/15/ per…

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Colliery on Fire. Pit to Be Sealed. Brisbane

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

A fire which broke out during the weekend is now burning strongly in the Southern Cross Colliery, on the Bundamba loop line, Ipswich. The actual extent of the fire is…

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Mining the Share Market

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

All sections of the mining share market were well represented in yesterday s business which was quieter than the average last week. The turnover in gold shares lightened and prices…

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Price of Gold. London, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 9

The price of gold to-day was £6/0/2 an ounce fine…

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Stood Over Fire Visitors to Burning Hill End Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 9

CESSNOCK, Monday.--Blasting at the burning Hill End Colliery today showed the risk taken by sightseers…

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Fires in Mines May Burn for Months, It Is Believed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 7

BRISBANE, Monday.--Two fires occurred in coal mines in Ipswich district to-day. Early this morning the Southern Cross coal mine, near…

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Record in New Gold Winnings Bulk of Production Is From Empire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 10

Although Great Britain has no intention of returning to the gold standard until gold behaves she has no intention of…

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Fumes at Old Colliery. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 14

It was stated at a meeting of the Oakey Park Parents and Citizens' Association that a danger existed at the old Zigzag colliery through the dump still throwing off fumes…

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Recognition Wanted for Brave Miners James O'connell Tells How He Was Rescued Cessnock Mine Buried Under 50 Tons of Coal for Two Hours Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 5

DOERS of brave deeds generally have their heroism appropriately recognised by a grateful community, and it is with this…

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Fire in Abandoned Colliery Workings Near Cessnock

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 45

Smoke belching forth from one of the craters of the Hill End Colliery, near Cessnock. Flames more than 30th high [?] The fire caused considerable alarm among residents in the vicinity. Latest advices were list the [?]…

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Price of Gold London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £603 per fine ounce…

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Boys Start Gold Rush GRENFELL

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 5

A MINOR rush has been started by three lads who found a rich gold-bearing reef at Star Gully, about a mile east of the town some days ago. USING an old windlass and a…

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Coal Shipments. 36,657 Tons for Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 5

The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week ended Mar. 8 for places beyond the State was 30,657 tons, of which 30,488 tons…

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Golden Central Exploration Has Option Over North Queensland Mine

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 3

The Golden Central Exploration, Ltd. (registered during the "Granites" boom), advises that it has taken a 12 months' working option over the St. Paul's Mine at Ravenswood, North Queensland. The mine, which embraces fifty…

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Oil From Coal. Wonderful Results Predicted. Surveyors' Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 13

At a general meeting of the Institution of Surveyors of New South Wales, held at Science House last night, Mr. J. H. Cardew said that if the extraction of oil from coal by the low…

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Airport in Street "Wet" Reception at Lightning Ridge Opal Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 7

MUDGEE, Tuesday.--Since yesterday morning, when we left Bourke, we have flown more than 800 miles over an…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 14

The price of gold to-day was £6/0/3 an ounce fine, compared with £6/0/2 yesterday. ECONOMIC CONFERENCE AGENDA. Arrangements have been made for the…

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