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Mining & the mines, 1933

4,040 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 202

Gold Prospects In Reef Found By Grenfell Boys GRENFELL

The Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 11

Operations are being carried out to open up the gold reef found by two lads under a tree, and as far as it has been revealed the reef is…

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Boys Find Gold Reef in Shade of Tree Throwing Riches at Magpies

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 1

GRENFELL, Tuesday.--Because they found that it was easier to dig in the shade of a tree instead of out in the open,…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Commonwealth Loan Interest Available To-day Consol, Loans Interest Paid

The Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 6

Interest for a half-year, aggregating almost £1,240,000, has been made available for payment to-day by the Federal Treasury…

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Ironbarks' Gold Raid Bell and Garvey's Short and Fateful Bushranging Career — By J. H. M. Abbott

The World's News · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 16

IN the story of Australian bushranging it was not always the real "professional" who provided the police and…

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Grains of Gold

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 3

THE salvation of a single soul is of more value than all the riches in the world. True and spiritual love causes all…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 11

Bismarck Range (New Guinea) Gold Exploration N.L. reports:—Have completed repairs to battery, and will start crushing Friday. Continued opening out at 80ft level No. 2 shaft, and now have…

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More Profitable Than Mine Digging

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday. --The "Bob-In" fund to commemorate the Test deeds of Harold Larwood and Bill Voce, former pit boys, has reached £752…

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News From Mines Metal Prices Lower

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 12

All industrial metals were weaker in London on Tuesday, but gold rose 1d an oz. Middle prices:-- COPPER: Standard, spot, £28157½,…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 11

With the Stock Exchange closed in the afternoon mining share business was of restricted volume yesterday. In the period available light but well-spread dealings, chiefly…

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Board of Missions. Successful Appeal for Old Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 8

The income of the Australian Board of Missions (Church of England) for 1932 from dioceses throughout the Commonwealth, was £25,494, compared with £27,412 for the…

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Awarded Gold Medal for Apple Research Perth

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 6

Principally for his research into the bitter pit of apples Wm. Carne senior plant pathologist of the Councell of industrial Research, has been…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 10

The price of gold to-day was £6/0/3 an ounce fine showing no change from yesterday. GENERAL O'DUFFY…

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Old Gold Sale Profit of £2584 for Mission Board

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 8

From the sale of old gold and jewellery the Australian Board of Missions (Church of England) has made a profit of £2584…

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Decorated by Pope. Catholic Educator of the Gold Coast

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 35

His Holiness Pope Pius XI. has conferred tho honour of Knight of Pope St. Sylvester on Captain Maxwell-Lawford, of Achimota, Gold Coast. This honour is due…

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'Greater Than Desert Gold" Silver Scorn's Fine Record Sydney Trainer's Bargain

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 12

Silver Scorn, the crack New Zealand filly, recently purchased by the Sydney trainer, F. T. Cush, is claimed by some…

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Cost of Explosives to Mines

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 7

With the object of securing a reduction in the price of explosives used in the coal industry, the executive officers of the Miners'…

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Price of Gold London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 7

The price of gold per fine ounce today was £600½…

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Miners May Stop Work Protest at Dole Withdrawal Kurri Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Thursday.--As a protest against the Government withholding the dole from men who refused relief…

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Action Unlikely Kurri Miners and Dole Refusal Question Kurri Kurri

The Sun · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 11

There is little likelihood of the miners ceasing work at the request of the Kurri unemployed. At a combined meeting of the three…

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