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Mining & the mines, 1933

4,040 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 202

General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 14

The price of gold to-day was £6/0/4 an ounce fine, compared with £6/0/11½ on Wednesday. PROPOSED MEMORIAL TABLET…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Metropolitan Life Michael Nairn Metrop. Life Company's Results

The Sun · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 2

New business written by the Australian Metropolitan Life Assurance Co., Ltd., during 1932 was in excess of that completed in the previous 12…

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What Will the Miners Do? Politicians On Hot Bricks to Socialise or Not to Socialise?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 6

POLITICIANS on the coalfields of New South Wales, who have to rely on the votes of the miners for their seats in Parliament, are…

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The New Guinea Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 8

Since Mr. Ion L. Idriess took up authorship, he has been remarkably prolific, but fertility has not been to the sacrifice of interest. "Gold Dust and Ashes," his latest book…

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Book Reviews and Music Notes Gold and Cannibals New Guinea Stories

The Sun · Sunday 2 April 1933 · page 3

"WAR is declared. Surrender." Far up towards the head of the Waria River, in…

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Buying and Selling State Secrets Is Big Business Perils and Profits of Espionage Foreign Gold Is Temptation" in Spy-ridden Europe Huge Organisations London, February

The Sun · Sunday 2 April 1933 · page 16

It is a singular irony that, while the Disarmament Conference sits at Geneva, spies are more numerous and active than at any time since the war ended. And, at the moment, a young English officer, Lieut…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Saturday at £6/0/7½ per ounce fine, our correspondent cab[?]s, a rise /3½ on the day…

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Mount Isa Mines Idle. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 6

Owing to a breakdown of the Mt. Isa Mines main haulage plant, about 1000 men are idle. It was expected that repairs would be completed last night…

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Fuel From Coal Important Process Explained

The Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 8

The British Navy has entered into a contract for a year's supply of liquid fuel from British coal. Their action in so doing indicates the…

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Loans Higher Keen Demand for Gold Stocks

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 12

Further improvement in Government Loans featured a generally firm but quiet market for investments at the week-end…

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Southern Cross Mine. Fumes Overcome Two Men. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 11

The seal placed over the tunnel in the Southern Cross mine, near Ipswich, when it caught fire about four weeks ago, was broken yesterday, and an attempt was made to put…

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Another Coal Cargo. the Dalryan for the Philippines

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 4

The British steamer Dalryan. has arrived at Newcastle to load about 7000 tons of J. & A. Brown-Abermain-Seaham coal for the Philippines, and…

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Western Miners' Treasurer Death of Mr. A. O. Homes a Loyal Official Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 6

Mr. Axel Olaf Holmes J.P.. treasurer of the western miners, and State Mine Lodge, died yesterday at the Lithgow District Hospital Mr…

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Revival Signs. Coal-mining Improvement. MR. C. M. McDONALD'S VIEW

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 9

Mr. C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association and president of the Employers' Federation of New South Wales, said yesterday that there was definite evidence…

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Miners Meet To-day

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 5

The adjourned annual council meeting of the Miners' Federation is to meet at 2.30 p.m. to-day. Many important matters appear on the…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 11

The price fixed by the commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the melbourne Mint, for the week ended March 31 is at the rate of approximately £6/16/4 per…

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The Shale Oil Committee Awaiting Decision From Miners

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 6

The Joint Federal and State Government Shale Oil Committee met yesterday, and reviewed various points arising out of its inquires to…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 9

The price of gold to-day was £6/0/4½ an ounce fine. BRITISH AIR SERVICE. The Great Western Railway Company Will…

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Arm Was Almost Severed Miner Struck by Coal Maitland

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 8

Caught by a fall of coal in Ayrfield No. 1 colliery to-night, Alfred Whitehouse, 42, a miner of Steam Street, Maitland, had his right arm almost…

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Occidental Gold Mines N.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 15

At the first statutory general meeting of shareholders in Occidental Gold Mines, N.L., yesterday, the chairman of directors (Mr. A. Vickery) said that the company had made…

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