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Mining & the mines, 1933

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Miners Injured. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 14

When a fall of coal occurred at [?] Hill colliery Minmi, Walter Al[?]an, 43, had his thigh fractured. He was admitted to Maitland Hospital…

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Miners' Federation Conference Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 5

Attending the Central Council of the Miners' Federation now in session in Sydney is Mr. C. Roy, president, and Mr. E. Mar[?], representing the outlying…

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Guinea Gold N.l

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

The directors of Guinea Gold, N.L., at a meeting of shareholders to be held at Adelaide, will submit a report on the subject of dealing with the proceeds from the sale…

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Coal Oil a New Distillation Scheme

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 18

If the hopes and ambitions of Mr. J. H. Berry, partner of the Pun Lee Oil Co., of Hongkong, are realised, all the coal dumps in Australia will be…

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News From Mines Hercules' Big Dividend Disbursement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 14

From a milling of 203 tons, Hercules Gold Mining Co. obtained a yield of 429oz. Included in the crushing was 40 tons from the 1220ft. level, which gave 10oz. The…

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Financial. Commonwealth Bank's Gold. Conversion Into Sterling

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

The announcement by cable from London that 1,000,000 sovereigns of the Commonwealth Bank's holding arrived on Friday last, and that a further 2,000,000 sovereigns are to come,…

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Another Coal Cargo. the Dalryan for the Philippines

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 2

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

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"Gold-Dust and Ashes" The Epic Story of the New Guinea Goldfields Being the Library Page Feature for the Week)

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 21

AUSTRALIAN literature indeed owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. Ion L. Idricss. His earlier works, particularly the Lasseter epic and his "Desert Column," have placed him in the van…

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Broken Hill Mine. No Bids at Auction. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 14

Block 14 mine, in liquidation, was put up for auction this afternoon as a going concern Not one bid was obtained from about 100 persons present, and the mine was passed in…

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City Council. Tenders for Coal. Lithgow to Be Considered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 13

The City Council decided yesterday that in order to assist in retaining about 150 men at Lithgow in employment, tenders for the supply of high volatile coal for power-station…

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Pioneering for Gold Among 1,000,000,000 People

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 1

Australia has the chance of its national lifetime TO-DAY, if it will only avail itself of the opportunity. The whole world is in movement, back to fuller and freer commercial intercourse-a process which has been, sadly…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 14

The price of gold to-day was £6/0/7 an ounce fine, compared with £6/0/4½ yesterday BRITISH UNEMPLOYMENT. The total of registered unemployed in Britain…

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Bank of England. Gold Purchases from Australia. LONDON, April 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 13

The "Financial News" says:—"The Bank of England's gold holding is £175,031,000, the highest on record, following the purchase of £1,34[?],404, the bulk of which apparently came…

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Treasure for All Still Millions of Pounds' Worth of Hidden Gold

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 19

NEVER has the Screen depicted a more romantic adventure than that which befell an American girl diver when acting in a submarine film in Nassau Harbor…

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Gold Fish Good Company He Has Had Them For 25 Years

The World's News · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 6

There are two gold fish in Edinburgh over 25 years of age. The owner is Mr. James Johnstone, of 23 India Place, and he is 88…

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Mineral Wealth of N. S. Wales 1932 Production Is Valued at £7,313,996 Larger Coal Output

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 14

The value of N.S.W. metal and mineral production during 1932 was £7,313,996 compared with £7,432,426 during 1931, a…

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Liquid Fuel and Smokeless Coal The British Navy has entered a contract for a year's supply of liquid fuel from British coal. The process by which the fuel is obtained, its difficulties and advantages, are discussed here

The World's News · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 11

THE first attempt on anything like a large scale to obtain liquid fuel from coal arose H out of a problem of military…

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Oil From Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 8

Mr. J. H. Berry, an Australian business man, who, with Dr. L. L. Mlkels, an American research chemist, is a principal in the Pun Lee Oil Company, Hong Kong, arrived in…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 5

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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Cracow Gold, N.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 11

Shareholders of Cracow Gold, N.L., will meet in Melbourne to consider the division of the 100 shares of £30 each into 3000 shares of £ 1 each…

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