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Mining & the mines, 1933

4,040 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 202

Down The Mine For A Hunger-strike VIENNA

The Sun · Sunday 7 May 1933 · page 5

A unique hunger-strike has begun at a mine near Wolfsegg, in Upper Austria. Following an example recently set…

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Complete Abandonment Of The Gold Standard Is Improbable

The Sun · Sunday 7 May 1933 · page 20

If the indulgence of a little imagination were permitted in the discussion of economic problems it could quite easily be said that gold, as a standard, may eventually he abandoned. But since facts, not imagination, are all that matters there are three reasons (at least) why gold will not he abandoned…

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She's Done Her Dash Precious Gold Plunge Goes Phut MELBOURNE

Truth · Sunday 7 May 1933 · page 3

ONCE upon a time Dave McNamara only had to stick down on Precious Cold and the would do the rest She hat dipped a lot since then and is only…

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Invincible Colliery, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 11

The directors of the Invincible Colliery, Ltd., announce that the result of operations for the half-year ended March 4 does not warrant the payment of an interim dividend…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Saturday at £6/4/1 per ounce fine, our correspondent cables, a fall of /5 on the day…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 8

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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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 11

All sections of the mining share market on Saturday had the benefit of advances in metal prices, and firmer prices were the rule. Tin shares added to their…

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Newcastle Coal Weekly Export Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 6

The Quantity of coal, including bunkers shipped from Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 54 201 tons of which…

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Miners Fined. Trespass on Leases. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 11

Three miners were fined in the Warden's Court yesterday for trespassing and mining alluvial gold on claims held by the Chapman Gold Mines, No Liability, at The Granites…

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Run on Bar Gold London Investors Want to Buy Bankers on Us. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 8

Many investors are now pestering the banks to buy on their behalf little bars of gold measuring 10 by 3½ inches,…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Country Producers' Co. Smaller Profit Producers' Selling Co. Pays 5 p.c

The Sun · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 5

Transactions of the Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd., during the 12 months ended March 31 last left gross profit amounting to £11,060,…

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Trade Surplus of £33,382,000 Big Gold Shipments Help Position Imports Up 38 P.c

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 10

A favorable commodity balance of 117,370,000 sterling, and a total balance of £33,382,000 sterling, inclusive of gold ship…

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In Marts arid On 'Change Potatoes Should Be Cheaper Vegetables Will Be Dearer Fruit Quotes Activity in Trading Late Rates Hold in Most Cases Gold Shares

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 10

Potatoes will probably be reduced by 10 a ton to-day. Supplies expected from Tasmania and Victoria are 50 per cent. in excess of last…

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Good Gold Return

The Sun · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 12

Gulgong, Tuesday.--Sandhurst Gold Mining Syndicate got a return of 11oz. 8dwt. gold from 22 tons of ore. This mine has been giving good…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 8

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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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended May 5, is at the rate of approximately £6/19/11 per…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 11

Tin shares derived additional strength in yesterday's mining share market, last week's rise in the price of the metal still finding a reaction. Austral-Malay closed in demand at…

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Western Coal. Railway Orders. Premier's Telegram. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 10

Referring to a suggestion by opponents of the State Government that the Premiers decision to call for quotations for the supply of 75,000 tons of western coal, was a…

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Lost His Voice State Mine Employee Hit by Iron Bar

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 9

LITHGOW, Monday.--Struck on the back of the neck by an iron bar weighing half a ton, which fell from a railway truck, Alfred Reynolds, a…

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Mine-worker Speechless. Struck on Neck by Iron Bar Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 9

Alfred Reynolds, pit top employee, engaged at the State mine, was rendered speechless in a remarkable manner to-day. He was engaged in lowering a number of trucks when an iron…

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