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Mining & the mines, 1933

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Some Queensland Notes "A Calf of Gold"

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 24 May 1933 · page 34

EVERYONE who has attended a performance of Gounod's "Faust" has enjoyed the spirited rendering of the air "The Calf of Gold." To many, however,…

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New Guinea: The Romance of Gold-Hunting No. II

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 24 May 1933 · page 8

In his second article that practical miner and observer, Mr. Tom Richards, gives further results of his recent visit to the New Guinea gold fields, the country where he has been followed by Mr. Marr, the Commonwealth Minister administering the Territories. Here we have brief, but during, references to some of the pioneers who cleaned up fortunes. What a world of romantic or tragic suggestiveness there is in his words:—…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, May 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 May 1933 · page 14

The price of gold to-day was £6/2/6 an ounce fine, compared with £6/2/8½ yesterday. PERSECUTION OF JEWS…

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Combination Fuel. Successful Experiments on Cunard Liner. Coal and Oil

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 24 May 1933 · page 1

SUCCESSFUL experiments in burning coal and oil in combination aboard the Scythia on a trans-Atlantic voyage were referred to by Sir Percy…

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Moonta Mines. Successful Experiment. Employers and Workers Co-operate. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 May 1933 · page 13

Satisfaction was expressed to-day by the Minister in control of development (Senator McLachlan) at the success which had attended the adoption of co-operative methods between…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip National Reliance Trust Thos. Brown & SONS Investment Trust Pays 2[?] P.C.

The Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1933 · page 4

Profit of £1276, revealed in accounts of National Reliance Investment Trust, Ltd., for the year ended March 31 last, was £891 less than the amount…

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Grains of Gold

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 3

THE things of the present life are really benefits only in so far as they are good for the life to come, which is eternal…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 11

Golden Plateau, N.L., reports:—Lode formation cut in tunnel: from 1010ft to 102Oft, traces of gold, from 1020ft to 1030ft, all solid quartz; prospects give 5 to 10 dwt per ton; face all quartz[?]…

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Petrol From Hydrogenation of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 5

Among the various processes which have been introduced for the extraction of motor fuel from coal, one of the most interesting and apparently successful is that known as…

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News From Mines Metal Prices Lower

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 12

Silver prices recovered [?]d an oz. in London on Tuesday, and spelter was steady, but all other metals were weaker. Mddle prices were:--…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 11

The mining share market exhibited no definite trend yesterday in the course of well-distributed business. Gold shares supplied brisk trading. Earlier rapid advances had…

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Miners to Meet Attitude In Party Split

The Sun · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 18

The most important move in the State Labor Party war will, be the meeting this afternoon of the Central Council of the Miners'…

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Connection Between Gold-standard and Shipping

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 4

Far from bringing about a catastrophe, which all the alleged "authorities" seemed to expect, the abandonment of the gold standard by Great Britain, followed by the whole of the present "Sterling Group," has resulted in an…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, May 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 10

The price of gold to-day was £6/2/8 an ounce fine, compared with £6/2/6 yesterday. BARQUE VIKING. The Danish four-masted barque Viking,…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip London and Lancs Insurance N.Z. Loan Interest L. and L Finances

The Sun · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 6

Premium income of the London And Lancashire insurance Co., Ltd., amounted, in 1932, to £5,996,927, which was a decrease of £535,982…

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I Break Rule, Admits S. Cst. Miners' Presd. Willis' Ch'man Attacks Both Lang and Beasley Stormy Scene Would Send Reports to the Capitalist Press Helensburgh, Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 May 1933 · page 8

AFTER attacking Mr. Lang and Mr. Beasley, Mr. F. Lowden, district miners' president, who officiated as…

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Fairly Firm News From Mines Gold Mines of Aust. Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 12

Gold Mines of Australia, Ltd., intends to issue another 235,650 shares of 10 each to shareholders registered on June 3 next, in the proportion of three for two…

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Gold Mines of Australia, Ltd. a Further Issue of 235,650 Shares

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 13

Because of the number of promising goldmining opportunities which continue to present themselves for investigation, and the generally favourable aspect of the goldmining…

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Miners and Mr. Willis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 15

Although the Central Council of the Miners' Federation, which met in Sydney yesterday, reached no decision on the issues involved, it is probable that the feeling among the rank…

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To Support Willis Miners' Council Unanimous

The Sun · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 10

IT is reported that a unanimous decision to support the candidature of Mr. A. C. Willis for the Bulli…

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