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Mining & the mines, 1933

4,040 stories in Sydney's papers · page 80 of 202

Mining the Share Market

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

In response to a general rise in metal quotations, both base-metal and fold sections of the mining share market were firmer yesterday. Barriers, though quiet, strengthened as…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, May 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 12

The price of gold to-day was £6/2/5 an ounce fine, compared with £6/2/8 yesterday. FRENCH AMBASSADOR. The newly-appointed French Ambassador to…

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Gold Prospecting. Western Australian Unemployed. Liberal State Aid Offered. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 7

The State Cabinet yesterday agreed to a proposal by the Minister for Mines (Mr. S. W Munsie) for the extension of prospecting to relieve unemployment…

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Keller Replies to Lowden Friendship of Years Is Exploited by Miners President "Joins the Pack"

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 8

REPLYING last night to statements by the president of the Southern miners, Mr. F. Lowden, at the opening of Mr.Willis's…

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"Sorry For Jack" Delegates Frame Plan for Miners Willis at Thirroul Lang-lenin Speech Was Costly 'Clique Must Go'

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 May 1933 · page 9

THIRROUL, Thursday.--That Mr. J. S. Garden's "Lenin and Lang" speech at the Easter Conference had lost Mr. Dan Rees, general president for the Coal Miners' Federation, presided yesterday over a meeting of delegates from all the coalfields of…

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip Boulder Perseverance Gold Shares Up Boulder Perseverance Plant

The Sun · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 2

At the meeting of shareholders of Boulder Perseverance, Ltd., in London yesterday, the London correspondent of "The Sun" advises, Mr. C. F. Bell…

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The Gold Country

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 1

THEY were talking gold a lot at the function tendered to Mr F. R. Cooper, Penrith's ex-stationmaster, last Friday, being prompted to do so…

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State Mine. Dispute Settled. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 13

As a result of conferences between the State mine management and Mr. Handley, an industrial mediator, issues which have been in dispute at the colliery have been satisfactorily…

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News From Mines Mt. Coolon Developments

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 9

The No. 4 level drive at Mount Coolon has been advanced eastwards 13ft. to 88ft. from the centre of the crosscut from the main shaft; westwards 19 has been…

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Mine Dispute Is Settled Lithgow Conference Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 6

The following statement was issued on behalf of the State mine lodge executive to-day:--"As the result of frequent…

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Miners' Appeal Central Council For Willis NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 3

Following the decision of the Miners' Central Council in Sydney yesterday to support Mr. Willis in the Bulli fight, it was learned in…

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Lithgow Tremors Horses Affected; Fresh Air in Mine Stopped

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 7

LITHGOW, Friday.--A partial stoppage of the flow of fresh air into the State mine was caused by two earth tremors at 5.30 this morning…

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Miners' Decision. "Behind Mr. Willis." Direction to Members of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 14

The central council of the Miners' Federation decided yesterday to use the entire weight of the organisation in support of the candidature of Mr. A. C. Willis for the Bulli seat,…

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Miners' Cl. Recommends Mr. Willis Lodges To Have Final Say

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 5

ALTHOUGH the Central Council of the Miners' Federation yesterday determined to endorse the candidature of Mr. Willis in the Bulli…

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Free Coal For People in Distress. Federal Government's Gift. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 17

Further free issues of coal are to be made available for the relief of distress by the Commonwealth Government. In the Senate to-day the Minister for…

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Sweeney's Services to Miners Life's Work for the Labor Party Confidence. Corrimal

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 5

"IF IT is true that I have always been on the backs of the workers, as alleged by an interjector, all I can say is that…

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Will Weigh In With Willis Miners Now Decided Federation Order to M.'sL.A. Must Support

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 7

Mr. Willis, M.L.C., has the definite support of the Coal Miners' Federation in the Bulli by-election…

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U.S. Off Gold War Debts May Be Paid In Any Legal Currency Inflation Plan Washington

The Sun · Saturday 27 May 1933 · page 1

AS President Roosevelt has decided that the United States shall go off the gold standard by statute, it will be possible for foreign countries to pay their war debts to the United States in any legal money…

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