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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Off to the Gold Diggings in the Roaring Fifties

The Sun · Sunday 21 January 1934 · page 4

The township of Bathurst awoke early one May morning in 1851 to find its townsfolk all agog with excitement. Little knots of eager-faced inhabitants had collected at all the…

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How Kitchener Went to His Doom German Radio Man Tells Why Mines Were Laid

The Sun · Sunday 21 January 1934 · page 12

A circumstantial story of how the cruiser Hampshire, with Lord Kitchener aboard, was sunk with a loss of 650 lives, has been supplied by a German wireless operator, whose skill at decoding messages was indirectly responsible…

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What Will Roosevelt Do with His Colossal Gold Hoards? Most Nations Off Standard

Truth · Sunday 21 January 1934 · page 16

THE Roosevelt money policy, as expounded in his various messages to Congress during the past week, constitutes, on the surface, the greatest…

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Just A Mine To Let You In For A Fortune £500 for Giving a Name to Picture

The Sun · Sunday 21 January 1934 · page 1

Not even the world's highest paid writers ever received £500 for one sentence of a few words…

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Gold Mines of Papua, Ltd

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 4

Gold Mines of Papua, Ltd., has been registered in Canberra for the purpose of prospecting two lines of lode, the Umuna, on Misima Island, and the Kulumadau, on…

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Mararoa Gold Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 11

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Mararoa Gold Mining Company, N.L., has been called to consider whether the company shall be wound up voluntarily…

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Aerial Survey for Gold Western Mining Corporation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 12

What is described as the largest and best equipped aerial survey mining expedition ever organised has now commenced operations in West…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Saturday at £6/12/9, our correspondent cables, a fall of /1 on the day…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 11

NEW OCCIDENTAL GOLD MINES, N. L.: Extensive metallurgical tests being carried out to determine most economic and efficient method of ore treatment and necessary type of plant…

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700 More Out Three Collieries Now Idle NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 7

SEVEN HUNDRED miners from John Darling and Burwood collieries ceased work this morning and now…

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Effort to Settle Mine Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Sunday.--John Darling and Borehole miners have combined with Elrington miners to settle the dispute which exists at…

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Real or Fairy Gold

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 7

"Believe me if all those endearing young charms That I gaze on so fondly to-day Were to change by to-morrow and fleet in my arms Like fairy gifts fading away... "…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 11

Active business in Saturday's mining share market covered all sections. The principal gold issues had a tendency to relax. Movement in tin shares was a trifie erratic, Austral…

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Big Western Mining Scheme Area to Be Surveyed for Gold Aerial Equipment Described W.A. Coy's Venture

The Labor Daily · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 4

What is described as the largest and best-equipped aerial survey mining expedition ever organised has now commenced operations in Western Australia in an endeavor to locate new gold-bearing formations…

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Occidental Mine. £100,000 to be Spent. COBAR

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 10

The directors of the Occidental gold mine, who made a thorough inspection of the workings yesterday, have decided to spend £100,000 in equipping the mine and erecting buildings…

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Newcastle Coal. Order from Western Australia. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 6

The tender board of the Western Australian Government is calling for 10,000 tons of large Newcastle locomotive coal and 5000 tons of small coal for the East Perth power-house…

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GOLD. U.S. Measure. Impounding Bill Passed by Lower House. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 10

President Roosevelt's Money Bill, incorporating the proposals contained in his message to Congress recommending that all the nation's currency gold…

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Trade Review. Mild Boom in Rubber and Gold. Signs of Recovery in 1933. LONDON, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 9

The general tone of the Stock Exchange has been fairly good, although British funds were dull until Thursday, when they became distinctly better. A feature of the week has…

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Miners' Strike. At Three Collieries. Thousand Men Involved. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 10

About 1000 employees at the three collieries controlled by the Broken Hill Pty. Co., Ltd., on the northern coalfields—Elrington, Burwood, and John Darling—are now involved in…

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Miners' Representatives

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 6

Yesterday the miners' representatives waited upon the Minister for Mines in connection with the abolition of stonedusting in mines. The deputation included, from left to right: Messrs. D. Rees, president, Miners' Federation, A. Teece, general secretory, F. Lowden,…

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