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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Melawi Gold Syndicate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 11

Oriomo Explorations, Ltd, managing agents for Melaw[?] Gold Syndicate, Ltd., reports that Mr. George More, who arrived on the area at Sintang, on January 2, has secured a free…

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New Lucknow Gold

The Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 4

New Lucknow Gold Mining mine manager reports: North-eastern drive driven a further lift, and serpentine has come into the drive, last few feet of country…

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Death in Mine. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 10

An inquest was held to-day into the death of Arthur Broadhead, who was killed at B[?] colliery on January l8. Evidence shown that Broadhead was in control of the tension…

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Corrimal Mine Dispute Conference Arranged

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 8

The central executive officers of the Miners' Federation, Messrs. D. Rees (general president) and A. Teece (general secretary) yesterday,…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended January 26, is at the rate of approximately £7/9/8…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 11

Compared with recent activity, the mining shan market related to dullness yesterday Absence of interstate markets owing to a holiday, was a contributory factor in this. Gold…

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Abermain Mine Dispute Settlement Reached Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 8

A dispute concerning the payment of extra money to wheelers for the use of young horses and working in wet places, which held up work at…

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Fined for Stealing Cwt of Coal

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

The theft of a cwt of coal, valued at 26 from the Sydenham station railway yard on January 28, cost Wallace Norman Banning, 29, laborer,…

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Gold Price in London London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 8

Gold sold to-day at £61251 an ounce. America purchased all that offered, amounting to £800,000 worth. The dollar was quoted at…

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Mount Morgan Mine. Retirement of Sir Herbert Gepp

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 3

With the consent of the Commonwealth Government, and at the request of the Government of Queensland, Sir Herbert Gepp reported on the application of Mount Morgan,…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 10

The price of gold to-day was £ 6/12/5½. The United States purchased the whole of the £800,000 worth offered. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Complete Control of U.S. Credit Mandate Given by Congress Entire Gold Stocks Taken Over No Opposition Washington, Mon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 1

COMPLETE power to manager the credit and monetary system is vested in the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Henry…

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High Gold Yield. Ore from Newly-found Mine. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 14

The Minister of Mines (Mr. Ritchie) has received a report from the general manager of the State Batteries, stating that a parcel of 11 tons 5 hundredweight of ore from the…

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1200 Miners Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--To-morrow all pits, and 1200 men employed on the State coal mine at Wonthaggi, will be idle, in accordance with a…

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Newcastle Coal for W.a

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 1

THE W.A. Commissioner for Railways has recommended the acceptance of a tender of 15,000 tons of Newcastle coal. The quotations are…

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News From Mines Day Dawn South Assays

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 12

The mine manager of Day Dawn South, New Guinea, advises by radio that a new drive commenced on No. 1 reef has been extended to 40ft. in good ore, giving…

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Coal Export. 30,245 Tons for Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 4

THE quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week ended January 24 for places, beyond the State was 30,245…

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Mica Mines Dispute. Demand That Unionists Be Reinstated

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 15

There has been a further development in the dispute at the mica mines in Cen­tral Australia, where a number of men were dismissed for joining the North…

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Miners' Strike. 300 Men Out at Corrimal. CORRIMAL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 14

A stoppage occured at Corrimal Mine owing to the refusal of the management to reinstate an employee, who had been discharged. About 300 of the employees will be out of work…

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Miners' Board on Disputes Strike for Seniority of Youth Endorsed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 7

BULLI, Tuesday.--Many small South Coast mines disputes were dealt with by yesterday's meeting of the Southern Miners' delegate board…

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