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Mining & the mines, 1934

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150 Entombed Miners PRAGUE

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 1

By an explosion in a coal mine near Dux (Bohemia) to-day, 150 miners are ent[?]bed and in grave danger…

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Man Under Ton of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

LITHGOW, Wednesday. -- Completely covered by a ton of coal when his dray overturned this afternoon, A. N. Coates, a coal carter, was…

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Gold Seizure. United States' Step

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

As a preparatory step to the devaluation of the dollar, the Secretary of the United States Treasury has issued an order requiring delivery to…

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Low Costs Of Bulolo Gold Dredges

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

Bigger yardages than were originally figured upon have been responsible for the low working costs of dredges of Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd…

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Mine Explosion Man Received Severe Injuries BRISBANE

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 13

Serious injuries were sustained by Kenneth Brunker. 25, of Cairns-street, Red Hill, this morning, when an explosion occurred at the New…

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Miners' New President Urges Fighting Policy Newcastle

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

THE newly-elected president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Jack) told the Burwood miners at a mass meeting to-day…

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Gold Coin Compulsory Delivery to United States Treasury

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

THE Secretary to the Treasury in the United States (Mr. Morgenthau) has issued a sweeping order requiring the delivery to the Treasury of all gold coin,…

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France and the Gold Standard Paris, November 23

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

During the past month there has been a run on the gold reserve of the Bank of France, the amount of 1,765,000,000 francs (£14,104,000) being paid out. It was caused by the political crisis and the inability of two…

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Mining Shares in London London, January 3

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

Dealings in shares in mining companies on the London Stock Exchange to-day included:--North B.H., [?]is 6d Great Boulder. 9s…

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Job Control. Favoured by Miners' President. Militant Policy Outlined. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 9

The new northern president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Jack), in an interview, said he was in favour of job control in the coal industry…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 10

The price of gold to-day was £6/7/6 an ounce fine, compared with £6/7/ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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W.A. Gold Production Worth £4,000,000 PERH

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

The value of gold produced for the year was £4,893,000. During December the return was 55,112 fine ounces, and the total for the year was…

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FINANCE and Commerce Financial. France and Gold. Effect of American Policy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 11

The events of the past four or five years have driven home to even ardent nationalists that no country can disregard changes in the economic policies of the rest of the world…

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New Miners' Chief

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 9

Mr. J. Jack, newly-elected president of the Northern Miners' Federation…

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Petrol From Coal

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

London, Thursday.--Low Temperature Carbonisation, Ltd., will erect new plant in 1934 to carbonise a total of 600,000 tons a year, yielding 420,000…

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Gold in Rhodesia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 11

An optimistic view of goldmining in Southern Rhodesia was expressed by Captain D. F. Dulgan, who reached Sydney by the Nieuw Zeeland yesterday. Plenty of [?]ood cheap…

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Gold Leaves and Pearls

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

EVENING HAT of gold square-mesh maline, trimmed with painted leaves of gold and brown, worn with an ensemble of gold and eel-gray plaid taffeta by Natalie Moorhead. R.K.O. Radio player. A clasp of gold and pearls fastens the gold leaves to the bodice…

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150 Trapped in Mine Prague

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

By an explosion in a coal mine near Dux (Bohemia) yesterday, 131 miners were killed out of 150 entombed…

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Miners Lament: £115 of Wages Missing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Thursday. -- There are many men in the community who would be prepared to give £100 or £200 for…

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Injured by Explosion in Mine Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

Extensive injuries were received by Kenneth Brunker, 25, of Red Hill, this morning when an explosion occured in the New Eclipse mine at…

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