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Mining & the mines, 1934

4,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 226

Racial Clash Sidelight On Riots In W.A. Miners Are Bitter

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 4

MINERS are noted for hastiness in affairs which they consider, touch them closely. They appear to possess an act-on-the-spur-of-the-moment complex, direct action having for them a stronger appeal than diplomacy…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 30

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

The price of gold to-day was £6/12/10 an ounce fine, compared with £6/12/5½ yester-day. America bought the whole of the £700,000 worth offered…

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Newcastle Activities. Returns for 1933. Increased Shipping; More Coal Exports

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 5

In 1933 the total quantity of coal exports and interstate transfers from Newcastle was 2,104,558 tons, representing an increase over 1932…

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Boom As Gold Goes Vital Bill Is Signed New Era? Washington

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 15

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT signed his Gold Bill this afternoon. Formal devaluation of the dollar, probably…

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Serious Riots Kalgoorlie and Boulder Mobs Loot and Destroy. Foreigner Killed in Battle. Attempt to Defend Camp Against Miners. KALGOORLIE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 13

Remarkable scenes of violence were witnessed at Kalgoorlie and Boulder last night and early this morning, when mobs looted and wrecked business premises of foreigners. Three hotels, a boarding-house, and a wine saloon were set on fire and destroyed…

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Pitched Battle in Race Riots Miners Shot by Aliens: Houses Burn Explosion Is Signal for Attack Foreigners Hold Mob at Bay Kalgoorlie, Wed. Morning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 1

Several miners were wounded by armed foreigners when fresh outbreaks of mob violence occurred at Boulder late last night and early this morning…

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Move to Clear Foreigners Out of West Sequel To Mob Fury In W.A. Firing and Looting of Towns Committee To Wait On Chamber Of Mines £30,000 DAMAGE 1 PERTH

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 5

FOLLOWING we orgy of wrecking burning and looting by inflamed mobs at Kalgoorlie and Boulder last night,, when damage…

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Grains of Gold

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 3

WE all lead secret lives; our only true publicity is in the mind of God. To smile at the jest which, places a thorn in another's breast is to become…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 13

TARANAKI (H.Z.) OIL FIELDS N.L.—Message from Moturoa Oil Fields Ltd.: No. 4 well: Drilled to 2085ft in grey shale and sandstone. Now endeavouring to free 8in casing to run to bottom…

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Miners Deaths. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 12

A verdict of accidental death, and that no blame was attachable to anyone, was returned at the inquiry into the deaths of Albert Edward Ellis and Frank Kovaclch, who were…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 13

A weaker market ruled for gold shares yesterday. None of the leading producing concerns made headway. On the other hand, no serious losses were suffered. Western…

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Award Rates As Expanses Miners Make Request

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 6

WITH a view to obtaining better rates of compensation for witnesses who are called to give evidence in industrial and other cases…

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Miners' Riot Battle with Foreigners at Kalgoorlie

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 2

RACIAL, feeling which has been simmering at fever heat for years on the goldfields of Western Australia boiled over the week when an Australian miner…

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Race Riots on Western Gold Fields

Italian Bulletin of Australia · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 3
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Man Overcome by Gas Working in Sewer Mine

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 7

Engaged in constructing a sewer mine leading across a paddock to Auburn Moat Works yesterday, William Tolfer, 43, married miner of…

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Youths' Jobs in Mines Support for Strike at Corrimal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 10

BULLI, Wednesday.--Nearly all southern lodges, with the exception of Excelsior, endorsed the proposed 5 per cent. district levy in support…

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Mine Ultimatum Given Till To-morrow To Resume MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 26

A new development occurred today in the strike of 1300 miners, wheelers and surface workers at the State coal mine. Wonthaggi. when an…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 12

The price of gold to-day was £6/13/1 an ounce fine, compared with £6/12/10 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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Peg Gold America's "Fighting Announcement" 59c Dollar Washington

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 10

By proclamation. President Roosevelt to-day devalued the dollar to 59 cents, and announced that from tomorrow the Treasury would purchase…

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