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Mining & the mines, 1934

4,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 226

New Methods May Mean Work For Miners

The Sun · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 10

Senator McLachlan. Minister in Charge of Development, announced to-day that, after consultation with the Minister for Mines for New South…

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Liquid Fuel. Production from Coal. Rival Processes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 15

Attention has again been focussed on the production of oil from coal by the experiments of Messrs. Lyons Brothers, of Newcastle. They claim to have proved that oil can be produced…

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Language Test in Mines. Western Australain Inquiry. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 12

As a result of requests received from the goldfields, the Minister for Mines (Mr. S. W. Munsie) will go to Kalgoorlie to-morrow to investigate the position regarding the…

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Large Gold Dredge. Order Placed with Renfrew Firm

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 5

An order has been received by Messrs. Lobnitz & Co., Ltd., engineers, and shipbuilders, Renfrew, for a large gold dredge for working in the alluvial…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 12

The price of gold to-day was £6/16/9 an ounce fine, showing no change from yesterday. America purchased the bulk of the £ 1,600,000 worth offered…

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Prospecting by Air Big Plans for Survey of Gold Country

The Land · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 19

WHAT is described as the largest and best equipped aerial survey mining expedition ever organised has now…

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£1,600,000 More Gold for U.S. LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 8

Gold remained to-day at £6169 per ounce fine. The bulk of the metal offered, of a value of £1,600,000, was bought by America…

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Rain of Gold for U.S.A. New York

The Sun · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

A NEW gold shower descended to-day upon the United States with the arrival of the liners Berengaria and Bremen with ingots in their holds worth 34,600,000 dollars (at par, £6,920,000.) The owners of this vast fortune,…

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Green-Gold Scheme At The Town Hall The Lady Mayoress Entertains

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 14

EVIDENTLY anticipating a sultry day, the Lady Mayoress, Mrs. A. L. Parker, who entertained city aldermen and the heads of various…

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Half Volleys From the Base-line. This Week’s Gold Cup

The St George Call · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 5

This week’s gold cup was won by Syl. Stewart, the sensational Sans Souci swiper, oyster baron and yachtsman. Syl. divides his spare time…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip J. C. Williamson Sydney Ferries Reorganisation of J. C. Williamson

The Sun · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 2

Reorganisation of the company has been engaging the attention of the directors of J. C. Williamson, Ltd., and, to further the scheme, a series…

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"Back to Wyalong Goldfields" West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 12

Mr. W. Hart, a Sydney dentist who took out the first pilot's licence in Australia and brought the first aeroplane, the first motor cycle, and the first motor car to West…

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Corrimal Mine Dispute

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 6

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation yesterday endorsed the action of the Southern District and the lodge in the dispute at Corrimal…

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The Gold Clause

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 4

The past few weeks have seen two judgments, one in Germany and one in Great Britain, which are interesting interludes in an era which appears to be largely devoted to the repudiation of contractual obligations. The Judicial…

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Black Jack Gold

The Sun · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 5

The manager of Black jack Golo Mining Co., N.L., reports:--Crosscut in 190ft 18in soft formation with four inches black pug…

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Collieries and Supping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 8

The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present operating at…

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Union's Support. Corrimal Miners' Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 10

The central council of the Miners' Federation decided at a conference yesterday to support the striking Corrimal miners in every way possible, and to appeal to members of…

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Mine Re-opening. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 16

Advice has been received that Blue Talisman gold mine at Jelleindore, which was closed on Tuesday, is to be reopened. The managing director and secretary of the company visited…

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A Gold-mad World

The Sun · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 4

"ROBINSON CRUSOE, sorrowfully apostrophising the gold saved from the wreck as base and useless dross, gives the note to mankind in this year of grace 1934. "The world." says Sir Robert Johnson (Deputy Master of the Royal…

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Gold. Record Price. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 15

A record price for gold in Australia has been established. Last week it was announced that the price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged between January 29 and…

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