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Mining & the mines, 1934

4,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 226

B.h. Pty. Forms Subsidiary Option Over Enterprise Gold Lease

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The Broken Hill Pty. Co., Ltd., has formed a new subsidiary at Kalgoorlie, Enterprise Mines. N.L…

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Yield Of Gas From Coal Highest On Record Manly Co.'s Sales Increase

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 11

The quantity of gas sold by the Manly Gas Co., Ltd., during 1933, increased by 2.12 per cent., whilst 2690…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Manly Gas Co. Oriomo Explorations Gas Co. To Lower Price

The Sun · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 2

Reduction of 0.013d per gas unit (2d per 1000 c. ft.) in the price to be charged as from March 1 next was announced by the chairman (Mr…

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How Fred Cash Bowled the "Wrong 'Un" Silver Scorn Scratched Gold Digger Gets 'Em Middle Stamp At V.P.

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 17 February 1934 · page 7

FRED CUSH paid up for two horses in the first division of the Victoria Park Flying on Wednesday — Silver Scorn and Gold Digger. And Fred effected a coup for a moderate outlay. As much…

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Gold-Mounted Whip

Truth · Sunday 18 February 1934 · page 5

WIRTH BROS, who hold a big entertainment in Melbourne at Cup time, always present a gold-mounted whip to the jockey…

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Gold for Teeth Fillings and Ornaments Only King Of Incas Had More Wisdom Than Economists Of To-day

Truth · Sunday 18 February 1934 · page 12

GOLD! GOLD! "The things that make life are forgotten and life itself is made cheap." GOLD! "That yellow stuff over which men go mad and women sell their souls."…

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Man Dying Goldfields Inquest Story of Racial Riots Kalgoorlie

The Sun · Sunday 18 February 1934 · page 2

How, amid exploding bombs and hand-to-hand fighting between Australians and foreigners on the leases…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Wiluna Gold Corpn. Rangeng Tin Wiluna Gold

The Sun · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 5

From its London office, Wiluna Gold Corporation, Ltd., has received a cable intimating that during January the Wiluna Gold Mines treated…

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Triton Gold Boring

The Sun · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 5

Triton Gold Mines, N.L., reports that, in view of boring difficulties met with in the drilling of No. 17 hole at 279 feet, it has been decided to discontinue it, and…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 11

MOUNT COOLON GOLD. N.L. (week ended February 13).—Diamond drilling No. 1 surface bore advanced 24ft through country, to total depth 444ft prior to cessation of drilling. Assay of core from…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Saturday at £6/15/10 per ounce fine, our correspondent cables, a fall of /6 on the day…

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Mining Dispute. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 10

A dispute between three men—who declared they had struck rich ore between Sunny Corner and Dark Corner—was ventilated at Lithgow Mining Court. Daniel…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 11

In a fairly active market gold shares continued to yield ground on Saturday. With the exception of Oriomo Explorations, which made a good recovery from losses during the…

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Kalgoorlie Enterprise Mines. B.h. Proprietary Subsidiary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 11

Kalgoorlie Enterprise Mines, Ltd., has been registered in Melbourne with a capital of £275,000 in £1 shares. Directors of the company are H. G. Dariling, R. O. Blackwood…

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Miners' Money. "Committee of Inquiry." Lang Party's Fears

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 10

The Garden-Graves faction, at the last meeting of the Lang executive decided to appoint a committee to inquire into the question of repayment of the long-standing debt…

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For Women Blue and Gold. University Wedding. SELLE—SPIER

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 4

Mrs. Leslie Wilson (left), formerly Miss Mary Wormald, who was married—on Saturday evening at All Saint's Woollahra. Below are Mr. and Mrs. W…

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"Wise" Gold Hoarders Reap a Harvest New York

The Sun · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 1

Since February 1, 225,000,000 dollars of "wise gold" has come home from Europe and a lot of hard feelings against the Administration have…

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General Cable News. Search for Rich Gold Reef. London, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 10

Sir Malcolm Campbell sailed for Africa yesterday. He is bound for Kalahari Desert (Bechuanaland), where, aided by aircraft and a plan long in his possession, he…

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Gold Flow to U S.A. Shipments May Reach £100,000,000 LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 12

The gold rush to America continues although it has been checked by restriction of shipping and insurance facilities…

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Turnover on 'Change Was Small Only Seven Sales In C'wealth Bonds Gold Down

The Labor Daily · Monday 19 February 1934 · page 8

Business on 'Change in stocks and shares on Saturday morning was slack. The market was again easier in tone and closed…

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