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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Natural Gas. From Balmain Coal Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 10

The bore which the Natural Gas and Oil Corporation, Ltd., is putting down at the old Balmain coal mine, has reached a depth of 3000 feet. Eight-Inch caping has been put…

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Notes. Black Jack Gold Mining Company, N.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 11

(February 17):—"Crosscut 211 feet discontinued, fired one cut 105 feet, leader improved to 6 inches; started drive on leader 144 feet; will start driving on John Bull next week."…

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Products of Coal Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 7

AN exhibit of coal products will be a feature of Newcastle Show, which opens to-morrow. Samples produced by the Messrs. Lyon Bros. at Wallsend…

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Gold Crest Won Big Stake

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 2

As much as 10 to 1 was bet against Gold Crest for the Trial Handicap at Victoria Park trots yesterday. The support for him, however, was so…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 11

After the hesitancy which had been noticeable at the end of last week the mining share market yesterday turned definitely downward. The fall was principally…

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Two Accidents in Mines K[?]rri

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 8

Caught by a falling prop at Hebburn No. 2 Colliery to-day. William Corssley. of Main Road, Abermain, suffered injuries to the left leg…

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B.H.P. SUBSIDIARY Option Exercises Over Gold Property

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 12

For the past 18 months Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd., has been testing in the Enterprise leases, the western and downward extension of the…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 10

The price of gold to-day was £6/15/9 a fine ounce, compared with £6/15/10 on Saturday. DOLLAR AND FRANC QUOTATIONS…

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Hercules Gold Mining Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 15

Hercules Gold Mining Co., N.L., Bendigo, shows a net profit of £25,277 for the half-year ended December 31, compared with £57,154 for the previous half-year and…

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Miners' Phthisis

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 20

In a further communication dealing with the above subject, Mr. W. J. McEldrew, Hon. Secretary of the Bendigo (V.) Local Branch of the A.W.U., writes as…

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Light For Mines

The World's News · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 10

Darkness in the pit is the miner's enemy. It makes hewing at the coalface more dangerous, and many a man is hurt by falling coal…

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Died From Mine Fall

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--James Gamboni (40), of Sebastian, who fell 100ft. in a bucket at the Garden Gully and Moon Extended Mine on…

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Guinea Gold Shares

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 15

Shareholders of Guinea Gold, N.L., will be called together in Adelaide this month to consider a resolution authorising the division of each £1 share into 10 fully-paid [?] shares…

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Queensland Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 15

Our Brisbane correspondent telegraphs that the value of gold produced in Queensland for January was £28,591, as compared with £17,012 for January last year. Of the total…

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Mining Disputes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 14

A conference took place yesterday between the management of the Corrimal colllery and the Miners' Federation to discuss proposals for a settlement of the strike at the pit. The…

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Coal Shipments. Increased Business

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 4

The recent improvement in the coal trade at Newcastle was maintained last week and the exceptionally high total of more than 150,000 tons was shipped…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 15

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended February 16 is at the rate of approximately £7/12/2 per…

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Gold Honor Versus Queen Beon

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 1

THE general opinion is that Gold Honor and Queen Been will be two of the most fancied runners in the 14.1…

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Gold and Exchange London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 9

The price of gold per ounce fine remained unchanged to-day at £6159. The dollar was quoted at 5.09[?] to the £ (5.13[?] yesterday), and the franc…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 15

A weaker trend was noticeable in all sections of the mining share market yesterday. On comparatively light dealings prices generally slipped downward by moderate amounts…

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