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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Gold and Exchange London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 8

Gold was quoted to-day at £6167 per ounce fine, compared with £6165 yesterday. The dollar was quoted at 5.08¾ to…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 15

Though price movements were mainly of a moderate order, gold shares had a sagging tendency in yesterday's mining share market. This applied to the better-class…

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Rumor About Mine Is Denied . KURRI

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 4

A tumor has been circulated in the district that Richmond Main coillery is shortly to close down. Interviewed to-day. however, the manager declared that…

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61 Dismissals Expected Maitland Main Mine Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 3

Sixty- one employees of Maitland Main Colliery are expected to receive notice on Friday. The number included 10 pairs of…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 14

The price of gold to-day was £6/16/7 an ounce fine, compared with £6/16/5 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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40 Per Cent. Decrease. Big Fall in Poland's Coal Output

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 5

The extraordinary decline in Poland's coal output recorded in the past three or four years continued to a smaller extent in the past year. The…

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To Inspect Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.--Despite a recent very serious illness, from which he has not yet fully recovered, the Commonwealth Geological…

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Norseman Gold Mines

The Sun · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 4

A telegram received by Norseman Gold Mines. N.L., dated February 34, states:--No. 5 level south drive extended to 155 feet from shaft centre; average width 42…

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Grains of Gold

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

THE greater our cross, the greater is our gain; the more deprived suffering is of consolation, the purer it is; the more closely are we 'united to God…

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Mining Notes. Paringa Mining and Exploration, Ltd.—

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 11

No. 6 borehole, diamond drill passed through main lode of ore channel. Cutting assayed as follows: Between 227ft and 268ft, 6dwt, sectional values between 231ft and 237ft, 10 dwt. between 253ft and…

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Arnheim Land Gold Call

The Sun · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 4

A first can of 3d a share on 133.334 contributing shares in Arnheim Land Gold Development, N.L. (making 1s 3d paid up), has been made, payable on March 14 next…

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Coal-oil Satisfies London

The Sun · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 19

Only small quantities of petrol extracted from coal were used by the Royal Air Force for test and experiment prior to last year, said the…

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Gold From Orange Orange

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 1

The largest con[?]ignment of gold to leave Orange for 40 years left last night in charge of Messrs. Crowpher and Tunkerman. The yield…

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Price of Gold London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 8

Gold was quoted to-day at £6171 per ounce fine, compared with £6167 yesterday. The dollar was quoted at 5.06[?] to…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 11

Comparatively dull dealings in the mining share market yesterday were relieved by sustained activity in Mt. Morgan. The reduced share denomination facilitated trading…

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Gold Expedition Equipped with Aeroplane and Wireless

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 12

THE gold survey expedition that is being prepared by an Influential British organisation to prospect in the remote regions of Western Australia, is to make extensive use of at least one…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 9

The price of gold to day was £6/17/1 an ounce fine, compared with £6/16/7 yesterday FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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To Save Mining Industry Big Conference on

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 6

A conference of representatives of all A.L.P. branches in the Cessnock electorate will be hold in Cessnock on Sunday morning to launch a big…

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"Oil From Coal Hampered by Outsiders" Witness' Charge at Inquiry Interfering With Australian Industry Farm Costs

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 6

THAT the big on interests outside Australia are deliberately interfering with the efforts to develop an Australian oil industry…

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Mining News. Berringa Gold Syndicate

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 3

To develop a lease at Berringa, the Berringa Gold Syndicate, N.L., has been formed with a capital of £1,500 in shares of 5/- each: The number…

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