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Mining & the mines, 1934

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 14

The price of gold to-day was £6/7/6 an ounce fine, showing no change from yesterday and Wednesday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Pay Winnings in Gold New Coinage for Monte Carlo London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

Monte Carlo will return to the gold standard and pay winnings in gold coin instead of paper, says the correspondent of the "Daily Mail."…

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Coal-oil Is Our Great Hope Federal Delay Still There Is Time Lead Given

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 8

The arrival in Australia of experts from Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., to advisee the Commonwealth Government regarding…

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Prowler To Sneak Off With the Gold Cup He's on His Home Track Watch Cercello Mote With His Lightweight Milantheon Is Left on Top

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 2

WE'LL be sneaking round Moorefield way on Saturday with the purse wide open ready to empty the contents (if any) on Prowler in the Gold Cup. THIS nocturnal perambulator hits…

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Took Gold Cup Easily Persian Gave Backers No Anxiety At All

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1934 · page 15

RAIN was falling heavily when the horses were weighing out for the Moorefield Gold Cup yesterday but backers emerged from their shelters to back the good thing, Persian, and the horse won well…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 11

Gold was quoted in London on Saturday at £6/[?]/11.per oz. fine, being a fall of /7 per oz, on the day…

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Burwood Mine Dispute Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 6

Following a conference yesterday morning between the Northern Miners executive and officials of Burwood, John Darling and Elrington Miners' Lodges, in…

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Miners Will Resume at Burwood

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Sunday. -- Pending a conference between the executive of the northern branch of the Miners'…

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Burwood Colliery. Strikers to Resume Work. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 10

The miners who were on strike last week at the Broken Hill Propiletary Company's Burwood mine are to resume, pending a conference with the management, according to a…

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Soviet Industry. Increased Coal Production

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 3

According to information received from Harbin, coal production in Soviet Russia during the first nine months of last year reached 52,000,000 ton's,…

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How the Mines Worked Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 5

The Christmas and New Year holidays were responsible for reduced working times at the Northern pits during the past fortnight…

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No Re-opening of Mine Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 5

Hopes that Aberdare Colliery would re-open were dispelled to-day when the lodge received a communication from the superintendent of Caledonian Collieries,…

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Hunt for Gold Activity in W.A. PERTH

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

It is confidently predicted that the 1933 record in the gold-mining industry in the West will be eclipsed this year. Several years' development and…

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Moorefield Racing Club. Persian Wins Gold Cup. Surprise by Bombus

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 13

There was a splendid attendance at the Moorefield Racing Club's meeting on Saturday. Although racing opened in fine weather, before half the programme had been…

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Mining the Copper Position. Prospects of a Restriction Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 11

Hopps are still held in London that when the American copper code comes into operation, producers there will be more inclined to consider favourably a new international…

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Mining in Malay Marvels at Sungei Lembing What a Visitor Saw

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 5

The Malayan tin mine at Sungel Lombing is the largest in the world. This is how a writer paints a general picture of the huge undertaking:—…

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Roosevelt Expected To Halve The Dollar Soon Purchasing of Gold Seemingly Failed Washington

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 9

THERE is a growing impression in Washington that the weight of the American gold dollar will be reduced in the…

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Persian Was Seen At His Best On Saturday Led All Way to Win Gold Cup Race Came Home Strongly Soft Track May Have Saved Moorefield Club £100 Very Popular Victory

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 2

PERSIAN has registered a number of good performances, but never has he been seen to greater advantage than in winning Saturday's Moorefield Gold Cup. Going to the front at barrier-rise, he led throughout the mile journey to score decisively from Cercello…

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Coal Industry. Co-operation of Miners' Lodges. Advocated by Official. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 10

"The Colliery Owners' Association is practically defunct," said the secretary of Burwood miners' lodge. Mr. Dawson, at a meeting of the lodge to-day…

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North Aust. Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 12

North Australian Mines. N.L., has been granted a further extension of six months as from January 1 by the Sino Development Co., Ltd., over options on mining…

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