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Mining & the mines, 1934

4,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 226

Record Coal Shipment

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 3

The London and North-Eastern Railway Company report that the coal shipments at Blyth (Northumberland) on Tuesday, January 23, totalled 27,795…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 11

HILLTOP GOLD, N.L.: No. 2 shaft sunk and timbered to 194ft to date, on a reef veraging twenty inches. Mine now in position to produce approximately 75 tons per week. Anticipated that…

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday.--The price of gold to-day was £6164. The dollar was 5.09 and the franc 77½…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 16 March 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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Vic. Mine Strike Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 13

The State coal mine strike has not, yet been settled. Mr. McLeish is determined that the first condition of settlement must be an unconditional…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 11

Active business was done in tin shares yesterday, and though the range of stocks traded was hardly as wide as on the previous day, the turnover was quite as extensive…

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Gripping Drama of the Mines Melbourne, Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

TWO miners, William James, 25, single, of Eaglehawk, and Bertram Shaw, 30, single, of Long Gully, were overcome…

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Owners' Terms Rejected Wonthaggi Mine Dispute Wonthaggi

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 10

The miners to-day rejected the management's terms for unconditional resumption of work as a preliminary to the settlement of…

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60,000 Miners Strike In China PEIPING, Jan. 30

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 4

A few days ago the workers employed in the coal mines of Matsiaku in the province of Hopei, came out on strike. These mines belong to the…

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"No Surrender," Say Miners Wonthaggi Men Reply to Ultimatum

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--"No surrender" was the policy adopted by the Wonthaggi miners to-day in their dispute with the management of the…

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Mining News. Golden Horse Shoe Yield

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 4

Golden Horse Shoe (New), Ltd., during February treated 34,720 tons of tailings dumps. The estimated value of the yield is £4,377, estimated…

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Gallant Miners. Attempts to Rescue Comrades. Overcome by Fumes. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 9

Great gallan[?]ry was shown by miners at the South New Moon Mine. Sailor's Gully, five miles from Bendigo, this morning, when one man was overcome by fumes in a shaft 40 feet…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 9

The price of gold to-day was £6/16/4 an ounce fine, compared with £6/16/2 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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Gold Yield Is Higher Over £1,500,000 Increase Canberra

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

Remarkable figures for 1933, revealing gold production exceeding any year since 1919, are contained in figures released…

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Wallaby Returning to South Africa Cooke to Go a Forward Loss Giants Position in Johannesburg Mine Fine Record

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 3

TOOWOOMBA, Thursday.--Australian Rugby Union is to lose one of its greatest forwards. Graham Cooke, of…

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Moruya Gold Mines

The Sun · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 2

The mine manager of Moruya Gold Mines. N.L., reports: Stoping has been continued at 130ft, and 300ft, levels. Bands from last crushing assay 18½dwt, to ton…

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Gold Mining Hopes in Rockley Area

The Sun · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 8

GOLD mining on a large scale is being commenced at Rockley, 22 miles from Bathurst. When the Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) visited the place recently, he found 34 men employed on an area of about 2000 acres…

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Miners Dissatisfied

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 1

BULLI, Friday.--Scarborough miners will hold a pit-top meeting on Monday to consider going on strike…

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Colliery Workers Death. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 16

After inquiring into the death of James Whitefield, at Coalcliff colliery, the District Coroner (Mr. Keegan) gave a finding of accidental death, the result of being crushed by…

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Gold Mining In North Queensland. British Financial Groups. London. March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 15

The Australian Press Association learns that an early announcement is expected of the formation of an important British group with a view to the development of the gold mining…

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