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Mining & the mines, 1934

4,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 226

Gold Theft Charge Shop Window Broken, Police Say

The Sun · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 10

Three men were remanded by Mr. MacDougal, S.M., at the Central Police Court to-day, until April 3, each on £100 ball, on a charge of…

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Gold Whip for Rider of Sydney Cup Winner

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 2

RIDER of the winners of the Sydney Cup is to be presented with a gold whip in the Stadium ring on Easter…

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Gold Digger Began Slowly La Vixen Regains Form

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 2

GOLD DIGGER was sent out a 21 favorite for the Hawkesbury Mile at Moorefield yesterday, and though beaten into second place by La Vixen, he was responsible for an effort that will ensure his starting at a short price should he make his next attempt…

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Three Killed in Riot Chinese Mine Dispute; Police Fire Peiping

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 10

Despatches from Tientsin state that martial law has again been proclaimed in the Tangshan mining area, where labor riots led to three…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 9

The price of gold to-day was £6/18/ an ounce fine, compared with £6/16/2 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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Big List U.a.p. Convention Gold Passes Party Selection

The Sun · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 10

A LENGTHY agenda covering a wide range of subjects awaits delegates to the Second Annual U.A.P. Convention which…

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Desperate Thieves. Race In Car Through City. Gold Buyers Robbed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 9

Thieves drove desperately through city streets last night to escape after breaking a window and robbing a firm of gold buyers. Mr. George Wray, of Elizabeth-street, city,…

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Sir Malcolm Campbell Prospecting for Gold on Coast of South-west Africa Capetown, March 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 9

The mystery of Sir Malcolm Campbell's aeroplane trip to South-west Africa is solved by the issue of permission for him to prospect on the coast between Luderitz Bay and Walvis…

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Thousands Lost When Gold Digger Dwelt at Start Made Great Effort But Task Too Severe La Vixen Improved on Her Recent Efforts Back to Form

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 2

WITH his chance ruined in the first ten yards, hot favorite Gold Digger ran one of the greatest races of his career in…

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Caledonian Collieries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 13

Moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet at the annual meeting of Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., yesterday, the vice-chairman and managing director (Mr. A…

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Gold Stealing Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 9

Charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with having broken and entered and stolen £40 worth of gold from the shop of Aubrey Wilson Dye,…

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Rings Not Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 10

Sixpenny rings forged as 18 carat have attracted police to another ingenious method of fraud. Yesterday an Italian called at police…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 23 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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Mr. Baddeley Criticised by Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 12

Complaints were made at a meeting of the council of the Miners' Federation yesterday that the former Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., was drafting a measure for the…

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Australian Price of Gold

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 1

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold for the week ended March 16, is at the rate of approximately £7/14/5 per standard oz.,…

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Tennants Creek Field. Miners' Report Denied

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 12

Referring to a report from Brisbane that three miners had reached Mount Isa from the Tennant's Creek field, and had complained of the shortage of water and of the hardships…

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Endorsed Miners' Council and Protest Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 1

Yesterday's meeting of the Miners' Central Council endorsed the action of the Broken Hill workers in calling a one-day protest strike against the…

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Price of Gold London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 8

The price of gold to-day was £6162 an ounce fine. The dollar was 5.11 and the franc 77 14…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 13

To-day's sales included:- Silver-lead: North Broken Hill, 92/6; Sulphide Corporation, ord., 9/5. Gold: Anglo-Australian, forward, 11/7; A.M.E.,…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 13

Gold shares were the most active section of the mining share market yesterday, tin stocks attracting less attention than on the previous day. Generally, gold shares were…

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