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Mining & the mines, 1934

4,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 226

Gold Shipment Insurance

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 3

The gold rush to America has been continuing for continuing for considerably more than a month now, and there seems to be little check upon the desires of holders to realise their gold holdings before President Roosevelt…

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Coal Strike Still on

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Any hope of a settlement of the state coal mine strike at Wonthaggi, by the appointment of pit-head committees…

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Oil From Coal. Ministerial Declarations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 5

To a deputation last Friday at Cessnock, the Minister in charge of Development (Senator McLachian) stated that the production of petrol by the process of hydrogenation would necessitate a Government subsidy of 3d. per…

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Awaking King Coal. British Campaign

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 5

The comprehensive campaign of propaganda, publicity and sales training conducted in Great Britain by the Coal Utilisation Council is…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 13

To-day's sales included:- Silver-lead: Barrier South, /7; Broken Hill South, 70/9; Zinc Corporation, ord., 40/3. Gold: Anglo-Australian, 11/7, forward 11/8; Apex,…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 13

Extremely active business was done in the mining share market on Saturday. Tin shares were hardly as strong as on the previous day, mild profit taking being in evidence. Gold…

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News From Mines St. Aignan (Lucknow) G.m

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 16

The mine manager reports for the week ended March 22 as follows: -- Main Shaft. -- Winze on No. 1 vein below 110ft. level: Continued to 26ft., the last 10ft…

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Found Richest Gold Reef and Died Poor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 5

How three men discovered the richest gold reef in the world land then died in poverty is revealed by Mr. Hedley A. Chilvers. In the early eighties, three…

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Oil From Coal. Hydrogenation Process. Federal Cabinet to Decide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 12

The decision of the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) and the Minister in Charge of Development (Senator McLach[?]an) to seek the Cabinet's approval for negotiations with…

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"No Need for U.s. to Go Off Gold"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- In a broadcast talk to-night Professor D. B. Copland, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce at Melbourne University,…

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-Lyons Government's Volte Face Oil-from-coal Used As Election Window-dressing McLachlan's Reply Causes Concern Clash with Opinion of P. MINISTER Cabinet Stir

The Labor Daily · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 1

-WITH the ominous shadows of a Federal election looming, a remarkable volte face has suddenly taken place in the attitude of the Lyons Government towards the extraction of…

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Ives Gold Mines' Option

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 15

Our Kalgoorlie correspondent telegraphs that the Ives Proprietary Gold Mines, N.L., has accepted a 12 months' working option over the Golden Horse Shoe Extended, Golden Horse…

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Fall of Coal. Mine Worker Killed. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 11

William Cartwright, 29, shiftman, of Belmont, was killed, and two other mine workers were fortunate to escape serious injury when a big fall of coal and stone occurred in John…

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Euratha Mine Development

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 18

At Euratha No. 1 shall is now down 241 feet, and is showing 2ft. of sulphide ore. Values have been lower (from 7dwts. to 12 dwts.) this week, hut indications are that…

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Oil From Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 4

It is pleasing to learn from the Minister in charge of Development (Senator McLachlan) that the Government is not tied to Imperial Chemical Industries Limited in connection with the schemes for producing oil from coal in this…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 6

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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Crushed to Death in Mine Shiftman Is Buried Under Tons of coal John Darling Newcastle, Mon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 5

ENVELOPED in an avalanche of falling coal at John Darling Colliery this morning, John Cartwright, 28, of Belmont, a…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 15

All sections of the mining share market contributed to a heavy turnover yesterday. Activity in gold and tin shares exceeded that recorded lately, and the market was firmer…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 15

To-day's sales included:- Silver-lead: Broken Hill South 70/9; Sulphide Corporation, ord., 9/6; Zinc Corporation, ord., 40/. Gold: Anglo-Australian, 11/7, forward; ditto…

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Engulfed by Mine Roof Crash, Man Is Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Half-choked and blinded by clouds of coal dust, 20 miners, shiftmen, and employees of the…

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