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Mining & the mines, 1934

4,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 226

Searching for Lost Gold Mine Also On Trail Of Ill-fated Mail in the Gorges

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 7

A FORTUNE probably awaits, the descendants of an old gold prospector of Picton or Camden, who, '45 years ago, endeavored to…

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Economy at Lithgow State Mine

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 6

Prior to the latest reorganisation (Christmas, 1933), the afternoon shift at the Lithgow State Mine commenced work at 3 p.m. One of these…

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Disloyal Bill. Newcastle Coal Trimmers

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 1

The executive committee of the above branch carried the following resolution at their meeting on Tuesday last. and I was instructed to forward…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 8

The price of gold per ounce to-day was £61481, compared with £6143 yesterday. The dollar was quoted at 5.16[?] to…

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Working Gold Claim Maitland

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 9

John Rhone, of Aberdare, was granted a six months suspension of labor conditions by the Warden, Mr. A. K. Graham, at Meitland Wardens Court to-day in respect…

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France and the Gold Standard

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 1

The nervousness which continues to exist in France, the result of the Stavisky scandals, keeps the problems of whether that country can remain upon the gold standard steadily in the front. The future in that respect…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 13

Large dealings in gold shares were the principal factor in a heavy turnover in the mining share market yesterday. A downward turn in the price of the metal…

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Will Help Miners at Wonthaggi Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 8

The attitude of the management of Wonthanggi mine in intimidating employees and refusing to recognise awards was deplored by a confer…

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National Fuel Policy. British Coal versus Foreign Oil

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 5

Having for its object the elimination of foreign oil and the creation of a great fuel production and treatment industry…

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Miners' Federation. Loss of Cohesion. Wonthaggi Strike Policy. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 12

"The Miners' Federation is by no means the closely-knit organisation it used to be," said the general secretary of the federation (Mr. W. Orr) at Newcastle Trades Hall this…

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Oil From Coal. New Process Very Costly. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 15

Professor F. A. Eastaugh, Professor of Engineering and Technology at the University of Sydney, who arrived from London by the Largs Bay to-day, said that a new process…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 12

The price of gold to-day was £6/14/8 an ounce fine, compared with £6/14/3 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip McDOWELL'S Annual Meeting McDowell's Activities

The Sun · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 3

Addressing shareholders in McDowell's, Ltd., at their annual meeting held to-day, the chairman (Mr. John McDowell) said it was…

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Business Is Brisker on 'Change Resumption After Easter Gold Is' Firm

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 10

Business on Change on the resumption of trading after the Easter races was brick. Brokers had excesptionally large…

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Wonthaggi Miners Solid Against Victimisation Intimidation Fails to Break Strikers Support Develops in All States

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 1

Wonthaggi mine workers have refused to return to work without the nine members of their union who have been victimised. The union claims that these workers have been made victims of the vicious policy of the management to intimidate the union into…

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New Occidental Gold Mines

The Sun · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 2

A report from New Occidental Gold Mines, N.L., mine manager is as follows: -- Temporary air compressor and generating set have been installed on the surface,…

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Wagga Gold Cup

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 3

MURRUMBIDGEE Turf Club is to its hold its Gold Cup meeting at Wagga on Wednesday and Thursday, April 18 and 19. The…

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 8

LONDON, Friday.--The price of gold to-day was £6151 an ounce toe. The dollar was at 5.15, and the franc at 78…

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Miners Threaten Boycott. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 16

The miners' delegate board decided to boycott all business places in the district, which do not observe award rates and conditions. It was decided to ask the Government to…

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Wonder Stone of the Mines

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 1

THE jewellery department of a big store in London was recently offering jade bead necklets for three guineas each, and at the same time…

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