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Mining & the mines, 1934

4,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 226

Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 13

An easier feeling was displayed in the mining share market yesterday. Following recent heavy buying a reactionary movement developed in a large proportion of the newer…

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Oil From Coal. Victorian Brown Coalfields

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 5

A report that the brown coalfields of Eastern Victoria might be selected by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. as the site of a…

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Fuel for the "534." Coal or Oil

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 5

Attention has been drawn to the fact that in the terms of the financial assistance granted by the British Government to the…

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Australia's Oil Hydrogenation Process on Shale and Coal

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 3

QIL-BEARING shale from Ry[?]stone, which is said to have the greatest oil content of any shale in the world, was used in demonstration of the…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 12

The price of gold to-day was £6/16/10[?] an ounce fine, compared with £6/14/6 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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New Mining Company. Development in Western Australia. LONDON, April 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 12

The prospectus will be issued next week of Southern Cross Gold Development, Ltd., with a capital of £360,000, to acquire from Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mines, Ltd., the…

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City Gossip M.L.C. Assurance Co. S. Cross Gold M.L.C. Assurance Finances

The Sun · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 6

During 1933 the Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Co., Ltd., wrote in its ordinary branch new business (excluding term assurances in…

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Mining News. Akmana New Guinea Gold, N.L.

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 4

Directors' report on Bimbimbie goldmine, which the company holds under option of purchase, mine manager has carried out preliminary work necessary…

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District Court. (Before Judge Thomson.) Greta Main Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 8

The hearing was continued of the application by Greta Main Collier[?]es, Ltd., for an order empowering it to sell and exercise its rights over the Greta Main colliery. The…

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Western Australian Gold Yields

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

Sons of Gwalla Ltd. treated 12,208 tons ore during March ard recovered bullion valued at £15,287 (standard). Working costs were £A14,644 and development costs £A2851…

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Investments Strong: Gold Stocks Active

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 12

Reduction in bank deposit rates, while not increasing the flow of business materially, gave added strength to investment…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 8

The price of gold per ounce fine to-day was £61410. The dollar was quoted at 5.16 12 to the £, and the franc at 78 14…

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Mining the Share Market

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

Increased activity tool prices of gold shares on a renewed upwards swing in yesterday's mining share market. While the producing concerns were moderately firmer, the…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

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

To-day's sales included:- Copper: Mount Lyell[?] 24/3, 24/6. Silver-lead: North Broken Hill, 91/9, 92/; Sulphide Corporation, ord., 9/; Zinc Corporation[?] ord.,…

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News From Mines Rich Stone at Bismarck

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 12

Bismarck Rangs (Lucknow has continued the drive south-east on the Birthday reef to a distance of 25 feet beyond the present stope. Full face of drive 8ft. high by 8ft…

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Coal Oil Fuel. For British Air Squadron

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 3

Though only one squadron in the British air force is reported to have used British coal oil fuel during 1933, it is estimated that…

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Oil From Coal Govt. Protection Wanted NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 9

An indication that Imperial Chemical Industries (England) was prepared to go ahead with the oil from coal plant in the Newcastle-Maitland…

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Gold Loot Cocos Treasures Official View Notorious Pirate

The Sun · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 8

THERE is plenty of romance hidden away in the records of the British Foreign Office, but one would hardly…

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Mining Sha[?]t Under Courthouse[?] Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 12

When workmen who are altering the [?] courthouse, at Sofala into a hospital removed the floor of the C.P.S. office, which is to be the site of the operating theatre, an old…

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Wins Gold Medal for Rescuing Dee Why Shark Victim

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 6

At yesterday's meeting of the Royal Humane Society the gold medal and certificate of merit, were awarded to Eugene Laurence O'Toole, for saving…

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