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Mining & the mines, 1934

4,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 226

General Cable News. Price of Gold. London. April 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 11

The price of gold to-day was £6/14/10 an ounce fine, compared with £6/14/10½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Awards for Bravery. Gold Medal to E. L. O'Toole

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 10

The Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society has awarded its gold medal and certificate of merit to Eugene Laurence O'Toole for his bravery in going to the aid of Francis…

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MELBOURNE. Oil from Coal. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Melbourne, April 11

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

It is a good sign that keen interest is being aroused in Victoria as well as New South Wales in the prospects of exploiting the hydrogenation process of extracting oil from coal…

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Fall of Earth. Two Men Trapped in Mine. Rescued After Four Hours. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 11

Two miners, Michael Rosetti, 32, and George D[?]vies, 45, were trapped in the long tunnel of the Daylesford Italian Hill mine, following the fall of about five tons of earth 1500 feet…

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Pirate Gold. 25 Tons Found. Pacific Island. Report from Tahiti. MONTREAL, April 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 11

An Associated Press despatch from Tahiti states that a group of treasure hunters has traced a reputedly enormous cache of pirate gold through…

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Future of Shale and Coal for Oil Plans for Newnes Before Cabinet Other Projects Canberra

The Sun · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 11

DISCUSSION on a number of important developmental proposals will occupy the greater part of Cabinet's…

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Sydney Man Seeks Pirates' Gold 14 Tons Peru Treasure £5,000,000 in Island Sand

The Sun · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 9

FOURTEEN tons of gold, worth approximately £5,000,000, and believed to be buried deep in the sands…

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Wagga Gold Cup

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 3

NOMINATIONS for the Wagga Gold Cup Meeting were more than satisfying. Visitors are, guaranteed a good two days' racing…

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Roma North's Gold Option

The Sun · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 8

Roma North Oil Company, N.L., reports that prospecting on the Jarvis option is continuing. The reef, 4ft. wide, has now been traced for a length of 100ft, 6in., of…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 8

The price of gold per ounce fine to-day was. £6149, compared with £61410 yesterday. The dollar was quoted at 5.161 to…

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Reported Gold Find. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 16

It is reported from Goondiwindi that there is likely to be a gold rush to Moon[?]e Range, about 38 miles north of Bungunya. Strict secrecy is being observed as to the amount of…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 17

The run on gold shares continued in the mining share market yesterday, and extensive dealings, largely at a higher range of prices, were listed. With but one or two exceptions,…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 17

To-day's sales included:- Silver-lead: Sulphide Corporation ord., 9/2½ ditto. pref., 15/9; Zinc Corporation ord., 40/. Gold: Anglo Australian Options[?] 5/8; Apex[?]…

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A Dime Only Reward In Gold Quest

The Sun · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 4

CAPTAIN V. BRISSON, of the schooner Bissy Girl, has combed islands in the Pacific on three occasions seeking lost…

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Govt. Aid Needed To Get Oil From Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Given adequate protection by the Commonwealth Government, there should be every…

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Pirate Gold. Details of Expedition. Letter From Tahiti

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 15

A Sydney resident said yesterday that he had received correspondence from Tahiti on the subject of the cabled announcement of the discovery of 25 tons of gold ingots in the…

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Treasure Discovery. 25 Tons of Gold Reported From Tahiti

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 5

An unconfirmed report that more than £10,000,000 worth of gold has been found by treasure hunters on an island in the…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 16

The price of gold to-day was £6/14/9 an ounce fine, compared with £6/14/10 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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The Gold Boom at Bendigo Will Another Monopoly Be Given?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 11

THE high prices being paid for gold have, among other things, had the effect of causing another gold-rush in Australia. And though this rush has…

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Federal Cabinet. Important Decisions Pending. Regulating Exports. Air Tenders and Oil From Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 16

A decision whether the Federal Government is to take a lead in urging upon State Governments and upon industries the necessity for regulating exports to the United Kingdom in…

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