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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Gold Shares London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 8

The "Financial Times" expects that the Southern Cross Mine will revive the prominence of West Australian gold shares, which deserve…

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Gold and Silver Quotations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 11

Following are the official London (middle) quotations for Saturday, as received by the Australian Mines and Metals Association:[?] Oz…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 8

The price of gold per ounce fine today was £6157½. The dollar was quoted at 5.15 to the £ and the franc at 77½d…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 11

Business in gold shares, though still covering a wide range of issues, was of smaller dimensions in yesterday's share market than during last week. Prices fluctuated within…

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Best in World Lang Coal Act

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 7

COMMENTING last night on the mining disaster near Serajeve Mr. M. Badelley M.L.A. Minister for [?] in the Labor Government said…

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Coal Shipments. 43,195 Tons for Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 3

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week ended April 19, for places beyond the State was 43,195 tons,…

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Mine Explosion in Yugoslavia. Heavy Death-roll. BELGRADE, April 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 9

The explosion of firedamp in the Kakanj coalmine, near Srajcva, Yugoslavia, yesterday resulted in heavy loss of life. Women and children spent last night in…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 9

The price of gold to day was £6/15/7½, compared with £6/15/2½ on Friday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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Queensland Gold Yield

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 21

WHILE the gold yield for Queensland for 1933 was the highest for many years, indications are that the yield for this year will be the greatest since 1900…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 11

TONGKAH HARBOUR TIN, N.L.—Last week's output Bang Neang. 5 tons, Harbour 4 tons, Bidor 4 tons. total 13 tons tin oxide. GOLDEN GATE, N.L.: Clean up April 7 resulted…

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Price of Gold

The Sun · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 2

For gold lodged last week at the Melbourne branch of the Royal Mint the price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank was £7 13s 6d an ounce,…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended April 21, is at the rate of approximately £7 13/6 per…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 8

The price of gold per ounce fine to-day was £61511, compared with £6157½ yesterday. The dollar was quoted at 5.15 to…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 11

A reactionary movement developed in a large proportion of gold shares in yesterday's mining share market. Business was still along brisk lines, but buying support slackened and…

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Gold for New York. Leaving Hoarding Places

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 11

A message from Paris states that to an official announcement that France is following Great Britain's lead in adapting internal prices to world levels, it is added that "it is…

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Mount Lyell Mines Company Seeks Reduction in Wage Rates

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 17

Before the Full Bench of the Federal Arbitration Court at Melbourne last week an application for variation of awards i relating to various Unions was presented…

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Gold Discoveries Reported in New Guinea. RABAUL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 9

The district officer at Aitape has advised the Administration that prospectors report the discovery of payable gold, approximately nine miles south of Wewak. Several parties are…

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Country News. Application for Gold Leases. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 10

At the Warden's Court, Mr. F. Armstrong[?] managing director of Armstrong Bros., Sydney[?] applied for gold leases Nos[?] 2 and 6. on the ground that labour conditions had not been…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London[?] April 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 10

The price of gold to-day was £6/15/11 an ounce fine, compared with £6/15/7½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Hilltops Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 12

The mine manager reports for the period ended April 14 as follows:--"No 1 tunnel (cross cut) driven further 39 feet, making a total of 380 feet. Nature of ground…

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