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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 11

BISMARCK RANGE (LUCKNOW) GOLD, N.L.: Crushed 130 tons in April for 1352oz retorted gold. Concentrates recovered about 3 tons, estimated to contain 35oz per ton. Bulk of ore crushed was…

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Coal Shipments. More Than March

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 3

The quantity of coal including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during April for places beyond the State was 178,007 tons, of which 24,372 tons…

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Another Era of Gold Lust

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 4

Sir.--According to reports of Stock Exchange transactions another era of gold lust has arrived in Australia. With an artificially-created price for…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 11

Activity in gold shares continued at a high level yesterday. In spite of some profittaking prices had an upward trend. Renewed buying followed a temporary setback in some…

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Mining Exchanges. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 11

To-day's sales included:- Silver-lead: Barrier South, /7½ North Broken Hill, 93/6; Zinc Corporation, ord., 40/9, 41/, 40/7[?]…

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Flood Lights in Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 10

At the conclusion of the inquest on Harold Richard Orchard and'Richard Routley Gers, who were killed by a fall of ground at the Zinc Corporation's mine last Wednesday, the…

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Miners Stand Firm While Unions Support MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 11

While the Wonthaggi miners continued to receive good support from outside unions there was no likelihood of them returning to work…

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Mining Notes. White Hope Central

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 3

Directors of White Hope Central, Cracow report that prospecting on 45 acres over which options had been taken, known as the Golden West and…

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New Zealand Banks' Gold. An Olive Branch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 11

Differences of opinion between the New Zealand Government and the trading banks in New Zealand as to the price at which the gold held by the banks should be acquired…

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Big Deals Rush On 'Change Gold Shares

The Sun · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 19

Public interest in gold shares was maintained at a high pitch today, and further heavy business was transacted on the Stock Exchange…

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Newnes Shale. Continuity of Work. Assurance by Miners' Federation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 10

An assurance from Mr. W. Orr, general secretary ot the Miners' Federation, that, so long as reasonable conditions were given to members of the federation, there would be…

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Wonthaggi Mines. Annual Loss to be Faced. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 6

Mr. Robert Lee, consulting mining engineer, of Dunedin (N.Z.), who reported on the State coal mines at Wonthaggi for the State Government, has formed the opinion that with…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, May 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 10

The price of gold to-day was £6/16/3½ an ounce fine, compared with £6/15/ll½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip P. AND O.S.N. Co. No Def. Dividend P. and O.--No Dividend On Deferred, Stock

The Sun · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 4

Directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., have decided, states a radiogram from the London representative of "The…

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Swedish Coal Mine. Sold to Norway

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 3

The Swedish coal mine property in Spitzbergen is reported to have been sold to Norway, for the sum of one million Norwegian kroner…

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Wonthaggi Miners

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 13

The general secretary of the Miner's Federation, Mr. W. Orr, said yesterday that the Victorian Labor Party had announced that it would…

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Barrier Miners' Pres

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 9

It was officially announced yesterday that Mr. J. Harris had been elected president of the Barrier Miners, a position rendered vacant…

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Australian Gold

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 4

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended April 27, is at the…

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Bendigo Gold Yield

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 3

Gold purchased by the Bendigo banks in April amounted to 2825 oz., compared with 3884 oz. for the corresponding month of last year. The…

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Guarding Gold. France's Underground Fortress

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 1

The statement that the South African "gold bar" theft mystery still remains unsolved brings to mind the one place in…

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