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Mining & the mines, 1934

4,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 84 of 226

Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 11

Though business in gold and tin shares in yesterday's mining share market embraced a large number of issues, the volume of dealings fell away considerably compared with…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 11

To-day's sales included:- SILVER-LEAD: Zinc Corporation ord., 26/9; North Broken Hill, 93/: Sulphide Corporation. ord., 9/…

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Mining Notes. Golden Horseshoe

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 3

The Golden Horseshoe (New), Ltd., treated 38,660 tons of tailings during April for a yield valued at £4672. The estimated working expenses were…

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For Miners Scheme Requested Crime in City

The Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 8

THE Premier (Mr. Stevens) in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon invited Mr. Baddeley (Labor, Cessnock). to submit a…

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News From Mines Good Ore at Euratha

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 12

At the Euratha mine the lode being stoped is still 3ft. 6in. and very satisfactory ore is being won, assay samples during the week (mullock dilution included) being from 14…

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Mount Isa Mines. Operations to June 30, 1933

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 11

The Mount Isa Mines (New South Wales) company was placed in liquidation last September, and the whole of the Mount Isa undertaking is now vested in the present…

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Lure of Gold. Prospecting in New Guinea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 8

Mr. J. H. Ahearn, manager at Rabaul for the Vacuum Oil Co, Ltd and who arrived in Sydney yesterday by the Macdhul on a holiday visit, said that gold was the only…

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80 Die Trapped by Fire In Salt Mine MUNICH

The Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 1

THOUGH many escaped, 80 miners have been trapped by a fire in the Buggengen salt mine. Hope has been abandoned and the…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, May 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 9

The price of gold to-day was £6/16/2 an ounce fine, showing no change from Saturday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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Dutch New Guinea. Search for Gold. the Hague, May 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 9

It is expected that the East Indies Government will grant concessions to Biitish and Dutch mining companies to explore Dutch New Guinea for gold,including the Oroville…

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M.L.C. Can Wear His Gold Pass Diamonds And All, Says Dept. T. C. TRAUTWEIN

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 5

THE Railway Department will not compel Mr. T. C. Trautwein, M.L.C., to remove from his gold pass the 91 carat…

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Yodda Goldfields

The Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 4

A call of is a share on issued contributing capital of Yodda Goldfields, Ltd., making those shares paid to 5s each, has been made, payable on or before May 21…

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Moruya Gold Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 10

"Mining operations recommenced on May 1. Stoping at 130 feet level: driving at 200 feet and 250 feet levels. Sinking of main shaft from the 300 feet level will be…

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Railway Coal Supplies

The Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--A public meeting last night decided to ask the Government, when tenders are being invited for the supply of…

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Wonthaggi Miners Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 4

The general secretary of the Miners Federation, Mr. W. Orr, arrived at Melbourne to-day to attend a meeting of the Wonthaggi [?]…

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Mataki Junction Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 10

An additional area of 300 acres has been secured under option, the total area now held being 850 acres. Boring is proceeding satisfactorily…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 15

Great Boulder Pty. Gold Mines, Ltd., Hamilton shaft, 1800ft level section 50, crosscutting east off "B" lode[?] struck ore 20ft east of level continuing to 32ft, average assay value 6dwt per ton. From…

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Gold-seekers. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 14

Such promise is shown in the specks of gold obtained by W. Honeyfield, a miner from Cobar, who has been prospecting at Langan, that eight claims have been [?]egged out there…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 15

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended May 4, is at the rate of approximately £7/14/1 per…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 8

The price of gold per ounce fine to-day was £6161, compared with £6162 yesterday. The dollar was quoted at 5.102 to…

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