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Mining & the mines, 1935

4,579 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 229

Miners' Federation. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 8

The Western Miners' Federation has received seven nominations in the ballot for the position of outlying lodges' representative on the Miners' Central Council. The nominees are…

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Commercial. Motor Spirit From Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 9

A trade report from London states that a site has been secured at Loanhead, near Edinburgh, and negotiations are being carried on for a site in Glasgow, for the erection of…

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News From Mines Mt. Coolon's Drill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 10

Mount Coolon Gold Mine reports that diamond drilling on No. 3 surface hole commenced at 500ft. east of the main shaft at a depressed angle of 58 degrees to cut…

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Gold, Dollars, Francs London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 7

Gold, which closed the week at £7011[?], was quoted to-day at £71 per ounce fine. Dollar and franc exchange rates…

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England To Make Spirit From Coal LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 1

Work has been commenced on the erection of a coal-oil factory at Durham. The annual output will be…

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Mining. Burma Corporation. Slightly Higher Profit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 9

Burma Corporation, Ltd., one of the world's largest silver-lead-zinc producers, shows a net profit of £332,776 for the year ended June 30, compared with £312,836 for 1932-33…

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General Cable News. Price Op Gold. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £7/1/ an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/11½ on Saturday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Gold Mining Award

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 13

As full details of the above award will appear in "The Worker," it is not necessary for me to deal, with the various rates or details of the award, except to say…

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W.A. Gold Mining Award. Increased Rates of Pay

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 14

The new gold mining award, issued by the Western Australian State Arbitration Court to cover the gold mining industry in that State, was discussed at length at…

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Mining. Low Grade Ore. Effect of Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 11

As in Australia the higher price of gold has not only enabled the gold-mining industry of South Africa to work a lower guide of ore profitably, but has led to an expansion…

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Coal-oil in England

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 6

THE project of extracting oil from coal is not altogether lost from sight, though up to the present it has offered no solid promise to the unemployed coal-workers in New South Wales…

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Mining Trust Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 11

The Mining Trust Ltd., London, which has a controlling interest in Mount Isa Mines Ltd., and a large share holding in New Guinea Goldfields Ltd., shows an excess of…

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Coal Shipments. Quiet Week's Trading

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 3

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle last week for places beyond the State was 33,925 tons, of which 3,205 tons…

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Miners and the Award. Organiser Gunn's Views

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 13

Since last report I have visited the following mines: The Rand, at Buninyong, which is a quartz mine. Judging by the stone that I have seen, and which had…

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Want Money Returned. Miners' Loan to Lang Party

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 20

It was stated last week that the management committee of the Miner[?] Federation had instructed its delegates to the forthcoming Sydney metropolitan…

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Rich Gold 'Strike' Near Bathurst BATHURST

The Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 13

Newbridge, about 16 miles from Bathurst, is excited over the reported rich gold "strike" on a well-known property two miles from the town…

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The Bushworkers' Budget A.w.u.'s Mining Case in Commonwealth Court Chief Judge Dethridge's Award. All Items Figures, Melbourne, Apply to Gold Mining in Victoria. Increase in Margins Granted

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 17

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court at Melbourne on Monday, Chief Judge Dethridge delivered his judgment and award in the case in which the…

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Resume To-day Scarborough and Other South Coast Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 8

BULLI, Tuesday.--All South Coast mines will resume work to-morrow, at 7 a.m., .including Scarborough, where the strike has been settled…

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New South Wales Mining Award. Dredging Section

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 14

Owing to pressure on our space this week as the result of publishing the Federal mining award, and the shorter week due to the holiday, the rates and…

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7000 Miles Cycled to Darwin Gold Lure Water Gave Out

The Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 8

CYCLING 7000 miles from Sydney to Darwin and back, Donald Friedman, 45- years-old prospector, had a glimpse of the…

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