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Mining & the mines, 1935

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 13

Uncertainty in the market for gold shares was evidenced in yesterday's fluctuations, which were mostly small and divided evenly in either direction. Western Australians were…

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Attempt to Stampede Miners in West Kalgoorlie

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 5

Having lost £20,000 in profit so far, the Goldfield Retail Traders will meet to-morrow to decide whether they will continue to allow credit…

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The Turf. Max Gold Case. Disqualifications Imposed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 14

Disqualification for two years was imposed yesterday by the stipendiary stewards on C. J. McDonald and the bay gelding Max Gold, who won the second division of the…

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Newcastle Coal Exports. 59,640 Tons for Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 4

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at, Newcastle last week for places beyond the State was 59,640 tons, of which 3500 tons…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 11

The price of gold to-day was £7/1/11 an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/7½ on Saturday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Out for Two Years Max Gold And Party Ascot Sequel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

A.J.C. stipendiary stewards dropped a bombshell yesterday when they reported officially that Max Gold, a winner at Ascot earlier in the month,…

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Mining Dispute. Men May Return to Work. Other Unions Refuse to Strike. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 11

The craft unions, at a meeting held to-night, refused to support the miners in their dispute with the mine-owners about the 88-hour week. It is felt in [?]algoorlie that a crisis will be…

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Two Years For G. McDonald & Max Gold Sequel to Gelding's Ascot Win Had Competed At Unregistered Meetings As Bush Lad

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

UNDER each of two of the Rules of Racing of the Australian Jockey Club, Max Gold, who on January 2 won the second division…

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Gold Mining Grant

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 10

Applicants for assistance In gold mining under the Federal Loan Appropriation (Unemployment Relief) Act should get Into touch with, the…

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Slow Death In Mine Under Tons of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. -- Under an ominously cracking roof, half a dozen men Worked frantically, but in vain, to save a comrade's life in…

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No Peace Yet Gold Mining Dispute

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 13

KALGOORLIE (W.A.), Wednesday. There is no indication of an early settlement of the dispute between the striking gold miners and the…

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Gold Shares Activity. Western Australian Mines. LONDON, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 13

The Western Australian section of the mining market is more excited and more animated than for a long time. There is a strong demand, particularly for shares in companies…

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Kalgoorlie Miners' Work Offer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 7

PERTH, Tuesday.--A mass meeting of the Kalgoorlie miners, now idle on a protest, to-day passed a resolution,…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--The price of gold to-day was £724, an increase of 5d an ounce on yesterday. The dollar was 4.88. and the franc 74 1-16…

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Adelong Gold Estates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 12

Adelong Gold States, N.L., treated 16,000 cubic yards for 25oz. 18dwt. smelted gold for the week ended January 12…

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Wonthaggi Miners and the Argyle Government. Miners' Federation States Its Case

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

THE Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation has issued a circular in which it gives a resume of the claims of the Wonthaggi miners against…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 15

The p[?]ce fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended January [?] is at the rate of app[?]tely £8/0/7…

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The Miners' Strike in W.a

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 11

OVER in Western Australia 6000 gold miners are on strike, and work is at a standstill at most of the mines along the Golden Mile (Kalgocrlie), and at…

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Around Daylesford Mines. Organiser Gunn's Report

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 18

Since the holidays I have visited the following mines: Station Hill Deep Leads at Daylesford, also The Defiance. Both these are tunnels that were worked in the…

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Developments in Max Gold Case

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 9

ALTHOUGH Max Gold was given a clean bill of health after his win in the Ascot 14.1 second division the A.J.C. stipendiary stewards have…

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