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Mining & the mines, 1935

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Oil From Coal in the North Attempt To Create Apathy Is Belief Move by Govt. Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 6

THE appointment of a committee by the State Government to inquire into the oil-from-coal question is regarded here as a move to…

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Lithgow Collieries. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 10

The district collieries resumed operations to-day after the Christmas and New Year vacation of 10 days. The proprietors express the hope that activities during the year will be…

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Mining. Batlow Gold Prospects. a Departmental Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 11

Mr. R. S. Vincent, Minister for Mines, has received a report from the geological surveyor (Mr. Kenny), concerning the renewed attention being given to gold prospects on the…

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Gold Effects

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 9

The black velvet evening gown, designed for Verree Teasdale, of Warner Brothers' Studio, has unusual gold effects. These take the…

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Newcastle Wallsend Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 11

Shareholders in the Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company will be asked, at the annual meeting, to consider the affairs of the Walls[?]nd Colliery and if thought fit, to authorise…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonweath Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended December 28, is at the rate of approximately £7/19/7…

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Mine Dispute Working Week KALGOORLIE

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 17

Shaft head meetings were held today by the day shift underground men on all the principal mines of the Golden Mile, to consider the notices…

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Gold and Exchanges London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 7

Gold was slightly lower at £7010½ per ounce fine to-day. Dollar and franc exchange quotations were respectively 4.94 3-16 and…

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Miners Will Win--or Die! Berlin

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

SIXTY miners employed at the Baska pit, on the Dabrowa coalfields, Poland, have refused to leave the mine until their request. for a wage increase is granted, notwithstanding that the underground workings are being slowly flooded…

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Batlow Gold Prospects Govt. Geologist's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 12

A large number of applications for authority to enter private land has been lodged, and testing options over several areas are held by Adelaide companies on…

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Canada's Gold Returns Improve Ottawa

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 8

Canada's gold output for 1934 was valued at £24,000,000, which is 24 per cent, above that of the previous year. The mines paid £6,600,000 in…

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From Coal Imperial Chemical Industries' Tests In Great Britain

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 9

IMPERIAL Chemical Industries are making rapid progress with the in[?]monse plant that is being erected at [?]lingham-on-Toes for the production of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 9

The price of gold to-day was £7/0/10½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/ on Monday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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Sterling Does Best Hoeing Depression Row Gold Countries Embarrassed LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 8

DISCUSSING in a leading article the prospects of trade recovery, "The Times" emphasises that countries linked with…

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Hazards Greater in Mining Steeplejack Work Was Safer Year's Review

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 6

NO fewer than 45,989 injuries in industry were reported, and of these 60 per cent. were persons under the age of 35 years,…

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Country Visitor Brought Off Minor Coup With Unraced Aged Pony. Max Gold Ran Like 'Old Hand' Despite Lack Of Experience, He Led All Way Decisive Win

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 2

IN seeking the prospective winner of any Ascot half-mile event, the hardened Sydney racegoer usually leans strongly towards the…

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Max Gold's Decisive Win Caused a Stir at Ascot Bona Fides Found To Be In Order His First Start Gelding Hurt a Wither When Foal Aged Pony

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 2

AFTER Max Gold had decisively beaten his Opponents in the second division of the Fourteen-One Handicap…

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Track Work Gives Guide to Moorefield Winners Moorefield Gold Cup Horses in Their Final Gallops Australia Fair Runs a Fast Half Mile at Randwick Buonarroti Is a Fit Horse

Referee · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 6

SOME of the Randwick horses who are to contest races at the Gold Cup Meeting at Moorefield on Saturday recorded smart gallops on the tracks this morning. Australia Fair, who evidently hasn't been knocked out…

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Georgetown Gold Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 11

The directors of Georgetown Gold Mines N.L., in a report to shareholders, state that satisfactory progress is being made, and that they expect all the plant for mining work…

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Mining. Soviet Gold: Growth of an Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 11

New resources and modem technique are opening up vast possibilities for the Soviet gold-mining Industiy according to a correspondent of the Financial News," Writing…

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