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Mining & the mines, 1935

4,579 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 229

Newcastle Coal Shipments. 66,657 Tons Last Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 4

During the past fortnight, 132.9S2 tons of coal, including bunkers, has been exported from Newcastle .to places beyond the State. The period…

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Jumped Claim Gold Thieves Carried Dirt Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 23

Three Bendigo miners, led by Mr. A. R. Stringer, after having toiled for two months sluicing a block of ground estimated to contain 4500 cubic yards,…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 9

The price of gold to-day was £7/2/9½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/2/10 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted…

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Gold Clause Case. Administration's Anxiety. Possibility of Loopholes. Washington, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 9

The general elation in Administration circles in Washington changed to serious consideration to-day of possible loopholes in the decision of the Supreme Court that Congress had…

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Few Proved STAYERS in The Australian CUP Class of Vintage and Gold Trail

Referee · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 7

THE fact that there are only six horses left in the Australian Cup carrying 8.5 or over, and that only one…

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Wonthaggi Colliery Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 8

A suggestion that N.S.W. coalminers were aiming to eliminate the competition of the Wonthaggi mines, was denied to night by Mr. G. Nelson, president of the Miners'…

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A Plan for Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 6

TO search for gold is an adventure, a speculation; but not altogether. Even over the whole area of a country it is possible to spread a gold-getting Plan, controlled in its first phases by geological science, and thereafter by expert mining…

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Aberdare Miners' Lodge Supports Soviet Delegation

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 6

KURRI.—The Aberdare miners’ lodge has decided that they will support the sending of a delegate to the Soviet Union this year…

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Gold Stealing. Alice Springs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 12

Norman Crowther and Jacob Maurer were to-day found guilty in the Supreme Court of stealing 70 ounces of gold, and were sentenced to 12 months' and three months' imprisonment…

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Helensburgh Mine Dispute Conference To-day Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 8

Following a lengthy, report to the annual meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board by the Southern District president. Mr F. Lowden, respecting the position at…

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Claim Jumpers' £100 Gold Haul Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 1

GOLD mine claim jumpers appeared in Bendigo last night. Three miners had worked for two months…

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Kisch and Griffin On the Coal Fields Warm Reception

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 6

The enthusiastic reception given to Egon Kisch and Gerald Griffin daring their recent tour of the Northern…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 11

The price of gold to-day was £7/2/11 an ounce fine, compared with £7/2/9½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Say It with an "As" Yellow Spores Coal Not All Black

The Sun · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 11

"AS black as coal." According to Mr. T. Hodge-Smith, mineralogist, Australian Museum, if a thin section of coal is cut it is not…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Bank of Australasia Centenary Bonus Bank's Special Bonus

The Sun · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 7

Directors of the Bank of Australasia have declared, for the year ended October 16 last, a final dividend of 4s a share, states a message from…

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Northern Miners Support United Front Communist Proposal for United Action Against Cuts Endorsed by Lodges

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 1

The mass support for our Party's proposals for the organisation of the fighting front of the working class for the restoration of the 10 per cent, cut, for the abolition of the Public Service Salaries (Reduction) Act, and for 100 per cent, increase in the…

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Mining Strike. Safety Men to be Withdrawn. Mechanics Refuse to Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 12

Although the mechanics employed at the Ayrfield colliery on the northern fields have refused to join the striking miners, it was announced at a meeting of the ndvisory…

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Fury Roused By Gold Policy In U.S. Senate 23 FEB 1935 New South Wales Charge Of Repudiation Hoover's Words Start Angry Debate "Confidence Going" Washington

The Sun · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 1

AN angry debate, with a particularly heated speech by Senator Carter Glass, developed in the Senate to-day on the suggestion by ex-President Hoover that the United States Government should stabilise…

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Coal Mining. Assistance for Industry. Committee's Inquiries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 16

Efforts to assist the local coal-mining industry and render Australia less dependent upon outside sources for its fuel oil requirements are being made by the recently formed…

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Fiji Gold Mine Marr, M.h.r., Tells of Plans

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 6

Among the passengers who returned to Sydney by the Niagara last night was Sir Charles Marr, chairman of the Mineral Development Company, who has been on a…

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