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Mining & the mines, 1935

4,579 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 229

Fiji Gold Areas Suva

The Sun · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 6

The Government announces that at present it is not prepared to consider any applications for prospecting licences in the Tavua and Yanawai…

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Cockpit Of The Gold Fight

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 10

Bank of International Settlements at Basle, Switzerland, formerly known as Haus Zum Kirchgarten…

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Russian Gold Settles Trade Debts London

The Sun · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 1

An Anglo-Russian trade authority states that, consequent on the breakdown of the Russo-American trade negotiations, the Soviet intends to…

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Cash Payments to Mine Vendors Is There Any Limit?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 11

THE publication of the abridged prospectus of Golden Age Amalgamated in Western Australia indicates what may be the trend of prospectuses of…

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Record Price £8 17s 4d For Fine Gold

The Sun · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 5

An Australian record price for gold is claimed by the Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Co. of Australia, Ltd., which is paying a number of…

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General Cable News. Record Gold Price. London, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 15

The price of gold to-day was £7/3/6½ an ounce fine, the highest price on record. The price yesterday was £7/2/11, and the rise is due to a sharp appreciation in Continental…

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Gold's Highest Responds to Movement on Continent London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 7

Gold jumped to-day to £736½ per ounce fine, a record, due to a sharp appreciation of Continental currencies…

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Gold Clause Case. Effect On Australia's Debt. CANBERRA

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

The Assistant Treasurer (Mr. Casey) said to-day that a formal report had been received by the Commonwealth Government on the effect on Australia's interest payments in New…

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Lust for Power; Gold War World Bank Is Cockpit; Rival Camps

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 10

GENERAL headquarters in the stern economic-battle between the-Gold Bloc on the one hand and the. Sterling Bloc…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Manly Gas Finances Increased Profit Gas Co.'s Earnings

The Sun · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 2

On its operations during 1934, the Manly Gas Co., Ltd., cleared net profit of £19,880, which was an increase of £3889 on the sum netted in…

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Forceful Warning Is Given by Gold Production Figures Enormous Sums Spent Yield Small Return Optimism Is Now the Basis of Value

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 11

PITT STREET miners who possess that admirable quality, foresight, will read into the preliminary figures of gold production for 1934 a direct warning. They will also observe that in spite of the thousands of pounds that have been spent on sinking holes in the ground, the main return so far has been nothing but optimism…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 24 February 1935 · page 25

BUNDI TIN.—These shares are at buyer 17/9, seller 19/-. There seems no desire on the part of sellers to bring the market closer, and…

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"Guinea Gold"

Truth · Sunday 24 February 1935 · page 31

THE Liberty Theatre, in the tenth week of the "One Night of Love" season, is about to completely change the first half of its…

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Africa's "City of Gold" (Three-Minute Journeys)

The Sun · Sunday 24 February 1935 · page 5

Those who visit Johannesburg expecting to see just another mining town generally receive a great surprise…

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FAMOUS RACEHORSES.—No. 2. Desert Gold What A Mare!

Truth · Sunday 24 February 1935 · page 5

WHEN Desert Gold's name is mentioned, it never fails to bring forth the ejaculation, "What a mare!" This wonder…

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U.S. Breaks Its Pledged Word Supreme Court Decision on Gold Clause in Contracts Made Plain New Deal Becomes Raw Deal

Truth · Sunday 24 February 1935 · page 22

AMERICA, and a great portion of the world, has been awaiting for weeks past the decision of the United States Supreme Court in a test case dealing with the rights of the President, under legislation passed by Congress, to…

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Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 10

Gold was quoted in London on Saturday at £stg 7/3/11 per fine ounce, the highest price on record, displacing Friday's record price of £stg 7/3/6½. The previous highest price was…

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Record Gold Price

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 3

A new record price for gold in Australia has just been established by the Electrolytic Refining & Smelting Co., which is paying to a number of its…

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News From Mines Lake Austin Eureka

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 12

In a report to the directors of Lake Austin Eureka Gold Mining Co., N.L., W.A., the mine manager advises that on the Ironclad lease 800 tons of are has been broken on the…

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New Record Price for Gold

The Sun · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 3

In the open market fine gold touched on Saturday a new high record quotation at £7 3s 11d an ounce, being 412d oz. dearer than on Friday last, Silver made…

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