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Mining & the mines, 1935

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Gold Soars to Another Record

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 10

GOLD on the London open market reached the record level of £736 12 an ounce on Friday…

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Miners' Meetings Protest and Pledge at Four Centres

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Sunday.--Aggregate meetings of the Miners' Federation were held at Cessnock, Kurri, Abermain, and Paxton to-day…

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The "Tunnellers." Mining Battalion Reunited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 11

Memories of war days and the comradeship of the trenches were reviled when survivors of the tunnelling sections of the Austialian Mining Battalion were entertained by the…

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Non-union Mines in the North Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 7

THE necessity of checking the employment of men at small mines which operate under nonunion conditions was emphasised…

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Price of Gold. New Record in London

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 11

The sh[?]rp downyard movement of sterling in terms of foreign currencies on Friday was followed by a further fall on Saturday, when the quotation of sterling in terms of franes…

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Miners' Threat. Intensive Boycott. Against Non-union Labour. Newcastle

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

Mine workers who are not members of the Miners' Federation and refuse to withdraw from mines which the federation has declared black, are to be boycotted in coalfields towns…

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Gold At New Record £7311 An Oz. LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 12

Gold to-day touched the record price of £7311 an oz. fine, a rise of 43d, and sterling fell to 73 27-64 francs, whilst the…

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Gold Shipments. Russia to Britain. Impetus to Trade Expected. LONDON, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 9

The Anglo-Russian Trade Authority states that, consequent on the breakdown of Russo-American trade negotiations, the Soviet intends to ship her gold to London instead of…

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Mount Martin Gold Mines

The Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 4

A report by the manager of Mount Martin Gold Mines, N.L., dated February 23, states: S. workings, stoping from N. and S. drives at 50ft. level; N. face, width 5ft., grade…

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City Gossip Record Gold Premium Commonwealth Mining Gold Premium Higher

The Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 4

Prices fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged during last week, at the Melbourne branch of the Royal Mint, were the highest…

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Yellowdine Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 12

LONDON, Monday.--The "Financial Times" believes that the Commonwealth Mining and Finance Co. is about to raise fresh capital for interview development at…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 13

WESTRALIA RENOWN MINES, N.L. (February 21).—Lodged 166 fine ounces from mid-month clean up. TEMORA GOLD, N.L. (February 22).—Treatment…

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New Cobar Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 12

The directors of New Cobar Gold Mines advise that a parcel of 10 tons of oxidised ore, taken over a face of 12 feet at a depth of 40 feet, and in wall of open cut, now…

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Further Record Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 13

Following the new record gold price of £stg£7/3/11 per fine ounce established in London on Saturday, a further new Australian record price was reached in Sydney…

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News From Mines Mt. Bischoff Tin Profits

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 12

Operations of Mount Bischoff Tin Mining Co., for the twelve months ended December 31 last, resulted in a net profit of £9410, after providing £1993 for…

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Gold Pot Court Story Counsel's View

The Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 11

A HIDDEN pot of gold, into which Thomas James Parker dipped at will, extracting from it the coins necessary for the…

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Coal Shipments. 50,583 Tons Last Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 3

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle last week to places beyond the State was 50,583 tons, of which 4470 tons…

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Secure Future of Gold Expert's View Johannesburg

The Sun · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 1

AN optimistic view of the future of gold is taken by Mr. John Martin, president of the Transvaal…

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Movements of Gold. London Press Comment. London, Feb. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 11

The City Editor of the "Daily Telegraph" says that unless the franc changes its course an even higher price for gold may be recorded. The root cause of the present phase is the…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 11

The price of gold was quoted to-day at £7/3/94 an ounce fine, compared with £7/3/11 on Saturday. FOREIGN QUOTATIONS…

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