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Mining & the mines, 1935

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, February 26, 1935. Value of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 10

Gold has made a further record. On Saturday it was quoted at £stf 7/3/ll per fine ounce, and Australian sellers realised for their gold £A8/17/10. When…

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Mining Investors' Guide Western Deep Leads Valued At £15,000

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 12

WHEN Western Deep Leads Gold Development N.L. was established in 1933, it was hoped to form four operating' companies, each of which would work an area at the rate of 400 cubic yards daily for 20 years. The company is now negotiating…

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Record Gold Price Has Repercussions Nervousness As To Sterling; Funds Flow Out LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 8

FOUNDS are being recalled from London for investment in Paris before the, expected fall in short term money rates…

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Caledonian Collieries Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 15

Directors of Caledonian Collieries, Limited, announce that, as a result, of competition and low prices for coal still prevailing the profit for the year ended December 22 last is insufficient…

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Gold Mining. Legislation Proposed. to Prevent Misleading Reports Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 14

The Western Australian Government is considering the introduction of legislation to punish persons who furnish misleading reports on goldfields and mines…

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Record Gold Price

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 4

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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New Occidental Gold

The Sun · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 5

A report by New Occidental Gold Mine for two weeks ended February 23, states:-- No. 6 level, north drive, extended to total of 18 feet from old face. Preparations for…

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Mine Worker Hurt Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 7

Robert Curnow, waggon-packer, of Main Street, Paxton, is in a serious condition in Cessnock Hospital to-night as a result of injuries received at the pit-top at…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 15

The price fixed by the Commomvealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne-Mint for the week, ended February 22 is at the rate of approximately £8/2/8 per…

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Commonwealth Mining Capital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 15

Shareholders of the Commomwealth Mining and Finance, Ltd., will be asked to increase the capital to £1,500,000 by the creation of 2,000,000 additional 5/ shares, to be…

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News From Mines Golden Plateau Capital

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 12

Shareholders In Golden Plateau, N.L., at an extraordinary meeting, gave approval for dividing the capital of £175,000 Into 1,050,000 shares of 34 each. The directors,…

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Gold, Dollars, Francs London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 7

Gold was 3d per ounce fine lower to-day than yesterday, the quotation being £736[?]. Dollar and franc exchange was r…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 15

Business in gold shares lacked spirit yesterday, and the market remained on a sagging course. With a few exceptions, price changes were of desultory character. While the…

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Japanese Ask Free Entry For Mine Plant

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A request for the admission of machinery, duty free, for the working of the iron ore deposits at Yampi Sound, Western…

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Gold Trail and Vintage Are Doing Well

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Neither of New Zealand's Cup candidates, Vintage nor Gold Trail, has raced in Melbourne since their arrival, and…

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Coal Quotas for Italy Britain Investigates London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 1

IT was stated in the House of Commons that the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Runciman, was endeavoring to ascertain as quickly…

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Victoria-riverina Branch. Among the Mines. Organiser Gunn's Report

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 20

After coming back from Convention I got into harness again, and have visited the sewerage job at Ballarat. Things are going along quietly there, with about the…

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Miners Put Off at Lithgow Over 100 Get Notice Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 8

The entire staff of the Commonwealth Colliery at Lidsdale, comprising 63 mine workers, received notice of termination of employment. The manager. Mr. A…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 14

The price of gold to-day was quoted at £7/3/6[?] an ounce fine, a decrease of /3 an ounce fine on the previous day's quotation. FOREIGN QUOTATIONS…

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Gold Life Rail Passes May Be Sought Canberra

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 5

Special pleas to the Federal Government for gold life rail passes for two former Speakers in the House of Representatives. Messrs: N. J. O…

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