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Mining & the mines, 1935

4,579 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 229

Gold An' Fleece

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

Stock Exchange registered a scarp rise in gold scrip. The wool prospect is a probable addition of £500,000 to the N.S.W. wool cheque. Professor Piccard says he is going 20 miles up into the altosphere. Prof. Merino: "I think that cloud is silver- lined !"…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 13

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended January 4, is at the rate of approximately £8/0/9…

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W.a. Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 13

Our Perth correspondent telegraphs that the Western Australian gold yield for December was 56,024oz, compared with 57,042oz for November, and 55,274oz for December last…

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Gold and Exchange London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 7

Gold was down Id per ounce fine to-day, being quoted at £72. Dollar exchange stood at 4.90 9-16, and that of the franc at 74 1[?] to the £…

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Max Gold Claiming Stewards' Attention

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 1

THE following announcement was made yesterday by the A.J.C. stewards: "Having received certain…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 13

Active dealings in gold shares in yesterday's market embraced about 60 issues. Though the tendency in prices remained upward, it was less pronounced than on Monday…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 13

To-day's sales included:- Silver-lead: Barrier South, /7½: North Broken Hill, 101/6; Broken Hill South, 77/6; Zinc Corporation, ord., 31/9…

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Federal Mining Award. Correction

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 18

Advice has been received from the Commonwealth Arbitration Court that an error has been discovered in Clause 2A, "Learner Miners." The rates in this…

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Max Gold. Futher Inquiries. Pony's Eligibility

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 14

Further inquiries are being made concerning the pony, Max Gold, who won in bellow fashion the second division of the Fourteenone Handicap at the last meeting at Ascot…

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GOLD & WHITE Naval Wedding Steel Arch

The Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 19

A complete gold and white effect was achieved by the bridal party at the marriage of Miss Kathleen Evans, elder daughter of…

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Mine Stoppage Gloomy Days in W.a. Towns

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 7

PERTH, Tuesday.--The decision of the Kalgoorlie miners not to work until the demand for a 44-hour week Is granted and the firm attitude of…

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Southern Miners. Reasons for Opposing Rationing. Corrimal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 11

The South Bulli miners, who are striking in an attempt to force the abolition of rationing, continued to-day a meeting adjourned from Sunday, and developed a further stage…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. Increase of 302,000 Tons

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 4

Yearly returns made available by the Berthing Master at Newcastle on Thursday last of the quantity of coal loaded at the cranes at Carrington for…

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The Strikes. Mine Workers. Kalgoorlie and South Coast. Wharf Workers' Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 11

The strikes reported on the previous day in several of the States continued yesterday. The Chamber of Mines at Kalgoorlie…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 12

The price of gold to-day was £7/2/ an ounce fine, compared with £7/2/1 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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W.A. Mining Strike. Dispute Over Working Hours

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 18

Owing to a dispute over the working of the 88-hours fortnight, men employed at the gold mines on the Golden Mile (Boulder), Gwalia and Wiluna (W.A..)…

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Organiser Anderson and the Mining Award. A Member's Tribute

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 18

As a member of the A.W.U. for a good many years, and one working under its awards both in the pastoral industry and metalliferous mines in New South Wales,…

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Only Two Mines Working Prolonged Dispute Is Likely in W.A. KALGOORLIE

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

Only two mines on the Golden Mile, both of which are on the 44-hour week, are operating, and a prolonged dispute between the…

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The Eligibility of Max Gold Ascot Winner "Information Received" by Stewards

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 2

RACEGOERS were intrigued after Max Gold, an unknown aged pony, had landed a substantial stake at Ascot last week,…

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Gold Loving Cups. Gift to Duke and Duchess of Kent. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 12

Before the Oronsay left Port Melbourne for London, a special messenger handed a small parcel to the master of the liner (Commodore C. T. Matheson). The parcel, which…

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