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Mining & the mines, 1936

4,419 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 221

Queensland Miners Favor Strike

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 1

BRISBANE, January 13.—At a stop-work meeting to-day the Collinsville and Scottsville coalminers voted in favor of strike to assist…

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Gold for Italy Australian Community Gives Jewellery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 6

In answer to an appeal from Mussolini, "Give gold to your country," the Italian community in Australia has already contributed a…

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Italian Gold Not From Australia CANBERRA

The Sun · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 8

Italians in Australia are not likely to be allowed to send their gold ornaments and jewellery to help Mussolini's war plans, as their countrymen…

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Lambton B Mine Dispute Seniority and Wage Increase Secured

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Jan. 15.—The miners have settled the dispute at Lambton B colliery, which has been mechanised by the BH.P. Co…

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Big Claim for Coal Process a Pre-Treatment Method

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 8

INTEREST is being shown to commercial circles to the Morgan process for the pre-treatment of power coal, which the Australian…

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Northern Miners. Delegate to Russia. for May Day Celebrations. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 10

Nominations have been called for a delegate to represent the Northern Miner's Federation at the May Day celebrations in Russia this year…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 10

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/10 an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/91 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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Dry Spell in W.a. Water Shortage Affecting Goldfields Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 1

PERTH, Thursday.--The water shortage on the northern goldfields remains acute, and is seriously, affecting the railways…

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What Miners Sacrifice

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

Sir. -- Prior to the Miners' Federation elections last year, the spokesmen of our organisation told us we were in the fight for a six-hour day…

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Pacific Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 9

Australian Mineral Development Co. has been formed in Melbourne with capital of £30,000 in £5 shares, to equip and despatch an expedition to certain islands in the…

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Fall of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 5

WESTON, Friday.--At Hebburn No. 1 colliery to-day James Greig, 53, a miner, of Foruth Street, Weston, was struck on the head by a fall of coal…

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Wallarah Miners to Meet

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 6

Following a conference in Sydney yesterday Between the Central and Northern District officers of the Miners' Federation and…

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Mining Quicksilver

The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

The opening of a quicksilver mine in Queensland is shown in the current issue of Pox Movietone News at Hovt's Regent and Plaza. A tour…

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Idle Colliery Meeting To-morrow NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 5

The position at Wallarah Colliery, which has been idle for more than a week, will be discussed at a special meeting of the lodge to-morrow…

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News From Mines Satupulo Tin Output

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 9

Satupulo N.L.'s output for the past fortnight was 28 tons Of tin oxide. STAFFORD GOLD YIELD Stafford Gold dredge ran 125 hours and…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 5

The price of gold to-day was £7011 per fine ounce, compared with £7010 yesterday. The dollar was quoted at 4.95 11-16 to the £…

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£10,000,000 Company From U.S.A. Proposes Tackling Australia's Largest Low Grade Gold Deposit the Big Bell Mine in W.A.

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 11

ON latest negotiations, it appears as if the American Smelting and Refining Corporation, through its offshoot, the Premier G.M. Coy., will make its entry into Australian gold mining with the purchase and…

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MOLYBDENITE. Proposals for Mining. BATHURST

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 21

Proposals for molybdenite mining on an extensive scale were mentioned in the Bathurst Warden's Court before Mr. W. S. Bromhead to-day, when the Anglo-Queensland Mining…

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SEAMEN & Miners to Attend Federal Union's Invitation Accepted Ships Dispute

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 6

INVITATIONS issued by the A.C.T.U. Emergency Committee to the Seamen's Union and the Miners Federation to attend a…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London. Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/11 an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/10 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to…

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