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Mining & the mines, 1936

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Gold Watch

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 4

District No. 1 Committee reports that P. F. Slattery, Anderson’s Avenue, Mt. Pritchard, was presented with the gold watch which was offered to those…

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Rothbury Miners Defy Union

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 7

BRANXTON, Thursday.--The emphatic refusal of about 100 men employed at four small collieries at Rothbury Estate to…

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State Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 13

Gold production of New South Wales for 1935 was 50,102oz fine, valued at £A439,945, compared with 35,123oz fine, valued at £[?]07,594 for 1934…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £709[?] a fine ounce, the same as yesterday. The dollar was 4.96 9-16 to £ sterling, and the franc 75 1-16,…

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Wallarah Resumes No Coal for Scab Ships

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, January 22.—Work was resumed at Wallarah colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, yesterday, in conformity with the decision of…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 11

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/9[?] an ounce fine, with no change from yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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Use Coal Resources for Oil Company Being Formed at Newcastle Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 12

DECLARING that instead of importing petrols and oils from oversea Australia should have begun to distil these products itself…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Newcastle Steamship Vic. Malay Rubber Newcastle S.S. Co. Pays 9 p.c

The Sun · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 3

Net profit of £13,532 shown by Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Co., Ltd., for the year to December 31, 1935, compares with £12,034 for…

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Why Miners Accepted Coal-owners' Offer LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 1

THE danger of a stoppage of work on the coalfields which had been impending for some time, in view of the disagreements between the owners and the men on the claim of the miners, for a wages advance, has been removed by the miners'…

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Tiveri Gold Recoveries

The Sun · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 2

Tiverl Gold Dredging Co., Ltd., has received advice from the secretary, at Port Moresby, that during November, the dredge operated for 530 hours, treating 13,000 yards…

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Ingliston South Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 19

The directors of Ingliston South Gold Development N.L., in their first report, state that the company originally raised £28,250 and purchased the mine property for £31,500, of…

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Guinea Gold, N.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 19

In a circular to shareholders, the director[?] of Guinea Gold, N.L., state that if the remainder of the pegged-out areas in New Guinea have to be abandoned, the final cost of…

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Coal Strike Averted London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 8

A COAL strike has been averted with the mine workers' decision to accept the leaders' advice to agree to the…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £7010 a fine ounce, compared with £709½ yesterday. The dollar was quoted at 4.99 7-8 to the £ sterling…

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Rothbury. Miners Officers' Statement. Special Meeting Called. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 18

The northern miners' executive officers, Messrs. T. Hoare (president) and J. Kellock (vice-president) disclosed in a statement to-day that Mr. Kellock was one of the men…

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Revolver Drawn, Says Kellock Northern Miners' Leader Makes Complaint

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 9

WESTON, Friday.--Addressing a meeting of Hebburn miners, Mr. J. Kellock, vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation, said when…

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Coal Exports. Figures for 1935. Effect of Shipping Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 21

Statistics of coal exported from Newcastle to overseas and interstate destinations during 1935 were released this afternoon by the Sub-Collector of Customs at Newcastle (Mr. J. H…

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W.A. Gold Production 649,047 Ounces for 1935

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 11

W.A. gold production for 1935 came out better than anticipated. The shortage compared with 1934 was only 2791oz, in spite…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/10 an ounce, fine, compared with £7/0/9½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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Coal Crisis. British Strike Averted. Owners' Offer Accepted. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 17

A coal strike has been averted with the mineworkers' decision to accept their leaders' advice and agree to the owners' offer of 1/ a day increase. The men demanded 2/…

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