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Mining & the mines, 1936

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Big Bogong Mines Ltd. Wants £40,000 Of Public Money Most Comprehensive Proposition

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

THE prospectus of one of the most comprehensive gold mining propositions ever to have been placed before the Australian public was…

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Drew Gun at Mine, Is Report Right Of Entry Was Refused, Say Officials Serious View Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 12

A SERIOUS position is developing in connection with the operations of a number of small mines on the Kothbuiy estate. When…

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Greentree To Gather Gold With Gay Bett a Sitter Hurry Scurry Has Ton Of Toe RICH H.P. PRIZE

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 12

WITH the winner's share amounting to £460, Gay Bett has a chance second to none of handing out owner Les…

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Long Live the King "Smith's" Discovers Secret Destination of "Joseph Conrad" Two Parties Going After Same Gold On Mystery Island

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 3

AN atmosphere of profound mystery has been woven around the actual destination of the "Joseph Conrad," which has been chartered by Australian Mineral Development Co., Melbourne, to convey a party of five geologists and engineers to a certain…

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More Pages from My Notebook of Crime Gold Lust Has Meant Tragedy Boulder City Horror Big Robbery From Ocean Liner the Sonoma

The Labor Daily · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 14

IN the mad life arid death struggle for existence in the maelstrom that is called' civilised society, the lust for gold has led to…

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1936 Should Bring Some Mining Surprises in W.A. Prospecting Has Brightened and Valuable Areas Located Plenty of Capital Is Ready

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

WITH 1936, gold mining in Western Australia promises a new phase. Recent years have seen a concentration of attention on mines opened in earlier years, but brought into range again by the increased price of…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 26 January 1936 · page 8

THE market in the gold section continues in a depressed condition, the average run of investors being fed up, and therefore unfriendly towards…

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Good Time for Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 5

South Coast mines are experiencing a revival of trade. More than 200 miners, many of whom were out of work for five years, have been…

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Decision of the Miners London

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 6

The danger of stoppage of work in the coalfields which has been impending, for some time in view of the disagreements between the…

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Miners Work on Tuesday Official Explanation

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 10

The [?]tion of Tuesday next as a holiday has led to some confusion among miners on the coalfields. The assistant secretary of the Northern…

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News From Mines Metal Prices Lower

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 8

Metals were again weaker In London on Thursday. Middle prices were:-- COPPER.--Spot, £34189. down 39; three months. £3576. down 3116. Electrolytic,…

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ROTHBURY. Miners' Message to Premier. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 8

The northern miners' management committee sent a telegram to the Premier (Mr. Stevens) yesterday afternoon asking that an immediate meeting of Cabinet should be called…

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Hospital Fees South. Miners at Variance with Institutions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 6

Southern miners and local hospitals have reached a deadlock in their discussions on the question of hospital fees incurred by miners during…

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Fine Gold in London London, January 26

The Sun · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 2

The price of gold to-day was £7 0s 7½d an ounce fine, as compared with £7 0s 10d yesterday, STANDARD TIN IN N.Y…

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Prominent Mining Man Death at Darwin Darwin

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 4

Charles Manners, 75, died in Darwin yesterday. He had been ailing for a long period. Manners Was formerly one of the…

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Euro Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 11

The Euro Gold Developing Co. of Sydney, which is undertaking development work on the Pinnacles mine, Tennant Creek, entered on values exceeding two ounces a ton at the…

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Miners' Federation's Rothbury Move

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Monday.--Meetings are being arranged by the Miners' Federation of lodge officers in coalfields areas to…

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South Wales Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 11

The danger of South Wales losing large orders for coal from Portugal has been averted by a barter plan, according to a London trade report. In 1936 South Wales will buy 250,000…

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Two Gassed In Mine; Heroic Save

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday. Overcome by bad air in the John Bull Mine, Green Valley, two miles from Newstead, to-day, James…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £709 a fine ounce. The dollar was quoted at 4.99 11-16 to the £ sterling, and the franc 74 15-16…

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