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Mining & the mines, 1936

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Gold Coast College. Ambitious Programme

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 5

St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast, a Catholic secondary school and training college, was opened last month. The school is a joint undertaking of the three…

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Carpathia Tin Mining Co

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 4

Carpathla Tin Mining Co., N.L., reports for two weeks ended February 1.--Mine. Hauled 52 tons. Mill: Crushed 87 tons; 1 ton 9cwt. concentrates produced. Ore in…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 13

To-day's sales included:— Copper: Mt. Lyell, 23/9. Silver-lead: Amalgamated Zinc, 10/; North Broken Hill, £7/14/; Broken Hill South, £5/13/6, £5/14/;…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 13

The most prominent counters in the market for gold shares were slightly easier on qu[?]eter dealings yesterday. Fiji ann Western Australian concerns were disposed to steady after…

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BOOKS and Bookmen Mine Be No Song

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 3

Mine be no song of profitless abstractions; Chant I no pagan canticle to Pan; Boom I no blast of sectaries or factions: The praise of God I'd sing, the good of man…

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Miners' Demands State Must Act Against Small Concerns

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.--Relton miners' lodge, at a meeting last night, decided to send a telegram to the Premier, threatening a general…

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City Gossip Peters Arctic Co. Bismarck Gold

The Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 4

Peters Arctic Higher Dividend Interim half-yearly dividend at the rate of 6 2-3 per cent, per annum has been declared by the directors…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/10 an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/6 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted…

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United States. Outflow of Gold. President's Survey. Washington, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 12

President Roosevelt called a conference at the White House yesterday of Cabinet and other officials responsible for the Government finances,…

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Gold Lode on Church Land Papuan Missionary Tells of Find

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 7

The Methodist Church may become owner of a gold-mine. Rev. R. J. Andrew told the annual meeting of the Methodist Mission…

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Cuddle, Gold Rod, and Bim Boy In Fast Trials On Randwick Track Finals for Rosehill

Referee · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 16

CONDITIONS at Randwick this morning were ideal for galloping, and with flags out only 20 feet from the rails on the course proper, it was…

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Coal Industry. Small Mines in North Miners' Protest. Legal Difficulties Explained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 15

Representatives of the Miners' Federation, in a deputation to the Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) yesterday, protested against the conditions which, they alleged, existed in a…

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A Social Service. Mechanisation of Coal Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 10

Australia has made, during the last twenty-five years, almost unbelievable industrial progress. Steel, and kindred new industries, are now consuming nearly 2,000,000…

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Miners Endorse Struggle Defence of Wages and Conditions Small Mines Menace

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Feb. 4.—The conference arranged between the Central and District Executives of the Miners’ Federation and the…

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Coal Miners Urge State To Act Mr. Baddeley's Fear for Future

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 7

REORGANISATION of the coal industry and stabilising of prices by legislation was asked yesterday by a deputation from the Miners'…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 12

Golden Mile Block 45 crushing of 71 tons assayed 3dwt. 19gr. a ton. This parcel of ore was a bulk sample taken from development work from the south drive winze and…

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Miners’ Leaders Stand Vindicated

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 3

LITHGOW.—The general president and general secretary of the Miners’ Federation were present at a meeting of the Lithgow State mine lodge on…

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More Blood on the Coal

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

Thirty—seven mineworkers have died in the gigantic explosion in Loyabad colliery, Jharia, India. This explosion was the culmination of a series of…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £7011 per ounce fine, compared with £7010 yesterday. The dollar was quoted at 5.01 11-16 to the [?]…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 13

Leading gold shares were comparatively steady in yesterday's market variations in prices being small. Bismarck, paid, weakened under active selling. Sunshine, paid, made a…

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