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Mining & the mines, 1936

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 7

The Price of gold today was £7010½ an ounce fine, a rise of 2½d on yesterdays price. The dollar was quoted at 4.99 7-16…

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Mining Exchanges Adelaide

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

Todays sales included:- Silver lead: North Broken Hill, £7/14/; Zinc Corp., ord., 71/. Gold: Boulder Perseverance, 5/5: Commonwealth…

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Mining the Share Market

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

Quieter business in yesterday's market produced unimportant price changes in prominent gold shares. Emperor, Lancefield, and New Occidental, which were among the most…

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Lang Party. Closer Unity Move with the Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 11

The central council of the Miners' Federation, at a meeting yesterday, decided to set aside Friday afternoon to allow the deputyleader of the Lang Labour party, Mr…

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200 Miners Cease Work. Search for Missing Mate. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 15

All coal miners in Howard, numbering about 200, ceased work this morning, and joined in the search for a missing miner. If he is not found to-night, the mines will not be…

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Coal and Shale Federal Policy Temporarily Deferred Canberra

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 26

REPLYING to Mr. Beasley's criticism of the Government's oil policy, the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) said to-day that the Government had not discarded the possibilities of developing such resources as coal and shale…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/10½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/8 yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted…

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America's Gold In Exchange For China's Silver WASHINGTON

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 8

THE Treasury Department today revealed that about £2,000,000 in, gold has been earmarked for shipment to…

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Letters Oil v Coal. to the Editor of the Herald

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

Sir,—The article by Sir Archibald Hurd, appearing in Saturday's "Herald" dealing with the struggle for supremacy between oil and coal as a medium for the propulsion of the…

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Fedreal Grant To States for Forestry and Mining

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 3

THE Federal Government has granted an additional £450,000 to the States over the years 1036-37 and 1937-38 for assistance in forestry and metallferous…

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Gold for China. U.S. Treasury's Action. Washington. Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 12

The United States Treasury Department revealed yesterday that 9,970,000 dollars worth of gold had been earmarked for despatch to China, but officials refused to give any…

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Big Sum Available Federal Grant for Forestry and Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--Commonwealth assistance for State forestry and mining is to be continued during the next two financial years,…

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Grants to the States Forestry and Mining Industries Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 4

A GRANT of £450,000, spread over 1936-37 and 1937-38, is to be made available to the States by the Commonwealth to assist the forestry…

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Search by Air for New Mining Felds. State Government's Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 11

The State Government proposes to conduct an aerial reconnaissance of western portions of New South Wales, to assist in the search for valuable minerals…

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£5000 to Test Gippsland Flow Oil Little Hope For Coal Or Shale Scout Boring Plan Urged

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--As part of its plans for the thorough exploration of flow oil possibilities in Australia, the…

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Sydney May Have Best Youngsters Fidelity And Gold Rod Compared Form Points to the Filly

Referee · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 3

IN Sydney there is a little controversy as to which of Fidelity or Gold Rod will prove the better in the V.R.C. Sires Produce Stakes…

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Blames Britain For Every Italian Killed Bloodstained Gold Accusation Alleged Aid To Ethiopia ROME

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 1

THE Italian Press now openly associates the Italian death roll in Abyssinia with British ammunition…

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£1,000,000 GRANT To the States for Forestry and Mining to Relieve Unemployment. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 11

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) announced to-day that it had been decided to make £450,000 available to the States over the years 1936-37 and…

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New Guinea Goldfields. No Dividend to be Paid

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

In order to conserve the company's cash resources, the directors of New Guinea Goldfields. Ltd., have decided not to pay a dividend for the year ended September 30. Net…

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Fijians' Fight On Tavua Goldfield. Provincial Dispute. Suva

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 12

Reports from Tavua goldfield, where a fight between natives occurred yesterday, state that the natives are quiet and are returning to work. An unofficial report,…

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