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Mining & the mines, 1936

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No Dividend From New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 14

Though profit of £152,020 was earned by New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., during the year to September 30 last, no dividend is…

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Coal Mine Strikes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 12

It was reported to the meeting of the Miners' Council yesterday that the strike of miners at Leadville had been abandoned, and that the men who had lost their employment through…

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News From Mines B.h. Proprietary Mine to Re-open

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 10

The superintendent of mines and works for the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. (Mr. E. J. Horwood) is hopeful that the Proprietary mine will be producing within the…

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Miners' Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 12

Proposals for closer unity between mine[?] workers in Australia and New Zealand were discussed at a meeting of the central council of the Miner's Federation yesterday…

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Collieries & Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 6

The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present operating at…

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B.h. Proprietary Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 13

Our Broken Hill correspondent telegraphs that the superintendent of mines and works for the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Mr. E. J. Horwood, is hopeful that the Proprietary…

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Kurri Meeting On Small Mines

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 3

A big public meeting held in Kurri on February 9 unanimously decided to support the campaign of the Miners’ union against the menace to…

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Electrolytic Zinc Co's Rosebery Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 10

The works of the Electrolytic Zinc Co. at Rosebery (Tas.) are ready to take the hydro-electric power, and to go into production…

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Are These Worth the Money? Invincible Colliery Ltd

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 10

Capital, £104,000 Reserves, £34,698. Assets per fully paid 20 share 268. No recent market. Accounts close September; presented…

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Oil From Coal. Japanese Experiments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 10

Professor F. Oda, of the Imperial University in Japan, arrived yesterday by the Kamo Maru on a visit to Australia. In addition to seeing the universities, he intends…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 7

Gold was sold to-day at £7010[?] an ounce fine, there being no change on yesterday's price. The dollar was quoted at 4.98 13-16…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 13

At the reduced rates ruling, gold shares in yesterday's market appeared to have settled down to a steady basis. Quiet business in most instances caused little change in prices…

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Miners’ Council Meets Many Important Struggles Discussed

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Feb. 13.—The annual meeting of the Central Council of the Miners’ Federation commenced its sessions on Tuesday with a long business paper covering matters of the utmost importance to the Miners’ Union and the whole of the…

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Ciano-Mussolini Hoard Gold In America!

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 2

MADRID, Jan. 5 (by mail).—On December 7, the harbor police of Barcelona made the following find on board the steamer “Augustus,” about to leave…

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Miners Affiliate N.z. Union Now Branch of Australian Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 7

Arrangements were completed at the Miners' Federation Central Council meeting yesterday for the affiliation of the New Zealand United…

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Italy Fortifies Islands Ships' Planes, Mines In Aegean LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 8

THE island of Leros in the Aegean Sea is to become the Heligoland of Italy. Recent military developments, in…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/10½ an ounce fine, no change on yesterday's quotation. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Our Wool Gold Countries Graziers' View Need for Action

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 6

" ANY further delay in remedial measures to enable our old and large wool clients, who have remained on the gold standard, to…

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: Money, Mines and Markets : City Gossip Hydraulic Power Holeproof, Ltd. Dividend Rate Reduced

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 5

Of gross receipts of £88,054, expenses of Hydraulic Power, Electric and Hydraulic Lifts, Ltd., in 1935, accounted for £79,834, leaving net profit…

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The B.H.P. Octopus Mining, Shipping, Iron and Steel

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 3

The Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd., against whose attacks the Port Kembla Ironworkers are on strike, has been for a long time in the…

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