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Mining & the mines, 1936

4,419 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 221

Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 15

Mining share business yesterday assumed a more varied character than lately. Gold shares had a weaker tendency, though the only serious fall was in Lady Shenton. New…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. 51,895 Tons Exported

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 5

The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped from Newcastle last week, for places beyond the State, was 51,895 tons, of which 1450 tons…

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Silver Tank Novel Decoration BLUE & Gold Wedding

The Sun · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 18

A silver model tank sent by the Royal Tank Corps to the Australian Tank Corps, occupied a prominent place at the reception…

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Oil and Coal. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 8

Sir,—Attacking the Lyons and Stevens Governments in his speech at the Labour Conference on Sunday last. Mr. Lang is reported as having said, "Whide in office neither of…

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Forestry and Mining. Federal Grant to States

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 4

Prime Minister Lyons announced last week that the Commonwealth would make £450,000 available to the States over the years 1936-37 and 1937-38 for assistance…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 14

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/2½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/11½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted…

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N.Z. Girl Gets Gold Cup Again LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 1

Miss Jean Batten, the New Zealand airwoman, has been awarded, for the second year in…

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Forestry and Mining Grant Will Lessons Be Heeded

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 6

The Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Lyons, has announced that his Government will make a grant of £450,000 available to the various States for Forestry and Metalliferous Mining. Of this amount…

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Gold Hold-up Was Planned Bandits Deceived by Strange Car Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 7

IT was revealed by the police to-day how an accident to a car prevented an attempt to steal gold valued at £5000 at Caffney's Creek…

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Free State. Cattle and Coal. Trade Agreement Renewed. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 14

The Under-Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. Douglas Hacking) announced in the House of Commons to-day that it had been agreed that the…

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Financial. Gretamain Collieries Ltd. Dividend Rate Increased

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 11

Gretamaln Collieries, Ltd., reports a net profit of £1498 for the year ended November 30, compared with £1170 the previous year. The dividend is increased from /5 per 14/…

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Black Jack Gold

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 30

A message from the manager of Black Jack Gold Mining Co., N.L., states:--No. 4 N. level shows good improvement; 2ft. stone fair quality. No. 3 S. level also improved;…

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New Occidental Gold

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 20

A telegram from the mine manager of New Occidental Gold Mines, N.L. states:--No. 9 crosscut, 181 to 185 ft., assay 8.8wt.: from 185 to 191 ft., assay 10.4 dwt.: width…

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Gold, Dollar. Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £710½ an ounce fine, a reduction of 2d on yesterday's price. The dollar was quoted at 4.93 11-16 to the £…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 11

Base-metal shares, though quiet, were firm in yesterday's market. An improved outlook for copper was reflected in a strong rise in Mt. Lyell, the gain being superimposed…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 11

To-day's sales included:- Silver-lead: Broken Hill South, £5/17/4½, £5/17/9; Sulphide Corp., ord., 14/6; Zine Corp., ord., 75/6, 75/4½, 75/6…

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General Cable News. Price Op Gold. London, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 10

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/0½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/l/2½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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With The Trotters & Pacers Bathurst Meeting Wilbur Gold's Double

Referee · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 21

COUNTRY trotting meetings are gradually regaining their popularity. Betting is more spirited than formerly, and several horses find support in the…

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Money, Mines and Markets : City Gossip Austn. Gas Light Bigger Business

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

Increased Sales of Gas Mr. A. Consett Stephen, who presided at the annual meeting of the Australian Gas Light Co. held…

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Hoard of Gold. Discovered in New York. Owner Untraced. New York, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 10

Federal agents yesterday found the largest hoard of illegally held gold since the Federal law was passed in 1933, calling into the Treasury all monetary gold held by private…

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