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Mining & the mines, 1936

4,419 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 221

Stealing Of Gold Quartz Is Alleged Big Sums Receiving Charges Man Remanded Arrests at Orange

The Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 7

ALLEGATIONS that gold-bearing quartz had been stolen at Orange and treated in a secluded part of the district were made by the police at the North Sydney Court to-day, when William Ernest Smith,…

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Gold Miners in Court Orange

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 7

When they appeared before the Orange Court to-day on a charge of stealing 85 ounces of gold, valued at £5836-. two miners. Richard…

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News From Mines Western Reef Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 10

It is expected that production will commence on or about March 9. BUNDI CLEAN UP The manager of Bundi reports a clean-up…

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Gold From Mine. Receiving and Stealing Charges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 13

One man was charged at North Sydney with receiving, and two men were charged at Orange with stealing, gold from a Lucknow goldmine…

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Dispute at Victorian Colliery

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 8

Word was received from the general president of the Miners' Federation, Mr. C. Nelson. yesterday, that, the directors of Korumburra Colliery. Victoria, where a…

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Gold Belt

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 9

Brown tweed with a gold fleck Is used for the smart winter costume by Helen Wood, Fox player. Beige fox fur bands the…

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The Price of Gold

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 18

The price of gold in London yesterday, was £7/0/10 an ounce fine compared with £7/1/2½ an ounce last Tuesday. THIRTY THOUSAND political…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 15

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended February 21, is at the rate of approximately £7/19/4…

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Three Drown in Mine at Kalgoorlie

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--Three men perished to-day in the Golden West Mine at Kunanalling, 25 miles north of…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £7010 an ounce fine, a decrease of 2d on the previous quotation. The dollar was quoted at 4.99 11-16 to…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 15

The mining share market was rather quieb yesterday, and although several important [?]old counters moved to lower levels variations in price were generally of small…

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Sabotage in Navy. Mine-releasing Apparatus. London, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 14

In addition to the two recent cases of sabotage in the Navy—one at Devonport and the other at Chatham—the "Daily Mail" says that further sabotage has occurred at Chatham…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. 35,235 Tons For Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 4

The quantity of coal including bunkers, shipped from Newcastle last week for places beyond the State, was 35,235 tons, of which 6670 tons…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 14

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/10 an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The United States dollar was quoted to-day…

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N.s.w. Mining Fields. Organiser Anderson's Report

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 13

Having returned from the Ballarat Jubilee Convention, I am now taking the track to carry on the necessary work of organisation. The distinction of being a…

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Three Lives Lost. Miners Overcome by Foul Air. Drowned in Shaft. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 13

Three men lost their liyes to-day on the Golden West mine, at Kunanalling, 25 miles north of Coolgardie. It is believed that they were drowned while bailing out a shaft 125…

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Koh Sabah Tin Mine

The Sun · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 6

A cabled report from Koh Sabah Tin Mine states: Crosscutting E. 140ft. below adit level and about 75ft. S. disclosed ore body at present 30ft. wide, averaging 7…

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King of Creation Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 13

Anglo-Australian Gold Development, Ltd., has announced that it has secured the King of Creation mine, 34 miles from Laverton, Western Australia. The previous owner, a…

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State Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 13

The production of native gold of New South Wales origin for January is estimated at 3777.76 ounces fine, valued at £16,047 (standard rate), or £32,873 (Australian currency), as compared…

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English Coal For Melbourne

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 4

The British steamer Hartbridge is now bound from Hartlepool to Melbourne with a cargo of coal and passed the Cape of Good Hope on the…

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