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Mining & the mines, 1936

4,419 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 221

Tim Gold Mines

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 15

"AUTUMN TINTS" (Grenfell).—One of the chief gold mines in the Grenfell district is the "Homeward Hound." At the end of the nineteenth Century, gold worth £1000 was…

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Mining Notes

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

KOROERE GOLD, N.L.—(March 4) Rise from Koroore No. 3 tunnel advanced to 26ft, average assay value since last report 1½dwt per ton. Intermediate level at 64ft above Koroere No. 4 tunnel…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £7l03 per fine ounce, being an increase of id on yesterday's price. The dollar was quoted at 4.03 6-16 to the £…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

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

To-day's sales included:- Silver-lead: Barrier South, 2/9, 2/10; North Broken Hill, £8/0/6; Broken Hill South, £5/19/; Zinc Corp., ord., 74/…

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Mickey Mouse There's Gold in Them Thar Mountings!

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 13

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/0½ an ounce fine, as compared with £7/1/ the previous day. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Money, Mines and Markets : City Gossip Oroville Dredging Australian Interests Oroville's Investments

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 4

Shareholders in Oroville Dredging Co., Ltd., were informed by the chairman (Mr. P. W. Baiter), at the annual meeting, that the company's…

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Men Barricade Themselves In Mine Had Food Break Strike Hope Shot Fired Police Called in Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 20

Led by two union, officials, five coal miners on strike, who resented the presence of non-union labor in the…

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Combination Of Circumstances Affected Gallops Lough Neagh Looks Fit Gold Rod And Sylvandale Went Quietly Dull Morning

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 15

Randwick at the present time with its restricted training facilities is reduced almost to a subsidiary course…

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Govt. Leases Site Of Dam To The B.H.P. Co. Gold Search to Be Made Intense Feeling Aroused a 15 Years Lease Of Area to Dredge

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 5

INDIGNATION has been aroused throughout the west at the amazing action of the State Government in…

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Gold-digger's Progress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 5

"Is there a reason in nature for these hard hearts?" demanded Robert Browning; and as, with sardonic amusement, we contemplate Virginia's ruthless career, from her…

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Black Jack Gold

The Sun · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 7

The manager of Black Jack Gold Mining Co., N.L., reports under date, March 12:--"Mine temporarily closed down pending installation new sand pump and enlargement…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £711 per fine ounce, being an increase of ½d on yesterday's price. The dollar was quoted at 4.97 7-16 to the £…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 13

Under the influence of fairly active selling pressure all sections of the mining s[?]are market revealed a further easing in prices yesterday. The turnover for the day was…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 13

To-day's sales included:- Silver-lead: Barrier South 2/11, 2/11½; Suip[?]ide Corp., ord., 13/6; Zinc Corp., ord., 74/, 74/3; ditto, pref., £7/2/…

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Oakey Park Strike Victory Miners Resume Work

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 3

LITHGOW, March 9.—The Oakey Park miners, who have been on strike for a week, are to resume tomorrow on the understanding that…

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Seven Miners Game Up Suffering Second Police Search

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Seven miners discovered in the Sunbeam coal mine by police, came up suffering from…

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Mining at Tucklen. Gulgong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 9

One of the biggest mining ventures of its kind in this district is now under way at Tucklen, 20 miles from Gulgong. Two big tanks, each of 5000 yards capacity, are being…

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New Occidental Gold. Reduction oi Working Costs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 13

Mr. Arthur Vickery, chairman of New Occidenial Gold Mines, No Liability, said at the annual meeting yesterday that the exemption from State income tax of profits earned from…

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B.H.P. MINE Reopening After Six Years. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 11

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company's superintendent for mines and works (Mr. E. J. Horwood), announced to-day that the Proprietary mine, which had been closed since…

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