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Mining & the mines, 1936

4,419 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 221

Stir Is Created at Mine Attempt By Five Men To Stop Below As a Protest Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 7

EXCITEMENT prevailed at the Sunbeam Mine, at Korumburra, to-day when five miners, led by two union officials, ceased work as a…

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Collieries & Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 14 March 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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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 19

BLUE BIRD GOLD MINES, N.L>—Piece of stone from Blue Reef assayed 7oz 3dwt 17grs per ton. FIRST HIT (1934), N.L. (March 7).—No. 3 level,…

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Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 5

The price of gold to-day was £711 per fine ounce, unchanged on yesterday's price. The dollar was quoted at 4.96 13-16 to the £ sterling, and…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 19

Virtually every section of the mining share market was affected by an easiness in tone yesterday. Barrier concerns traded were done at a loss, and gold shares generally were…

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From a Native Mrs. Daisy Bates Inherited Big Mine

The Sun · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 8

In dealing with the Australian aborigines, it is only too easy for the anthropologist to elaborate a fantasy based on theories and the foreign…

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Money, Mines & Markets City Gossip Nightingale Supply Co. Increased Profits

The Sun · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 2

An increase in profits from £3732 the previous year to £4372 for the year ended December 31 last are revealed in the accounts of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/1 an ounce fine, no change on the previous day. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The American dollar was quoted to-day at…

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Don Bradman's Heart of Gold Gives Bats To Disappointed Colts

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 3

EVERYONE knows Don Bradman, champion batsman of the world, but only his intimate friends and team-mates know of his big heart. At no time has it been better exemplified than during…

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Cheltenham Gold Cup. Golden Miller's Fifth Win. LONDON, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 20

The Cheltenham Gold Cup, 3[?]m, resulted:- Golden Miller, by Goldcourt—Miller's Pride...... 1…

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Oil From Coal Is Endorsed Stewart Emphatic in Report Canberra

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 4

LICENCES to utilise Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.'s patent throughout Australia were held by Synthetic Products, Ltd., and he…

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Mortgaging Mines with Debentures Gaining Popularity In W.A. Policy Needs Shareholders' Attention

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 11

THE policy of issuing debentures--in other words, of mortgaging mines--when the original capital is insufficient to bridge the gap between prospectus promises and performances, is becoming so common in W.A. that…

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Authority on Mining States Some Home Truths In Support of "Smith's" Views

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 11

IN gold mining spheres where soreheads, or their equivalent, have followed a surfeit of speculating the following extract from a recent speech…

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The Bank That No Mail Can Break Mightiest Vaults in World To House Millions In Gold

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 10

SIXTY feet below the level of the busiest streets of the city of London are tho world's safest strong rooms. They house, or will house…

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No Problem In Euclid Two-Year-Old Form Puts Gold Rod First: Fidelity Second : Rest Nowhere

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 6

N.S.W.'s complete superiority over Victoria in two-year-old form this season was finalised when Fidelity won the Ascot Vale…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 15 March 1936 · page 25

THE mining market, apart from Barrier Stocks, is still depressed, so much so that a new float would be now practically impossible. Those who…

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Books REVIEWED Author's Macabre Picture Of Welsh Miners "Black Parade"

Truth · Sunday 15 March 1936 · page 24

THE late Professor "Chris" Brennan once said that he read modern novels to…

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Here's Horse-sense For Mad, Stampeding World Gold Rod Teaches Points to Leaders

The Sun · Sunday 15 March 1936 · page 16

It's a mad world. Steve says, with its hell-bent Hitlers and the big fielders of the armaments [?]ng calling…

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Here's Why We Guarantee Bidomak Will Nervy Women Get Well Quick! Make You Well or Cost You Nothing-- Revitalising Minerals Are More Precious Than Silver and Gold for Sufferers From Nerves Featured Singer Loses Voice Nerve Strain and Worry-- Bidomak Makes Remarkable Restoration

The Sun · Sunday 15 March 1936 · page 23

One of the most dramatic and moving cases in which Bidomak has been instrumental in changing the whole aspect of an…

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Man Killed Mine Accident

The Sun · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 7

William Gray, a miner, of Wombarra Heights, was killed this afternoon in an accident in a mine at Coalcliff…

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