Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

4,419 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 221

More Gold Wealth January Figures Better Last Year's

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.--Gold production in January, according to figures made available to-day by the Commonwealth Statistician. Dr…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Guinea Gold, N.L. Effects of Taxation Judgment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 13

At an informal meeting of Guinea Gold N.L. in Adelaide yesterday, the chairman (Mr. C. V. T. Wells) said that the judgment recently given in the High Court in connection…

Continued on Trove, page 13 →

General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 12

Gold was quoted at £7/1/1 an ounce fine, no change from Saturday. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. The American dollar was quoted to-day at…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Oil From Coal. Company's Patents. Link with Other Companies. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 11

In an address here, Mr. J. N. Lawson, M.P., declared that he would like to see an oil from coal industry established in Australia with Australian capital. Imperial Chemical…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Aust. Guarantee Corp. More Capital Pref. Issue By Guarantee Corpn

The Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 6

By an issue, at par, of 100,000 cumulative preference shares of £1 each, bearing dividend right to 6 per cent. per annum, Australian Guarantee…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Waygood-Otis Bosses Ignore Agreement Fatal Accidents Rouse W.A MINERS Mass Protest Meeting Votes For Vigilance Committees

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, March 9 — Ten workers have lost their lives in a the goldmining industry snce January 1—at the rate of one a week,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fire Menace at Bellbird Fears of Explosion Are Held Men Refuse To Go Into Mine Fumes Rise Cessnock, Mon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 1

WHILE it is believed that the fire in Bellbird Colliery is now under control, the miners at a special meeting this…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Lady Shenton Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 10

In reply to a request from a firm of sharebrokers in the Eastern States that be allowed to nominate an engineer to inspect the mine, the directors of Lady…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 17

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended March 13, is at the rate of approximately £7/19/5…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →

The Price of Gold

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 17

The price of, gold In London yesterday was the same as on the previous Tuesday—£7/1/- an ounce fine…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →

Party Trapped in Mine Perth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 5

While Ian Marshall, 26, single, was showing a party of friends over the Iron Duke mine at Boulder last night, the bulkhead holding, back the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Panic in Mine When Bulkhead Burst

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 1

PERTH, Tuesday. -- Ian Marshall, 26, a draughtsman on the Iron Duke Mine at Boulder, was last night showing some…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Newcastle. Chapter of Accidents In Burwood Colliery. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 16

Three employees at Burwood Colliery were injured within a few minutes of each other while working on three separate jobs at the colliery to-day. Milton Tooth, 39, an…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Gold, Dollar, Franc London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 7

The price of gold to-day was £711½ per fine ounce. The dollar was quoted at 4.97 9-16 to the £ sterling, and the franc at 74[?]…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 17

Extensive dealings in New Occidental gold were an exception to dull business in the mining share market yesterday. Recent bear movements in the shares were accentuated…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →

Extracting Oil From Coal Canberra

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 8

"My visit to Cessnock would not bring forward by a day the establishment of the plant, said the Prime Minister. Mr. Lyons, to Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Oil From Coal. Sir Frederick Stewart's Report

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 13

An Important report, dealing with the production of oil from coal, furnished by Sir Frederick Stewart, formerly Parliamentary Under-Secretary for…

Continued on Trove, page 13 →

Coal Versus Oil. the Dual Fired Ship

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 5

Under the irresistible influence of Lord Fisher, when he was First Sea Lord of the Admiralty before the Great War, the Royal Navy began to abandon coal in favour of oil fuel, though coal was to be found in British mines and was…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Stolen Gold. Reward for Recovery Withdrawn. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 12

The Police Department has been notified that the offer of £500 reward for the recovery of £4000 worth of gold, stolen from Alice Springs, last May, has been withdrawn by…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

General Cables. Price of Gold. London, March 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 16

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

Continued on Trove, page 16 →