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Mining & the mines, 1936

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 14

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/7[?] an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/7 on Saturday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Declared "Black." Two Northern Mines. Withdrawal of Federation Men. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 11

The northern miners' committee of management decided this afternoon to declare "black" Glenrock No. 1 and No, 2 collieries, near Newcastle, and to withdraw three…

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Zircon Mining at Byron Bay. Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 9

Zircon Rutile, Ltd., has found its beachmining enterprise at Byron Bay so successful that it is planning to extend its plant to treat other metals besides zircon and rutile…

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DISQUALIFIED. New Zealand Trainer and Jockey. Running of Gold Fox

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 17

Gold Fox, his trainer, S. G. Ware, and the rider, W. Jenkins, were yesterday disqualified for 12 months by the V.R.C. stewards…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining All Govt. Loans Advance on Better Buying Depressed Market for Bank Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 28

AN upward turn in the market for Commonwealth Loans developed yesterday, demand for both long and short-dated issues showing distinct improvement…

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Colliery Deal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 31

PERTH, Tuesday. -- Australian Machinery and Investment Co., of which Mr. C. de Bernales is governing director, has purchased a half share of the P. and O…

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 31

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for gold lodged at the Melbourne and Perth mints for the week ended April 3 is £7192 per standard oz., and…

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News From Mines Enterprise Recoveries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 31

Enterprise Gold, on its Ora Banda claims (western slope of Kaindi), recovered during March 21oz. 11dwt. from 468 cubic yards. For the same period 3oz. 13dwt. were recovered…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 21

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended April 3, is at the rate of approximately £7/19/2…

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The Price of Gold

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 18

The price of gold in London yesterday was £7/0/85 an ounce fine compared with £7/0/9 an ounce last Tuesday…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 21

Business in all varieties of mining shares was restricted in yesterday's market. Gold shares held a steady footing. The only fall of note was in Lady Shenton, which was…

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Coal Trade. Newcastle Figures For March

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 1

Official figures of the trade at the Port of Newcastle during March, made available last week show that coal shipped to places beyond the State,…

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To Load Coal. Sagoland For Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 5

The American steamer Sagoland left Manila on the 26th March for Newcastle, via Port Lamon, and is expected at Newcastle next Monday to…

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News From Mines Curnow's Tin Clean-up

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 32

The manager advises having cleaned up 7 tons 4cwt. tin concentrates from 229 tons of ore. NEW ENGLAND TIN…

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Produce Markets and Mines Onions Advance £1 a Ton

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 32

Onions advanced £1 to £10 a ton when 800 bags arrived yesterday from Geelong. All varieties sold well. Potatoes were in good demand,…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Keen Inquiry Sends Govt. Loans Higher Sharp Rise in Loloma Gold Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 31

REVIVED inquiry for Government Loans accelerated the previous day's upward tendency, long-dated issues making a further substantial recovery. Buying orders were widely…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 20

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/8½ an ounce fine, compared w[?] £7/0/7½ on Monday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Turf Facts I & Fancies Randwick Prospects Reviewed. Gold Rod Outstanding Juvenile

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 9

RANDWICK will be the centre of attraction for racegoers from all parts of the Commonwealth and New Zealand when on Saturday the Australian Jockey…

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Is Kuvera Returning to Form? Smart Gallop At Randwick Gold Rod Fit

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 2

SELDOM in the history of Randwick have the semi-final gallops for a big carnival been so uninteresting as they were yesterday morning…

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Tasmanian Mine Dispute

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 8

The president of the Miners' Federation. Mr. c. Nelson, will leave for Tasmania to-night in connection with a dispute at Corrimal mine that has been in progress…

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