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Mining & the mines, 1936

4,419 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 221

Finance And Commerce Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Markets And Mining Aust. Glass Buyers Look for Extra Benefits Shares Advance 56, But Close Lower

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 16

IN one of the most outstanding rises for some considerable time, Australian Glass shares jumped 56 to 94- yesterday, but closed at 91- Such a remarkable advance,…

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Western Collieries. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 8

As a result of receiving an order from the Sydney County Council for 75,000 tons of coal over six months, Australian Iron and Steel. Ltd., will re-employ 70 miners and others at…

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Enginedrivers and B.h.p. Collieries

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 9

Pointing out that there had to be a clarification of the existing position and that the union believed that the time to act had arrived, the secretary of the…

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Spring Hill Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 13

Mr. D. J. Harkness, chairman of the Spring Hill Gold Mining Co., Ltd., Northern Territory, at the first annual meeting yesterday, said that the company had sufficient…

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Excelsior Miners' Plight Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 9

Efforts are to be made by officers of the Miners' Federation in Sydney to-morrow to secure food relief for members of the Excelsior Miners'…

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Danger Collieries' Risk Baddeley's Motion Assembly Rejects Macquarie-St. Ruin, Thurs

The Sun · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 25

THE lives of men working in certain unsafe collieries were in hourly danger, the Deputy-Leader of the Opposition (Mr…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 13

Quiet but well-distributed business found the market for prominent gold shares on a fairly steady footing yesterday. Among those which had had increased attention this week,…

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Broken Hill North Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 12

The way for further negotiations between the Workers' Industrial Union and the management of the North mine regarding the fixing of contract prices, has been paved by the…

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Koroere Gold Prospects. Directors' Estimate of Costs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 13

The directors of Koroere Gold, N.L., state in their report for the period February 14, 1935, to January 31, 1936, that a considerable body of millable ore has been disclosed in…

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Coal Trucks for Council Tenders Are to Be Called

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 4

ACTING upon a suggestion placed before it by the chairman, Cr. S. A. Lloyd, M.L.A., some weeks ago, the Sydney County Council yesterday…

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Bulolo Gold Dredging. New Issue of 60,000 Shares

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 13

Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd., will offer to shareholders a new issue of 60,000 shares of 5 dollars each at 20 dollars (Canadian), in the proportion of one new share for every 16…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/9½ an ounce fine, as compared with £7/0/l0½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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Coal Supplies For County Council. Tenders to Be Called for Trucks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 11

The Sydney County Council, at a meeting yesterday, adopted the recommendation of the chairman (Mr. Lloyd, M.L.A.), that the general manager (Mr. Forbes Mackay) invite…

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Little Hope for Oil From Coal No Govt. Backing for Projects Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 4

An annual subsidy to oil-prospecting arms will probably be paid by the Federal Government if the present plans are followed. An intimation of the Government's policy…

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Finance And Commerce Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Markets And Mining Steadier Tone for Leading Industrials Further Keen Buying of Aust. Glass

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 22

THE edge appeared to be taken off recent keen inquiry for leading industrials yesterday, but a reasonably steady tone was preserved. At this period of the year…

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Australian Gold Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 13

The Acting Commonwealth Statistician states that the production of gold in Australia for the quarter ended March 31 amounted to 244,966 fine ounces, compared with 153,580…

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May Day Miners Celebrate WOLLONGONG

The Sun · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 21

Four special trams, special 'buses and vehicles of all kinds conveyed miners and other workers into wollongong this morning for the annual…

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Polo Ball Blue and Gold

The Sun · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 15

OLD memories will be revived at the Blue and Gold Ball, which, following the decision of the committee at a meeting at the Forum…

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Mining the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 13

Most gold shares took an easing course in yesterday's market. The sharpest decline was in Sunshine, in which selling pressure developed suddenly. The shares had been…

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Mining Exchanges. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 13

To-day's sales included:- Silver-lead: Broken Hill South £5/13/3, £5/12/6. Gold: Boulder perseverance, 5/0½, 4/11½; Commonwealth Mining and Finance, 12/, 11/8, 11/10;…

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