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Mining & the mines, 1936

4,419 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 221

Mining Co.'s Faith

The Sun · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 20

Gulgong, Friday.--Gulgong Gold Deposits. Ltd., is erecting an up-to-date battery, on its gold-mining lease at Tucklan. A 5000yd. tank has been…

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Production of Gold Increases Canberra

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 16

Production of gold in Australai for the quarter ended March 31 amounted to 244,960 fine ounces, compared with 153,580 fine ounces for the…

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Broken Link Gold Symbol In Divorce

The Sun · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 14

A husband seeking divorce concluded his evidence in No. 4 Court to-day. "Thank you, that will do, you may…

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Mechanisation at Aberdare Miners Cease Work Machines Unsafe Through Gas

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 4

CESSNOCK—Aberdare Central colliery was idle on Wednesday, following a meeting of the lodge when it was decided not to work, in view of a…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/9[?] an ounce fine, no change from yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. The united States dollar was quoted to-day…

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State Parliament Serious Charges in House Dangers in Mines Emphasised Demand For Inquiry DEFEATED

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 8

NOT WITHSTANDING the grave charges made, the Government in the Legislative Assembly yesterday refused to…

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Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Austral Malay Tin Finances Profits from Tin Dredging

The Sun · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 8

Net profit of £17,108 is disclosed in accounts, for 1935, of Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., the amount comparing with £13,974, for the previous year…

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Coyer 4000 Square Miles by Air Mining Survey in West Plans of Dept

The Sun · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 7

TO obtain accurate information of gold and other ore formations for future prospecting, the Mines…

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The Ape Bows to Fashion, And, Voila! a Handbag Gold, Pearls And Shell Add Their Charm

The Sun · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 16

ADMITTEDLY there is nothing very new about a handbag made from the skin of an animal; but when that animal is the ape, it is decidedly unusual, and, withal, most attractive. The grey colored ground of the material has…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Shade Easier Tone for Some Industrial Stocks Aust. Glass Holders Take Profits

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 18

SOME of the leading stocks revealed a slightly easier undertone yesterday, but in the main, the investment market was steady. Ample scrip seems to be…

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Mining News And Notes Sunshine Gold Operations Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 13

The chairman of Sunshine Gold Development, Ltd., Mr. F. W. Torrington, reports that heavy tropical rains delayed commencement of production. The race has held…

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Miners' Council

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 4

Matters of considerable importance to members of the Federation will come before the meeting of the Miners Central Council on Tuesday. All States will be…

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Men Refuse to Work Mine Objection Raised to Coal- Cutting Machinery Cessnock

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 4

A BERDARE CENTRAL miners have intimated that they will refuse to work the mine while a coal- cutting machine is installed. The men contend that in a…

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N.T. Gold Activity Increases Output At Tennant Creek Miners Busy Canberra

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 4

INCREASED activity by gold miners of the Tennant Creek field has resulted in production of gold valued at £42,827 up to June 30, 1935. as…

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Barrytown Gold Dredging

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 19

Owing to the delayed completion of the plans and difficulty in obtaining satisfactory tenders for the supply and delivery of the various sections, states the first annual…

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Queensland Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 19

The Queensland gold yield for the first three months of 1936 was 23,827 fine oz,,compared with 29,534 fine oz for the corresponding period of 1935. Production in March was…

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Consolidated Gold Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 19

At the annual meeting of Consolidated Gold Areas, N.L., in Adelaide, Mr. M. B. Hamer, who presided, said that developments in the White Hope, Hampton Plains, Mine,…

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Aberdare Mine Deputation to Undersecretary

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 8

Representatives of the Miners' Federation yesterday waited on the Under-Secretary of the Mines Department, and the Chief Inspector for…

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Mining Notes. Commonwealth Mining and Finance, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 19

"Aladdin Number 12 horisontal underground borehole from 230 feet level assays from 29 feet 3 inches to 38 feet 9 inches, average 4dwt 5gr. CROCODILE CREEK GOLD N.L.—Dredged 76…

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Safety Disputed Coal-Cutting Machines

The Sun · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 8

The northern district of the Miners' Federation will submit the question of the introduction of new coal-cutting machines at Aberdare…

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