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Mining & the mines, 1937

4,349 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 218

Gold Mines Op Kalgoorlie, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 19

Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie, Ltd., announces a further issue at par of 20,000 shares. These have been allotted to Gold Exploration and Finance Company of Aust.,…

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Dominion Gold's Secret Plans

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 11

DIRECTORS of Dominion Gold Ltd., are working on a scheme which will save shareholders thousands of pounds by doing away…

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Coal Exports. Newcastle's Increase. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 23

Coal exports and interstate transfers from the pott of Newcastle during 1936 totalled 2,662,376 tons, valued at £2,136,046, compared With 2,387,101 tons, valued at £1,996,078. in…

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Mine Strike Threatened. New York, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 18

The possibility of a strike of 25,000 unionist coalminers in mines operated by the leading steel companies is increasing. It is reported that the owners have decided to defy the union…

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New Occidental Gold. Reduced Costs of Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 19

New Occidental Gold Mines, N.L., made a working profit of £68,027 for the year ended November 30, equal to 18/10 per ton of ore treated. Adding miscellaneous receipts…

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Mining the Share Market. Base Metals Lower

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 19

With metal prices again lower, easing noticeable in base metal shares this week was accentuated in yesterday's market. Prices of Barriers in particular weakened…

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State Gold Yield. 60,739oz. Valued at £A527,386

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 19

Gold production of New South Wales for 1936 was 60,739oz fine, valued at £A527,386. compared with 50,102oz fine, valued at £A439,945 for 1935, and 36,123oz fine valued…

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AGED 87, Lost in Waterless Bush Mine Closes While All Search for Man, Two Days Missing Catherine Hill Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 5

ALL last night and today police and civilians searched many miles of dense bush-country for Richard Hepplewhite, 87, retired miner. The old man left his home at…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Commerce Markets And Mining Parcel of 1961 Bonds [?]Anges Hands

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 16

[?] a definite improvement in the tone of the invest [?]arket yesterday, a much larger volume of business companied by a firmer trend in price levels. [?]wealth Government loans…

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W.A. Officials Resent Action of N.S.W. Gold Companies Aerial Sketch Causes Comment Sting in Tail of Halley's Comet

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 30 January 1937 · page 11

OFFICIAL circles in W.A. gold mining are more than perturbed by the publicity Mines of Australasia is handing out to boost the dozen or so companies under its control…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 31 January 1937 · page 25

THE turnover in mining shares was restricted. There was little doing in Barriers and Tin, compared with the surge of activity in recent…

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Mining Reports in Brief

Truth · Sunday 31 January 1937 · page 25

ADELONG GOLD ESTATES: During week ended January 23 treated 15,750 cubic yards for 49oz. 13½dwt smelted gold. About 6d per cubic yard…

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Gold Rod Should Win the Kurnell

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1937 · page 22

Gold Rod, who broke down while contesting the A.J.C. Derby at Randwick in October last, is to reappear at headquarters to-morrow afternoon. He is an acceptor for the Kurnell…

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Kurnell Handicap, 1.50. Be on Gold Rod

Truth · Sunday 31 January 1937 · page 7

IT will take something extra hot—and we don't mean the weather either—to account for GOLD ROD'S defeat in to-morrow's…

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Gold Output Highest for 19 Years Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1937 · page 8

Estimated at 1,150,000 fine ounces, Australia's production of gold in 1936 was the biggest since 1918…

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Zinc Corporation Dispute Miners Not to Reduce Output Further Broken Hill

The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1937 · page 12

Zinc Corporation mine employees to-day decided to continue to remove enough ore to give them a minimum of 26s 5d a shift…

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Mining the Share Market. Leading Issues Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 11

Though quiet leading mining shales were steady in.Saturdays market B. H. South recovered slightly in response to the dividend announcement Mount Morgan cased…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 10

Gold was quoted on Saturday at £7/3/ an ounce fine, compared with £7/l/ll½ on Friday. PORT OF LONDON RECORP YEAR…

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Non-fed. Mines Are a Menace Definite Action By Engine-drivers

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 6

DECLARING that non-Federation mines constituted a definite menace to the coal industry, as well as to the conditions of the…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Buoyant Market Despite Profit-taking

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 11

DESPITE a considerable amount of profit-taking, the investment market remained buoyant on Saturday, and a fairly large volume of business was transacted. A feature was the continued firmness…

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