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Mining & the mines, 1937

4,349 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 218

Cheap Gold Scare Called Foolish London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 3

THE Financial News says that Washington denials of an intention to lower the price of gold have partly allayed fears of an American deflationary move. It is unlikely that the rumors are well-founded…

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Inquiry Will Be Held Cabinet Discusses Wonthaggi Will Reopen Mines

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 3

MELBOURNE. — Claiming that the manager (J. McLeish) was arbitrarily keeping the Wonthaggi State coalmine closed, rendering…

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Unfounded Rumours of Gold. The Problem of Its Function

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 13

The rumours that the United States had reduced the price it would pay for gold are, according to a cable from New York, unfounded. What apparently has occurred is…

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Money, Mines and Markets Increase in Tin Consumption But Production Is Stationary

The Sun · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 7

World tin consumption in January increased by 18.4 per cent, to 15,688 tons, compared with 13.237 tons in the corresponding…

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Man of 90 Looks Ahead. "May Go Mining." Life of Adventure

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 12

At the age of 90, Mr. E. R. Langbridge, of Jersey-avenue, Mortdale, is "thinking of going mining again, to kill time." He has no taste for a quiet life, and in the past he has…

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Price of Gold. Effect of False Rumours. Alarm in London. LONDON, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 11

Consternation was caused in the City yesterday by rumours that the United States intended to cut the buying price of gold from the present level by 35…

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Oil From Coal. Sir David Rivett's Report. Opposed to Carbonisation Process. Economic Aspects. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 11

The Minister-in-Charge of Development (Senator McLachlan) said to-day that the report of the chief executive officer of the Council of Scientific and…

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Thrills and Excitement in "The Land's" New Serial of Station Life Boom-time Gold Chapter Ix (Continued)

The Land · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 18

"What's the road like now?" Jimmie tried again. "Look here, mister," said the expug. "I'm hired to drive you, not to…

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Fortunes of Fossickers on the Old Goldfields

The Land · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 16

THE old goldfields of Milparinka, Warratta and Tibooburra were still busy places when I first knew them,…

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Collieries & Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 5

The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present operating…

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Mine Deputies' Award. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 14

From April 26 next wages of deputies in collieries on the western field will be increased from £6/17/ weekly to £7. About 50 men are affected…

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Yellowdine Gold Devs. May Make Distribution

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 11

YELLOWDINE Gold Developments made just under £19,000 after meeting all expenditure for February. THE 4314 tons treated put £27,808 in…

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Consolidated Gold Areas Kalgoorlie Shareholders Are Critical

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 11

WITH Kalgoorlie as their headquarters, a big group of shareholders in Consolidated Gold Areas is proving a thorn in the side of controllers…

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London Sees No Immediate Fall in Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--The consensus of morning press views is that any drastic change in the gold price is unlikely immediately…

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Selling of Gold Shares London, April 9

The Sun · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 8

Selling of South African gold shares was resumed this afternoon, and despite occasional buying by bargain hunters the market cloned at the lowest levels of the…

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Gold Slump Effects Australia Would Suffer Loss

The Sun · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 5

DRASTIC reduction in the buying price of gold in America would have a serious effect on Australia, said…

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"Stop, Look, Listen" Help for Tragedy of the Coal-fields

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 7

HERE is something for every thinking Australian to reflect upon: Australia possesses 130,000,000,000 (one hundred and thirty thousand million) tons of black coal, most of it in…

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W.a. Interests Advocate More State Control of Mining

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 11

RECENT happenings in W.A. mining circles are rapidly crystallising the opinion that the State should not allow its mining resources to be made…

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Petrol-From-Coal Plans Expand Dunstan's Interest German Scheme Gains Favor London

The Sun · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 2

THE Premier of Victoria, Mr. Dunstan, is very interested in a new oil-from-coal process that is being…

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Coal Oil. English Test Results. Report Criticised Contrast With N.S.W. Estimates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1937 · page 18

Advocates, on defence and other grounds, of production of oil from coal in Australia at the earliest possible moment, took strong exception…

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