Two Buried in Mine
BROKEN HILL, Wed.--A man was killed and his son seriously injured in a fall of earth at the Zinc Corporation mine this morning…
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Fire Closes Three Mines
PORT KEMBLA, Wednesday.--Three coal mines, controlled by Broken Hill Pty., Ltd., have been closed as a result of a fire in the coal reserve at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grains of Gold
Even the clearest and most perfect circumstantial evidence is likely to be at fault after all, and therefore ought to be received with great caution. Take…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Western Miners' Ballot. Lithgow
A ballot will be conducted throughout the western district on Friday to determine which of the two Labour organisations in New South Wales will be recognised by the western…
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LITHGOW, Wednesday.--The Western Miners' Federation will hold a ballot on Friday to determine which of two Labor organisations in New South Wales will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →U.k. Gold Shipments
LONDON, Wednesday.--A Government statement shows that gold valued at £18,172,879 sterling was shipped to the United States, and £3,627,943 to Canada…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →France Still Holds Spanish Gold LONDON
FRANCE has not yet returned the gold reserve of the Bank of Spain which was taken across the frontier by the Republican Government. In the last few days the Spanish…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Gold Development Increase of Capital Proposed
Australian Gold Development, N.L., proposes to increase the capital of the company from £25,000 to £50,000, by raising. the amount payable on each of the 5,000 shares…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Ascot Gold Cup Rockfel v. Bois Roussel Battle
ENGLISH followers of racing are looking forward to the meeting of Bois Roussel and Rockfel in the Ascot Gold Cup…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Benzol From Coal. Federal Moves. Plans for Increased Production. CANBERRA
The Commonwealth Government is attempting to increase as rapidly as possible the supply of local fuel produced synthetically, and it proposes,…
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BLACK JACK GOLD.—Fortnight ended April 29, mill crushed 150 tons stone. Concentrates railed to Chillagoe 18 tons, estimated value 10oz gold per ton, as a result of four weeks' crushing of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fifteen Miners Drowned. Tokyo, May 4. (A.A.P.)
Fifteen miners were drowned when a ferry capsized off Honshul Island[?] in the Akita prefecture, where the earthquake occured on May 1…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Oil From Coal. Demonstration in Sydney. CANBERRA
The attention of the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, was drawn by Mr. James (Lab., New South Wales) to-day in the House of Representatives to a demonstration to be given in…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, May 4
Gold was quoted to-day at £7/8/6 an ounce fine, compared with £7/3/5½ yesterday. BASE METALS…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Family Of Many Aliases How “Clerks” Rake In Pots Of Gold For B.H.P. Shareholders Facts, Figures, & Personalities No. 5
When one locks through the list of shareholders of the Broken Hill Proprietary, one notices two names. A. E. Young and L. L. Ashton. These are classified as “clerks.” Between them they own 11.000 shares in the B.H.P…
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COCKS [?]DORADO. Week ended April 28 [?] working days[?] Dredge ran 94 hours, [?]reating 27,100 cubic yards: yield, gold 91oz [?]ted, tin concentrates 2 tons. est[?]ated value £1,200…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gold Stolen From Mint PERTH
How an employee at the Mint managed to steal minute quantities of gold was related in the Perth Police Court to-day. The theft of £135 worth of gold from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Near To Collapse Diving For Gold Keepsake
AT a fee of £25, a diver yesterday recovered a keepsake gold cigarette case, valued at £60, from the harbor bed near Balmoral wharf. The case was dropped into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Gold Yield. Increase in March Quarter
Australian gold production during March was 131,267oz, valued at £1,202,155. This was an increase of about 7 per cent. on the production in the corresponding month…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →France Builds Big Gold Reserve LONDON
The French Finance Minister (M. Reynaud) informed the Chamber of Deputies to-day that £130,000,000 worth of gold had returned to France…
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