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Mining & the mines, 1939

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Rivette's Win In The Caulfield Cup Gold Salute's Victory Border Lass Scores Again Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1939 · page 7

Nearer last than first three furlongs from home, Rivette finished fast to score a brilliant victory in the Caulfield Cup this afternoon. Maikai was second and Respirator third. Not…

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More Neutral Ships Sunk 69 Perish When German Mine Patrol Boat Blows Up

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 October 1939 · page 1

Three more neutral ships were sunk at the week-end. A Swedish ship was sunk in the North Sea, a Norwegian tanker was sunk by an explosion while en route from Rumania to England in ballast, and a Rumanian tanker is reported to have been sunk…

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Submarines Sink Three Neutral Ships Active Warfare at Sea German Mines Blow Up Patrol Ship London, October 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1939 · page 2

Enemy submarine activity was pronounced at the week-end. A Swedish ship was sunk in the North Sea, while a Norwegian tanker was sent down by an explosion while en route from…

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Quest for Gold Developments in Russia

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 4

One of Stalin's greatest dreams has been the development of the gold resources of hia vast Eastern Empire of Siberia…

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Coal Mines Government Not Taking Control SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1939 · page 3

The Government had no intention of taking. over the control of the coal mining industry, said the Premier, Mr. Mair, in the Legislative Assembly…

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Struck by Coal Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1939 · page 8

Ronald Condery, 44, a minor residing at the Aberdave Hotel, Western, received an injury to his left eye when struck by a piece of coal while…

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Soviet Gold Not for Germany

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 October 1939 · page 2

British official circles have received confirmation of the report that the Soviet gold, which Germany was said to be receiving, is not intended…

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Polish Gold Seventy Tons Safe In France PARIS, October 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1939 · page 1

Seventy tons of Polish gold has arrived here after an adventurous journey of 6200 miles by rail, road, and ship, across Turkey, Roumania, Syria…

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Mine Idle Surface Boys Strike CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1939 · page 4

Maitland Main Colliery is ide to-day. The surfaces boys would not work because they are not sheltered from the rain…

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Mine Tragedy Royal Commission To Inquire Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1939 · page 4

The New Zealand Government has appointed a Royal Commission to investigate the Glen Aston Mine tragedy, in which 11 men last their lives…

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Gold Salute and High Caste Slashing Track Trials Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1939 · page 5

The W. S. Cox Plate rivals, Gold Salute and High Caste, ran slashing gallops on the track to-day, both being sufficiently impressive…

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State Coal Mine Loss on Years Working

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 October 1939 · page 6

The report of the State Coal Mine at Lithgow for the year ended June 30 states expenditure exceeded income by £7436, income from coal…

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Loss of £7436 for Year Lithgow State Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 October 1939 · page 8

The report of the State coalmine at Lithgow for the year ended June 30 stales that expenditure exceeded income by…

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Central Council Repudiates Leaflets. Miners' Secretary and Arbitration Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 October 1939 · page 8

At a meeting of the Central Council of the Miners Federation in Sydney on Wednesday, concern was expressed over the…

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Northern Coal-fields Unemployment. Reply to Mr. Booth

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 October 1939 · page 1

In reply to Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., to a question in the House last Wednesday. Mr. Gollan said it was a fact that some hundreds of applications…

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Polish Gold Reaches Paris Murrurundi Carnival Paris

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 October 1939 · page 1

Seventy tons of Polish gold have arrived after an adventurous journey of 6200 miles by road, rail and ship across Turkey, Rumania, Syria and The annual outing of the Murrurundi Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association opened this morning, when the attendance was on a par…

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Combined Mining Unions Committee "Determined on 40-Hour Week."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 October 1939 · page 5

A conference of the Combined Mining Unions Committee was held in Sydney to consider the Coalfields dispute, but…

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Rise for Miners LONDON, October 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1939 · page 1

The Mine Workers' Federation has accepted the owners' offer of nation-wide wage additions amounting to 8d…

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Mining Award Meetings of Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1939 · page 5

Following a decision of the delegate board, the general secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) has arranged…

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35 KILLED Fire-Damp Explosion in Scottish Mine London, October 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1939 · page 3

Thirty-five miners were killed by a fire-damp explosion in the Valleyfield colliery, in the Fife district of Scotland. The victims…

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