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Mining & the mines, 1936

177 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 9

Strike Against Use of Machines in New South Wales Colliery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 47

It is expected that the strike at tho Broken Hill Proprietary Company's Lambton B colliery that was begun by the Miners' Federation two…

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Shipping Strike No Meeting of Unions Seamen and Miners Disappointed Sydney

The Independent · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 3

The decision of the Australasian Council of Trade Unions not to hold a meeting of Federal unions in Sydney to discuss the shipping strike has been…

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Brass Statuette Turns Out to Be Gold British Officer's Luck Calcutta. January 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 7

A lucky purchase was made recently in Benares by an officer of a British regiment. While examining ornaments of brass in a dealer's shop in…

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Mechanisation of Coal Mines

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 4

A well known Newcastle colliery man states that it would probably be found that the mechanisation of the New South Wales Colleries in…

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Gold Watch Trick N.s.w. Farmer Victim

The Independent · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 4

The story of how two men had obtained £[?] from a farmer from New South Wales by selling him a "gold" watch, said to be worth between 45…

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Gold Life Pass for Minister of Customs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 33

A gold, life pass, entitling him to travel free of charge over all Australian railways, will be the reward granted to Mr. T. W. White, Minister…

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No Gold for Italy Restraint by Australian Law

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 30

Efforts by Italians residing in Australia to collect gold ornaments and trinkets for despatch, to Italy as contributions to war funds are likely to…

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Mining Notes the District's Possibilities More About Little Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 1

In an old apologue there in an oddsaying put into the mouth of a sparrow, "Providence," he says, provides me with food, but the he does not…

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News of the WORLD—(Continued) English Barmaid Puts Emperor on Throne a Gold-digger, Yet She Died Broken-hearted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 27

"GOT a new barmaid, sir," the landlord of a Lambeth pub told Jack Fitzroy, a handsome young dandy, one evening in 1839…

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Price of Gold

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 4

The price of gold, Including old Jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint in the period January 11 to January 17 inclusive, has been fixed…

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Petrol From Coal. Hydrogenation Plant

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 4

One of the most important industrial events to take place in England in recent years was the opening of the coal hydrogenation…

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Overcome by Foul Air in Mine Two Men Rescued by Policeman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 36

The action by Constable M'Donald, of Newstead, in descending the John Bull mine, at Green Gully, between Newstead and Castlemaine, probably…

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Inflation Fears in U.S.A. Gold Leaves Country Now York, Feb. 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 5

Gold will begin to flow back to Europe for the first time in 18 months when a shipment is made to-morrow to Prance, the export point having been…

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Life Among Savages Gold-mining in New Guinea

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 1

The first white woman to have entered the wild Upper Ramu River district of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea left Sydney with her husband…

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Mining and Forestry. £1,000,000 Granted in Three Years

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

Further assistance amounting to £450,000 for forestry and metalliferous mining over the next two years has been decided by the…

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Mining Notes the Wahgunyah Mine Public Co-operation Essential Government Assistance Should Be Sought

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 5

For very many years past, the mine that has been mostly in the mind of the public, as far as the Ruthergien district is concerned is…

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Mining and Forestrey Commonwealth Government's Assistance Prime Minister's Statement

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 5

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) has announced that [?] had been decided to make a sum of £450,000 available to the States over the years…

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Of Interest to Women The Mode in Sydney Fashion and Social Notes Coal-Scuttle Hats

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 12

MANY of the stores are now in the last stages of their summer sales, and stocks are offering at prices more tempting than ever. Shortly we may…

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£1,000,000 Grant to States for Forestry and Mining to Relieve Unemployment

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 19

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) announced that it had been decided to make £450,000 available to the States over the years 1936-37 and 1937-38…

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Turf Notes Burned Fingers for Impulsive Autumn Market Hogs Why Ilium was Even a Better Betting Proposition than the Mighty Gold Rod. Young Idea's Mission for the Coming Autumn

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 1

Backers have been rushing into the ante post ring to take substantial wagers about horses for the Newmarket and Cup without stable authority…

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