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Mining & the mines, 1937

189 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 10

Gold Cup Stolen

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 2

Thleves forced an entry [?] home of Miss Youl Langleigh and took away a gold cup of [?] of £150 a trophy that bed [?]…

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Poor Farming, Good Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 14

After having worked under the Government prospecting plan for about two years Messrs. H. W. Wisbey and E. T. Norton, who came to the…

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Gas in Wonthaggi Mine Negligence Alleged Against Management

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 10

The jury at Wonthaggi gave its verdict when the inquest was concluded into the death of 13 men who lost their lives in an explosion in the State…

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Gold Production £10 Million Worth in 1936

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 18

The January gold production in Australia amounted to 92,580 fine oz., valued in Australian currency at £809,041, compared with 123,511 fine oz…

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Thieves at Hillston Steal Valuable Gold Cup Two Men Arrested

The Independent · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 3

Thieves forced an entry into the home of Miss Youl, Langleigh, Hillston, last week-end, and took away a gold cup valued at £150—a trophy…

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Wonthaggi Mine Dispute May End

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 4

Following an interview which Trades Hall leaders and officials of the Miners' Federation had with the Acting. Premier Mr. Old), it appears…

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Petrol From Coal Carbonisation Too Expensive

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 30

The Minister in Charge of Development (Senator M'Lachlan) announced that a report received from the chief executive officer of the…

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Petrol From Brown Coal Bounty Wanted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 18

Commenting upon the suggestion made by the Victorian Premier (Mr. Dunstan) that the production of petrol from brown coal should be undertaken…

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Later Details. No Mines at Bilbao. PARIS

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 2

The Dean of Canterbury, who is returning from Spain, said there was no danger of mines at Bibao. He added that unless food reaches the town the…

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Price of Gold British Policy Figure Not to Be Fixed London, April 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 8

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) was asked two questions in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. Boothby (Con…

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Coronation Gown for Queen Mary Made of Cloth of Gold London, April 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 2

Shimmering and splendidly regal, Queen's Mary's Coronation gown is made of pale, supple cloth of gold, and 19 designed on classical lines. It…

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 April 1937 · page 2

We understand that further prospecting will be done by two or more parties at Redlands. This will be mainly in connection with quartz reef…

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Fool's Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 27

Iron pyrites, a yellow mineral that looks very, much like gold, is known to miners as, "fool's gold;" and is used by them to hoax amateurs and…

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Sporting Albury Gold Cup Profit, £754 Equal to Pre-depression Period

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 8

The Gold Cup meeting of the Albury Racing Club this month returned a profit of £754. The president (Mr. G. C. Reis) said…

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N.s.w. Gold Production

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 1

Production of gold in New South Wales for March is estimated at 6191.[?] oz. fine, valued at £54,338. Australian currency, as compared…

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Wagga Gold Cup Meeting Substantial Profit Shown

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 34

Although the statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with Murrumbidgee Turf Club's Wagga Gold Cup meeting will not be presented…

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Mining Notes the Little Wahgunyah Extd. G.m. Syndicate

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 6

There was a fair attendance of shareholders at the first half-yearly meeting of the above, held in the Temperance Hall, Rutherglen, on…

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Gold May Some Day Become Worthless

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 18

Sir George Paish, the economist, in an address at New York, declared that Great Britain and America were holding three-quarters of the gold of the…

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A.L.P. AFFAIRS. Miners' Federation Attitude. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 3

A new development took place in A.L.P. affairs to-day when one of the most powerful unions, the Miners' Federation's Central Council decided…

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Men Will "Outshine" Women Gold Lace for Them Next Month

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 29

A DIPLOMAT, appearing at the Coronation, will carry on his uniform an average of 50 miles of silver-gilt wire…

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