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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

189 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 10

Three Mines Idle Reply to Mechanisation Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 3

Work at three B.H.P. Mines was held up to-day when 1300 men attended special lodge meetings to consider proposals of the…

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Miners Fight Machines Conference to Frame Reform Policy Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 5

For the first time for seven years a convention of the Northern Mining Lodges was held today at Newcastle Trades Hall…

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U.S. Gold Policy Temporarily Reversed Washington, September 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 47

The United States Treasury has temporarily reversed the gold sterilisation policy begun on December 22, 1936, under which it accumulated…

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Mine Inquiry Ends Lengthy Evidence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 5

After an inquiry that occupied 53 sitting days, the royal commission the Wonthaggt State coal mine finish the Wonthaggt State coal mine finish…

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Gold Recovery by Cyanide Process Operations at Redlands

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 3

At last there is something doing, at Redlands but whether the operations will lead to the establishing of the gold mining industry in the Corowa…

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Turf Notes Process of Elimination of Rivals Against Talking and Gold Rod But There are Horses with Chances Against Mala and Silver Standard in the Metrop. a Wet-weather Epsom Possibility

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 4

Since Spring racing began it has been simply a case of elimination of the prospects of rivals to Talking and Gold Rod. Silver Rose, Gay Chou,…

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Ivanhoe. Green and Gold Ball

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 October 1937 · page 4

The green and gold fancy dress ball in aid of the Catholic Church was held last Wednesday evening, and once again proved an outstanding…

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"Labor Daily." Disputed Election of Directors. Judgment Favours Miners. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 2

Judgment was given by Mr. Justice Long Innes in the Equity Court to-day in the dispute regarding the election of directors to the Labor Daily…

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The Gold Question

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 3

At a meeting of the Economic Committee of the League of Nations recently, Mr. Bruce referred to the panic caused by rumours that the…

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Australia's Gold Output Steadily Increasing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 7

Production of gold in Australia this year will show an appreciable increase, providing the rate of output for the first nine months is…

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Coal Loading German Skipper's Criticism

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 16

Captain K. H. Homann, of the German steamer Alster, declared at Port Kembla, on Saturday, that Australia's coal-loading facilities were…

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When Gold Was Not Valued

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 21

The value of anything depends on the demand for it. The early Inca Indians in South America had plenty of gold, and they placed no special value…

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35 Killed in U.S.A. MINE New York

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 15

Thirty-five men who were working on the lowest level of a coalmine at Mulga (Alabama) were killed by a terrific explosion…

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Swallowed Gold Tooth Operation at Philadelphia Philadelphia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 15

Having swallowed a gold tooth in a fit of coughing, Dr. Contrera, a leading Venezuelan physician, has arrived at the Temple University Hospital, where…

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Flower Seeds Worth Twenty Times As Much As Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 27

There's a fortune waiting for you if you can produce a black rose. But it might be a risky business…

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Mining Notes the Little Wahgunyah Extended Gold Mining Syndicate Ltd

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 5

The first annual meeting of shareholders in the above syndicate was held at the Temperance Hall, Rutherglen on Tuesday night last…

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Mine Shaft at Yarrawonga Weir Site

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 2

Evidence of gold mining operations of 40 years ago was discovered on Wednesday at the site of excavation work which is being carried out in…

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Labor Faction Fight Miners' Federation Taking Action

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 30

The Miners' Federation, through its official organ, is asking Messrs. J. M. Baddeley (Cessnock), W. Davies (Illawarra), Hamilton Knight (Hartley)…

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Bought 12 Jewel-Studded Gold Bikes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 27

"Diamond Jim" Brady was one of the most astonishing millionaires who ever lived. Son of a saloon-keeper in the poor Irish quarter of New York…

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Mine Shaft at Weir Site Relics of 40 Years Ago

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 5

Evidence of gold mining operations of 40 years ago were discovered at the site of excavation work which is being carried, out in connection with…

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