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Mining & the mines, 1938

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Skeleton Found in Mine Perth

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 6

Unseen since he left Bridgetown, riding his bicycle in October, 1936, tho skeleton of Harry Ward, [?]. war. found to-day in the underground…

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Independent Miners! Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

Which whistles blew on the Northern coalfields yesterday, announcing work for to-day, the miners at seven [?]lleries notified the management…

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Miners Refuse Work Want Another Week's Holiday Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

When whistles, blew on the Northern coalfield yesterday announcing work for to day, miners at seven collieries notified the management…

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Brothers Find Nugget of Gold Worth £800 BALLARAT

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 5

[?] in old workings at Frenchman’s Creek,, near Corindhap. two brothers. Bert and Walter Cookson. unearthed a nugget of gold…

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Children Placed in Death Trap Tragedy at Teruel 100 Killed When Mine Explodes TERUEL, January 7

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

One hundred children who were seeking refuge in cellars were killed by tho explosion of a Republican [?] under the Santa…

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Austral Pictures "King Solomon's Mines" Saturday H. Rider Haggard's Novel

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 3

An absorbing story vividly told, is the best description of the screen adaptation of Sir H. Rider Haggard's widely-read novel, "King Salomon's…

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Transvaal Gold Production a Record Johannesburg, Jan. 10

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

Transvaal gold production last year totalled 11,740,891 ounces, over 180 ounces in excess of the previous record in 1932, the last year under the…

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Pots of Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 26

While digging trenches for drains at Nish, a town in Jugoslavia, workmen recently found a number of earthenware pots filled with old Turkish…

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1700 Miners Idle Cessnock

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 10

Disputes at three collieries—A[?] Central Aberdaro and Bellbird— have now involved 1700 miners, who were idle to-day [?] Central…

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Gold Production in West Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 31

The West Australian gold production for December was 96,285 fine oz., valued at £835,748 (Aust.). This makes the total production for 1937…

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Miners to Attend Union Pauley Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 6

The Northern miners will be represented at a conference of Industrial unions which will meet at Sydney on January 22 The Southern miners…

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Austral Pictures "King Solomon's Mines" H. Rider Haggard Story

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

Tomorrow (Saturday) night patrons of Austral Pictures will be treated to a splendid entertainment of adventure and romance when the screen…

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Big Crowd at Benalla Gold Step at [?]/1

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

There was sufficient evidence that speed coursing will be a great success by the large attends at the second meeting of the Benalla Speed…

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Where the Gold Goes. Tons of the Precious Metal Are Wasted Every Year

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 3

In spite of the fact that the value of the gold taken out of the earth has for many years past averaged over £60,000,000 sterling, there is…

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Gold Yield in Victoria Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 7

The production of g[?] in Victoria lost month was 1[?]06 ounces fine in excess of the production for December, 1936, the Mines Department…

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Help for Franco Pistol at Head of Mine Owners Britain in Awkward Position London, Jan. 17

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 5

A special correspondent of “The Times” says that daring 1937 the British-owed Bio Tinto copper. Iron, and pyrites, mines were compelled to…

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16 MINERS , Believed Killed Colombo, January 19

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 1

Sixteen miners are reported to have been killed when a mine in the Kurunadela district was flooded by a sudden brush of water from a disused…

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Miners Want to Meet Politicians Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 4

A circular letter has been sent to all Labor members, representing mining constituencies in the State and Federal Parliaments, inviting them to…

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Petty Stoppages by Miners May Mean Closing of Colliery Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 1

Following the fourth successive [?] page of work this week at the Aberdaire Extended Colliery the management announced that unless these petty…

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Riverina Coal Deposits

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 4

An important new industry may be established in Riverina if the steaming quality of coal deposits now about to be worked proves satisfactory. The…

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