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Mining & the mines, 1938

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 5

The price of gold including old jewellery, lodged at the Royal Mint from September 12 to 16, inclusive has been fixed at £8194½ per 0z…

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The Coal Strike. Coal from Britain. An Explosion at Rothbery. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 2

Cable advices have been received in Sydney to the effect that twelve vessels have been chartered to bring more than 100.000 tons of coal from…

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Lucky Prospector. Finds 500ozs. of Gold. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 2

A message from Kalgoorlie states that a young prospector obtained more than 500 ounces of gold. in eight days, from a rich patch, found…

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The Coal Strike. Engineers Called to Conference SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 1

Summonses to-day were served upon the Enginedrivers' Union to attend the coal strike compulsory conference in Melbourne on Friday…

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Settlement of Coal Strike Compulsory Conference in Melbourne SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 10

Considerable interest is being taken in political and industrial circles in the compulsory conference which is to be presided over to-morrow in…

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Stud Clydesdales Widgiewa £150 Gold Cup Won by Mr. S. E. Ford, Wyalong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 28

After 14 years of intensive competition amongst the foremost breeders of Clydesdales within the State, Mr. S. E. Ford, of Yiddah, Wyalong, scored…

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The Coal Strike Move to Settle It Compulsory Conference To-day Representatives of All Paries to Attend

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 33

Compulsory conference between the parties to the coal mining dispute has been called by Judge Beeby, of the Arbitration Court, at the request of…

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Two-year-old Trials Held in Sydney Gold Crest Goes Fast Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 September 1938 · page 8

Aided by a strong southerly wind the two year olds who participated in the trials at Victoria Park racecourse to-day recorded fast times over four…

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Coal Strike Conference Breaks Down Disputes Referred Into Court Parley Lasts Half an Hour Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 September 1938 · page 1

No agreement was reached when the compulsory conference between coal owners and miners ended after half an hour to-day…

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Coal Strike What the Men Claim Bigger Production Now But Fewer Miners Employed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 5

The present coal strike brings to a climax a lone agitation on the part of the miners’ union of Australia for adjustments claimed to be essential owing…

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Danger of Bloodshed Introduction of Free Labor Mr. Mair Warns Colliery Owners SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 5

Guarded by police before it left, a motor lorry equipped with camping equipment and containing 30 men, departed from Glebe last night and…

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“Miners Will Not Be Re- Sponsible for Blood- Shed” Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 5

If there was any bloodshed in the present miners’ strike, it would not be the Miners’ Federation’s wish, said the secretary (Mr. Orr). addressing a…

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Nervous Nations Shift Gold to Safe Places London, Sept 24

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 1

The flood of international gold transactions has been unprecedented during the week. Another £9,250,000 in gold has…

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Public Meetings Support Miners Free Labor Threat Condemned Mr. Mair’s Stand Endorsed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 5

Resolutions were passed at public meetings in the Domain and at Granville Park this afternoon supporting the stand taken by the miners in their…

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Bandits Get £400,000 Worth of Gold Daring Train Robbery a Hail of Bullets Marseills, Sep 24

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 5

Six masked and armed bandits held up a good train, escaping with gold valued at £400,000 and a case of jewels…

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Coal Strike in an Ugly Mood Stone Two Men Strikers Visit Colliery Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 5

A crowd of 50 strikers to-day visited the Redcot colliery, which is worked by four men, who are the proprietors of the pit. One…

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The Coal Strike. Demonstration Against Free Labour. NEWCASTLE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 2

Strikers held two demonstrations outside the Redcot and Fassifern collieries, to-day, but failed to induce the men to cease work. The…

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Miners March at Dawn Five Workers Interviewed Tense Situation SYDNEY--Monday

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 3

Three hundred miners held a march at dawn this morning to a small colliery near Fassifern in an attempt to induce five men there to stop work…

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In Event of War Labor Against Conscription Visitor to Albury Discusses Coal Strike

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 8

Mr. D. Kilmartin, president of the Central Council of the N.S.W. Australian Labor Party Railway Shop Committee, who passed through Albury…

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A Daylight March 300 Miners’ Fruitless Walk Employes in Small Pit Refuse to Cease Work Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 5

At daylight this morning about 300 colliery employes from Stockton. Borehole, Pacific and Northern Extended mines marched through the bush to…

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