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Mining & the mines, 1938

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Gold Production Increase on Last Year

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 2

Progress records indicate that gold production in Australia for 1938 will exceed in value £13,500,000, and will be approximately £1,500,000 greater…

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Explosion in Mine Seven Men Buried Alive Only One Survivor Thetford Mines (Quebec), December 8

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 5

Seven miners were buried alive by a slide following an explosion of dynamite in the Bell asbastos mine. Two hours later they were found by…

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Record Gold Output of Westralia

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 4

Figures to be officially released will tell an amazing story of the Western Australian gold industry's "comeback." With eleven months of…

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Coronation Day Reads Best at Ascot Should Win the Sprint Pantheon Lass May Score Jakin and Gold Token Look Good Bets

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 8

Coronation Day has bright prospects of winning his first race for Fred Hoysted in the Lincolnshire Handicap, the main event at Ascot today. The imported horse put up an impressive performance to finish third…

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Lottery Winner Survivor of Bulli Mine Disaster

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 4

Mr. Herbert Cope of Railway Parade, Hurstville, who shared with his son Victor, first prjze in the 550th State lottery drawn last week, is the sole survivor…

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German Planes to Lay Mines London, December 14

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 8

The 1930 edition of Nauticas the German Admiralty’s official annual, for the first time reveals the equipment of a new aircraft carrier…

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Search for Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 38

The search for gold in New Zealand has been extended to beneath the sea. A dredge is capable of being worked 100 feet below the surface, through…

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South Africa Depends on Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 7

Apprehension about the future of South Africa if the value and production of her gold declined were expressed by tho Agent-General for…

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Fears of Dutch Secret Deposits of Gold Abroad the Hague, Dec. 14

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 5

Within the year the Netherlands Bank has transferred secret deposits abroad, amounting to £4,000,000, which is a quarter of the…

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Mystery Party in Quest of Gold Kalgoorlie

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 8

Believed to be searching for gold. a mystery party from N.S.W. set out from Laverton this week to traverse the [?]-baked area between the…

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Coal Sales for Britain to France Paris, Dec. 1[?]

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 December 1938 · page 2

A British and French coal agreement has been signed as a result of which Britain’s exports to France will be increased by at least 5,000,000 tons. The…

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Juror’s Nice Gesture to Accused Woman Gives Her £2 to Buy Herself Christmas Gifts Sad Story Told to Court Baby’s Body Down Mine Shaft SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 4

Jean Corless, 23. who stood her trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having murdered her 14-day-old baby al Deepwater on November 16, was found not guilty on, the ground of insanity. The jury deliberated for only seven minutes before reaching its verdict…

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Mining Plant Threatened by Fire. Goulburn

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 December 1938 · page 2

Ravenspurs Gold Mining Company’s plant near Bungoria was menaced by bush fires yesterday, but volunteers succeeded in checking the flames…

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Why Metal Feels Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 21

When someone touches you with a metal object it is cold, but you do not react that way when touched with wool or cotton, which is at exactly the…

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Search for Gold Objective of N.s.w. Expedition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 16

Believed to be searching for gold, a party from New South Wales arrived at Laverton last week and has now struck out in the little-known country…

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Search for Gold Objective of N.s.w. Expedition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 16

Believed to be searching for gold, a party from New South Wales arrived at Laverton last week and has now struck out in the little-known country…

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Intense Gold Deaths in Britain and Bulgaria London, December 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 8

Most of Europe is experiencing a cold spell. Seven deaths have occurred in Britain and ten in "Bulgaria, where a blizzard interrupted communications…

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Totally Incapacitated Ex-coal Miner Loses Appeal Compensation Claim Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 December 1938 · page 7

The High Court to-day dismissed the appeal of Thomas Ward, a former coal miner, from a decision of the Full Supreme Court on a case stated by…

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"A Gold Seeker's Odyssey" Some Remarkable Stones of West Australian Mining Fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 14

"Give me a drink! For Heaven's sake—a drink!" The red-headed, frockle-faced man staggered up to the bar. Covered from…

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"A Gold Seeker's Odyssey" Some Remarkable Stones of West Australian Mining Fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 14

"Give me a drink! For Heaven's sake—a drink!" "The red-headed, freckle-faced man staggered up to the bar. Covered from…

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