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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Miners Prepare for Strike Plans in Hand. Big Credit Organisation. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 4

Although the question of a Commonwealth-wide strike or otherwise will not be decided until the National Council of the organisation meets in Sydney…

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Mr. Hughes in New Guinea Territory's Needs Road to Goldfields Wau (New Guinea)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 13

Developments in the goldfield area of New Guinea have greatly impressed the Australian Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Hughes), who at…

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Natives Work for Brothers Rich Gold Claims in New Guinea One Regarded As Their Chief Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 2

Gold worth £10,000 has been won by Mr. H. M. Leahy, a New Guinea prospector, who arrived at Cairns today in the Montoro, and who walks…

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Airliner Brings £30,000 Worth of Gold From the West Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 1

The airliner Pengana landed at Mascot aerodrome to-day with gold, weighing 300 lb., and worth nearly £30,000 aboard. It came from Kalgoorlie. The…

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Big Coal Mining Likely Strike Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 3

The general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. W. Orr) declared to-night that if the colliery proprietors forced the miners to strike over their…

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Big Purchase of Gold London, June 15

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 June 1938 · page 3

Over £5 millions worth of gold has been bought in the London in the past few days as the result of a widespread rumor, emanating from the Continent…

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Earth's Gold Core

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 29

Dr. R. Stoneley, geophysical scientist, suggested in a Central Hall (West-minister) lecture that the earth's core might consist of gold…

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Gold Found in Street

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 33

While it was being used for road-making at the corner of Hannan and Porter streets, Kalgoorlie (W.A.), a municipal road roller…

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Demand for Gold U.S. Inflation Fears London, June 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 45

The most interesting feature of the markets to-day was the scramble for gold. Bars valued at £1,780,000 were offered at the fixing of the price…

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Gold Production in Transvaal 1,000,000 Oz. in Month

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 33

For the first time in history the monthly output of the Transvaal (South Africa) gold-mining industry has exceeded 1,000,000 oz. of gold. This was…

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Died After Voting Former Miners’ President Labor Holds Seat London, June 16

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 10

Mr. Herbert Smith, who was [?] of the miners’ organisation between 1922 and 1929 who represented the Federation at many…

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Butcher’s Gesture to Miners Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 6

In the event of a strike in the coal mining industry, a coalfields butcher has promised to turn over his shop and slaughter yards to the miners…

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Two Brothers Buried By a Fall of Coal One Believed Dead Cessnock

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 5

With only the creaking or pit props to bark out a warning, two brothers, Janes and Peter Harrower, both married, were burled…

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Fire in Colliery Cressnock

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 6

An outbreak of fire in the workings of the Cessnock No. 2 Colliery has necessitated a section of the mine being sealed. The fire was…

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Miner’s Body Found Buried by Fall of Coal Manager’s Legs Broken Cessnock

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 3

Rescue parties succeeded last night in extricating Peter Barrower, 48, one of the two men who had been buried by a fall of coal…

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The Fatal Colliery Accident. Miners Take Action. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

After the funeral of James Harrower, who was killed in Aberdare Central Colliery, on Tuesday, by a fall of coal, the miners held an…

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Tragedy at Colliery. Miner Buried Under Coal. CESSNOCK

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 1

Rescue parties succeeded, shortly before 9 o'clock last night, in extricating Peter Harrower' (48), one of two men who had been buried by a…

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Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 5

Placer Development Ltd. reports that Rutherglen Gold Dumps L d, in which Placer owns 32000 chares, paid a divided of 2 a share on…

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Gold Yield in Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 27

Australia's gold production continues to rise steadily, and for April amounted to 124,923 oz., valued at £862,144. sterling. This was an increase of 13…

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Gold Production Lower Yield in Victoria Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 1

A further decline in the production of gold in Victoria is indicated in the return of production for May, Issued to-day by tile Department of…

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