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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1939

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Australian Mining Companies Ban on Share Dealings Intense Interest Aroused in London London, July 15

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 2

Following the decision of the London Stock Exchange Committee to ban dealings in the shares of eight Australian mining companies and the…

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Conditions in Coal Mines Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 4

It was agreed by the Miners' Central Council to-day that the report of the Health and Safety Royal Commission had made many proposals for…

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Coal Mines Idle Protest Against National Register Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 3

All coal mines in New South Wales to-day are idle as a protest against the National Register, together with the coalminers in Victoria and…

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Sensational Gold Yield £1[?],000 FROM 12 Cwt. Stone Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 3

A message from Kalgoorlie states that J. Carrott and his son report a sensational yield of 1727 ounces of gold, worth £15,000, from 12 cwt. of…

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Father and Son Win £30,000 of Gold In 18 Months KALGOORLIE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 1

Mr. J. Carrott, sen., and his son, Jack, who have just won £15,000 from a gold claim at Morley's Find, 100 miles north-west of Kalgoorlie, arrived…

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A Lucky Find. Man and Son Get £15,000 Worth of Gold. KALGOORLIE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 3

About £15,000 worth of gold, comprising 1727 ounces from 12cwt. of stone, and being one of the richest parcels of stone ever treated in West…

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Register Boycott Believed Not Serious Thousands Take Away Cards 26,500 Miners Stay at Home Many Women Seek Man-power Forms MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 1

The National Register of Australia's wealth and man-power began to-day and in all States there was a heavy demand for cards. At Elizabeth street Post Office, Melbourne, the supply had been exhausted by noon and more cards had to be obtained…

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Mining Along Little Snowy Creek

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 2

Mr. H. G. Bethune, on behalf of Beechworth Alluvials Limited, Sydney, has announced his intention of lodging with the Mines Department,…

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World Gold Holdings; America Has 58 Per Cent. Geneva, July 17

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 1

At the end of March, 58 per cent, of the world's visible gold was held by the United States of America, according to the statistical bulletin of…

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Oil From Brown Coal Mr. Casey Not Enthusiastic Emphasises High Production Costs Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 2

The scheme of the Victorian Premier (Mr, Dunstan) to establish a plant to win oil from brown coal at Yallourn would cost a…

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Miners Burn Cards Perth

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 3

An interesting story lies behind the action of 40 miners, employed at the Big Bell mine, who yesterday afternoon, after listening to addresses, burnt…

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Miners to Take Cards to Mass Meeting Eroken Hill

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 3

A meeting of the Barrier industrial Council to-day reverted to an earlier decision to hold a stop work meeting to-morrow as a protest against the…

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Gold Mining Revival Chiltern May Boom Again Local Syndicate Formed

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 3

The Chiltern Shire President (Cr. C. D. Martin) was voted to the chair at an important meeting of business men and citizens in the Chiltern Town…

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Explosion in Colliery TOKIO--Sunday

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 3

An explosion in the Tachikawa colliery buried twenty-seven men, of whom ten were rescued…

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Japanese Colliery Disaster; 17 Dead Tokio, July 2[?]

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 2

An explosion at the Tach[?] colliery bu[?]ied [?] of [?] rescued…

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£15,000 Gold From 12 Cwt, of Stone

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 2

A message from Kalgoorlie reports a phenomenal yield of 1,727oz of gold, worth £15,000, from 12cwt. of stone at Morley’s Find, 120 miles north-west of…

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Endeavor to Iron Out Anomalies in Miners' Award Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 2

Matters dealing with relevant anomalies in the Drake-Brockman coal award were discussed at a compulsory conference which was convened by His…

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W.A. Mining Investigation London, July 25

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 6

Mr. Oliver Stanley, president of the Board of Trade, announced in the House of Commons that he had appointed Sir William McLinlock, a member…

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160 Miners Strike Kalgoorlie

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 11

More than 160 men became idle, at the Great [?]oulder mine to-day when a strike occurred because it was complained that a man who had “pimped”…

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Return of Gold to Spain France May Waive Question of Refugee Upkeep London, July 28

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 1

The Paris correspondent of “The Times” says that £8,500,000 worth of Spanish gold which was deposited in France during the civil war has been…

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