Enemy Planes Attack Mine- Sweepers No Casualties on Either Side London, October, 7
Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 October 1939 · page 6
The British Admiralty announces through the Ministry of Information that two British mine-sweepers were attacked by enemy flying boats in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Herr Hitler, Facing Defeat, seeks Peace Hopes in Berlin High Fuehrer S Proposals Meet with Gold Reception Except in Italy Soviet Russia Mussolini's Regimented Press All Cry, "End The War" Suggested Mediators Include the Pope and General Franco Duce, Once Like Roaring Lion, Now Quiet as a Lamb
Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 October 1939 · page 1
“Wilhelmstrasse is anxiously awaiting foreign reaction on Hitler's peace speech states the Berlin correspondent of the Amsterdam “Telegraaf” and the Copenhagen “Berlingske.” The range of suggested mediators includes the Pope. General Franco, Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Salute Supported for Cup Mr. A. Cooper's Confidence Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 October 1939 · page 5
The largest straight-out commission launched for the Melbourne Cup so far this spring is that for Gold Salute, which Mr. Alan Cooper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Health and Safety of Miners Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 October 1939 · page 4
The Government intended to introduce legislation to give effect to the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Health and Safety in Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Worth £10 11/ Per Oz. Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 October 1939 · page 3
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the mint on Saturday and yesterday at £10 11/ per ounce (fine) Sovereigns are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May Be Stoppage in Coal Mining Industry Kurri
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 3
A resolution that there should be a stoppage in the coal mining industry as a protest against the recent award of the Full Arbitration Court was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Gold Fixed Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 4
For gold lodged at the Mint yesterday the Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price at £10/11/ per ounce (fine). Sovereigns are worth £2/8/2…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →17½ Tons of Russian Gold for Germany London, October 11
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 3
The Riga correspondent of the “Times” states that 17½ tons of gold from Moscow passed through Lithuania by rail for Berlin. Apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miner’s Death Fall Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 6
Slipping on an iron step in the New Chum mine at Bendigo to-day, James Barrett, aged 35, Bendigo, fell 205 feet down the- shaft to the water level, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Immediate Hold Up of Mines Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 3
No action will be taken to hold up the mines following complaints by enginedrivers and firemen, until the combined unions’ committee meets,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rare Metals in Cars Dearer Than Gold
The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 2
Few motorists are aware of the number and variety of metals incorporated in the modem car. There are palladium, titanium, molybdenum, cadmium,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Personalities at Caulfield Pure Gold’s Rider
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 10
Leading rider in Sydney last season, Maurice McCarten, has been engaged to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Norwegian Steamer Hits Mine and Sinks
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 1
The Norwegian steamer Gressholm struck a mine in the North Sea on Friday. Three members of the crew were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threat of Strike on Coal- Fields Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 5
A compulsory conference between coal owners and the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association will be called on Thursday to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Printed in Gold “P.t.” of 80 Years Ago
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 1
The copy of the “Pastoral Times” of November 17, 1859, to which reference has been made recently, is now at this office, where it may be seen by any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big German Offensive Seems Likely Baltic Sell-Out Russian Gold Influences Berlin Stalin Strikes Bargain with Hitler Italian Press Still Playing The Peace Note Warns of Possibility of War Without Quarter American Professor Claims That Nazis Already Defeated LONDON, October 16
Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 1
A French communique states that there is great activity within the enemy lines between the Saar and the Moselle rivers. There is also patrol activity on both sides west from Wissembourg. It is reported in Paris that the Germans are making great preparations along the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Mines to Be Idle To-day Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 2
A movement commencing on the northern coalfields among members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association, to call a strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Gold Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 4
For gold lodged at the Mint on Saturday and yesterday the Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price at £10 11/ per ounce (fine). Sovereigns…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nazis Driven Back with Heavy Losses 20 Tanks Captured by French Mines Kill Large Number of Hitler’s Soldiers German High Command Says "Only Slight Fighting Activity" LONDON, October 17
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 1
The French are completing all preparations to resist a large-scale attack on a 60-mile front between the Moselle River and Hardt Forest. The only development to-day, according to an official war communique, was the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Price of Gold Fixed Sydney, Wednesday
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 2
For gold lodged at the mint yesterday the Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price at £10/11/0 3-8 per ounce (fine), sovereigns are quoted at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →