Gold Salute Impresses Beats Reading in Trial Colt Goes Very Firmly Ortelle’s Star Brilliant Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 October 1939 · page 7
Eleven Sydney horses were galloped at Moonee Valley this morning to accustom than to the track over which they will race on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pure Gold Out of Cup Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 October 1939 · page 8
The Heroic colt, Pure Gold, was today relieved of his engagements in the V.R.C. Derby, Melbourne Cup and Cantal Stakes. Since running in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Holidays for Miners Feature of New Award Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 October 1939 · page 2
The final award for the coal mining industry, embodying variations of the interim award made on June 29 this year and also the Full Court’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Least 35 Die in Colliery Disaster Explosion Follows Fire Damp Tragic Scenes at the Pithead Several Women Faint; Father and Son Among Victims LONDON, October 28
Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 October 1939 · page 1
An official death-roll of at least 35 has been announced following a fire damp explosion at 4 a.m. in the Valleyfield colliery in the Fife district. Sixteen bodies have been recovered. Tragic scenes were witnessed at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rutherglen Gold Dumps
The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 October 1939 · page 2
Rutherglen Gold Dumps Ltd, earned a net profit of £34,718 for the 12 months ended April 30. During the year a dividend of 25 per cent, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scottish Colliery Disaster. Thirty-Four Lives Lost. LONDON
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 October 1939 · page 2
At least 34 were killed and 20 injured when fire-damp caused an explosion at the Valley Field Colliery in Fife district, yesterday. So far…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Gold Fixed Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1939 · page 1
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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners to Choose Chief Union Officials Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 November 1939 · page 3
The ballot for the election of the general president and general secretary the Miners' Federation will taken throughout Australia this week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Collieries Open London, October 31
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 7
Mr. Geoffrey L[?]oyd, when questioned in the House of Commons, stated that 20 collieries, employing 27[?]9 men[?] had opened or had been re-opened…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mine Stoppage Certain Newcastle
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 5
Members of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen’s Union decided to stop Work. All mines In the northern coalfields may now be idle, for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cleavage in Ranks of Mine Workers Newcastle
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 8
Mine workers, with the exception of engineers, have decided not to strike to-morrow. It is believed that production will be continued unless there…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Change in Price of Gold Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 3
For gold ledged at the mint yesterday, the Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price at £10/11/ per ounce ([?]ne). Sovereigns ire worth £2/[?]/2…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gilmore’s Cup Mount Be on Geebung H. Morris for Gold Salute? Melbourne
Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 7
Little Joe Gilmore, one of the best apprentice riders in Melbourne, will have his first mount in a Melbourne Cup when he rides Geebung in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rich Gold Find
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 2
Messrs. H. Clavarino and W. Crawford recently struck a promising leader in their claim near Forster (Vic.), the first ton of stone yielding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Rights on Western Hill
Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 4
Recently a deputation of residents holding miners’ rights for tenements at the rear of Western Hill waited on the authorities with a request that they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Price of Gold Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 4
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/11/ per ounce (fine). Sovereigns are worth £2/8/2…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia May Build Mine-sweepers for Britain Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 3
The possibility of Australia building a number of mine sweepers and several smaller craft for the British Government was mentioned by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Mines in N.S.W. Idle Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 4
Many mines on the northern fields were to-day idle as the result of the decision by the members of the Amalgamated Engineers’ Union to strike…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Safety and Health in Coal Mines Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 November 1939 · page 8
Containing many recommendations of the Royal Commission into health and safety in coal mines, a bill to amend the Coal Mines Regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Price of Gold and Sovereigns Sydney
Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 November 1939 · page 1
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10 11/ per ounce (fine). Sovereigns are worth £2 8/8…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →