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Mining & the mines, 1939

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Mate O’mine Selected To Win Anniversary Handicap Carpenter and Magic Circle Likely Double at Williamstown

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 5

Mate O’Mine, which is one of the most improved slayers racing in Melbourne, has a good winning chance in the Foundation Day Cup at Williamstown to-day. This is the main event on an excellent programme of six races…

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Old Caretaker Battered Gold Thieves Disappointed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

Two armed intruders-entered the cyanide works of William Scott,— at Millchester, Charters Towers (Q.), battered the aged caretaker almost…

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Peter Gold Wins at Benalla Coursing

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

The results of the meeting of the Benalla Plumpton Speed Coursing Club, held last night, are: Benalla Stake, fifth division, first…

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Rutherglen Gold Dumps

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

In the "Mining and Geological Journal for this month, the following report concerning the above, appears: "For six months ended 30th…

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Last Nail in Coffin Gold Standard in Britain £95 Million Made on Revaluation of Gold London, February 6

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 3

Before giving the third reading, without debate, to the Export Credit Guarantee Bill, which increases the maximum of the Government’s liability to…

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Stolen Gold Retorted in Frying Pan Four Men in Court Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 5

Rector Donald Maudsley, millhand. of Woods Point one of three men charged in General Sessions with having received £120 in gold…

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Convicted of Gold Receiving Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 2

Eric Thomas Abbott and Gilbert William Rickard, miners, of Woods Point, were convicted in General Sessions to-day of having received £ 120…

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Ten Miners Killed in Avalanche Tokio, February 7

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 7

Ten miners were killed and 10 seriously injured when an avalanche buried the village of Sugino. Eighty miners were rescued from the debris…

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Adverse Trade Balance Hade Up By Gold Shipments CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 1

Overseas trade for the first seven months of 1938-9 yielded a favorable balance to Australia of £48,405,000—an improvement of…

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“Gold-rush” Days Are Here Again

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 4

Vegetables are such a precious commodity at present that our artist imagines that the greengrocer must be affected like this every time a [?] arrives…

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Conduct of Court Case Miners’ Secretary Vindicated Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 3

Charges made against the general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. W. Orr) by a Northern District check inspector (Mr. I. Hoare) that he…

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Woods Point Gold Theft Five Men Sentenced Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 6

Five men, four of whom lost their homes and belongings in the bush fires which devastated Woods Point, were sentenced by Judge Wasley in General…

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Wagga Gold Cup Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

The committee of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club, has allotted £1100 prize money for the Wagga Gold Cup meeting, to be held on April 26 and…

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Fighting in Palestine Explosion of Land Mine Under Lobby

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 4

One soldier was killed and two-were wounded when a land mine exploded under an army lorry on a mountain track near the Acres-Afad highway…

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Coal Burners Vanish Co-operate for Self- Preservation Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 4

Those engaged in the coal industry should, if only in the interests of self preservation, overcome their different and co-operate to ensure regular…

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Water From Mine Shift May End Chiltern Difficulty Gold Might Even Be Won Again

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 4

A gathering of residents interested in the Chiltern water problem took part in the discussion sponsored by Mr. D. F. Harvey, at the Pass By…

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Australia’s Gold Worth £14,000,000 Last Year Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 9

The production of 1,590,406 ounces of fine gold in Australia In 1938 valued at £14,012,414, was the greatest quantity produced in…

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Wool Substitutes New Synthetic Processes Made From Coal and Lime. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 3

Another rival for wool is likely to emerge soon, according to Mr. M. R. Freney, bio-chemist at the McMaster Animal Health Laboratory, He pointed…

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Australian Gold Production in 1938

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 1

Production of 1,590,406 oz. of fine [?]gold in Australia in 193[?], valued at £14,012,414, was the greatest quantity produced in any year since 1916,…

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Water Shortage Relieved Generosity of Mining Company

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

Owing to the shortage of water at Cornishtown and district, presidents have had to depend upon the generosity of the management of the…

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