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Mining & the mines, 1939

497 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 25

Miners and Non-union Labor Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 1

A conference of combined mining unions to-day decided to wage a national campaign against the continued [?]duction of non-union coal. It…

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Coal Gas Fuel As National Need Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 2

The adoption o[?] coal gas fuel as a national method of propulsion is to be urged by the deputy leader of the Opposition (Mr. Baddeley ) in Parliament…

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Masked Gunmen Steal £1000 in Gold Kalgoorlie

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

Two masked gunmen in long overcoats entered the gold room of Hannan's North mine to-day and stole £1000 worth of gold. Alan McCrae,…

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No Arrest in Gold Stealing Case Ka[?]goorlie

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 1

Detectives late to-night were not hopeful of making an immediate arrest in connection with the theft of £1000 worth of gold yesterday…

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Grey Derby May Show the Way Home Moaveil Will Be A Danger Gold Spark and El Valor Each Should Win at Warwick Farm

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 8

Those who rated Moaveil a good thing beaten at Canterbury last week when she arrived on the scene late to just fail to reach the stablemates—Samurai and Table Talk—will have an opportunity to back up on Mr. F. W. Hughes' mare at Warwick Farm to-day…

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Release of Czech Gold to Germany Churchill Attacks Action London, June 3

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 2

Referring to the release of Czech gold by the Bank of England recently to Germany, Mr. Winston Churchill, M.P., in the course of a speech at Wanstead,…

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£1100 Gold Robbery Development Two Men Questioned But No Arrests Made Kalgoorlie

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 2

A new turn in the Hannan's North mine robbery when £1100 worth of gold was stolen at gun point at 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning was…

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Safety in Coal Mines Owner Causes Stir at Inquiry Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 2

A sensation was caused at the inquiry into the safety of workmen in coal mines to-day when Mr. Luke Wright, secretary of Cam and Sons…

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Five Men Dead Colliery Fire Deaths Manager Among Victims London, June 6

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 1

Fire in a seam 800 yards below the surface of No. 2 pit at the Astley Green colliery, in Lancashire, caused the loss of five lives, including the…

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Wayling Gold Cup

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 6

As competition fixtures will be suspended for a period of two weeks before the commencement of the second round, Henty has sent a challenge for…

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Gold Robbery Sequel Three Men Arrested Kalgoorlie

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 8

Detectives early this evening arrest ed three men in connection with an armed, robbery at the Hannan's North Mine on Wednesday evening last of…

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New Mining Award Due Three Weeks Hence Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 5

Judgment in a Federal arbitration matter concerning miners claims for better conditions will be delivered in about three weeks. The central…

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Big Motor Races to Be Held To-day Exciting Race For Gold Cup Stage Is All Set Large Crowd Expected at Wirlinga Circuit

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 9

The stage is all set for the King's Birthday motor races to be decided over die Wirlinga circuit course to-day. The cream of Australian dare-devil drivers will compete and among the 28 cars that will take part are some of the fastest to have graced a racing track…

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Crowd Around Interstate Gold Cup Winner

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 1

A section of the huge crowd which forced its way to where the Gold Cup winner, J. Phillips, of Wangaratta, was being decorated with a laurel wreath by Cr B. P. Bell, of Hume Shire Council…

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Arab Killed; 12 INJURED Land Mine Explodes Curfew on Town Jerusalem, June 12

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 4

One Arab was killed and 12 injured in Tiberias when a land mine exploded under a lorry in which they were travelling…

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Wangaratta Driver Rockets to Second Success at Albury Takes Gold Cup and £100 Hurtles Over Wirlinga Circuit at 110 M.P.H. 1934 Ford V-8 Wins for J. PHILLIPS Hudsons Take Two Minor Places

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 8

The Wangaratta speed demon, Jack Phillips, driving a 1934 model Ford V-8, was more than a match for some of Australia’s leading racing men in the Albury and Interstate Gold Cup motor race of 76½ miles, decided on Wirlinga circuit yesterday. He also gained second place in the Open Handicap event and made fastest time…

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Labor Conditions at Hawksview Mine Suspended

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 2

In the Albury Mining Warden’s Court yesterday, presided over by Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., Thomas Herbert Davies, for whom Mr. E. E. Jones…

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Seeking Gold Quest by Albury Resident Applications Before Mining Warden

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 3

The Warden in the Mining Warden's Court at Albury (Mr. I. Beavers), yesterday suspended for three months the labor conditions applying to land at…

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negligee in Gold A Paramount Star

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 7

Gold cloth makes a glamorous [?] gee for Joan Bennett, co-spring [?] Jack Benny in Paramounts [?]ed in Paris." The negligee was [?]…

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Tin Mining at West Wyalong Considerable Activity

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 10

The search for gold and tin is becoming more intensive in West Wyalong and district, and the Mining Warden's Clerk (Mr. James Fishburn,…

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