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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

407 stories in New England's papers · page 16 of 21

Price of Coal. Increase Notified Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 1

Retailers of coal in Sydney have been notified by suppliers that the price has been increased by 3/6 per ton…

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Coal Price Raised to Consumers SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 1

Retailers of coal in Sydney have been notified by suppliers that the price has been increased by 3[?] per ton. The coal owning companies in…

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Visit Cost £30,000 Indian Prince Takes Home Gold-filled Car and Wireless Sets His 50 Tons of Luggage LONDON, August 14

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 7

One of the wealthiest and most lavish of London's Coronation visitors sailed for home this week. He was the Nawab of Bahawalpur, who is believed…

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Thousand Feet Below Mining at Mount Isa Described by Armidalien

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 3

In a letter to his parents a young Armidatian, now employed in the mines at Mt. Isa, vividly desoribis, after an experience of…

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Luck Gold Find in W.a

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 September 1937 · page 5

While searching for lead at Black Hill. 90 miles south-east of Onslow, in the North-West, a prospector named Alderson found gold, He had…

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Gilgai T.S.R. Residence Areas Mines Department Proposals

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 September 1937 · page 2

At the meeting of the P.P. Board on Saturday, a letter was read from the District Surveyor, Armidale, who wrote regarding T.S.R. at Gilgai,…

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Stay-in Strike Coal Miners in Victoria MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 1

Without previous notice 30 coalminers at Korumbarra. about 100 miles from Melbourne, last night erected a barricade and began a stay-in strike…

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Victorian Miners Commence Stay-in Strike Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 1

Without previous notice 30 coalminers at Korumburra, about 100 miles from Melbourne, last night erected barricades and began a stay in strike…

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Tingha Topics Personal—Mining—Weddings—Weather PERSONAL

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 3

Mrs. J. Hawkins, of "Glen Aplin," motored to Sydney last week to seek medical advice. Mrs. Lindsay, of Sydney, is the…

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Bad Luck to End Sold Mine Worth £150,000 For £8

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 8

"No Luck" Standley, who, for £8, sold a mine at Tennant Creek that is how worth £150,000, has died in the Darwin Hospital within a month of…

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Smelted Gold Dug Up in Garden

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 7

A bar of smelled gold, valued at £150, was dug up in the backyard of premises occupied by Mr. V. Rowe, pastrycook, of Ballarat…

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Miners' Meetings Question of Six-Hour Day SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 1

Work is held up at three Broken Hill Proprietary mines—John Darling. Durham Burwood and at Wallarah—to-day, when 1300 men attended a…

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Gold Rod To Run in Camellia Stakes Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1937 · page 4

The connections of Gold Rod have decided to run him in the Camellia Stakes instead of the Hill Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday to give him more…

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Mining News

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 3

The total production of tin ore for August in the Emmaville district was 19 tons 9 cwt. 1 qr. 14lb., making a total value of £4145/4/1. Very…

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Northern Miners Discuss Mechanisation SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 1

For the first time in seven years a convention of northing mining lodges was held to-day at Newcastle Trades Han with the object…

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Still Some Gold in the West

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 6

Four prospectors of Laverton (W. A.) dollied between two and three cwt. of ore obtained at the water level tr the Early Day mine for a yield…

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Six-hour Day Mine Owners' Attitude SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 1

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited stated last night that action taken by officials of the Miners' Federation in…

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ARMIDALE 51 Years Ago. (Reprinted from the 'Exprees' of Sept. 14 and 17, 1386) Eleanora Gold Mining

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 8

The Eleanora scrip is in great demand. Shares advanced last week from 15/ to £ 1. A well-known Armidale gentleman has just kindly v…

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Yesterday's News Spanish War : Miners' Discontent : Police Report : Fruit Prices : Beer Strike

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 September 1937 · page 5

Giving evidence before the fruit industry inquiry a witness said that non-enforcement of the Farm Produce Agents' Act had resulted in the agent…

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Gold Is Backyard

The Uralla Times · Thursday 23 September 1937 · page 2

A bar of smelted gold worth £150 was dug up in a backyard at Ballarat (Vic). It bad evidently lain there for a long time…

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