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Mining & the mines, 1939

364 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 19

New Gold Find In Western Australia

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 3

A [?] gold find is reported at Mal[?] Well 30 miles east of Laverton The western Mining Corporation has taken an option over the Wilhelm and…

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Nightmare on a W.A. GOLDFIELD The True Story of a Mate's Inhuman Treachery During Early Mining Days in "The West."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 10

I was chasing the elusive pennyweight in the Black Range district of Western Australia when I first met Rod 29 years ago. From the first I…

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On the Green Gold Leaves Change Hands Competitions Delayed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 9

The Gold Leaves changed hands on Wednesday afternoon when A. T. Neil and Les Burgess accounted for J. Page (who substituted for…

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Gas Explosion Japanese Coal Mine Great Loss of Life TO[?]

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 1

A gas explosion, five miles below the [?] in a coal mine at[?] in the Prefecture [?] buried 75 min[?]…

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Seventy-five Buried Japanese Mine Disaster TOKIO

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 1

A gas explosion five miles below the surface in a coal mine at Miyadacho, in the Prefecture of Fukttoka, buried 75 miners…

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Trade Pact on Gold

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 7

I HAVE just held in my hands one of the most valuable trade agreements in the world. It is a strip of pure gold, about two inches wide,…

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New Gold Finds Are Scarce Many Properties Investigated

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 8

Gold mines, suitable for exploitation by large or small companies are becoming increasingly difficult to find, according to an…

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Uralla District Gold On Showground? Miners Wish to Investigate Application Refused

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 3

The committee of the Southern New England P. and A. Association, at its meeting last Thursday afternoon, received an…

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Pollution of River Glen Innes Mining Operations Blamed

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 8

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission wrote to last meeting of the Tenterfield Shire Council advising in reply to council's letter…

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Flour Shipment Portion Will Not Be Passed Bags Stained With Coal Dust "Department's Duty to Keep Trucks Clean" SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

Customs authorities at Glebe Island have warned flour shippers that portion of the 1500 tons of flour intended to be…

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Stimulating U.k. Coal Exports

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 2

British coal exports to France, Britain's best market and which normally absorbs one-fifth of the entire exports from the United Kingdom,…

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Coal Costs Up Hits Cotton Trade

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 2

Increases in coal prices for 1939 contracts for Lancashire cotton mills have been made in many cases. This has caused some concern in the…

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Warden's Court District Mining Matters

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 2

Several matters were before His Worship the Mining Warden, Mr. F. T. Scroope, P.M., in the Warden's Court yesterday…

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Glen Elgin Mining Other Areas to be Tested

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 4

Mr. K. Prout Webb, manager of Glen Innes Dredging No Liability, reports: "Our production for the week ended 2nd inst, was: Hours…

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Howell Mine Important Development British Company's Option

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 4

The Old Courad Mines Ltd., owners of an [?]ness mining preposition at Howell, situated 29 miles from Inverell, went into…

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Coal for France New Agreement Made with Britain

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 9

The Anglo-French coal agreement which was announced by the Secretary for Mines in the House of Commons is intended to increase very…

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Howell Large Scale Mining Operations Likely

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 4

Large scale operations will probably be resumed at the big mining proposition at Howell, 20 miles from Inverell, which has been…

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Yesterday's News Britain and Italy—Palestine—Recruiting—Lang Labor—Darwin-Sydney Record—Murdered Seaman—Mining Economy—Taxation—Australia and War—Spain—Canadian Uproar—Ireland

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 3

Queensland scored an outright win by an innings and 11 runs in the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at Brisbane…

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Gold Finds In the Early Days a Murder at the Nine Mile

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 3

Mr. Andrew Marshall, now of Wombat, tells in the Young "Chronicle" how he was in Torrington when his old friend, Sam…

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To-day's Yesterdays Gold Discovery in Australia Courts Established

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 6

Combining parochial work in New South Wales with a love of science, more especially geology, William…

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