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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1939

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Coal Miners Idle. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 1

All the coal mines in N.S.W. are to-day idle, as a protest against the National Register, together with the coalminers in Victoria and Queensland…

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£15,000 Gold Find Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 1

A message from Kalgoorlie states J. Carrott and his son report a sensational find of 1727 ounces of gold worth £15,000 from 12cwt of stone…

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Big Gold Find. £15,000 Yield at Morley's. Kalgoorlie

North West Champion · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 1

A message from Kalgoorlie states that Mr. J. Carrott and his son report a sensational yield of 1,727 ounces of gold, worth £15,000, from 12 cwt. of…

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Seventeen Killed in Mine Explosion. Tokio

North West Champion · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 1

Twenty-seven men, of whom ten were rescued, were buried in an explosion in Tachikawa mine…

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By Road and Wheel Motor Spirit From Coal

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 2

The great demand for British Benzole motor spirit has a far-reaching effect upon the British coal industry, for only about 2½ gallons of Benzole…

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Motoring on Coal Gas New Engine Does Away With Petrol

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 4

British Members of Parliament are shortly to be shown new types of motor car engines driven by high-compression coal gas which, it is…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Motor Spirit From Coal

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 4

The great demand for British Benzole motor spirit has a far-reaching effect upon the British coal industry, for only about 2½ gallons of Benzole…

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Saving Our Gold

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1939 · page 4

Favourable trade balances due to gold exports hardly differ from debit trading accounts paid for by cash. For some time Australia has had…

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Saving Our Gold. (To the Editor)

North West Champion · Monday 4 September 1939 · page 2

Sir,—Favourable trade balances, due to gold exports, hardly differ from debit trading accounts paid for by cash…

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Miners Celebrate

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 September 1939 · page 2

After working for 100 days without stoppage, a record without precedent in the 30 years' history of the mine, miners at the Aberdare…

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Gold Price Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 September 1939 · page 1

The Commonwealth Bank today is offering £2/8/2 in Australian currency for sovereigns, this establishing an new record…

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Cyaniding for Gold. a Valuable Book

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1939 · page 3

Gold, pure, to-day is Worth £9 per ounce. Miners of only a few years ago must sigh regretfully when they remember the many thousands of…

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Lure of Gold Cyaniding Process. Australian Publication

North West Champion · Monday 11 September 1939 · page 3

Gold, pure, to-day is worth £9 per ounce. Miners of only a few years ago must sigh regretfully when they remember the many…

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N.Z. Mine Disaster Eleven Men Killed SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 1

Eleven men were hilled in a mine disaster at Glen Afton collier near Hunly, New Zealand, yesterday…

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Land Notes Cyclone Gates and Fences Mining of Land Must Give Way to Wiser Methods of Working

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 October 1939 · page 4

There has been a tendency to mine the land rather than utilise it as a means of permanent production, points out a…

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News and Notes Gold Coins

North West Champion · Thursday 26 October 1939 · page 6

Hundreds of gold coins have been handled in Armidale since the Federal Government called up privately-held gold coin and ore. Last month…

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Mines Idle. Engineers' Strike. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 1

As a result of the decision of the engineers on the northern coalfields to strike for a 40-hour week, the Elrington, Pelton, Aberdare and…

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Big Mines Out Engineers on Strike SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 1

As the result of the decision of engineers on the northern coalfields to strike for a 40 hours week, the Elrington,…

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Coal Strike Extension Threatened SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 November 1939 · page 1

The Chairman of the Commonwealth Council of "Amalgamated Engineers Union, Mr. J. Cranwell, issued a warning that the Engineer's…

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Collieries Resume Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 1

It is reported in Melbourne that tobacco may soon be rationed by the Commonwealth Government which is considering restriction of its…

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