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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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Gold Spark and Dutiful Should Succeed Silky Oak For Hurdle Balgay Has Chance

Northern Star · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 10

EIGHT races will be decided at Rosehill to-day and none of them is likely to prove easy for backers. Gold Spark and Dutiful, who were successful at the last meeting on this track, may prove the two best…

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Royal Bed of Gold Present to Queen Royal Treasures Exhibited

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 3

A unique addition to the Royal Treasures Exhibition is the Royal Golden Bed given as a wedding present by Philip II. of Spain to…

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Bim Boy and Sally Gold Likely Winners Loyal Verde Selected to Beat Gay Chou Trechillo for Jumpers' Flat

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 8

BIM Boy, in the second division of the Flying Handicap, and Sally Gold in the Fourteen-One Handicap, should be two of the best bets at Kensington this afternoon. The former finished third at…

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V.P. Track Will Be Heavy Topical Should Win Hdcp. Sally Gold for Pony Race

Northern Star · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 10

THE prospects are not bright for to-day's race meeting at Victoria Park for rain which commenced at midday yesterday was still falling last night. Even if it is fine this afternoon the track…

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Sellers' Panic London Gold Market LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 5

Panic is not too strong a word-madness might even be more applicable—to describe the state of the gold market during the past week. A few…

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NEARLY £12,000,000 WORTH Week's Gold Dealings

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday:-- There was again an exceptionally large turnover at yesterday's gold dealings. During the…

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Gold Causes Panic Nearly £7,000,000 Worth On London Market Feverish Desire To Obtain Printed Paper

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday-- Panic is not too strong a word-- madness might even be more applicable-- to describe the state of the gold market for the past week. A few years ago it would have been fantastic that sane people who were…

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Flight From Gold

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 6

WORLD trade is handicapped by low prices and unstable exchanges. Low prices are a symptom of bad trade, and the…

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Gold Situation Secret Consultations LONDON

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 9

The "Daily Mail" states that secret consultations are occurring daily between Britain, France and America, signatories to the…

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Young Man Sought Mine Shaft Mystery MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 7

Following the finding of the body of Jack Woods (55) in an alluvial shaft at Maryborough yesterday, detectives are searching for a young…

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Identity of Victim Established Victorian Mining Shaft Tragedy

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- The man whose body was found in a shallow shaft near Maryborough yesterday was identified as John…

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Action to End Gold Panic British Cabinet Conference With Bankers

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday:-- The political correspondent of the newspaper "People" states that the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Mine Shaft Murder Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 7

The man who detectives believe may be able to assist them in their inquiries into the death of John Woods (62) at Maryborough last…

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British Gold Policy No Departure Tripartite Monetary Agreement

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Simon) was asked in the House of commons to-day…

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Statement on Gold Question Is Wanted London

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 7

THE city hopes that the Imperial conference will not disperse a formal pronouncement being made on the gold question…

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U.S.A. Gold Policy No Change, Says Roosevelt New York

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 7

President Roosevelt informed the press that there was no change in the gold policy of the United States. He knew nothing of any agreement…

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Liquid Coal TOKIO

Northern Star · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 7

The liquefacton of coal in commercial quantities begins shortly under a process invented by the Japanese naval…

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Hoarders Ceasing to Liquidate Gold Market Outlook More Promising

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday: -- On the markets to-day gold shares maintained their initial advances. Hoarders apparently have ceased to liquidate their…

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Gold Salts for T.b. Success in Queensland

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 6

Investigations' revealing the beneficial effects of the use of gold salts in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis are outlined in an article by Dr. J. H…

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Two Miners Killed in Crossing Smash Newcastle

Northern Star · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 9

When a car carrying seven Cessnock miners to work collided with a coal train on the outskirts of the town to-day two were killed and…

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