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Mining & the mines, 1937

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Epsom Favorite Gold Sod Falls at Randwick Horse and Rider Escape Injury Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 8

Gold Red, favorite, for the Epsom, provided a sensation at Randwick this morning when he fell while traveling at top speed in a gallop. He seemed…

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Gold Rod Falls In Gallop

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 August 1937 · page 15

Gold Rod, the Epsom Handicap favorite, fell whale working fast at Rand wick on Thursday. An examination later did not reveal any…

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Gold Rod No Injuries From Fall Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1937 · page 10

Gold Rod was not worked at Randwick this morning, but merely walked around the exercise ring. He has apparently not suffered from yesterday's…

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Return to Gold Fart of Currency Reserve Sir Colin Eraser's Views

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1937 · page 3

The president of the Australian Mines and Metals Association (Sir Colin Fraser), in a recent statement, discussed the question of whether…

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Gold Rod Fit Works on Suburban Track Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1937 · page 8

Taken to a suburban track this morning. Gold Hod acquitted himself well and showed no ill-effects of his fall at Randwick. With M. M'Garten in…

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Gold Digging Days Where the Turon River Rambles The Forty Ounce Nugget (Copyright)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1937 · page 2

There's many a golden nugget still [?]ldden neath the grass. Where the Turon River rambles. and the sheep and cattle pass;…

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N.S.W. Coal Miners Federal Award Cancelled State Jurisdiction to Apply SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 1
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Judge Beeby, in the Federal Arbitration Court, cancelled the Federal award covering the coal miners in this State, made in August, 1930, and…

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State Awards for Coal Industry

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 2

Ill future the coal mining industry in Australia will be governed by separate State awards. The Commonwealth Arbitration Court will no…

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Coal Industry Big Upheaval Forecast Following Conference Failure SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 3

Officials of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association to-night forecast a major industrial upheaval, when commenting upon the…

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Gold Rod-lynch Law Star Performers at Rosebery Byculla Makes Fast Time Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 8

Gold Rod and Lynch Law were the star performed at Rosebery this morning, running five furlongs together in 1.3. Both pulled up well…

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2 Miners Killed In Broken Hill Mine Broken Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 1

Two men lost their lives when they were trapped by a fall of earth on the 1700ft. level at the North Mine, while several others had narrow escapes…

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Gold

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 2

The one great [?] of the [?] position [?] effects the whole world, is the part being played by gold. A [?] months ago a member of…

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Rosebery Brightlights at Work Gold Rod Again Shines Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 8

Rosebery was the most favored track for Che gallops this morning, many of the champions being taken there, as the other courses were affected by…

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Two Lives Lost Landslide in Broken Hill North Mine Desperate Effort to Find Bodies Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 1

Two men lost their lives when they were trapped by a fall of earth on the 1700 feet level at the North Mine to-day, while several others had narrow…

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Another Colliery Idle Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1937 · page 8

As a result of a dispute between tophands and miners, the Aberdare Extended Colliery was idle to-day for the third time this week. On the two…

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Miners' Bodies Recovered Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1937 · page 5

After working all night at the risk of their lives, miners to-day, recovered the bodies of Joseph Kemp and Charles Martin, who were killed in…

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Poetic Greeting From Miners to Governor-general Rhymed Reply

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1937 · page 3

There was a polite exchange of courtesies between the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) and mine employees when Lord Gowrie visited…

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Shorter Hours in Mechanically-worked Mines Men's Unanimous Decision NEWCASTLE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1937 · page 8

Acting on the principle that mechanically operated mines should work shorter hours in order to provide employment for men who would…

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Gold Digging Days Back to Old Sofala Old Residents Recalled (Copyright)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 September 1937 · page 2

Said young Sofala Present unto old Sofala Past, Whose eyes had still a sparkle, and whose thoughts were back-ward cast, "Come, walk with me, and talk to me, of old familiar ways,…

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