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Mining & the mines, 1938

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Sensational Evidence in Bendigo Mine Case by Former Manager Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 7

A stir was caused in the Bendigo City Court to-day when George' Kingsley, former manager of the Central Blue Gold Mine, declared that…

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Queen Mary Refuses Gold Key LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

Queen Mary, who opened the new Lynden Hall at Queen Mark's College, South wood Ford, declined to perform the ceremony with a gold key…

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Big Bendigo Fire £25,000 Damage Mine Equipment Destroyed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 1

Damage estimated at more than £25,000 was caused by fire early than morning in the huge ore crushing batteries, of the New Red, White and Blue…

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Gold Shod Horses

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 4

Much has been heard about horses being shod with gold in the old digging days, but there appear to be only two authentic instances on record. While…

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Gold-studded Horse Shoes

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 2

While digging in his garden at Harden, in 1930, a Mr. C. Cormack unearthed a gold-studded horseshoe, said to have been worn by a horse…

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Lucky Gold Find £15,000 Option Over Area

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 6

Two years ago Mr. F. J. Pass arrived in Kalgoorlie (W.A.) from New Zealand, and was engaged as professional to the Kalgoorlie Golf Club. Later he took…

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Moonee Valley Keilor Handicap Won by Keeping Watch Gold Token Again in Headwind Highweight Piccaninny Handicap to French Gem Federal Hurdle Race Won Easily By Dornford The Steeple To Leaomus MELBOURNE

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 15

The races this afternoon were held at Moonee Valley course, Despite large Stakes the fields in the two jumping races were most…

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Moonee Valley Dornford and Leaomus Win Jumping Double Maluno's Handicap Surprise by Keeping Watch Gold Token MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 8

Ridden a particularly strong finish by F. Dempsey, Maluno got up in the last few strides to win the Mount Alexander Handicap at Moonee Valley to-day. Keeping Watch, owned by Mr. E. O'Brien, a leading…

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An El Dorado Pambula's Main Street Paved with Gold Ore Caual Kick Led To Rich Strike

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 4

[At the request of the 'Lanhlan Louder,' Mr. M. P. Coughlan, B.Ec, Of Cowra Intermediate High School staff, contributed the following entertaining story, the product of a four weeks' mining expedition to the Pambula-Brass Knocker Goldfields, near Eden…

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Safety in Mines Consolidation of Claims Hold-up of Industry Threatened Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 3

The Miners' Federation Federal Council to-night decided upon the consolidation of all claims for shorter working hours, safety, pensions, and…

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Coal Miners' Demands Preparation for Strike Hint to Consumers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 3

The Miners' Federation Central Council concluded its meeting to-night after mobilising all their resources in the event of a stoppage in the coal…

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Horses Shod in Gold

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 2

We hear much about horses being shod with gold in the old digging days, but there appear to be only two authentic instances of such on…

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Inca Gold Plans for Search by Air

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 3

Gold mines dating back to the Inca kings, and idle for several hundreds of years because of their inaccessibility beyond the Bolivian Andes in South…

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Inca Gold Plans for Survey by Air

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 4

Gold mines dating back to the Inca Kings, idle for several hundreds of years, due to their inaccessibility beyond the Bolivian Andes in South…

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Power From Coal Greater Efficiency Industrial Uses

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 3

The striking growth of economics in the use coal is emphasised in a report on the world coal industry prepared by the International Labor…

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Trouble Threatened in Coal Mines NEWCASTLE

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 2

The Northern Miners' Management Board to-day commenced one of its most important sessions since, the general stoppage threat which…

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Miners' Claims No Strike Before August Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 3

Plans for the setting up of relief deports in the event of a strike in the coal industry were consolidated at a meeting of the northern miners…

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Wade Hotel Opening Dinner Representative Citizens Guests of Mine Host 'Mac'

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 3

THE accommodation tide of the Wade Hotel was officially opened on Tuesday evening of last week, when the manager, Mr. Frank…

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Coal from Oaklands to Be Tested for Railway Use

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 12

A load of black coal from Oaklands has been forwarded to the Victorian Railways Department to be tested for use in locomotives. If the tests…

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