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Mining & the mines, 1939

631 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 32

Two Men Killed in Mining Accident Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 1

A fall of rock in the Rockey Cully Mine, near Castlemaine to-day resulted in the deaths of John Pedlar, aged 45 years, of Campbell's Creek, and John…

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Milk Replaces Beer How Miners Mat Help Dairying Industry

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 6

Broken Hill miners, who are dented beer when working in the mines, have taken to drinking chilled pasteurised milk, which is landed in Broken Hill…

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The Old Challenge Mine at Adelong New Company Commences Operations

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 2

A new company has made a start at the old Challenge mine and will endeavour to get down to the site of a big lode which was tried out in…

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Gold Movements London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 1

It was Announced in the House of Commons that the British Government, had no power to restrain the movement of gold held by banks at the…

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Czech Gold Not to Be Released Yet London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 1

Captain Crookshank, Parliamentary Secretary for Mines, stated in the House of Commons to-day that the Government had no power to restrain…

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Oil From Coal and Crops Resources and Prices Cost Estimates High

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 2

In reference to the general question of the production of liquid fuels in Australia the Minister for Supply and Development (Mr. Casey) has made…

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Gold-digging Days

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

An address on "The Reality and Romance of the Gold-digging Days" will be given by Mr. Will Carter, the well-known writer on early Australian…

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Greyhound Racing Green and Gold Contender for Riverina Championship Title Plugger Bill Smashes 660 Yards Record Second Dead-heat in Successive Weeks

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 7

The performance of Mr. Albert H. Smith's (Barellan) Green and Gold in the top division of the Narandera Stake on Wednesday night stamps…

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Czech Gold £6.000,000 Claimed House of Commons Discussion London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 May 1939 · page 2

On a motion for the adjournment of the House of Commons for the Whitsunday holiday, there was discussion on the fate of £6,000,000 of Czech gold…

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Dr. Donald Thompson Awarded Gold Medal London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 1

Dr. Donald Thompson, a former research Fellow in Anthropology in the Misbourne University, who, during the last few years, led expenditions in…

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Early Gold Rushes Interesting Lecture by Mr. W. CARTER

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 7

An Intensely Interesting address on the "Romance and Reality of the golddigging days" was delivered by Mr. Will Carter, the popular writer, In the…

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JEEVES Lands Betting Plunge at Holbrook Handicap to Thirloo Court Like and Radiant Gold Win Picnic Races

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 5

Backed from 5 to 2 to practically no offer the Tumut owned and trained Jeeves landed a big betting plunge when he won the…

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Directs Action Threat by Miners Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

A conference of the combined mining unions yesterday decided to wage a national campaign against the continued production of non-union coal…

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Non-Union Workers Direct Action Threat by Miners Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

A conference of the combined mining unions to-day decided to wage a national campaign against the continued production of non-union coal…

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Gold Robbery From Mine Guard Room £1100 Taken by Masked Men Kalgoorlie

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 3

Masked and armed bandits stole £1100 worth of gold from Hannan's North Mine early this morning. Carrying revolvers and with their faces…

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Miners' Pensions Proposed Delegation to Prime Minister Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 4

The Federal executive of the Miners' Federation has requested Mr. James, M.H.R., to arrange a delegation of miners' representatives to the Prime…

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Gold Theft Important Discoveries KALGOORLIE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 1

Although they have made no arrests so far, the detectives engaged in looking for the masked and armed bandits who stole gold valued at £1100…

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Gold Theft Detectives Make Important Discoveries Kalgoorlie

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 2

Although they have made no arrests so far the detectives engaged in looking for the masked and armed bandits who yesterday stole gold valued at £1100…

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Miners' Health Workers' Compensation Far-reaching Proposals Made by Combined Unions

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 4

Important and far-reaching proposals to amend the Workers' Compensation Act, as suggested by the combined mining…

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The Days of Gold Early Reminiscenes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 3

"Gold, gold, bartered and sOld, The price of many a crime untold." The other day I held in my hand a slug of treated cold weighing 7 ozs…

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