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Mining & the mines, 1939

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Sale of Gold Man Fined £80 MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 2

Convicted on 16 charges of the unlawful possession and sale of gold, Francis Watson, aged 40 years, miner, was fined £80 . at the Bendigo Court…

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The Coal Strike Interview With Mr. Menzies SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 1

Messrs. James and Watkins, Ms.H.R. and Senator Ashley, intervewed Mr. Menzies at Canberra today, when it was arranged that they should outline…

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Coal Dispute New Award Stood Over Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1939 · page 2

The application of the new award for enginedrivers and firemen in coal mines was stood over generally by the Chief Justice in the Federal Arbitration…

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Mines in U.s. Harbors Operated Prom Distant Points

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1939 · page 2

FORT MONROE (Virginia), Friday.—The Army has revealed that a submarine has been mining harbors on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The…

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Coal Mines Dispute 10,000 Men May Resume To-day Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 4

A general resumption of work on the northern coalfields, where nearly 10,000 men we now idle, is likely on Monday…

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Miners Resume Ban on Saturday Work SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

The northern mine workers, who have been idle since the engineers came out on strike on November 2, resumed work today on the basis of a…

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Kiandra Gold Mines

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 1

It is interesting to learn that we have at Kiandra a company enterprising enough to have expended to date approximately £3800 in wash-driving…

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British Steamer Mine in Singapore Harbor New York

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 2

The British steamer Sirdhana sank within 15 minutes in Singapore Harbor this morning following an explosion, believed to have been caused…

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British Steamer Sunk Mine in Singapore Harbor New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 1

The British steamer Sirdhana sank within 15 minutes in Singapore Harbor this morning following an explosion, believed to have been caused…

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Wire Ropes 1¼ Miles Long British Hoist For World's Deepest Mine Shaft

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 2

Two special steel ropes, each over 1¼ miles long and about two inches in diameter, have been made in Britain for a winding…

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Unknown Destroyer Sunk by a Mine London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 November 1939 · page 2

The Admiralty announces that, an unknown destroyer has been sunk by a mine. One rating is dead and six are missing, while three officers and…

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Cricket Hogan Gold Cup Gundagai Defeats Jugiong

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 November 1939 · page 6

The first round of matches in the Hogan Gold Cud competition began on Sunday, when Gundagai were at home to Juglong, one of the finalists…

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Coal Dispute Federal Cabinet Discussion Promised Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 November 1939 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) to-day promised a deputation from the coalmining unions that he would discuss with the Federal Cabinet the men's…

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More Colliery Trouble Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

Five of the fourteen collieries on the Cessnock field were idle today, and further stoppages are likely because of the clause which gives a 40-hour week…

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Mining Dispute Unity of Unions SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

Mr. C, Nelson [?]neral president of the Miners' Federation and chairman of the Combined Mining Unions' Committee, commenting on the…

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Cessnock Mines Idle Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 4

Five of the 14 collieries on the Cessnock coalfields were idle to-day, while further stoppages are likely to occur over certain sections of the new…

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Rich Gold Finds New York

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 2

Operators on the Calhoun mine at Dahlome, where Georgia's first gold was mined in 1828, have bared a lode assaying 60,000 dollars a ton. The…

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Coal Dearer Gas Price Reduction Now Unlikely

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 4

Reporting to the Wagga Municipal Council last night, the engineer (Mr. H. jr. Chaston) reported that as from November 5, the…

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Rich Gold Finds Reported in U.S.A. New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 4

Operators on the Calhoun mine at Dahlome, where Georgia's first gold was mined in 1828, have bared a lode assaying 60,000 dollars a…

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Gold Salute for Big Melbourne Sprints Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1939 · page 10

W. J. Shean. trainer of Gold Salute, said the horse is to be prepared for the V.A.T.C. Futurity Stakes and the Newmarket Handicap to be run next…

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