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Mining & the mines, 1941

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Wagga Gold Cup Proud Fox Not Coming Tel Asur Making the Trip Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 8

Proud Fox will not run In the Wagga Cup. His trainer, Frank M'Grath, said yesterday that the horse would be rehandicapped as a result of dead heating with…

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SPORTING The Turf Albury Gold Cup a Dead Heat

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 2

Calruin, owned by Mr. Bill Ross, M.L.A., ran a dead heat with Footmark in the Albury Gold Cup on Friday last. Gracmee was third. Calruin was…

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Wagga Gold Cup Meeting Big Fixture Opens To-morrow Tel Asur Selected the Squire and Calruin May Be the Danger General Survey of Field

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 8

Because of his recent improving form at Randwick, Tel Asur is selected to win the 1941 Wagga Gold Cup. Most danger may cone from another Randwirk performer in The Squire and the Albury Gold Cup dead-heater. Calruin. Randwick form also draws marked attention to…

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Miners' Extra Pay Conditional Upon Regular Coal Output Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 5

In his written judgment which gives increases in wages to miners in New South Wales, victoria. Tasmania, and Queensland, Judge Drake Brockman,…

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Wagga Gold Cup Races

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 2

Owing to the expectation of an extremely large attendance at the Gold Cup meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, arrangements have been…

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"Flowing Gold" at Plaza

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 2

"Flowing Gold," a story of the oilfields of America tn the 90's. will be shown at the Plaza until Saturday, with matinees to-morrow and Saturday at 2.15. Pat…

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Wagga Gold Cup Big Race at 3.30 To-day Many Visitors Arrive Large Attendance Expected

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 6

The Wagga Gold Cup, the principal race at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club's Gold Cup meeting, will be decided at 3.30 o'clock to-day—the opening day of the meeting. Not for many years has a Wagga Cup meeting created so much interest, and if general gossip in sporting…

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"Flowing Gold" at the Plaza

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 7

"Flowing Gold," which is now showing at the Plaza Theatre, Wagga (this afternoon and to-night) is regarded as one of the most thrilling films of life…

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Fearless Brilliantly Wins Wagga Gold Cup Australian Record Equalled Enormous Crowd Witnesses Race MR. C. M. Sawyer Congratulated When Chairman Decorates Winner

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 8

When Fearless, carrying the popular "red jacket, blue cap" of the Sawyer family, dashed past the post in the Wagga Gold Cup cheers broke out from the big crowd. The applause was striking tribute to Mr. C. M. Sawyer, owner and trainer of…

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"Flowing Gold" at Plaza

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 6

John Garfield, Pat O'Brien and Frances Farmer head the cast in "Flowing Gold," the principal attraction at the Plaza to-night at 7.50…

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Wagga Gold Cup Fearless Brilliantly Wins Australian Record Equalled Enormous Crowd Witness Race Mr. C. M. Sawyer Congratulated When Chairman Decorates Winner. First Day

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 2

When Tearless, carrying the popular "red jacket, blue cap" of the Sawyer family, dashed past the post in the Wagga Gold Cup cheers broke out from…

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Coal Supplies Miners Assure Production Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 4

The Federal executive of the Miners' Federation to-day gave an assurance to the chairman of the Commonwealth Board of Control (Mr. Justice…

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"Flowing Gold" at Plaza

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 8

"Flowing Gold" will be shown for the last times at the Plaza Theatre to-day at 2.15 and to-night at 8. Pat O'Brien, John Garfield and Frances Farmer head…

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£685 Profit Albury Gold Cup Meeting Patriotic Meeting to Be Held Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 8

From its Gold Cup meeting this year. Albury Racing Club netted a profit of £685/3/7. This was revealed at a meeting of the committee last night, when the…

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United States Mine Disputes New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 2

The chairman of the C.I.O. (Mr. Lewis) expects 100,000 hard coalminers to cease work at midnight as a result of the failures of the…

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Miners Get Damages Declared "Black" by Mates Wellington N.Z.

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 5

Matthew Gardner and Gordon Partis, two miners who were declared "black" by their workmates and lost their jobs, have obtained damages…

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Mines Legislation State Government Urged to Speed Up Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 6

The state Government has been asked by the Miners' Federation to speed up the new mining legislation. In a letter to the Minister for Labor…

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Polish Gold in Possession of Vichy London, Tuesday (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 1

The Vichy correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that the Government is holding Polish gold to the value of £50,000,000 at a place 120…

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Miners Idle Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 5

Complaints from miners of too much water in the workings caused stoppages on four Cessnock collieries to-day and about 1400 men are idle…

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Family Battle Over Hoard of Gold Found on District Property Recall Childhood Memories Placing Ownership of Hundreds of Sovereigns Supreme Court Clash: Plaintiff Fails in Case

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 3

GOLD—three hundred and sixty-four dully-gleaming sovereigns— worth nearly £900 when finally cashed for more prosaic latter-day coins of the realm—was the centre of sharp dispute involving one of the pioneer families of this district in a suit before the Supreme…

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