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Mining & the mines, 1937

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W.a. Gold Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 13

The Western Australian gold yield for December was 89,572 ounces, compared with 72,066 for the previous month and 72,172 for December, 1935. The yield for the Vear…

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Legs Hurt in Coal Fall

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.--Roland Matthews, 45, miner, of Aberdare, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital today with injuries to both legs, caused by a…

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Oil From Coal. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 9

The Northern District Oil from Coal Counoil has Issued a statement that, in the new year the campaign is to be carried on more vigorously. The work of the committee, it…

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Veteran Coal Miner. Hurstville Man's Experiences

The Propeller · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 3

Fifty-six years of mining, and being "buried" on several occasions during mishaps, is the record held by Mr. E. J. Crews, of Bellevue…

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Tassie Too Wins Albert Gold Cup

Referee · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 18

AFTER having lost half a minute at the start in the race for the 21ft restricted class off Large (S.A.), on Monday, Tass[?] Too won the Albert…

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Mining Exchange Sales. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 13

Copper: Mount Lyell, 40/, 40/6, 40/1½. Silver-lead: New Bioken Hill Consolidated (paid), 22/1, 22/2; North Broken Hill Consolidated (paid), 22/1, 22/2; North Broken Hill, 77/, 78/; Broken…

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The Gold Standard. How It Is Fixed

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 17

Every day at about 10 o'clock five gentlemen meet in an office in a little London street known as Swithin's Lane. They study the market condition, and in less than…

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Mining the Share Market. Base Metals Steadier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 13

After the previous day's sharp break in prices, base metal shares were steadier in yesterday's market, in spite of falls in metal quotations. Prices fluctuated irregularly, but…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London. Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 12

Gold was qouted to-day at £7/1/5½ an ounce fine, no change from yesterday. DANCE BAND LEADER. A year's engagement in London prevents…

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No Likeness to Lavers Police Find Clues In Mine Murder MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 22

No resemblance to William Henry Lavers, whose disappearance from Grenfell last September has never been cleared un, can be traced in the…

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340 in One-day Strike May Extend To Other Mines BULLI

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 4

A ONE-DAY strike was staged by 340 men at Corrimal pit yesterday. There is a possibility that unless…

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Soviet's Gold. Huge Reserves. Rapid Increase in Production. Moscow, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 12

The rapidly-increasing gold production in Russia, which is estimated to have been worth about £80,000,000 last year, is piling uu a huge reserve, which…

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Gold Cup and Corinthian at Moorefield This Saturday Increasing Popularity Of Warwick Farm

Referee · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 5

THOUGH the holiday, made a big difference, Warwick Farm is becoming increasingly popular with racegoers. There will always…

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Moorefield's Gold Cup High and Short Wave Chosen to Fight Out Finish in Class Field

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 3

MOOREFIELD CLUB has is big day on Saturday with the running of the Peter Moore Gold Cup, a race that has attracted an entry of some of the best horses now in training. So good is the field that the mile record for the course may…

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The Development of Catholic Education in Australia An Adelaide Congress Paper XVI. The Search for Gold

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 5

For all its years of life the body politic grew stunted like an underfed child; it lacked the virility but not the years of the Eastern States. Little came from its…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Further Keen Inquiry for Tin Stocks

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 14

FURTHER strong support was accorded Eastern tin dredging shares in the closing stages of Stock Exchange dealings yesterday, and the early tendency to relapse further was replaced by a firmer tendency…

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New Occidental Gold Mines

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 3

New Occidental Gold Mines, N. L., reports for December as follows:-- Tons milled, 5391; fine ozs. gold produced. 1953. Reduced tonnage resulted from Christmas holidays…

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No Newcastle Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 7

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thursday.--Auckland Electric Power Board may cease to use Newcastle coal in accordance with the desire of the Minister…

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Miners Resume Work Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 9

Pasding a conference, which took place later in the day, Aberdare Extended miners resumed work this morning. The dispute, which caused a one-day stoppage,…

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Barrier Miners’ Elections Popular Vice-president

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 4

BROKEN HILL.— W. Riddiford, president of the Barried District had no difficulty in securing re-election to that position at the…

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