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Mining & the mines, 1937

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Metal Stocks Up: Banks in Strong Demand

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 15

A RENEWAL of the sharply-rising tendency in metal prices, particularly in copper and spelter, sent dependent stocks substantially higher yesterday, and contributed towards the continued buoyancy of industrials…

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Gold Rod Takes The Honors In Trial Over Futurity Distance Pamelus Unextended at Caulfield Beechwood, Cuddle in Good Gallops Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 13

GOLD ROD, Beechwood and Cuddle covered the Futurity Stakes distance of seven futurity Stakes distance of Caulfield this morning, with the honors to Gold Rod. The variation in the times was only half a second,…

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Below Ground at Wonthaggi Coal Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 12

Three of these pictures, which were received from Melbourne by picturegram last night, were taken 700 feet below the surface in the Wonthaggi State coal mine. They show the terrible force of the explosion which caused the death of 13 men on Monday. Some of the boulders weigh more than four tons, and will have to be broken up before they can be removed. The pictures in the bottom row show men refitting the roof, timbers and (at right) the funeral of the victims…

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Caledonian Collieries. Dividends Again Passed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 13

Caledonian Collieries, Limited, announces that for the year ended December 19 there was an improvement in the volume of the company's trade, but as a result of competition…

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Havoc in Mine Shaft

The Sun · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 9

The scene of terrible havoc in the underground worlungs of No 20 mine half at Wonthaggi. This photograph take at a 700ft, level shows miners searching for bodies under wreckage…

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No Dividends From Caledonian Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 21

During the year ended December 19. there was improvement In the volume of trade of Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., but as a result of competition and low prices still…

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Mine Inquiry Urged Trades Hall Motion Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

URGING an unrestricted probe of the Wonthaggi mine disaster, the Melbourne Trades Hall Council to-night carried the following…

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Mining the Share Market. Base Metals Soar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 13

Reacting to intensive rises in metal prices, silver-lead and copper shares were supported heavily in yesterdays market. The three principal Barrieis added to earlier gains…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/2/1 an ounce fine, compared with £7/2/0½ yesterday. AUSTRALIAN GOLD. BOSTON, Feb. 18…

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Inquiry to Be Held. Mine Disaster. Search Continues Unrest Among Men. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 11

Although a continuous search has been made since the disastrous explosion at the Wonthaggi State coalmine, which entombed and killed 13…

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Mine Truce Ends When Body Found Wonthaggi Men Angry: Talk of "Bullying Tactics"

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

WONTHAGGI (Vic.), Thursday.--As soon as the body of Harry Harper, last of the mine blast victims, is found, the miners will down tools and resume their dispute with the management…

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Cant Find 13th Mine Victim May Be Blown To Pieces, Is Theory Govt. Inquiry Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

RESCUERS seeking the 13th body among the chaos of wreckage in the Wonthaggi mine have been set a difficult task. The missing man…

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Futurity Hopes Are Very Fit Gold Rod Continues To Improve Country Party Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

WITH the race only two days away, prospective Futurity Stakes punters are being set a man-sized problem as the more favored…

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Wonthaggi Tragedy Shows Greater Safety Precautions Needed, Charlie Nelson Miners' President, Says Union's Campaign Vindicated Widespread Sympathy For Victims

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 1

The disastrous explosion at Wonthaggi last Monday filled Australia with horror. Thirteen men, all fathers of families, were entombed when explosions occurred at Shaft 20, 700 feet below the ground…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Boom in Metals Sends Share Prices Up

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 20

STIMULATED to greater activity by another remarkable rise in metals, Barriers, Mount Lyell, and Electrolytic Zinc all moved up strongly yesterday. Of those stocks Mt. Lyell held the…

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Ore Mine Closes Down Temporarily

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1937 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Friday.--At the end of the day shift at the Zinc Corporation mine yesterday, employees were told to report for work on Monday…

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Mine Disaster. Public Inquiry Terms. Alleged Unrest. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1937 · page 17

The Acting Premier (Mr. Old) announced to-day that he would discuss on Monday with the Minister for Transport (Mr. ussau) and the Minister for Mines (Mr. Hogan) the form…

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Still Seeking Last Body Wonthaggi Miners Hold Meeting MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 20 February 1937 · page 3

Rescue gangs are still working strenuously to recover the body of Harry Harper, the last of the 13 victims of the Wonthaggi coal mine…

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General Cable News. London, Feb. 19. Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1937 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/2/1 an once fine, thes ame rate as yesterday. SIR HERBERT LAWRENCE. General Sir Herbert Lawrence has resigned…

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Mining the Share Market. Buying of Base Metals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1937 · page 19

Further substantial lises in metal prices accentuated jestciday the prevaling demand for the leading base-metal shires Heavy business was written in Barriers and Mt. Lyeil…

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