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Mining & the mines, 1937

4,349 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 218

Rising Prices. Gold and Currency Devaluation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 19

The announcement of the intention of Great Britain to borrow £400,000,000 to provide part of the cost of rearmament had the effect of forcing up prices of raw mateilals whose…

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Liner Holed By Mine Off Spain MARSEILLES

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 3

A HOLE, blown in her hull by the explosion of a mine struck, off the Spanish coast, the 10,609-ton British…

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No Panic When Ship Hit Mine MARSEILLES

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 7

THE Liandovery Castle, 10,609 tons, a Union Castle mail steamer, with 300 passengers aboard, which struck a floating mine and severely damaged…

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State Gold Yield. Sharp Increase in January

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 19

Gold production of Mew South Wales for January was 5460oz fine, valued at £448,124. compared with 3777oz fine, valued at £A32,873 for January last year…

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Either Mine or Torpedo Damage To British Liner LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 2

The commander of the Llandovery Castle (Captain Aylen) says it was either a mine or a torpedo which struck his shin and badly holed it…

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South Mining Matters Wongawilli Dismissals Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 5

The president of the southern miners, Mr. F. Louden, stated to-day that the management of Wongawill mine had issued notices of dismissal to 14 employees on the grounds…

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Mining the Share Market. Quiet, But Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 19

After the flurry of dealings early in the week, the market for base-metal shares was in a more settled condition yesterday Business was on a reduced level, but a renewed…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/2/3 an ounce fine, compared with £7/2/2½ yesterday. BOY SCOUTS' SONG BOOK. The Boy Scouts Association announces that…

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Going Back to Coal Relieve Strain On Oil LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 2

Examination of the question whether more coal should be used by merchant shipping is being speeded up…

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Mines Play Havoc in Spain. Fighting in Madrid. London, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 18

Loyalist mines played havoc with the insurgent positions in University City and Carabanchel. Bodies of men and horses were flung into…

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Two Centuries in Fifth Test Match: Bradman and McCABE Share Honours—miners' Stayin" Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 20

K. Farnes brilliantly slops a hard, drive by D. G. Bradman. G. O. Allen, one of England's express battery, on "which reliance is placed in the fifth test, bowling at top speed to K. E. Rigg, who played a…

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Liner Hits Mine. Holed Forward. Bows Sink, But Port Reached. Passengers Dance On. LONDON, Feb. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 17

The liner Llandovery Castle (10,609 tons), bound from Gibraltar to Marseilles, with 300 passengers, struck a floating mine yesterday off Cape de…

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Men Barricade Mine in First Stay-in Strike No Food Allowed Down Pit: Threat to Starve Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 1

THIRTY miners of North Wallarah Colliery, entrenched behind heavy barricades and high voltage wires, and with 60lb. of gelignite in their hands, are staging Australia's first stay-in strike…

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Miners Stay Below in Grim Fight for Rights First Stay-in Strike Wire Is Electrified Round Retreat Food for Week Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 7

THE first stay-in strike in New South Wales was begun at Wallarah North Colliery, about two miles from Swansea, to-day, when 30 members of the Northern Miners' Federation, on day shift, securely entrenched themselves in the bowels of the mine…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Bank Shares Advance on Keen Buying

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 18

INCREASED support for bank shares in the past few weeks developed into keen general inquiry yesterday, and prices moved higher. Indicative of the improvement in…

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Today's News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Exclusive Correspondents Loyalist Death Blast Mines Exploded Under Rebels Theatre Dynamiting Kills Scores Madrid

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 3

SCORES of rebel troops who had barricaded themselves in a motion picture theatre in Carabanchel, a few miles south-west of Madrid, were killed when Government engineers exploded a mine beneath the…

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Lucknow Goldfield to Be Drilled New Lucknow Sets Good Example

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 11

AFTER a long period in the doldrums of uncertainty shareholders in New Lucknow Gold are to be given a…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 28 February 1937 · page 27

RECORDS were probably achieved in the mining market. Base metal stocks were responsible. The turn-over in gold shares was insignificant,…

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Wallarah Miners' Stay-in Strike Over

The Sun · Sunday 28 February 1937 · page 3

Pictures rushed from Newcastle last night of the Wallarah North miners, after they emerged from the mine, ending their 38 hours' stay-in strike. Top, some of the men as they left the pit. Middle, greeted by relatives. And, at bottom, a m[?]ner reaches home, and baby. See story, Page One…

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British Ship Hit By Mine LONDON

Truth · Sunday 28 February 1937 · page 17

CAPTAIN AYLEN, commanding the liner Llandovery Castle, which was seriously disabled on a voyage from Gibraltar to Marseilles, believes that the ship struck either a mine or a torpedo…

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