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Mining & the mines, 1937

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

Mining Exchange Sales. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 13

Copper: Mount Lyell, 40/3, 39/9, 40/. Silver-lead: New Broken Hill Consolidated, paid, 21/9; do., con., 20/3, 20/1; North Broken Hill, 76/, 75/9, 75/10½; Broken Hill South, 46/3, 46/7½…

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Miners’ Programme Better living Restoration of Wages ; Paid Holidays

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

SYDNEY.—Claims for restored wages and shorter hours are included in a proposed log of claims drawn up by the Preparations…

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New Clues in Mine Murder Identification Of Victim MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 10

Hopes of identifying the victim of the mine-shaft skeleton murder mystery at Wedderburn have been raised by a statement by a man who lives…

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Mining the Share Market. Lighter Scale Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 13

Though retaining a good spread, business in base metal shares in yesterday's market was on a lighter scale than earlier in the week. Barriers, which quietened most noticeably…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/7 an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/5½ yesterday. INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. An epidemic of [?]fluenza, which has assumed…

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Gold in the Depths New Hopes for Tennant Creek

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 7

HIGH hopes for the future of the Tennant Creek goldfield have been raised by assay results. These results, made available…

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36 Politicians Hold Gold Key to Travel Canberra

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 7

LIFE, gold passes tor all Australian railways, valued at £150 a year, are held by 36 members and former members of the Federal Parliament, including the High…

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Money, Mines and Markets Aust. General Insurance Profit Slightly Down But Div. Steady

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 3

A preliminary statement issued by the directors of the Australian General Insurance Co., Ltd., shows a slightly reduced profit for the year…

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Casey Gets His Life Gold Pass and Trip to England Canberra

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

Apart from the present of a trip to England during the Coronation ceremony, the Treasurer, Mr. Casey, has just received a life gold pass…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Barriers Show Further Reaction

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 17

FOLLOWING another slight decline in metals, Broken Hill stocks were subjected to further profit-taking yesterday and prices fell appreciably. After the active trading of the past…

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Strong Sprint Field Will Contest the Gold Cup High's Luck Due for Change Light Weight Will Help Jubilee Son a Chance for Cognac

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 2

CLASS horses abound in the Peter Moore Gold Cup, the big event at Moorefield to-morrow. The held is headed by The Marne, favorite for the last Epsom Handicap, and other entrants…

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Korimako Should Win The Peter Moore Gold Cup Roseh'l Outing Was Good Riddle Has Her at Top Fourteen Smart Candidates Left In and High?

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 2

Although it does not look like an easy race to win Korlmako shaped so well at her last outing and has worked so nicely since that she…

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New Goldfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 11

Mr. J. J. Harvey, of Wau (New Guinea), said, on his arrival by the Montoro yesterday, that there were already [?]bout 120 miners on the new goldfield at Wewak, in the Sepik…

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Rich Goldfield Not A Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 14

RABAUL, Thursday.--Since 1934 6000 ounces of bullion, valued at approximately £50,000. was exported from Wewak goldfield…

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Gold Rod's Critics

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 8

TRACK men at Randwick have questioned the possibility of Gold Rod again striking the brilliant race-form which won him the…

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Gold Cup Topweight

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 2

THE MARNE, who is sure to have benefited by his Carrington Stakes outing last month. The Heroic horse is to carry 9.3 in the Peter Moore Gold Cup at Moorefield to-day…

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Tennant Creek Gold Assays

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 6

The chairman of the Northern Australia Survey Committee, Senator McLachlan. stated yesterday that the assay results of cores taken from No…

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Gold Search 'Plane. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 16

A theory that the 'plane reported to have clashed in Central Australia might have been the Qantas Dragonfly, chartered to carry out a gold search at "Lasseter's Reef," has been…

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Miners Complain of Dust Nuisance. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 14

The Miners' District Executive has issued a statement concerning the question of stone dust in mines, which caused stoppage at the Corrimal mine this week. The statement…

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Australians Levy Tribute From Many Lands World-Wide Aspects of Tin & Gold Mining Queenslander Who Evolved Brilliant Technique

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 3

BECAUSE a burly redheaded Australian proved that a certain mining technique could be applied to…

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