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Mining & the mines, 1937

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New Fashion for Gold Mines Creating Markets For Shares

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 11

AMONG the bigger companies in Australian gold-mining, a growing fashion is to extend share markets by placing shares…

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Mine Dispute Ends

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 2

LITHGOW, Friday.--Following a conference between the executive of the Western Miners' Federation and the management of the Bolden Colliery, a…

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Miners Dismissed. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 17

Twenty-three miners have received notice of dismissal at Wongawilli colliery. The executive officers of the Illawarra branch of the Miners' Federation conferred unsuccessfully…

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Bundi Gold Recovery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 19

Bundi Dredging Co. turned over 31,337 cubic yards for a recovery of 117 ounces gold bullion In 199 hours. The dredge has now turned up Two Mile Creek, heading for…

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Mine Disputes Settled Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 4

The Northern Miners' president, Mr. T. Hoare, stated this afternoon that, following the adjourned conference held yesterday between the Northern Miners'…

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Mine Disputes. Free Labour Unlikely in Dudley Mine. Parties Confer Again To-day. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 17

Developments to-day suggest that the free labour, for which the management of the Dudley colliery has advertised this week, will not be put into the mine…

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23 Die When Ship Strikes Mine Paris

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 7

THE Greek on tanker Loukia, of 2143 tons, has been sunk by a mine laid by one of the combatant vessels in the Spanish civil war. off…

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Crew Killed When Ship Hits Spanish Mine Paris

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 3

STRUCK by a mine off Cape Creuse, near the Franco-Spanish frontier, the Greek oil-tanker Loukia burst into flames and sank. Most of heir crew of 24 were…

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South Bulli Miners. Work to Be Resumed. I Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 17

Having been idle nearly all this week, as a result of discontent among the clipper boys, work at South Bulli colliery will be resumed on Monday. This decision was reached at a…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day af £7/2/6½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/2/4 yesterday. ROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT. MOSCOW, March 5…

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Mine Sinks Tanker. Spanish Coast. 23 Men Drown. Shipping to be Diverted. LONDON, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 17

Trie Greek tanker Loukia (2143 tons), carrying 3000 tons of oil, struck a mine during a storm at almost the same position on the Spanish coast where…

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Pamelus Tipped to Beat Gold Rod Young Idea May Challenge Leaders in Lloyd Stakes Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 1

THE C. M. Lloyd Stakes at Flemington tomorrow brings together two of Australia's greatest horses over a mile, Pamelus and Gold Rod. I select Pamelus to win. It is difficult to forecast which…

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Finances of France. No Control of Exchange. Free Dealings in Gold. Defence Loan. PARIS, Mar. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 18

The Council of Ministers decided not to control foreign exchange and to authorise free importation of and dealings in gold from March 8…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Pall in G. J. Coles Follows Lower Dividend

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 18

A REDUCTION in quarterly dividend from 1 to 9d a share led to a severe fall of 7 to £516 in G. J. Coles' shares yesterday, but the market partially recovered to £55 at the close…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 7 March 1937 · page 29

BASE metal stocks again provided the highlights of the mining market. They had a saggy opening, but closed strongly. London is still active…

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Mining Reports in Brief

Truth · Sunday 7 March 1937 · page 29

GOLDEN PLATEAU: During period ended February 28 treated 3,420 tons for 2,004oz fine. An average of 11.7dwt. per ton. STAFFORD GOLD DREDGING: During…

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Dispute Nearing Settlement Dudley Colliery May Resume This Week Newcastle

The Sun · Sunday 7 March 1937 · page 3

After a conference to-day, at which, it was stated, many misconceptions had been removed, a settlement of the dispute at Dudley coal…

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Gold Yield in Millions Prolific Output From Western Australia Perth

The Sun · Sunday 7 March 1937 · page 5

The gold yield of Western Australia to date totals 42,353,741 fine ounces, worth £197,904,864. During February 73,949 fine ounces…

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Will Gold Rod Get Leger Chance? Might Depend On Presence Of Talking

The Sun · Sunday 7 March 1937 · page 2

GOLD ROD'S improved stamina in his Victorian races might yet influence his owner, Mr. E. J. Watt, to depart from…

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Pamelus Best Miler in the Land Blew in Betting But Gave Gold Rod a Real Galloping Lesson FLEMINGTON

Truth · Sunday 7 March 1937 · page 2

HATS off to Pamelus! He's the mile champion of Australia. He definitely decided that point in this afternoon's C. M. Lloyd Stakes by decisively beating Gold Rod. GOLD ROD is rightly regarded as a high-class performer and is one of the few horses racing to top the £10,000 mark in stake earnings, but Pamelus beat him in a few strides…

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