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Mining & the mines, 1937

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Miners Get Increase Auckland

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 14

An agreement, providing for a 5 per cent, increase in wages, was reached by coalmine owners and the Miners' Federation covering all mines…

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Safety Measures Demanded Miners on the Move

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY.—An important conference on safety in mines has been held here by the district check inspectors of the Miners’ Federation…

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Tribute to Heroism of Miners Cessnock

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 4

FINDING that Robert Dickson had been accidentally killed in Bellbird Colliery, the Kurri Coroner (Mr. Johns)…

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Miners Cease Work. Ventilation Planned. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 12

Members of the Miners' Federation employed at Belmont Colliery decided to-day not to work at the mine until improvements had been made in the ventilation system…

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"Gold Diggers" At Regent To-day

The Sun · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 6

LOVELY girls, music both sentimental and gay, dancing that is faultless -- "The Gold Diggers of 1937" are at the Regent…

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New England Tin Mines. Small Working Surplus Shown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 13

New England Tin Mines, N.L., at Torington, New South Wales, shows a surplus of £301 in its working account for the half-year ended November 30. In that period 738 tons…

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May Day Plans of Miners Issue Will Be Wagbs and Safety

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 3

Miners throughout New South Wales will consider plans for making on May Day their biggest demonstrations in their fast-growing…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/2/4½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/2/2½ yesterday. NORMANDIE STRIKE SETTLED. PARIS, March 11…

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Insurgent Attack. Guadalajara Front. Advance of 25 MILES. Mines Ring Madrid. LONDON, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 11

A rebel offensive, involving 30,000 men, led by Italians, whose desire to maintain their prestige forbids them risking defeat, was directed against…

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New Guinea Gold. Opening up Wewak Field. "Men Clear £40 a Week."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 10

"There are more than 200 men on the new goldfield at Wewak, in New Guinea, and more are going up every week," said Mr. J. Pollard, who arrived in Sydney yesterday…

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Entertainment News Today New Shows in Sydney Gold Diggers of 1937: Musical -- mildly amusing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 14

More story and less spectacle is 1937's contribution to the "Gold Diggers" series. The result is not memorable…

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Thrills and Excitement in "The Land's" New Serial of Station LIfe Boom-time Gold

The Land · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 54

Realising the futility of further pursuit, Jimmie turned his attention to the recumbent figure. Sure enough, it was the old sailor. As Jimmie slid…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Profit-takers Halt Upward Trend in Metal Stocks

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 21

BASE metal interests proved only mildly responsive yesterday to further remarkable rises overseas, indicating a somewhat "heavier" position following the sustained improvement over several months…

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Ventilation Of Belmont Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Separate inspections were made at Belmont Collery today by the Northern Miners' district check inspector (Mr. I. Hoare)…

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Reaction in Shares in Mines

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 12

THE weakening in the market overseas in metal prices was reflected on the Stock Exchange yesterday when values for mining shares…

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Consolidated Gold Areas, N.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 19

An estimate of ore reserves of Consolidated Gold Areas, N.L., published in the company's annual report for the year to December 31, shows 100,000 tons of mineable ore of an…

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Struck by Flying Coal Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 4

[?]10, of Main Road. Minmi a miner employed at Stockrington Colliery was struck by a large piece of coal during shot-firing operations at the face…

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Gold Dredging Returns. Placer Development's Interests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 19

For the 10 months of the current year to March 1. Pato Consolidated Gold Dredging Limited handled 3,291,000 yards of gravel for a recovery of 13,444 ounces fine gold,…

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General Cables. Price of Gold. London, March 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/2/5½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/2/4½ yesterday. EMPIRE BROADCAST. The Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin) will…

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Mining the Share Market. Barriers Move to Lower Levels

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 19

Official quotations for base-metals on the london market, indicated the maintenance of the strong tone of the previous day's closing, but, according to private cables yesterday, the…

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