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Mining & the mines, 1937

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State Gold Yield. Eleven Months' Increase

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 19

Gold production of New South Wales for the first 11 mondes of 1936 is estimated in a Mines Department return at 55,014oz fine, valued at £A478,984 compared with 43,706oz…

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Miners' Reps. to Conferences Nominations Received Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 6

Twenty-seven nominations have been received by the returning officer of the Northern Miners' Federation, Mr. L. J. Halliday, to represent…

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Gold Dividends in 1937 Two Companies State Prospects

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 11

TWO gold companies, so far new to the dividend list, have given their shareholders something to hope for during…

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Peter Moore Gold Cup 1 Mile.—3.40

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 2

THE MARNE: Has not been training: on too well lately, but is the outstanding performer among this lot, However, he might…

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Week-end Double Wide Betting In Gold Cup

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 3

FAIRLY wide betting characterises the business on the Peter Moore Gold Cup. Loud Applause was probably best favorite when a[?]…

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General Cable News. London, Jan. 8. Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/7 an ounce fine, no change from yesterday. NEW ZEPPELIN TO BE BUILT. MUNICH, Jan. 8…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Higher Trend Returns to Barriers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 15

A strong recovery in metals quickly restored a firmer tendency to Broken Hill stocks yesterday. Norths regained 29 to 789, and Souths 23 to 483, over 2500 of the latter being acquired…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 23

The activity in the mining market centred mainly on Barriers and Tin stocks. There was little doing in cold. So far as tin is concerned, the…

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Gold Cup Day Drew Big Crowd Of Racing Folk To Moorefield

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 43

Top: A line up of riders who took part in the Corinthian Plate for amateurs. Left to right: Messrs. A. E. Cooper (Treasure Trove), L. Glees on (Confab), F. Higgins (Miramond), G. Musk (Moallin), H. Webster (Gibson), M. Ryan (Bay Tree), R. Carter (Cognac) and L. Quinlan (West Hock)…

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Mine Shaft Murder Baffles Victorian Police Parallel with Albury Pyjama Girl Case Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 3

A CASE PARALLEL WITH THE ALBURY PYJAMA GIRL MYSTERY IS FACING THE 10 C.I.B. OFFICERS WHO ARE INVESTIGATING THE WEDDERBURN MINE SHAFT MURDER. The names of hundreds of men reported missing in this…

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Goldfield Comfort Luxurious Motor Caravan

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 11

WITH a two-ton caravan hitched to his Ford V-8 car, Mr. J. Branagan, of Melbourne, set out for Smeaton, Victoria, where the…

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Miniature Mint Was Let Loose in Moorefield Gold Cup Ramdin Punt Had a Randwick Ring "The Jap." and Other Big Backers Went Berserk Tuckiar Improved a Ton to Topple Our Top Line Milers Stipes Remain Silent As Usual

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 2

THERE was plenty of incident associated with yesterday's Peter Moore Gold Cup at Moorefield. First of all punters bet in remarkable fashion. They didn't confine their activities to one or two runners, but went for at least seven of the 14 runners in a really big way. They…

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Ingliston South Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 11

The director's of Ingliston South Gold Development, N.L., have received a report by Dr. F. A, Moss, stating that the mine contains only one ore body, "Duff's shoot," which is in…

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Mine Fatality. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 6

Mr. Albeit North, of Mayfield, Newcastle, owner of Cwmdu colliery, a small mine at Rothbury, died in Maitland Hospital yesterday from injuries received the previous day. He…

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Mine Victim Dies Maitland

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 6

Albert North, 48, of [?]ers street Mayfield, who suffered internal injuries when buried by a fall of stone at Cwmdu colliery on Friday, died in…

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Gold Cup Goes to Tuckiar

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 17

A HUNDRED YARDS from the finish of the Peter Moore Gold Cup at Moorefield on Saturday Tuckiar made a strong sport to win from The Marne…

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Shipments of Coal. Port Kembla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 7

At the Port Kembla coal-loading jetty last year, overseas, interstate, and intrastate ships loaded 125,164 tons of cargo coal, 124,349 tons of bunker coal and 74,660 tons of coke…

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Mine Flooded by Rains Contact Now Restored

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

PERTH, Sunday.--After being cut off by floods and washaways from the rest of the world since Wednesday, the Big Bell mine is once more in touch…

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Stains on Earth Mine Skeleton Mystery Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 10

SOLUTION of the Wedderburn skeleton in the mine mystery, may be assisted by the Government…

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Fatally Injured by Fall in Mine Maitland

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 7

A of accidental death was returned by the Kurri Kurri Coroner, Mr, A, W. Johns, yesterday, at the inquest into the death of Reuben Prescott, who died in the…

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