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Mining & the mines, 1937

4,349 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 218

All-in Rush for Gold Reported Find In Desert Tennant Creek

The Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 32

Every available car has left Tennant Creek laden with men and prospecting equipment, and bound for a new gold find 45 miles north-west in…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Reaction in Metals Causes General Weakness

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 26

INFLUENCED by weakness of metals and the fact that speculative activity has lost its keenness, the investment market generally gave a distinctly easier display yesterday. Leading counters like B.H…

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Linden Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 23

The directors of Linden (W.A.) Gold N.L., state in their half-yearly report that during the period a working option was acquired over Joyners of Wiluna. Work is…

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Miners Queue for Fish

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 1

OODNADATTA, Wednesday.--Fish was carried 1300 miles to Tennant's Creek on Saturday by the new Adelaide-Darwin air service, said Mr…

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News From Mines Carpathia's Geophysical Survey

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 23

Shareholders of Carpathia Tin Mining Co. were told at the half-yearly meeting yesterday that the final report of the geophysical survey will be…

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Mine Explosion. Jury Inspects Fan. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 19

The jury of nine which is sitting to assist the coroner at the inquest into the deaths of 13 men who wore killed in an explosion at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi, on…

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Railway Proposed for Mining Venture

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 12

Under an agreement between the New South Wales Government and the Lake George Mining Corporation, Ltd., of London, the Government will build a railway from Bungendore to Captain's Flat at an estimated cost of £ 1 60,000, to assist in the development of zinc and lead leases in the area. The workings at Bogtown, Captain's Flat, are shown in the upper picture. and the Lake George Mine, Copper Creek, in the lower one…

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Red Roll of Death in Mines Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 7

THE red roll of deaths emanating directly from employment in coal mines was added to to-night when Donald Anthony, 60, of Speers St.,…

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Bridal Frock Embossed in Silver and Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 4

Miss Anne James, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. James, of Coogee, was married to Mr. John Mcinerney, youngest son of the late P. Mclnerney, and of Mrs…

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Work and Wages Wage Rise Drive Miners Start Organising

The Sun · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 12

MINERS are preparing their organisation for a big drive for increased wages and improved conditions…

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Mines Staff in the North. Reorganisation Plan. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 19

At the request of the Commonwealth Government, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Munsie) has agreed to lend to the Department of the Interior the services of the…

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Apostolic Delegate for British Africa Visits Gold Coast

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 3

On December 4, 1936, the Apostolic Delegate for British Africa, His Grace, Msgs. Antonia Riberi, whose headquarters are at Mombasa, East Africa,…

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Oil From Coal. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 8

Sir,—With reference to the article, "Oilfrom Coal in to-day's issue of your paper, I would like point out that the cost of Requiring a hydr[?]nation plant of the Fischer-Tropsch…

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Miners' Support for Unity in Labor Move for Readmission of Delegate

The Sun · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 10

THE Miners' Federation is supporting the last-minute Labor unity drive. This was confirmed to-day, when the northern miners made application for readmission to the A.L.P. of Mr. J…

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Inflammable Gas in Mine Men Resume Work To-day Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 4

STOCKTON Borehole Colliery, which was idle yesterday owing to the discovery by the District Cheek Inspector, Mr. I. Hoare, of a large…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/2/3½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/2/4½ yesterday. FLOODS IN FEN COUNTRY. The floods in the fen country were…

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Horse Form. Gold Rod's Autumn Programme, an Interesting Problem

The Broadcaster · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 4

If G 1d Rod had contested his right race, there is no doubt he would have won the Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday. I know…

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North Gympie Gold. Capital Increase and Change of Name

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 13

At a meeting of shareholders of North Gymple Gold Deposits, N.L. yesterday, it was resolved to increase the company's capital to £40,000 by the creation of 40,000 shares…

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Coal Prices. Increase in Victoria. May Rise in N.S.W

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 11

It is reported from Melbourne that Victorian fuel merchants have received notice of an increase of 4/ to 34/9 a ton in the wholesale price of New South…

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Stone in Mine Is Produced Investigating Cause Of Wonthaggi Explosion at Inquest Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 11

FOLLOWING evidence given yesterday that a fall of sandstone from the roof of the shaft could have ignited the gas and caused an…

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