Strike at Cobar. "Asleep on Job." Statement Denied by Miners. Cobar
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 12
A serious strike has occurred at the New Occidental Mine, Coba[?]. The trouble arose through a man having allegedly been lound asleep on his Job. He states definitely that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Further Weakness in B.H. Proprietary Metal Interests Again Decline
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 14
CONTINUANCE of the industrial dispute brought further weakness to Broken Hill Proprietary shares yesterday, a fall of 16 making a total decline of over 7 from the recent peak level…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Rebate on Coal Refused
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 6
The County Council decided yesterday to refer to the Minister for Railways an intimation from the Railway Commissioner that a rebate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian Price of Gold
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 15
The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended April 2, is at the rate of approximately £8/1/10½ per…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Price of Gold
The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 18
At London yesterday the price of gold was £7/1/7 an ounce fine as against £7/2/3 an ounce fine on the previous Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →COAL v. OIL Values Compared
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 1
At a coal conference in London recently representatives of coal mine interests, shipowning, shipbuilding, Admiralty, underwriting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welsh Miners Sign Agreement London
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 5
AN agreement, which win govern the conditions of employment in the South Wales coalfield as from to-day until the end of March,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Labor Scores. Miners Get Wage Increase
The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 4
THE Committee for Industrial Organisation, headed by John L. Lewis, is still forging ahead and scoring victories for the workers in the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strike at Cobar New Occidental Mine Idle
The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 13
FOLLOWING the dismissal of a worker, a strike, has occurred at the New Occidental Mine at Cobar. It was alleged by the management that the man was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wonthaggi Mine Disaster. Negligence on Part of Management
The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 16
THE coroner's jury found last Friday that the 13 men who died in an explosion at the Victorian State-coal mine at Wonthaggi on February 15 were…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Black and Gold Flowers in School Colours
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 9
Gold flowers with black lacquered, leaves, introducing the school colours, decorated the ballroom at David Jones's last night, when members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Glimpses of Country Life Captain's Flat and Its Mines
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 36
THE village of Captain's Flat is situated about 28 miles south of Queanbeyan, on the headwaters of the Molonglo River. The present population numbers…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Distress in Mining District Melbourne
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 6
FACED with facts revealing distress of the Wonthag[?]d miners and dependent business people who are threatened with poverty through…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Getting Petrol From Coal Victorian Premier's Researches LONDON
The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 15
A hint that Victoria will begin soon to manufacture petrol from coal was given to-day by the Prefrom a tour of the Continent…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →G.p.s. Crews Form for Gold Cup Race
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 20
THE Riverview eight for the Head of the River is the best the school has boated for many years…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 8
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 14
Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/7 an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/11 yesterday. SPECULATION IN ARMS. The British Government is seeking to check…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire in Bunkers. Coal Being Removed from Freighter. BRISBANE
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 14
A fire was discovered last night in the bunkers of the steamer Macedon (4368 tons), one of the largest interstate traders calling at Brisbane, and now…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Money, Mines and Markets More Capital for Menzies £25,000 Remodelling Proposal
The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 4
Directors of Menzies Hotel Ltd. will submit to separate general meetings of ordinary and preference shareholders in Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Employee As Bank Director. N.Z. Government's Choice. Wellington (N.z.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 12
The vacancy on the Bank of New Zealand directorate caused by the expiry of the term of office of Sir George Elliot has been fllled by the Government's appointment of Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Ophir, Near Orange, Where Payable Gold Was First Found in Australia
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 46
The official explanation of the discovery of gold is:—These responsible for the discovery were Edward Hammond Hargraves, John Hardman Australia Lister, James Tom. and William Tom. From experience gained in California, Hargraves formed the idea that thv district was auriferous, and he found the first gold on February 12, 1851. about two…
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