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Mining & the mines, 1937

4,349 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 218

Mine Under a Road Ninety-Two Plugs Of Gelignite Near Audley

The Sun · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 23

FORTY plugs of gelignite were found last night under the gravel of a road near Audley, National Park…

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Miners' Board in Session Important Decision On Seniority New Rules Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 9

Unless two men at present employed at a small colliery at Wallsend and who it was stated, are not working in accordance with seniority, stand down, the North…

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Miners' New Log Endorsed Claims For 30 & 35 Hours Week Minimum Pay Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 9

THAT the rationalisation programme of the proprietors had already been accomplished and that production of coal was practically back to…

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Miners' Claims. Mass Meetings Endorse. Talk of "Stay-in" Strikes to Enforce Demands. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 12

Miners' aggregate meetings on the South Maitland coalfields to-night endorsed the programme submitted by the Miners' Federation officers and…

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Urgent Meeting of British Cabinet German Submarines Move; Mines Strewn Off Spanish Coast London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 1

A CRITICAL meeting of the British Cabinet is taking place in London this afternoon to consider new aspects of Franco's blockade of Bilbao. The Vice-Admiral aboard the…

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Monetary Policy of Britain Cheap Money Is Required Price for Gold London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 7

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was asked two questions in the House of Commons by Mr. Boothby (Conservative),…

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Gold Shares Firmer. London Stock Exchange. Return of Confidence Expected. London, April 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 12

Gold shares were firmer to-day, but other stocks, notably oils, were dull. The opinion of the financial Press is that selling has blown itself out, and that there should be a return…

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Miner Gets 3s 4d for a Ton Freight To Sydney On Coal Is 10s CESSNOCK

The Sun · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 29

While the miner receives 3s 4d a ton for winning coal, it costs 10s a ton to transport it to Sydney. The comparison was made last…

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Says Oil-coal Scheme Not Economical Lord McGOWAN Sees No Early Success in Australia London

The Sun · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 1

"I SEE no immediate prospect of working the oil from coal processes in Australia," declared Lord McGowan, chairman of the Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd., on his return today from a visit to Australia…

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Large Increase. Gold Production. £3,000,000 in Three Years. 40,000 Men Employed. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 11

The Minister in Charge of Development (Senator McLachlan) to-day expressed keen satisfaction with the increase in the value of gold production…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance And Commerce Markets And Mining Partial Recovery in Most Metal Stocks

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 18

MOVING in accordance with variations in metal prices, dependent stocks made a partial recovery yesterday. Early London advices indicated further recession in values, but the closing tone was decidedly firmer…

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Notices on Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 7

LITHGOW, Thursday. -- Notices were served on 84 members of the Lithgow Valley Colliery and 40 of the Hermitage Colliery today…

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Mines Off Spain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 1

MAP SHOWS proclaimed mined zones off the Spanish coasts, the directions in which mines could be carried by currents, and the new route of steamers sailing from Australia to England to take them out of danger areas…

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Norseman Gold Output

The Sun · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 7

Norseman Gold Mines. N.L., reports for March total recovery of 2474 ounces fine gold; estimated gross value, £22,145; estimated working expenses at the mine,…

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Coal-oil Hopes Poor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday. -- "I see no hope of establishing the coal-oil industry in Australia for some time," Lord McGowan, chairman of Imperial…

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Carpathia Tin Mining

The Sun · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 7

Carpathia Tin Mining Co., N.L., reports for two weeks ended April 10; hauled 109 tons; crushed 109 tons and produced 2 tons: 2 cwts. contrates. A geophysical…

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Treatment of Brown Coal. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 12

Information which has been prepared for the Federal Government indicates that the Premier of Victoria (Mr. Dunstan) will have difficulty in gaining commercial support for…

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Miners to Work at Wonthaggi Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 9

With only three dissentients, a mass meeting of 600 miners of the Wonthaggi branch of the Miners' Federation to-day decided to resume work…

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Won Gold Cup at Bathurst Show

The Land · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 30

G. H. Bowhay and Son's winnner of the Challenge Gold Cup for the best medium wool Merino ram not over 4 yrs. old at Bathurst Show…

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Enthusiasm for Log of Claims at Miners’ Meetings

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY.—-The case for the reduction of hours was given special attention by the speakers at miners’ meetings on the South Coast last…

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