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Mining & the mines, 1937

4,349 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 218

Wonthaggi Mine. Men Expected to Resume. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 10

The miners at the State coal mine at wonthaggi, at a meeting to-day, discussed ths proposed agreement arrived at after a conference with the Acting Premier (Mr. Old)…

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Eye Injured by Piece of Coal Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 5

An immediate operation was performed when Forrest Mitchel. [?]. miner of Shedden Street. Cessnock, was admitted to Cessnock Hospital this, afternoon with injuries…

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Murchison Gold. Issue of 10 Per Cent. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 13

Directors of Murchison Gold Development Company, Ltd., have decided to create and issue £145,000 10 per cent, five-year notes, secured as a first charge on the company's holdings…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 15

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

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/6 an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/6½ yesterday. BRITAIN'S TRADE. British oversea trade returns show that…

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May Abandon Oil From Coal No Action Expected CANBERRA

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 5

IN view of the cabled statement by Lord McGowan, chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., that not a penny of L.C.I. money would be invested in any scheme for the extraction of ail from coal in Australia, the opinion is held in official…

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Industrial Commission. (Before Mr. Justice Cantor, Mr. Justice Webb, and Mr. Justice Ferguson.) Colliery Deputies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 6

Reserved Judgment was given on the appeals by the Northern Collieries Association and others and by the Maitland District Deputies Association against the Colliery Deputies, etc…

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Money, Mines and Markets Beard Watson's Dividend Higher Interim On Ord. Shares

The Sun · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 7

Interim dividend at a slightly increased rate on ordinary shares by Beard Watson and Co. Ltd. is in accord with general market…

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Petrol From Coal Plant Opened by Duke of Kent London

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 7

The rapid progress being mode in the production of petrol obtained by low temperature carbonisation process was referred to when the Duke…

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Our Need of Oil. Dunstan Alive on Coal Plan. London

The Sun · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 11

THE Premier of Victoria, Mr. Dunstan, told "The Sun" to-day that he intends to push on with his…

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Oil From Coal. "Not Economical" Lord McGowan's Verdict. LONDON, April 15

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

Lord McGowan, chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., has announced that he sees no immediate prospect of producing oil from coal in Australia…

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Important Motions Carried Miners' Officials Deal With Many Matters Work for Dole Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 10

THE northern miners' committee of management sat from 9.15 a.m. to 6 P.m. to-day dealing with matters affecting the federation…

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With Saddle and Spur News & notes of the TURF... Wagga Gold Cup Meeting

The Land · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 16

THE Wagga Gold Cup meeting each year is a popular racing attraction down South, and this year a crowd approaching record dimensions attended…

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Thrills and Excitement in "The Land's" New Serial of Station Life Boom-time Gold Chapter X (Continued)

The Land · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 17

"Go on wid ye now, ye saucy cat," and the ge0nial kitchen despot lightly boxed the housemaid's ears. "It's more likely they'll be wantin' to…

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Daily Telegraph Classified Information Section Finance and Commerce Markets and Mining Metals Recovery Restores Brighter Tone

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 20

AN up-turn in the base metal market infused a brighter feeling into practically all sections of the share market yesterday. Metal interests responded…

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Miners Escape Coal Fall One Injured Where 24 Men Usually Work Catherine Hill Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 4

A FALL of coal in No. 2 East Section of the Wallarah Colliery this morning injured only one man at a spot where 2[?] miners usually work. The men were absent because…

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Coal Royalties May Cost £150,000,000

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--A sum of between £100,000,000 and £150,000,000 has been mentioned as compensation to royalty owners when coal mines are…

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Miners Agree to Resume Provided Inquiry Is Held Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 8

Provided the Government gives an assurance that an inquiry will be held into the industrial relationships between the management and the men, the Wonthaggl…

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General Cable News Price of Gold. London, April 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/5½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/6 yesterday. BRITISH DIPLOMAT'S DEATH. Mr. John Murray, British Minister to…

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Letters Oil From Coal. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 15

Sir,—On many occasions during the past three or four years the "Herald" has published some very interesting articles dealing with the possibility of the establishment of…

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Hopes for Newnes Brighter Now, Says Mines Minister Work for 500

The Sun · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 2

"PROSPECTS of developing Newnes on a sound basis are now brighter than for some time." said the…

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