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Mining & the mines, 1937

4,349 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 218

White & Gold Wedding Of Interest In Sports Circles

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 9

THE bride being a well-known cricketer, and the bridegroom having represented the State in Soccer football, the marriage of Miss Alice Shaw,…

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England On Brink Of Big Coal Strike LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 3

THE probability of a new strike, greater than the threatened hold-up of London's transport, is worrying those concerned with the peaceful carrying out of the Coronation ceremonies on May 12…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/1½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/1 yesterday, CORONATION REVIEW. H.M.S. Royal Oak, with Rear-Admiral…

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Petrol From Coal. an Interview with Mr. W. H. Lober

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 12

"There has been a great deal of discussion in the newspapers in recent times regarding the production of motor spirit from coal and from shale in this…

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Money, Mines and Markets Col. Mutual Life Record New Business Figures

The Sun · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 4

Record new business written during 1936 by the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, Ltd., comprised, in the ordinary department, 20,936…

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Mine Disaster. 42 Summonses. Hearing Begun. Sequel to Gresford Explosion. LONDON, April 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 12

The hearing of 42 summonses arising out of the Gresford colliery disaster in September, 1934, when 265 lives were lost, was opened at Wrexham to-day…

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Blockade Runner Is Welcomed Bilbao En Fete On Arrival Mine Furphy London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 5

BILBAO was en fete to greet the Seven Seas Spray, under the command of W. H. Roberts, when it arrived in port with 4000 tons of…

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Price of Gold. United States' Policy. What a Fall Would Mean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 13

What would follow a reduction of the United States official price of gold? The question assumed theoretical importance when a rumour spread round the world…

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Worked Naked In Pit Miners Afraid to Light Lamps Welsh Disaster Inquiry London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 3

"HORRIBLE" conditions at Gresford Colliery, Wales, where 265 miners were killed by a gas explosion in 1934. were…

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Metal Stocks React on Lower Overseas Prices Sharp Decline in Gold Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 18

ALL trace of the previous day's brighter tone disappeared a from metal stocks yesterday, following further heavy decline in overseas prices. Although those stocks generally were…

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Aberdare Mine Disputes Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 11

Aberdare Extended miners were off work to-day as a result of the refusal of the management to pay pick rates for coal that has burnt from the working face. Machine…

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News From Mines Deborah Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 19

Deborah Gold Mines, N.L., has payable crushings in sight for the next two or three years from the ore body developed at the 915ft. level, the chairman (Sir Herbert Gepp) stated at the…

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News From Mines Oil Search Activities

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 18

DRILLERS LTD.--Arcadia Bore: Due to the intermittent high pressure of the gas encountered at 2618ft., it has been necessary to fill the hole with heavy mud to permit enlarging…

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Gold Raid: 3 in Court Kalgoorlie

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 2

A POLICE raid on a battery alleged to have ben used for treating stolen ore was described in Kalgoorlie Police…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/7½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/1½ yesterday. NOT COMING TO AUSTRALIA…

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Money, Mines and Markets Cash Orders Shares Quarterly Divs. In Future

The Sun · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 7

Supporters of Cash Orders (Amalgamated) Ltd. shares will be pleased with the decision of the directors to pay dividends quarterly on ordinary…

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Disputes on the Sth. Coast Corrimal Mine Still Idle Men Firm Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 8

Three disputes--at Corrimal, which remains idle, Scarborough, and Helensburgh mines--have affected South Coast miners during the east week…

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Great Success Miners’ Meetings Show Solidarity Fight for Higher Wages, 30-Hour Week

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 3

“Overwhelmingly satisfactory from our point of view” declared the General President of the Miners’ Federation (C. Nelson)…

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NEW Ms.L.C. Get Gold Passes 12 Years Term Begins

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 7

Gold passes will be issued to-day to the three new members of the Legislative Council who were elected at the triennial elections in…

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New Shipping Fuel. Oil and Pulverised Coal. Success Claimed in Britain. London, April 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 12

The "Morning Post" understands that the Wallsend Engineering Co. and the Cunard Shipping Line have successfully experimented with a new fuel, consisting of 60 per cent…

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