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Mining & the mines, 1937

4,349 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 218

Fight for Bilbao. Attack by Land and Sea. German Guns Used. Threat to Mine All Ports. LONDON, April 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 11

The Spanish insurgents have broadcast an announcement to the foreign Governments that they intend to mine all the ports in the possession of the…

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

The Land · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 20

"No. it's Kitty Musgrove," was the answer. "I say, Jimmie, who is Sylvia?" Without waiting for a reply she went on: "I was thinking of…

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Aust. Iron And Steel Buys Coal Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 16

"With a view to securing more satisfactory costs, and increasing the volume of production, the efforts of the board have been directed towards plant Improvement and extensions," said…

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Collieries & Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 6

The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present operating…

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Wonthaggi Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 18

At a large meeting of miners held at wonthaggi to-day, it was decided to return to work at the State coalmine…

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Coal Supply to Bunnerong

The Labor Daily · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 5

Questions are expected to be asked at the County Council meeting on Tuesday, why the tenders of the Hermitage and Lithgow Valley…

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Mining Disputes. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 15

A dispute at Helensburgh Colliery in reference to the class of timber supplied to the miners was settled at a conference between representatives of the men and the…

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McGOWAN Propaganda Must Not Succeed! Oil From Coal Research Spend The Money On Australian Scientists! They Equal the World's Best

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 5

BARON McGOWAN has handed to the regimented Australian dailies a statement designed to give petrol from coal its quietus. Our subservient daily newspapers dutifully displayed the allegation that it would be "uneconomic" in Australia so to produce petrol. This coming from I.C.I., of which Lord McGowan is chairman, is not…

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U.S. Gold Rumors Cause Cold Shivers in W.A. Lower Price Would Mean Many Liquidations "Smith's" 3-Year-old Warning Still Stands

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 11

IT was only to be expected that the reported rumors of America's intention to reduce the dollar price of gold would cause an upset in the West. They did. Many of the shows working on a small margin…

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In Unexplored New Guinea Dean Inge's Essays Australian Prospector Among Savages a Novel with Gusto Was Sherlock Holmes American? Immortal Rogues Gold Seekers Find a Naive New World

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 8

Prospector, planter, missionary, "man o' bush," patrol officer--adventurers all of them, some with the Bible and some with the 303--believe it or not, they are of your front door, Mr. Sydney. Mick Leahy, young Australian prospector, friend of mine, can tell you…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 25 April 1937 · page 27

APART from transactions in the base metal stocks the mining market saw little business. Sellers of gold shares were numerous. The gold price…

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Dunstan Sees Coal Oil Experiments London

The Sun · Sunday 25 April 1937 · page 13

Mr. Dunstan (Premier of Victoria) and Colonial Bourchier visited Greenwich and inspected a research laboratory in which…

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Three Food Ships Run Gauntlet to Bilbao Under Hood's Wing Merchantmen Steam on to Starving Basque Defenders Port Now Proved Free of Rebel Mines London

The Sun · Sunday 25 April 1937 · page 13

Three British foodships steamed into Bilbao Harbor yesterday after the British battleship Hood had warned off rebel cruisers. TWICE THE HOOD SIGNALLED "DON'T INTERFERE"…

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Elrington Mine Dispute Ended

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Sunday.--The Eirington Colliery dispute has been amicably settled, and a resumption will take place on Tuesday…

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14 Drowned in Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 3

PRAGUE, Sunday.--Trapped by a sudden rush of water, 14 miners were drowned in coal-mine near Pilsen (Czechoslovakia)…

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Kanieri Gold Dredge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 11

Directors of Kanieri Gold Dredging Ltd. (N.Z.) anticipate that the dredge will be ready to commence operations at the beginning of 1938. Electrically operated, the dredge will…

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Wonthaggi Mine. Resumption of Work. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 6

A conference between the management of the State coalmine and the executive of the Miners' Union on Saturday decided to resume coal-winning operations on Thursday…

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Oil From Coal. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 2

Sir,—Sir David Rivett's critics are confident, that the coke produced can be absorbed. On the Continent this kind of coke is usually pulverised and compressed into briquettes,…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 10

Gold was quoted on Saturday at £7/0/9½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/8½ on Friday. EMPIRE FARMERS…

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CORONATION Rehearsal of Procession Huge Crowds. Greys Haul Gold Coach. LONDON, April 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 9

A spectacle well worth the sacrifice of a few hours' sleep, the second rehearsal of the coronation procession, was witnessed by huge crowds in…

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