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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 216

Lang Breaks Silence Action Is Taken to Safeguard 'The L.d.' Burden that Proved Too Heavy For Unions Miners' Cncl

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 1

The affairs of "The Labor Daily" have arrived at a position where it has become…

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Earth Yields Up Her Riches for Progress of New South Wales Colossal Wealth Dug Up During 150 Years Coal Our Best Mineral

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 18

THOUGH New South Wales began its history as an agricultural and pastoral State, and though its ultimate destiny was…

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Explosion in Mine Two Miners Were Victims MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

Two miners, Jack Wilson and L. Stenlake, were buried by about 15 tons of rock 120 feet below the 920ft. level of the New Chum Syncope…

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Miners' Retort to Lang

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

"MR. LANG'S attempt to infer that the Labor Daily is insolvent is merely a cover in his efforts to grab trade union…

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Mining Reports

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 45

LANCEFIELD (W.A.) GOLD.--For the purpose of deciding future development policy below No. 13 level, to the bottom of the boreholes which showed the lode…

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Coal Turns the Wheels

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

A HUGE MAN, fashioned from, coal, turns "the wheels of industry" on this float donated by the City of Newcastle. It commemorates the discovery of coal by Lientenant Shortland at Newcastle in 1797…

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Gold Cup Snooker Final. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 15

Scores at the end of to-day's play in the final match of the Cold Cup snooker tournament were:—Horace Lindrum (Australia), 12 frames; Joe Davis, 12 frames. Davis is…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 12

Gold was quotec to-day at £6/10/7½ an ounce fine, compared with £6/19/7 yesterday. BASE METALS. Base metals (all firmer) were quoted at…

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Mining. Tin Buffer Pool. Possible Revival of Scheme

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 13

The revival of a tin buffel pool early this ycni is consldcied likely in Stool. Exechange circles in London. A definite announcement, it is believed, may be delayed until…

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Man Killed by 100Ft Fall. Old Mine Shaft Caved In. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

John David Priest, 31, of Woodvale, was killed when he fell 100 feet down an abandoned mine shaft at Woodvale, about eight miles from Bendigo, last night…

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Two Miners Killed Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 16

John Wilson and L. Stenlake, miners, were killed by a fall of rock in the New Chum Syndicate mine at Bendigo to-day. About 15 tons of…

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2 Miners Killed: Charges Explode

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Two miners were killed nearly 1000 feet below the surface when a round of charges exploded in a shaft at the New Chum mine…

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Valley Miners Still in Fear

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday. -- Despite their leaders' advice that Blaenycwm dam is safe, 4000 Ebbwvale (Wales) miners refuse to return to work…

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Back to Mine, Farm and Factory

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 3

Now that the Soviet Supreme council has met and transacted the business of the great Soviet Union, the deputies of the people return…

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Two Miners Killed in Explosion Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 13

When 13 charges or gelignite exploded 1000 feet below the surface at the New Chum Mine, Bendigo, to-day, two miners were killed…

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Gold Ring as Laying Test Award

The Land · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 41

THE first bird to arrive in Australia carrying a gold ring award for a score of 275 eggs in an English laying test was keenly…

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Two Miners Killed. Premature Explosion Underground. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 11

Two miners were killed when an explosion occurred in the bottom of the shaft of the New Chum syncline mine at Bendigo, to-day. It is believed that a fuse "ran" and fired a…

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Consolidated Gold Areas. Lower Results from Resampling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 15

Before undertaking, heavy expenditure for the election of a plant for the treatment of the ore, Consolidated Gold Areas, N.L., decided to resample the 100ft and portion of…

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Gold Cup Snooker Final. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 17

Scores at the close of to-day's play in the final match of the Gold Cup snooker tournament were:—Horace Lindrum (Aust.). 20 frames; Joe Dav 16 frames. Davis is…

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Two Deaths in Mine Mate Unable To Give Aid

The Sun · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 3

How he had stood helplessly in the 900ft. level of the New Chum gold mine at Bendigo yesterday listening to the premature…

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