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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 216

Fast Gallops on Tracks Gold Rod Shows His Old Brilliance Shakespeare Takes Honors At Randwick Valbeau Attractive

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 17

GOLD ROD, by running a fast half-mile at Victoria Park this morning, showed that he had lost none of his brilliancy during his spell. At Randwick Shakespeare took the honors with a…

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Gold Carried on Trucks? Questions Asked at Demsey Inquest Wound Suggests Shot While Driving, Says Doctor Story of Parked Car Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

GOLD transport from mines at Bendigo to Melbourne was mentioned, when the inquest on John Thomas Demsey, truck driver, was opened today…

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Gold Company's Claim

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 7

In October, last, Little 180 Gold Mine, in was the defendant in an action brought in the Victorian Supreme Court by Central Blue Gold Mines, N.L., which…

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Aust. Gold Prices

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 20

Prices fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged last week at the Melbourne and Perth Mints are £7 18s 3d a standard ounce and £8 12s 7 12d a fine ounce, being…

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The Price of Gold

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 20

At London yesterday the price of gold was £6/19/6 an ounce fine, as against £6/19/7 an ounce fine on the previous Tuesday…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 16

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/19/6 an ounce fine, compared with £6/19/5 yesterday. BASE METAL PRICES. Base metals were quoted at noon to-day as…

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Man Dead in Mine Shaft Believed to Be Missing Italian Kalgoorlie

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 2

THE nude, decomposed body of a man was found today in a shaft at Gwalia. It is believed to be the body of…

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Shot As He Drove His Truck Doctor's Evidence At The Demsey Inquest Talk of Gold Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 5

THAT the bullet which passed through Demsey's shoulder was consistent with his having been shot while driving the truck, was the…

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2000 Miners Extend Leave

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.--Although the Northern Miners' Federation had declared that the holidays would end last night. 2000 miners in the Cessnock area…

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Gold, Changes, Values

Liverpool News · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

An article in a current issue of the London "Economist" discussing to-day's complexities surrounding gold and alluding to the possible reduction of the price…

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Mining Reports

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 32

TINGHA ALLUVIALS.--Return for five weeks to December 31: Hours, 637: cubic yards, 13,500; tin oxide. 9 tons; estimated value. £1413, equal to 2s 1d a cubic yard;…

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Gold Leather with Mousseline

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 23

LITTLE striprs of golden leather finish this evening frock of white mousse[?] designed by La[?]n, as one meant of keeping cool in summer time…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 11

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended December 31, is at the rate of app[?]ely £7/18/3…

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Novels And Novelties Raw Gold Paid Across The Bars Roaring Days on W. A. GOLDFIELDS

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

PROSPECTING away out into the desert from Coolgardie, two men came on to a reef with nuggets and quartz lying everywhere. In two hours they had loaded their camels with gold that was sold for £750,000. Thus it was that the bonanza that was Menzies, West…

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Jack Milne Wins Second Round Tooth's Gold Cup

Referee · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 22

AMERICAN Jack Milne survived the second round of Tooth's Gold Cup at Sydney Showground on Monday, and will take his place…

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Gold Rod Was Helpful Brown Baroness Up 3lb

Referee · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

BROWN BARONESS has at least been given a reasonable chance of adding the Challenge Stakes to her winning record. Thanks to Gold…

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Newcastle Coal Trade 14,990 Tom Shipped Last Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 5

The Christmas holidays and the consequent closing of the northern mines affected the coal shipments from Newcastle last week. Shipments,…

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Mining the Share Market. Dull and Easier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 11

On very light trading the mining share ma[?] developed a distinctly weaker tone when business was resued yesterday. Bar[?]ers were the most affected the risc in metal…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 10

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/19/9 an ounce fine, compared with £6/19/6 yesterday. BASE METALS…

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Improved Markets. Interest in Gold Shares. LONDON. Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 10

A generally confident tone is becoming noticeable on the markets, especially for gold shares, which are regarded as likely to have [?] most interesting year. Though interest in…

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