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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 216

Mining Exchange Sales. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 13

SILVER-LEAD: North B.H., 52/6, 52/3; B.H. South. 34/10½ 34/6; Silver [?]esk, [?] 47/6. GOLD: Blue [?]ird, con., 10/6; do., paid 11/; Boulder Perseverance, 3/2; Central Gold, 2/7, 2/9…

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Higher Gold Yield. Greatest Output Since 1917

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 12

Australia produced more gold last year than in any year since 1917. The output for the 12 months was 1,380,431 fine ounces, valued at £stg9,5B9,488, compared with a yield of…

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Mining the Share Market. Activity in Barriers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 13

Further activity in Earrier concerns was the main feature of an otherwise quiet market for mining shares yesterdy. Tin shares were [?] in sparingly, and gold shares, although…

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New Occidental Gold Surplus, 237 Per Ton Of Ore

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 17

A working surplus of £100,311 is shown by New Occidental Gold Mines, N.L., for the year ended November 30 last. This is equal to 237 per ton of all ore treated…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London. Feb. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/19/9½ an ounce, fine, compared with £6/13/10½ yesterday. BASE METALS…

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New Occidental Gold. Surplus 50 Per Cent. Higher. Production to Be Increased

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 13

New Occidental Gold Mines, N.L., reports for the year ended November 30 a working surplus of £100,311, equal to £1/3/7 per ton of ore treated, compared with £86,027, or…

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Gold Rod Brilliant Fit for W.F.A. Races in Autumn Gay Chou Does Fast Sprint Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 21

GOLD ROD ran a brilliant mile trial at Flemington this morning, which suggests he will play a big part in the w.f.a…

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Figures Favor Nuffield Should Take Sires' Produce Stakes Gold Rod Selected To Beat Damalis In Essendon Cup Horses to Run Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 15

Figures indicate that Nuffield should win the Sires' Produce Stakes at Flemington to-morrow, though it is expected that there will be some support for Pandava…

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Western Gold Mines Tax Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 13

The directors of Western Gold Mines, N.L., in a report, stated that the company's appeal against its Western Australian taxation assessment had been dismissed by the…

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State Gold Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 13

The production of gold of New South Wales origin for January, is estimated, by the Department of Mines, at 5,377,85 ounces fine, valued at £22,844 (standared rate) or £46,510…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 5

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

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Heffron Woos the Miners Newcastle

The Sun · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 2

The anti-Lang Labor leader, Mr. Heffron, M.L.A., addressing the industrialists' conference here this afternoon, said…

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Central Roster in Dispute Stoppage at Mine Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 8

A hitch which developed over the operation of the roster system at Aberdare Central colliery was responsible for a stoppage at the mine to-day. A pit-top…

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Mining the Share Market. Reaction to Recovery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 13

Easier prices overseas produced a reaction to previous advances in the mining share market yesterday. Silver-lead concerns were mainly affected by the movement in metals…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London. Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 12

Gold was qdoted to-day at £6/10/9½ an Ounce fine being unchanged from Thursday. BASE METALS. Base metals were quoted at noon to-day as…

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Inside Reports ..on.. W.A. Mines Suspension for Southern Cross Options

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 9

OPERATIONS of Southern Cross Options have been suspended because of disappointing results and a depletion of capital. Six months…

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"Angel of Bulolo" on Holiday in Sydney. Lure of Gold in New Guinea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 19

Mrs. Doris Booth, O. B.E., proprietor and manager of the largest individual gold mine on the, famous Bulolo goldfields. New Guinea, has worked her mine, Cliff Side, for the past 14 years, and sit the time "when she pegged her claim for it was the only white woman at Bulolo…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 28

THE mining market was dull. Except for transactions in base metal stocks, little aggregate value was recorded as to turnover…

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Sunk Is the Word--Mohey In Many Gold Mines Big Losses And Scarce Dividends

The Sun · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 3

Over-Capitalisation And Optimism Are Major Curses Of Great Australian Industry IN SPITE OF DEARER GOLD AND GREATLY…

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30-Hour Week for Miners "Rebel" Leader States Policy NEWCASTLE

Truth · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 18

MR. R. J. HEFFRON, leader of anti-Lang Labor, announced here to-day that election candidates in his camp will pledge…

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