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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 216

Mining the Share Market. Business on a Smaller Scale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 19

Following the burst of activity in gold shares on Monday. business in the mining share market yesterday was on a smaller scale, and price movements were generally of minor…

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Miners May Split. N.s.w.election Rivalry. Week-end Meeting Two Leaders Invited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 14

Aggregate meetings of the Northern Miners' Federation, to be held on Sunday, are likely to lead to a crisis, as he result of the presence…

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In Equity. (Before Mr. Justice Nicholas.) Cobar Mining Leases. Leventhal v Wright

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 12

Evidence was concluded in the sull of Messrs. Harold and Morris Leventhal against Mr. George Wright and Mrs. Airlie Wright, his wife…

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Colliery Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--A conference was held at Wongawilli Colliery today between representatives of the miners' executive and the mine officials…

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Wings of Gold

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 13

Man has conquered the sea and the earth—only the air still defies him, and in the air remain the most thrilling adventures. but there won't be many…

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Federal Intervention Suggested. Northern Miners' Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 11

At the aggregate meetings of the northern miners next Sunday, officials will recommend that all districts of the Miners' Federation request the Federal A.L.P. executive to…

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Broken Hill Mine Strike Broken Hill

The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 10

Employees in the South Mine today resolved to continue the strike of the underground men until the management reinstates two men…

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Broken Hill Mine Idle. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 12

Underground operations ceased at the South Mine at 4 o'clock this afternoon because of a dispute between the men and the management regarding some repair work…

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Spanish War Mine Blasts Rebel Post LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 3

REPUBLICAN troops exploded a mine which destroyed Spanish rebel fortifications in the Garabanchel zone of the…

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Late Finance Gold and Metal Output Worth £28 Mil

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 23

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The chairman of Australian Mines and Metals Association (Sir Colin Fraser) stated at the annual meeting today that the…

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Stop Press Death of W.A. Minister for Mines Perth

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 1

Mr. S. W. Munsies, Minister for Mines, died to-night, leaving four daughters and two sons. He had been ill for a long time. During…

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Miners' Aggregate Meetings Orr's Statement On Disunity Of Labor Pressing Need Newcastle, Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 1

KEEN interest is being manifested by the miners in the aggregate meetings called for Sunday next on the upper and…

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Lucknow Gold Mines. Water Removed to Depth of 330ft

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 13

The mine manager of Wentworth (Lucknow) Goldfields, N.L., reports having successfully de-watered the Lucknow field to o, depth of 330 feet from the brace of the…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 15

EUREKA CENTRAL.--85 tons treated for 5[?]OZ. melted gold. WATTLE GULLY.--Cleaned up 695 tons (inluding 60 tons from west crosscut at 800ft…

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Mine Lodges to Meet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Meetings of lodges at the pits owned by J. and A. Brown-Abermain Seaham will be called by the Northern Miners' Executive to…

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Richmond Main Colliery. Victimisation Alleged. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 12

The Northern Miners' executive decided tonight to hold meetings of miners' lodges attached to J. and A. Brown and AbermainSeaham Collieries, Ltd., to discuss a position…

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Around the World Welfare of Soviet Miners

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

MOSCOW, Feb. 10.—This year the executive of .the mine and quarry workers’ union is sending, from the central districts alone,…

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Ill-Luck Dogged Family Of Miners CESSNOCK

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 8

BY a remarkable coincidence, three [?] members of the same family working at the same colliery have required ambulance attention at…

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Mine Still Idle. Broken Hill Dispule. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 16

Operations at the South Mine are still at a standstill. A meeting of underground mine employees this morning decided not to return to work until the management had reinstated…

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Good Support in Cessnock Miners Behind O'neil Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 8

THE Provisional Central Executive of the Labor Movement was given official recognition by Pelton Miners' Lodge by a resolution carried…

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