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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 216

Death-wait in Teruel Subways Mines Blast Rebels Below As Loyalists Sweep on Above London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

THE only rebel-held parts of the strategic Spanish city of Teruel are some underground passages connecting the seminary with the Bank of Spain. Government troops are now in…

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Miners Protest Against Idleness

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Thursday.--Aberdare Exuded men have protested against the managements refusal to allow the mine to be worked yesterday on the ground…

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Miners Cease Work Over Cavil Disputes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

BULLI, Thursday.--Two mines, employing more than 500 men, were not worked today because of disputes over the drawing of the quarterly cavils…

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Gold Cup Snooker London

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 13

Horace Lindrum maintained his lead from Alex Brown (receiving 15) in their gold cup snooker heat. The scores at the end of the session were:…

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Miners Again Call on Ms.L.A

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Jan. 5.—The general president of the Miners’ Federation (C. Nelson) has written to the coalfields politicians calling on…

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Mining the Share Market. Tin Stocks Irregular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 13

Tin stocks were the centre of interest in the mining share market yesterday, and they moved irregularly. Variations as a rule were not of great importance. Peninsula,…

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Stock Markets Improve Wiluna Gold Rises Sharply LONDON

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 12

Wiluna Gold shares touched 13s 9d at one time this, afternoon and closed at around 12s. on reports of good developments, The value has thus been…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London. Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/l9/8½ an ounce fine, compared with £6/19/9 yesterday. BASE METALS…

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Mining the Share Market. Gold Shares More Active

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 19

Despite slightly more active trading, the mining share market yesterday still retained the hesitant tone which has prevailed since Weanesday. Trading in gold stocks was more…

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Whitburn Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 22

A special meeting of the newly-elected Northern Miners' Management Committee has been called for Tuesday. The northern miners' president. Mr. T. Hoare, sold this afternoon…

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Emperor Mine Plant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 19

Emperor Mines, Ltd., received the following cable under date January 7. "All sections of new plant now operating, experiencing some trouble with wet ore in…

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Queensland Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 19

The Queensland gold yield for November was 12,895 fine oz, an increase of 3,238 oz on the yield for November, 1936. For the eleven months ended November 30,…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 19

CENTRAL NORSEMAN GOLD CORPORATION, N.L. (for half-month ended December 31): Underground developed, Phoenix mine, 3050 north winze advanced 31ft to 285ft below No. 12 level…

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Coal Cutting Machines. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 14

The president of the Southern Miners' Federation, Mr. F. Lowden, reports that rates have been agreed on for operating coal-cutting machines at the Mount Kembla colliery. For…

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Gold Cup Snooker London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 3

HORACE LINDRUM now lead. Alex Brown (receiving 15) by 26 game sto 22 in their gold Cup snooker heat…

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Gold Cup Snooker London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 2

The Australian, Horace Lindrum, leads Alco Brown (receive 15) by 38 games to 23 in their Gold Cup Cup snooker competition…

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News And Notes From Mines Austral Malay Dividends

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 15

The following dividends, in English sterling, have been declared by Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., and associated companies:--…

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W.A. Gold Yield. Highest Since 1916

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 19

The gold yield in Western Australia in 1937 was 1,000,647 ounces, valued at £A8,743,755. This is the first time since 1916 that 1,000,000 ounces has been produced. The total in 1916…

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BIG W.A. Gold Yield Perth

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 1

The West Australian 1937 gold yield was just over a million fine ounces and was worth £8,750,000 Australian, the best for 24 years…

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Gold Rod's Dash Egmont Also Went Fast

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 10

GOLD ROD galloped five furlongs in the fast time of 1.3¾ at Victoria Park this morning. Egmont was also…

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