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Mining & the mines, 1938

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Fast Work at Randwick Turbine, Punjab and Mark Antony Gold Standard And Prittle Prattle Pleased Disalto's Brilliance

The Sun · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 43

Smartest times at Randwick to-day were credited to J. King's quartet, Turbine, Glenesk, Punjab and Mark Antony. B. Payten's charge, Disalto, sped over two…

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Miners' Strike Threat. Mechanisation Issue. Eight Mines May Be Idle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 14

Another anti-mechanisation strike, involving 2,000 mine workers, is threatened on the northern coalfields. Unless a conference on…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 18

CORONATION: Crushed 6 tons for 4oz. 4dwt. smelted gold. Owing to water shortage all operations have been suspended until rain replenishes supplies…

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Pop Coal Truth

The Sun · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 2

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Stafford Gold's Dredge Capsized

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 18

Cabled advice has been received from Stafford Gold Dredging, N.L., New Zealand, that the company's dredge has capsized on to its side. The general manager surmises that…

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Gold Dredge Sinks. Christchurch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 10

A gold dredge, about eight miles north of Hokltilca, sank in a dam in 20 feet of water last night. It is believed that the starboard bow struck a submerged log and the front…

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News From Mines Austral Oil New Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 15

Directors of Austral Oil Drilling Syndicate, N.L., Gippsland, have decided to make an immediate issue to 626 shares, of £5 each, to shareholders in the proportion of two for one…

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Gold Beefs Dev. May Be Wound Up

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 18

Directors of Gold Reefs (W.A.) Development. N.L., are of the opinion that action should be taken to wind up the company. On February 28 the company had a cash balance of £2141,…

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Industrial News Mine Stoppage Threatened Mechanisation Is Resented Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

IF a satisfactory settlement is not reached at a conference on Monday between the officials of the Northern Miners' Federation and…

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The Man In The Street To The Editor Miners' Plight

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 9

Sir,--We, the members of the Miners' Federation in the Catherine Hill Bay area, seeing the plight of our unfortunate comrades who have…

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Nattai-bulli Mine Dispute

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 9

In connection with the long-standing dispute at the Nattai-Bulli Colliery, in Burragorang Valley, in regard to wages and conditions, the…

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Western Gold's Windfall

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 23

WESTERN GOLD N.L. struck good values in a recent High Court judgment over its relations with the Triton promotion…

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Inside Reports on W.A. Mines

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 23

LINDEN IN PRODUCTION LINDEN must answer the call for confirmation of estimates this month but excuses may be found in…

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Pony Jibs, Coal Pit Thrown Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 2

BULLI, Friday.--The miners at Coalcliff Colliery, South Coast, have been out of work two days over an uncontrollable horse…

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Dudley Mine Idle Machines Dangerous, Is Claim Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 9

CONTENDING that the system of extracting coal from pillars with coal-cutting, boring and loading machines was dangerous, as the noise…

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News From Mines New Company To Take Over Tongkah Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 10

A proposal to centralise in the East the management of Tongkah Harbor Tin Dredging Co., N.L., will be considered by shareholders at an early date…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 13 March 1938 · page 29

THE mining market, except for a sharp recovery in Lancefields, and a flutter in Beechworths, was not very active. Base metal…

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Forgotten Gold Claims! May Make New Fortunes CASINO

The Sun · Sunday 13 March 1938 · page 5

What old-timers lost on the swing of a pick newcomers are picking up on the roundabout of long-forgoften gold claims. At Drake, an old-time mining…

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Gold Scarf

The Labor Daily · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 9

CORONATION blue escape dotted with self-colored beads, provides an attractive afternoon frock for Rita Johnson. M-G-M player. A…

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New Gold Find by Frenchman

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 2

KALGOORLIE, Sunday.--A new gold And is reported one and a half miles south-east of Cox's Find and 42 miles north of Laverton…

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