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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 216

220 W.A. Miners Idle Perth

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 7

Overruling their union leader 220 men at the Lancefield Gold Mine Berla are preparing for a long period of idleness Last Thursday the men…

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News From Mines Tongkah Harbor Tin Yardage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 10

Selected areas at the property of Tongkah Harbor Tin Dredging Co., N.L., totalled 87,457,040 cubic yards a year ago. Since then 6,046,000 cubic yards had been…

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Record Profits And Record Exploitation In Mines

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 6

WHEN Mr. Stevens loudly beats the drum of prosperity he is acting in harmony with the present situation, but for the masses there is no prosperity. It is a case of "Prosperity--for Whom?" ACCORDING to reports from "headquarters." one of the…

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Vic. State Mine Disputes Fedn. Wants Inquiry Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 7

In messing for an inquiry into the industrial relationships between the men and the management at the State Goal Mine, Wonthaggi, the…

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Inside Reports ..on.. W.A. Mines First Hit's Margin

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 23

IN the last quarter of the year, First Hit showed a cash margin of £4785 won from the handling of 2233 tons. Operating expenses totalled 58.3- a…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 25

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

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/2 an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/1½ yesterday. BASE METALS. Base metals were quoted at noon to-day as…

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Privations Suffered by Miners Serious Position At Cullen Bullen Lack of Work

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 9

A TRAGIC story of hardship and suffering comes from Cullen Bullen, of miners willing and anxious to work, but who are denied it. who are…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 27 March 1938 · page 27

FLABBINESS was very apparent in the mining section. Metal prices moved uncertainly, and affected the whole market. The…

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Gold Gem for Easter Plate ?

The Sun · Sunday 27 March 1938 · page 3

Gold Gem probably raced herself into a start for the A.J.C. Easter Plate when she won the second division of the…

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Bartle Had Gold Gem Scintillating

Truth · Sunday 27 March 1938 · page 2

THE age of miracles has not passed. Jack Jamieson started a well fancied candidate in GOLD GEM at Roschill yesterday…

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Gold Effects

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 9

Unusual semi-circular pockets fastened down with gold buttons are important features of this navy blue wool crepe frock worn by Rosemary…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 12

Gold was quoted on Saturday at £7/0/3½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/2 on Friday. MR. FRANCIS BERTRAM'S DEATH…

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Bullhead Progeny. Juvenile Stakes Winners. Gold Gem and Petruchio

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 15

Gold Gem, who won the second division of the Juvenile Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, carries the colours of Mr. H. A. Taylor, who, no doubt, had her stud value in mind…

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Turf Notes. From Stable and Course. Gold Rod and Egmont

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 15

Mr. E. J. Watt's great galloper, Gold Rod, will not contest the Doncaster Handicap or the Sydney Cup. He is to be withdrawn from both races to-day. The game owner's Egmont…

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Treasure Puzzle Doubt on Luckner's Right to Gold Professor's Four Questions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 2

COUNT YON LUCKNER has doubtful legal rights to the buried treasure he recovered from a Pacific island…

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Jail-Break Out Of Coal Mine New York

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

In a mass jailbreak at Petros (Tennessee) 36 prisoners dynamited their way to freedom from a coal mine…

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Queensland Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 13

Queensland gold yield for the first two months of 1938 was 21.078oz fine. an increase of 3.6910Z fine compared with two months of 1937…

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Gibraltar Gold Call

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 13

A call of fid per share, payable on April 13, has been made by Gibraltar Gold Mines (Ade-long). N.L., making all shares paid to 4 each. The mine has been fully cleaned up, and old…

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Southern Cross Mine. Ore Yields Less Than Assay Value

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 13

The directors of Southern Cicss Gold Development. Ltd., a London contiolled company, report that duiing the re-sampling of (he mine the mill was kept tunning, but it had,…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 12

Gold was quoted on Saturday at £7/0/3 an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/3½ yesterday. BASE METALS…

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