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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 216

Gold Rod in Brilliant Trial Gave Long Start to Track Rivals Sir Regent Did Best Among Cup Candidates Ten- Furlong Gallop

The Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 22

Gold Rod galloped so brilliantly over half a mile at Randwick this morning that his withdrawal from the Doncaster Handicap might be regretted. The big chestnut gave a long start and a beating…

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Followed the Sun. Revolution in Spain. Ostrich Hunting and Gold Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 8

For the last seven years, Mrs. G. Syfret, of Kensington, London, a member of the Victoria League, has been following the sun. She has seen…

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Price of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 17

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for gold lodged at the Melbourne and Perth Mints for the week ended March 26 was £8 per standard ounce, and £8146[?]…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 19

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended March 24, is at the rate of approximately £8 per ounce…

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Sharp Decline in Silver Australian Mines Affected LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 22

Having been out of the headlines since the beginning of January, silver has burst dramatically into the limelight with a sharp decline…

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Vychan Polo Team. Not in Gold Cup Tournament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 21

Last year's Dudley Cup winners, Vychan, will not compete in the Australasian Gold Cup polo tournament at the Kyeemagh ground. North Brighton. The side will be missed, for…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/19/11 an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/3 yesterday. BASE METALS. Base metals (all firm) were quoted at noon…

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Luckner War Gold: £20, Or £1,000,000 AUCKLAND

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

THE value of Count von Luckner's buried treasure is still a mystery. It may be worth £1,000,000 or about…

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Gold Rod's Amazing Trial ½-Second Faster Than Any Other Ajax, Nuffield in Fine Form

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 19

GOLD ROD ran an amazingly fast half-mile at Randwick yesterday morning. He was on the extreme outside…

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Thrilling Polo Days Again Easter Gold Cup Draws Teams From Other States And N.Z.

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 19

POLO had a thin time through the depression, but the Australian Gold Cup tournament during Easter week should bring back the days from 1925 to 1929, when 8000 or more people watched thrilling finals at Kensington…

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Miners' Disputes About Horses. Two Western Collieries Idle. LITHGOW

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 12

Two collieries in the Lithgow district are idle because of disputes about horses. At the Steelworks colliery, three wheelers yesterday refused to work a horse which they…

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Two Mines Resume

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 7

KURRI, Wednesday. -- Richmond Main Colliery, which had been idle this week owing to slackness of trade, resumed work today…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 23

MONUMENT HILL. -- 450 tons. 58oz. 13dwt. gold. SOUTH VIRGINIA. -- 104 tons. 10oz. 16dwt. gold…

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Another Gold Miner?

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 36

Glengarry Gold Dust, an exhibit for the Hereford Section from Mr. H. A. Bassingthwaighte's Konoona Stud, A stable-mate won the championship last year…

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Newcastle Coal Exports 48,185 Tons Last Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 5

Coal exports from Newcastle decreased further last week. Trading with Victoria improved considerably, but this was offset by a sharp decline…

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Mining the Share Market. All Classes Weaker

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 13

MininG shares were further out of favour in yesterday's market. Barriers were affected by the general uncertainty about base metals, and by the fall in the prier of silver ensuing…

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General Cable News. Price Op Gold. London, March 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/19/11 an ounce fine, unchanged from yesterday. BASE METALS. Base metals (all flat) were quoted at noon…

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Sequel To Heavy Betting Stewards Hold Inquiries Sally Gold and Irish Jig

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 27

AFTER Cisteria, a heavily backed favorite, had won the 14.2 First Division at Kensington yesterday, the stewards…

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Kanoona Champion Gold Miner Acclaimed the Perfect Hereford Outstanding Calves for Sydney

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 29

GLENGARRY Gold Miner, champion Hereford bull at the at the 1937 Sydney Royal Show, is not only one of the best Here-ford show bulls ever to parade at Sydney, but he has proved a sire of outstanding ability. Some of his progeny have been entered…

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Queenslander Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 18

Queenslander Gold (Sofala, N.S.W.), Ltd., reports that the fifteenth clean-up resulted in a return of 30oz. Sdwt. gold from 36 tons of stone from reefs 3 and 5. Operations on the…

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