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Mining & the mines, 1938

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Australasian Gold Cup Polo Tournament

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 31

THREE polo tournaments in Sydney in one season! Lovers of the game have indeed every reason to rejoice this year. In past years the enthusiast…

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British Coal Bill Passed London

The Sun · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 25

The Coal Bill, one of the Government's main legislative measures of the session, was given its third reading to-night…

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Soccer Referees Turn Miners Down Corrimal

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 3

THE District Referees' Association has refused to moke referees available for the Miners' Soccer Association's Sunday competition…

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News From Mines East Lucknow Increases Capital

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 17

At an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in Eastern Lucknow Gold Reefs, N.L., yesterday, it was decided to increase the capital of the company to £30,000 by the creation of…

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A Broker to His Client Newcastle Wallsend Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 17

CLIENT: I recall that, two years ago, the market priced Newcastle Wallsend Coal at a figure which bought surplus liquids over liabilities at less than…

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Newcastle Coal Trade 60,771 Tons Last Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 4

Coal exports from Newcastle improved last week. Trading with Victoria lapsed slightly, but this was offset by a substantial increase in…

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Course of Gold. British Control of the Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 19

The development of official control of the gold market in London was an outstanding feature of the gold position last year. Doubtless it was maintained as a means of…

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Bail Increased in Gold Case Counsel's Protests In Court

The Sun · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 9

A statement by his counsel that the case was "nothing more than fudge and nonsense" was made in the City Court to-day, when Frank…

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Broker Charged. Alleged Accessory to Gold Theft. Arrested on Ship. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 12

Although the police desired the return to Melbourne in custody of Frank Savage, late of Bendigo, who is alleged to have been concerned in the theft…

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Ship That 'Eats' Coal

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 7

Because of the enormous amount of coal required to run the ship for any length of time, extra coal bunkers had to be placed on the new…

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Miners To Support Party Of Heffron

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 2

BULLI, Wednesday. -- For the first time since the Bulli by-election campaign in 1933, southern miners today declared their political affiliations…

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Sacred Gold Stool of Ashanti Secret Hiding Place

The Broadcaster · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 4

The mysterious Golden Stool of Ashami, which no white man has even seen, is described by Prince Cabina Kessle, nephew of Prempeh H. King of Ashmti…

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Trade Position Has Improved Gold Exports Assist Favorable Balance

The Sun · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 49

Definite improvement occurred in Australia's overseas trade position last month. The total favorable balance was increased from £stg.6,565,000 to £stg,9,175,000…

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British Coal Bill. Third Reading Passed. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 11

The Coal Bill, which in its early stages encountered considerable criticism and has undergone many amendments passed the third reading in the House of Commons last night…

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Third Reading of Coal Bill No Rejection Motion in Commons London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 5

THE coal Bill, which is one of the Government's main legislative measures of the session, was moved for the third reading in the House of…

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Alleged Accessory to Gold Theft. Stockbroker Charged. Bail Increased to £500. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 11

Frank Savage, a member of the Melbourne Stock Exchange, appeared in the City Court to-day on a charge of having been an accessory before the fact to the theft of gold, valued…

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Western Coal Mines. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 11

Collieries in the Lithgow area are preparing, to fulfil contracts for the Sydney County Council. Most of the local mines are supplying the Railway Department as…

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S. Miners Support Executive

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 9

The Southern District Delegate Board of the Miners' Federation, which sat at Wollongong on Tuesday and Wednesday last, carried a…

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Miners Aid a Mare

The Sun · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 7

Miners at the Lithgow Steelworks colliery will resume work on Monday, on an assurance having been given before the Conciliation Commission…

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New Issue by Vale of Clwydd Colliery

The Sun · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 18

Vale of Clwyyd Colliery, Ltd has entered into an arrangement with the owners of adjoining lands with the object of testing the property for…

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