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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 216

Gold Mines of Papua. Preliminary Run Completed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 15

The general manager of Gold Mines of Papua Ltd. reports that a preliminary run of the plant has been completed. Operations were intermittent, on account of acute…

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British Coal Strike Urged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday. -- A one-day strike throughout the country is urged by the South Wales Miners' Federation. It is part of their campaign for…

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Fiji Exporting More Gold Here

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 9

A big increase soon in the quantity of gold sent from Fiji to Sydney is forecast by a passenger in the Niagara, which arrived here on Saturday…

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W.a. State Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 15

The Western Australian State gold yield for March was 88,745 ounces, valued at £A771,356. Compared with the corresponding month of last year, the output was 9,302 ounces greater…

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Gold From Fiji. Large Increase in Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 9

"The production of gold in Fiji this year, it is estimated, will total between 70,000 and 75,000 ounces, and will be valued at approximately £600,000 (Fijian), compared with last…

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To Seek Gold in New Guinea London, Sundav

The Sun · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 5

Mr. H. Terpstra, an Amsterdam mining engineer, accompanied by two geologists, will shortly lead a gold-seeking expedition to Northern…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 14

Gold was quoted on Saturday at £7/0/1½ an ounce fine, unchanged since Friday. PRINCESSES LEARN TAP-DANCING. The "Sunday Dispatch" says that…

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Killed at Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--James Anderson, a laborer, was killed at John Darling Colliery today. He was almost decapitated when [?]…

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Southern Miners Affiliate

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 1

WOLLONGONG.—The Southern District Delegate Board of the Miners’ Federation has decided to affiliate with the Provisional A.L.P…

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Soviet Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 3

MOSCOW, Monday.--Soviet gold production last year was £50,000,000, it is announced. The Gold Industry Congress is…

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Challenge Gold Cup Contest

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 19

The Fresh Food and Ice Co.'s Challenge Gold Cup is an entirely new competition at the Show. Groups in this competition consisted…

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Gold Production. Australian Output Increases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 17

Australia's gold production in the first two months of this year was substantially greater than in January and February last year. The yield for the two months was 239,525…

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Production of Gold Canberra

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 7

For the first two months of 19 Australia produced 239.625 fine ounces of gold, valued at £2,065.180. In the corresponding period of last year…

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Emperor's Offer to Absorb Koroere Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 20

Emperor Gold Mining Co. Ltd., has offered to absorb as a going concern the whole undertaking of Koroere Gold N.L. at Tavua, Fiji. The purchase…

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Dairy Cattle Fresh Food' Gold Cup Award

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 5

The "Fresh Food" Challenge Gold Cup competition for dairy cattle was judged by Messrs. S. Mitchell. R. M Anderson. R. R. Kerr, R. M. Kinross…

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Hoare Asks Inquiry Non-Union Mines Regulations Act Flouted

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 1

Astonishing conditions, well outsde the provisions of the Coal Mines Regulations Act, were discovered by Chief Check Inspector of the northern district of the Miners’ Federation (I. Hoare) when he inspected a small non-union mine at Jesmond (near…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 16

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/0/0½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/0/1½ yesterday. BASE METALS…

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Aim for Record May Day Coal, Iron Towns of North and South

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 1

WOLLONGONG.—Organisational work is already well, advanced for the May Day celebrations, and a record turn-out is expected. Every lodge and union is urged—and expected—to full strength behind their respective banners in the procession…

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Section for Girls and Boys. (Conducted by South West Wind.) Phantom Gold. Chapter I. Off for the Holidays

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 23

PLENTY of time," the porter exclaimed irritably to a group of schoolboys who were hurrying into the train at Central Station, Sydney, giving him little time to examine their tickets…

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Gibraltar Gold Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 15

Gibraltar Gold Mine (Adelong), N.L., expended £2,315 on working Account during the year ended June 30, and this sum increases the development account to £9,336…

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