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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 216

Roosevelt Stakes All in Throw £280,000,000 Against The Black Nightmare, Depression Huge Hoard of Gold for Big Plunge President's Vast Financial Flutter May Make Or Break His Career As Nation's Leader WASHINGTON

The Sun · Sunday 17 April 1938 · page 1

President Roosevelt has embarked on a scheme which may make or break him politically. Incidentally, it may spell sunshine or disaster for the United States during the next few years…

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Mining. New Occidental Gold. Production to Date £609,129

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 11

From July 1, 1935, when production began, the New Occidental mine at Cobar, which is at present easily the State's largest gold producer, has yielded 67,306oz, valued, with gold…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 1

The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies, with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present…

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Gold Rod in Fast Six Furlongs

The Sun · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 12

Gold Rod figured in an unusual trial gallop at Randwick this morning. He was given the privilege of working on the course proper and going out of the six furlongs chute…

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Autumn Modes Launched at Randwick Gold Back in Circulation Styles Were Varied

The Sun · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 9

WHEN times are good and days are golden, women Immediately think, in terms of gold for their race apparel…

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Aircraft Solves Problem Inca Gold Mines to Be Exploited

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 4

Gold mines dating back to the Inca kings, idle for several hundred years due to their inaccessibility beyond the Bolivian Andes to South America, and…

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Air Expedition To Inca Mines

The Sun · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 17

Goldmines dating back to the Inca kings, idle for hundreds of years owing to their previous inaccessibility beyond the Bolivian Andes in South America, are the goal of an expedition which will…

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Goldfields' Strike. Woodcutters May Cause Mines to Close. Shortage of Supplies. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 13

Unless the striking Kurrawang woodcutters who have been out since last Monday return to work before Friday all mines on the Golden Mile belt, with the exception of Lake View…

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Money, Mines and Markets Fairymead Raises Dividend

The Sun · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 22

Recommending final dividend of 4 per cent, making 9 per cent, for the year ended December 31 last, compared with 8 per cent, for the…

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Gold Rod Does Another Amazing Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 18

Gold Rod did another amazingly fast trial at Randwick yesterday morning-- six furlongs in 1.13 from a standing start. Wide out on the course proper, he…

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Miners Have Defence Policy Lyons’s Plan Exposed

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY.—“It is clear that in the existing circumstances to cooperate with the Lyons government its “defence” plans would…

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Mining. Ora Banda Amalgamated. Development Lowers Profit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 13

Production of Ora Bands Amalgamated Mines. N.L. (W.A.) for 1937 at 8.084oz gold was slightly higher than for 1936. The average head value decreased to 10.6dwt from…

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Polo Gold Cup. First Round To-day. Attractive Matches Likely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 15

Leading polo players from New Zealand Victoria, Queensland. South Australia, and New South Wales will meet to-day at the Kyeemagh polo ground. North Brighton, for…

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Section for Girls and Boys. (Conducted by South West Wind.) Phantom Gold. Chapter Ii. Shock After Shock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 23

JOHN followed his father into the house. It seemed small and cramped, with a narrow [?] leading into a plainly-furnished room that [?]eared to be botn sitting and dining room…

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Coal Exports

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Coal exports rose today from the average of 12,000 tons to 20,000 tons after the holiday lull. Twelve vessels occupied all the berths…

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Gold Cup Polo Carnival

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 3

The Australian Gold Cup Polo Carnival, commenced yesterday at the Kyeemagh Ground, North Brighton Results…

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Miners and A.L.P. Balance-Sheet Demanded

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 8

THE management committee of the Northern Branch of the Miners' Federation, at a meeting at Newcastle (N.S.W.) last week, decided that no…

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Money, Mines and Markets Illawarra Steam Raises Div

The Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 24

Increase in the final dividend from 4 per cent, to 5 per cent., making 9 per-cent, for the year, ended March 31 last, compared with 8 per cent…

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American Gold To Flow Freely WASHINGTON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 3

AMERICA has abandoned her gold sterilisation policy. It was adopted in December…

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20,000 Tons of Coal Shipped Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 8

There was a rush for coal to-day by vessels which had been held up over the holidays. Over. 20,000 tons were shipped by 12 vessels, as…

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