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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 216

Gold Rod in Scintillating Half-mile

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

ROSEBERY track-watchers were astounded yesterday when Gold Rod completed his final trial for the Cropper Plate. The big chestnut wrecked the track record for half a mile, keeping 30 feet out from the rails and registering 50 seconds…

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Gold Mod's Brilliant Half Mile Adios Also Looks Fit

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 19

GOLD ROD provided further evidence yesterday that he might reproduce his best race form when he contests the…

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Won 200-guinea Gold Challenge Cup Country Showmen Confe

The Land · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 6

Champion Clydesdale stallion, "Silver Lining" (imp.),…

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Moves in Kalgoorlie Dispute Police Rushed To Scene Miners Meet Kalgoorlie

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 5

FEARING a repetition of the 1934 racial riots in the Kurrawang dispute, extra police are being rushed to Kalgoorlie from Perth to deal with…

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Charges by Lang Refuted No Disintegration In Miners' Fedn, Says President Desire Unity

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 7

ANSWERING a reported allegation by Mr. Lang that the Miners' Federation of Australia was in the process of disintegration, the general…

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Mining Shares Dull. Business Quiet in Barriers. Tin Shares Better

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 10

A disinclination of both buyers and sellers to press dealings made a dull reopening of the mining share market yesterday…

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Details of the Play. Gold Cup Semi-finals. New Zealand v Hunter River

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 17

New Zealand R. Nolan (1).G. Peake (2). R. Mackenzle [?] K. Peake (back) New South Wales Hunter River: H. G. Munro (1). J. Allion (2). D. G. Munro (3). F. Bragg (back)…

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News From Mines Cullengoral Gold's Dredge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 15

The manager of Cullengoral Alluvial Gold Sluicing, N.L., expects that the dredge will be approaching the first line of bores showing payable values within four weeks…

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Gold and Employment Quotas In W.A.

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 23

ACCORDING to latest tabulations, Lake View heads the labor list in Western Australian mines with 1268 employees on its payroll. Wiluna…

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Eugowra Gold. The Bushranger Who Scorned Silver

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 21

Recently Queensland journals reported that the skull of Frank Christie, aliasFrank Gardiner, the bushranger, had been sold in Queensland for £5…

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Black Jack Gold. Approaching Payable Bore Values

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 8

The directors of the Black Jack Gold Mining Co. N.J., have decided that the total sub[?]idy loans and interest owing to the Queensland Governemtn, amounting to £1,601,…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London. April 22

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

Gold was quoted to-day at £6/19/0 an ounce fine compared with £6/19/6½ yesterday. BASE METALS…

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Assault on Miners' Delegate Strong Protest By The Provisional Executive 'Brutal Bashing'

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 7

THE Provisional Executive of the Australian Labor Party last night passed a strongly-worded resolution on the recent assault on…

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Mining Market Dull. Only Small Business. Barriers Steady at Close

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 8

The previous day's lull in the mining sharemarket was unbroken yesterday, the turnover again being of an unusually small extent…

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Ex-judge a Model Witness Tells Story Of His Daughter's Marital Unhappiness LOVE & GOLD

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 5

JUDGE MOCATTA, retired member of the District Court bench, told the story of his daughter's married life to Mr, Acting-Justice…

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Favourable Track. Dead But Not Heavy. Great Sprint at Randwick Ajax May be Extended by Gold Rod

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 15

Although 230 points of rain had fallen on Randwick racecourse since Wednesday, indications last night were that the track will not be unfavoiirable for the running of the C. W. Cropper Plate to-day. The surface will be dead, and a record for six furlongs is not likely,…

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Looks Like Another For Ajax TO-DAY'S C. W. Cropper at Randwick Should Be Able to Concede Weight to Rivals Gold Rod's Form

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 1

THE C. W. CROPPER PLATE at Randwick has never been an exactly interesting event, but this afternoon's race should make up for previous disappointments. There will be only five starters--Ajax, Mohican, King's Head, Gold Rod and Pandava--…

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Police Fear Racial Riots Dispute on W.A. Goldfields Kalgoorlie

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 7

AFTER being addressed for two hours by the Arbitration Court President. Mr. Dwyer, to-day, the 400 woodline workers at the main…

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75 Men Trapped In Mine Explosion HANGAR. Virginia

The Sun · Sunday 24 April 1938 · page 1

An explosion of coal dust in a colliery here resulted in 75 coalminers being trapped. Two bodies have been recovered…

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A Glint of Silver and Gold in the Ballroom

The Sun · Sunday 24 April 1938 · page 3

GOLD THREAD EMBROIDERY, which catches the light, ornaments an evening ensemble of black crepe. The uplift top of the bodice is slightly gathered and the matching coat is hip length…

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