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Mining & the mines, 1938

4,311 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 216

Brutal Assault on Miners’ Delegate

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 1

During the week. Bill P[?]ose and Fred Lowden secretary and president of the Southern Miners’ Federation, made the following…

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Coal Fixtures Vessels Loading At Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 4

The British steamer Loch Don, which arrived at Newcastle on the 25th inst. from Auckland to the agency of the Caledonian Collieries,…

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News From Mines Ora Banda's Capital Costs

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 15

The mine is at a stage where it is being changed over from a shallow mine to a deep-seated one, and, naturally that accounts for the higher capital…

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Around the World Communist Mayor Welcomes Miners’ Congress

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 3

ARIES, Apr. 5.—The 47th Congress of the French Miners’ Union has opened here in the Casino of this southern town, after a…

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Newcastle Coal Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 5

The Easter holidays affected the coal shipments from Newcastle last week, exports being more than 8000 tons less than the quantity shipped…

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Deadlock in Mine Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 2

BULLI, Friday.--Coalcliff Colliery has been idle all this week owing to a dispute regarding the issue of notices of dismissal to about 40 employees…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 8

KATHIDA TIN: For period from February 19 to April 19, t he output of tin oxide was 36½ewt, which realised £264. MANDATED ALLUVIALS: Treatment plant has…

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Mine Idle Over Concert Tickets

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Friday.--Aberdare Colliery was idle yesterday owing to the management's refusal to collect from each employee 1 for a ticket for a…

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Southern Mines Idle Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 9

Scarborough mine was idle for a few days this week owing to an alleged promise by the colliery management not being given effect to in…

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Safety in Mines Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 9

Officials of the Northern Miners' Federation and the two district check inspectors, Messrs. I. Hoare and J. Connell, will confer with the Minister…

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Gay Friar Wins Albury Gold Cup

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 20

ALBURY, Friday.--Gay Friar won the Albury Gold Cup race today by threequarters of a length from Veneration, with Melton Maid a length away third…

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Marvel Loch Gold. Voluntary Winding-up Approved

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 8

At an extraordinary meeting of shareholders of Marvel Loch Gold Development N.L. in Adelaide it was decided that the cocmpany should be wound up voluntarily…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield. Quarter's Increase 18.6 Per Cent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 8

Higher production during March has enabled the New South Wales gold yield for the first three months of the year to show a substantial increase compared with the…

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Mining

Truth · Sunday 1 May 1938 · page 29

THE mining market was mostly dull, except for a few bright spots in the gold section. Base metal prices are still low, and the dependent stocks…

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Boy Finds Gold Under Rubble Melbourne

Truth · Sunday 1 May 1938 · page 17

WHILE playing in the yard of a partly erected house in Bruce-street, Moonee Ponds, Wallace Pettersson, 13, found under a pile of…

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Gold Aluminium for Windows

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 11

The new store, opening today, will give elbow room to the present Castlereagh and George Street buildings of David Jones Ltd. THE ground floor of the…

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Barrier Miners Support "The L.D."

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 6

THE purchase of 500 shares a month in "The Labor Daily." to a total of £2000, has been recommended by the Barrier Miners'…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, May 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 14

Gold was quoted on Saturday at £6/19/6½ an ounce fine, which was unchanged from Friday. LONDON ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY…

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Mysterious Disease Identified. Coal Tar Derivatives in Cooking Oil. CAPETOWN, May 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 14

The mysterious disease which affected 35 residents of Durban and 27 members of the crew of a French motorship in port has been Identified, as the result of a brilliant piece…

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Miners’ Sharp Stand. Solidarity Stoppage

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 4

KURRI, N. S. W— The members of the Aberdare miners’ lodge last week requested of the manager of Aberdare mine and the…

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