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Mining & the mines, 1939

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Collieries and Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 2 January 1939 · 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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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Jan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 8

Gold was quoted at £7/9/7½ an ounce on Saturday, as compared with £7/9/5? on Friday. VISITORS TO AUSTRALIA…

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Mining. Golden Horse Shoe. Profit Estimate Raised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 4

Owing mainly to improved treatment methods, Golden Horse Shoe (New) Ltd. expects to obtain much larger working profits from the retreatment of tailings than…

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Ducks May Provide Rich Repast. Metal Fragments Found. Appearance of Gold. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 9

Seven dueles, which were slaughtered for Christmas, mny yet repay their purchase price and show their lucky buyer a substantial profit…

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Finance and Commerce. Pressure on Sterling. Heavy Gold Losses. Official Figures. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 4

A rough measure of the extent of the pressure on sterling and of the drain on gold in the September crisis is revealed by the official statement of…

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Losses of Gold. Equalisation Fund. War Fears the Cause. From Our Special Representative. London, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 8

Revelations that Britain's Exchange Equalisation Account lost £145,000,000 worth of gold between March and September, 1938, due mostly to fear of war,…

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Reports From the Mines

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 18

Swan Bitter.--Fortnight ended December 23: Cleaned up 402 tons for 102oz, 11dwt, of gold. Sands averaged 10dwt…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 6

VICTORIA GOLD DREDGING.—December 14 to December 29: Seven days' running dredge operated for 150 hours and treated 45,200 cubic yards for the recovers of 65oz bullion estimated to contain…

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“Good Progress" In Miners' Claims —Bill Orr

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 1

Good progress has been made in the health and safety and hours, holidays and pensions commissions set up following the great miners…

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Gold Price at New Top Level

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 18

Prices fixed for gold by the Commonwealth Bank for the week ended December 30, and announced…

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Gold And Defence MR. W. M. WEBSTER, ex-general president of the A.L.P., writes:--

Daily News · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 4

In recent months much has been written and spoken about defence, and, no doubt, efforts are being made to make Australia reasonably safe from invasion;…

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Hearing of Miners' Claims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 8

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day, Judge Drake-Brockman will continue the hearing of the industrial claims of the Miners' Federation and other unions whose…

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Australian Gold Price[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 10

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended December 30[?] is at the rate of approximately £8/11/[?]…

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A Gold Reserve

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 8

The Editor. Sir,—In recent months much has been written and spoken about defence, and, no doubt, efforts are being made…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 10

COCK'S ELDORADO.—Week ended December [?] Dredge ran 111 hours, treating 35,700 cubic yards yield of sold 82oz; smelted tin concentrates [?] tons, estimated value £1,200. Lost 32 hours in…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 8

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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Strikes at Coal Mines Men Prefer to Work Says Witness Retorts By Union Leader At Dispute Inquiry

The Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 2

A statement by a witness that men at the mines did not favor strikes but wanted to work, led to sharp retorts from Mr. Orr, representing the Miners' Federation, during the further hearing of the coal mining…

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Gold Reaches Record Price

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday. -- Gold today touched the record price of £710O 12 a fine ounce, equivalent to £976 Australian currency…

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Sulphide Corp. May Close Central Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 9

The directors of Sulphide Corporation, Ltd., are giving consideration to closing down the mine at Broken Hill, the chairman (Sir John Sanderson) said…

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Gold Rod In Training Still

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 15

Although Gold Rod was scratched from Saturday's Carrington Stakes at Randwick, he is still in training, and there is…

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