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Mining & the mines, 1939

3,890 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 195

Heating in Mine Alleged. Safety Commission to Inquire. Northern Inspection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 16

The Royal Commission inquiring into the safety and health of workers in coal mines yesterday decided to investigate a report of spontaneous heating in a northern colliery…

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'Tin Hat' of Gold How To Help War Veterans

The Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 7

A mud-bespattered symbol of shell-torn battlefields, the "tin hat" --essential part of every war veteran's equipment--will always be…

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Stolen Gold Not Found Yet. Disappearance in Mail. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 11

The mystery of the disappearance of gold worth nearly £4,000 from the post-office mail on Thursday night has not been solved. Special inquiry officers of the Postal…

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Gold Going to U.S.A. Shipments Continue. LONDON, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 12

Heavy gold shipments to the United States continue. A total of £13,000,000 left at the week-end, partly because of the fears of private hoarders that gold would become a…

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Big Doubles With Gold Rod Rosehill placing Impresses St. Constant Favorite

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 15

GOLD ROD and Bourbon, in several bets, have been coupled to win £20,000 in the Doncaster…

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Big Double. Autumn Races. Effect of Rosehill Form. St. Constant and Gold Rod

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 15

Form at Rosehill on Saturday gave impetus to the discussions on the prospects for the Doncaster Handicap and the Sydney Cup, and…

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Share Market Generally Steady Turnover Shows Shrinkage Bonds In Fair Demand; Mining Neglected

The Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 14

Business contracted even further on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day as investors continued to mark time until overseas markets could give them a lead. A steady tone was noticeable despite slight…

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An Investor's Diary. Caledonian Collieries Ltd. Results

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 14

For many years past the trading results of Caledomian Collieries, Ltd., have been disappointing. The last dividends paid by the company…

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Curnow's Tin Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 14

At the half-yearly meeting of C[?]rnow's Tin Mines N.L., in Melbourne yesterday the chairman, Mr. P. R. Sutherland, said that it was expected that…

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New England Tin Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 14

Announcing the first dividend of /6 per share at the half-yearly meeting of New England Tin Mines, N.L., in Melbourne yesterday, the chairman, Mr. P. R. Sutherland,…

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Australian Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 14

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended March 24, is at the rate or approximately £8/10/ per…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 14

Al CONSOLIDATED GOLD: No 11 intermediate level stoping off north prospecting drive on stone 2ft thick, snowing a little gold: No. 2 rise, at 60ft. from shaft[?] opened out on south side of east drive…

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Roma North Oil. Cracow Mine Disappointing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 14

At the annual meeting of Boina North O. Co. N.L. in Melbourne yesterday, Mr. W[?] lace H. Smith, a director, said that work [?] the mine at Cracow (Q.) had been…

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James, M.H.R., Against The Miners

Daily News · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 3

Mr. F. Pembleton, publicity officer of the Cessnock branch of the A.L.P., writes as follows: I have been Instructed by the- Cessnock…

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Stafford Gold Dredging. Winding-up Distribution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 14

Shareholders in Stafford Gold Dredging will be asked at an extraordinary meeting in Melbourne to ratify Hie annual meeting's decision to wind-up the company…

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Sally Gold Has Chance to Shine

Daily News · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 10

If ever Sally Gold is going to win another race for trainer Mahony, she has her chance in to-day's Fourteen-one at…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 18

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/8/5½ an ounce fine, unchanged from yesterday. RUBBER. Rubber was quoted to-day at 8 1-16d a lb…

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N.S.W. Gold Production. 12,400 Ounces in Two Months

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 14

The production of native gold in New South Wales for the first two months of 1939 was estimated at 12,400.84 ounces fine. Production for February was estimated at 5,891.19…

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Share Values Are Fairly Steady Advances by Few Industrials Bank Of N.S.W. Gains; Mining Prices Shaded

The Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 20

The market on the Sydney Stock Exchange presented a fairly steady front to-day in spite of the weakness overseas. Trading was still restricted. Some of the leading industrials were actually slightly…

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Deborah Gold Mines N.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 7

Deborah Gold Mines N.L., Bendigo, earned a net profit of £15,858 in the six months ended January 31, compared with £3,405 in the preceding half-year. Five dividends of 6d…

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