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Mining & the mines, 1939

3,890 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 195

Coal Price Protest C. Council Contract

Daily News · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 6

Because of increases in the price of coal, the Sydney County Council's £451,000 annual contract will this year council an extra £73,000…

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Ayrshire Team Wins Challenge Gold Cup

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 14

The champion Ayrshire bull and cow were both included in Mr. F. A. McIntosh's group of five dairy cattle, which won the "Fresh Food" Challenge Gold…

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Prize Story Dug Coal For 30 Years

Daily News · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 8

SANDY is a coalminer employed by Caledonian Collieries. He has worked at the coal face for over thirty…

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Sunshine Gold Clean-up. Removal of Overburden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 10

Sunshine Gold Development, Ltd., reports that the clean-up for March yielded 100oz of gold. During the month 57,184 yaids overburden was removed from No. 4 elevator site,…

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Murrumbidgee Turf Club Wagga Gold Cup Meeting. April 26th and 27th. £1100 Prize Money and Gold Cup

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 38

Programmes obtainable from and entries made with H. R. Evans, Canterbury Park Club; and Jim O'Connell. Wyong Park club. Full rebate of freight on full boxes,…

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American Miners Want 30-Hr. Week Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday. -- More than 300,000 American miners are striking for a 30-hour week, an increase of 50 cents (about 26) a day and a fortnight's…

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Governments As Employers. Taken as Model. Argument in Miners' Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 15

In the Federal Arbitration Court yesterday during argument in the miners' case, Mr. J. E. Cassidy, K.C. (for the owners), remarked that Mr. Justice Higgins, a former President…

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Coal Prices. County Council Protest "Wage Increases Passed On."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 14

Protests against the extent to which coal prices have been increased were made at a meeting of the County Council yesterday, when contracts for…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London. April 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 14

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/8/5½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/8/5 yesterday. BASE METALS…

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Garage with Gold Mine for Foundation

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 13

AT the Ford works, Dagenham, England, a novel addition to the exhibits is a chunk of ore from Jehanuesburg. It is part of a reef…

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Mine Strikers Return

The Sun · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 5

Brussels, Wednesday. -- Most of the Charleroi and Liege coal miners who struck against a reduction of wages…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 6

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 Production. Decline During February

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 10

Because of a fall in the output from Western Australian Mines, gold production in Australia during February showed signs of a decrease for the first time for some years. Since…

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Singer's White and Gold Gown

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 14

A gown of white crepe embroidered in gold in a coin spot design was worn by Madame Lotte Lehmann for her concert at the Town Hall last night. She…

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St. Josephs Win Gold Challenge

Referee · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 17

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE'S brilliant win in the Gold Cup senior challenge eights was the outstanding feature of Riverview regatta (Sydney), on the Lane Cove River last Saturday…

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From Mine to Grand Opera. Bexley Singer's Success

The Propeller · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 1

Advice from New York states that Mr. Robert Nicholson, who was born at Bexley, was one of five chosen from 659 candidates as finalists in the…

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Cuthbert's Misima Gold Production and Profit Higher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 10

Cuthbert's Misima Goldmine, Ltd., Misima Island Papua, shows a net profit of £40,601 for 1938, compared with £31783 for 1937, Dividend of 2/ per share (20 per cent.). an…

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Coal Prices. County Council's Complaint. Reference in Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 18

Mr. Justice Drake-Brockman, in the Federal Arbitration Court, yesterday, during the hearing of the coal mining unions' claims for an award, remarked…

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£2,000,000 From Gold In Two Months

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 19

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--More than £2,000,000 worth of gold was produced in Australia during January and February. The value in sterling for the 237,058…

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Mining in North. Federal Aid for Territory. Development Plan. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 12

The Federal Government, as part of its Northern Territory development policy, intends to provide financial assistance to stimulate mining activity there…

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