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Mining & the mines, 1939

3,890 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 195

Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 8

ABERFOYLE TIN.—Week ended April 28 Tonnage milled 270: conecntrates firsts 6 tons, seconds 8— tons.a BLUE BIRD WEST GOLD.—Crushed at…

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Market Steadies. Unruffled Tone. Hoarding of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 8

As a slight reaction to Herr Hitler's speech the investment market on Saturday regained steadiness, which had showed signs of being forsaken on…

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Mining Scrip Inactive. Few Dealings. Barriers Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 8

Mining shares were reduced to marked inactivity on Saturday. A handful of sales comprised the turnover, which, in no instance reached…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, April 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 12

Gold was quoted on Saturday at £7/ 8/6 an ounce fine, being unchanged from Friday.— A.A.P. MINISTER TO ATHENS…

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Gold Flow to U.s.a

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--Gold to the value of £3,720,000 was shipped from Plymouth aboard the liner Zaandam for the United States…

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Coal Freights "Injury" To N.S.W.

The Sun · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 3

The Railway Department policy or charging less for freight on coal sent outside New South Wales than for coal transport within the State…

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Newcastle Coal Shipments 58,537 Tons For Week

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 3

Newcastle felt the first effects last week of the Now Zealand Government's ban on Australian coal. During the past two weeks 5260 tons of…

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Tons of Coal on Fire Port Kembla

The Sun · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 3

A 32,000-tons heap of coal, over a quarter of a mile long and 20ft. high, is on fire at the coke works of…

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Slender Turnover. Mining Shares Slow. Barriers Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 8

Only a small turnover was recorded in mining shares yesterday, all varieties being dull. Price changes were accordingly few…

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Finance Editor's Column Austral N.Z. Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 11

FORMED in 1936, Austral New Zealand Mining, Ltd., expected to begin dredging in 1938, but will now start operations in October next…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 12

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/8/6 an ounce fine, unchanged from Saturday. BASE METALS. Base metals were quoted at noon to-day…

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— on the Land — Macquarie River Pollution. Erosion the Main Factor. Gold Dredge Not to Blame. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 7

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Vincent, has issued a report on an investigation by experts into complaints about the pollution of the Macquarie River…

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Australian Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 12

The price fixed by tbe Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended April 28, is at the rate of approximately £8/9/6 per…

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Gold Cup Winner

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 5

THE £100 GOLD BRISBANE CUP which Spear Chief won within half a second of world record time for the distance--two miles--at Brisbane on Monday. The Governor of Queensland (Sir Leslie Wilson) is here presenting the cup to Spear Chief's part-owner…

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Solomon Gold Shares Booming MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 3

New peak prices for shares in companies interested in Solomon Island gold propositions provided a feature of the Melbourne 'Change trading…

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Fight to Save Huge Coal Dump Wollongong, Tues

Daily News · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 1

A stock of 55,000 tons of coal at the B.H.P. Port Kembla coke oven dump is on fire, endangering a reserve of some hundreds of…

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Metal Shares Easier. Dull Trading. Gold Shares Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 12

Mining shares had no relief yesterday from prevailing insignificant turnovers. The chief base metal shares were especially restricted, finding no stimulus…

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Mining News and Notes Report of N.S.W. Mining Organiser. the Bushworkers' Budget (Continued from page 18.)

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 19

I paid a visit to Lucknow in connection with the case for unpaid wages to a number of our members there. Service of the summonses in this…

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Smouldering Coal. Fire Brigade Called to Coke Works. Port Kembla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 16

The Port Kembla Fire Brigade was summoned to the coke ovens this morning to extinguish a fire in a huge stack of coal which had been smouldering for some weeks, and…

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Teacher Leads Miners' Ballot

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 7

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.--The count of the South Maitland miners' pre-selection ballot for a Heffron candidate to oppose Mr. R. James, M.H.R., for the…

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