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Mining & the mines, 1939

3,890 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 195

Miners' Interest

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The Northern Miners' Board discussed Daily News financial developments at Newcastle Trades Hall today…

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Colliery Dispute. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 5

The Invincible colliery, Cullen Bullen, was idle to-day because of a dispute. The secretary of the Western Miners' Federation, Mr. T. Schroder, and lodge officers conferred with…

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Guinea Gold

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

An increase of £964 is shown in not profit of Gulnea Gold, N.L. at £46,807 for the year ended February 28. Dividents of 1/10 per share of 2/ require £45,833. The balance…

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Judge on Mine Dust

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 7

Mr. Justice Davidson handed a series of suggestions to representatives of mine owners and miners at the Safety and Health…

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Mining Notes

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

L'AIGLON GOLD AND TIN, week ended May 11, No. 1 prospecting shaft sunk to 40ft, lode dipped east out of shaft at 44ft, country is now [?]rite, and after sinking another 3 or 4 ft, expect to…

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Hill, 50 Gold Development

The Sun · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 38

The manager of Hill 50 Gold Mine, N.L., Mount Magnet (W.A.), reports that a development of major Importance was the opening of a new lens of are (No. 5), on…

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Gambled Against Gold Pan

Daily News · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 10

For some reason or other certain bookmakers took it into their heads to gamble against Gold Pan, winner of…

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£4200 Given Dependents Of 5 Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 7

In 10 minutes, the dependents of five dead coal miners were awarded £4200 by the Workers' Compensation Court yesterday…

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Five Awards £4200 For Miners' Dependents

Daily News · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 3

A total of £4200 was awarded widows and children of coal-miners killed In mine fatalities by the Workers' Compensation Court yesterday…

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Plane To Rescue In Mine Tragedy CAIRNS

The Sun · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 1

Airlines of Australia cancelled its service to Brisbane last night and rushed a Stinson plane 400 miles to…

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Barriers Neglected. Easier Tone. Gold Shares Better

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

Mining shares produced a meagre turnover yesterday. Base metal leaders were neglected. Slight uncertainty was evident,…

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Awards to Miners' Families. Northern Fatalities. Compensation by Consent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 4

Widows and children of mine employees on the northern coalfields who died this year from injuries received at their work, were awarded £4,200 by consent in a few minutes…

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Compensation Fob Miners. "Dust" Cases. Judge's View. Transfer of Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 14

At yesterday's sitting of the Royal Commission on the safety and health of mine workers, Mr. Justice Davidson submitted proposals for the…

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"Go Slow" by German Miners in East. West London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 3

GERMAN miners in the Ruhr, the Saar, and Upper Silesia are "going slow." Advice of this has been received by the Mineworkers' Federation of…

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Trial Handicap. Gold Pan Was a Get-square Bet

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 28

MANY of the hard-heads, who were doing their money up to the last race, went in on GOLD PAN to get Square. They backed George Young's…

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Books Paid Penalty for Sending Gold Pan for a Bath

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 3

WHY did the winner GOLD PAN ease in the betting in the last few minutes' "discussion" on yesterday's Trial Stakes? A week ago Gold Pan, hailed as the best of good things, was beaten into second place by Bianconi…

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Heavy S.P. Backing For Gold Pan Many Changes in Betting

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 29

"YOU couldn't get a pound on him this side of the Murray." This is how a starting price…

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Revolt by Miners. German Report. Bad Food; Long Hours. From Our Own Correspondent. London, May 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 10

Through "underground" International Trade Union channels, a report has reached the Mine Workers' Federation of Great Britain describing a…

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Shot Firing Dangers In Coal Mines Tells of Injuries to Men

Daily News · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

A COALMINE accident due to two shots being connected to the one battery was described to the Royal Commission on Safety and Health of Workers in Coalmines…

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Reports From the Mines

The Sun · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 14

TINGHA SOUTH.--Return for six weeks May 11: Cubic yards, 21.000; tin oxide, 6 tons; estimated value. £1080, equal to is 012d per cubic yard: estimated working…

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