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Mining & the mines, 1939

3,890 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 195

New Offices for Miners

Daily News · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

Miners' officials are to transfer their headquarters to Blashki Buildings, at the comer of Hunter street and Elizabeth Street, City…

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Mining Exam

Daily News · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 8

The following certificates were successful at the examination for colliery managers and under-managers held at the Technical College,…

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Wiluna Development. Main Mine Disappointing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 8

Recent development results in the main mine of the Wiluna. Gold Corporation Ltd., W.A., are described in a report by the consulting engineer, Mr. R. F. Binnes, as…

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Menzies Against Excise On Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) does not believe in the principle of a special excise duty on coal to pay the miners' pensions at 60…

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Flu Slows Up Coal Production

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday. --An epidemic of influenza is sweeping the South Coast, and thousands have been laid off…

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No Earlier Pensions for Miners Canberra

Daily News · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

A SUGGESTION by Mr. James (Labor, N.S.W.) for a Commonwealthwide inquiry into the possibility of providing coal-miners aged over 60 with pensions from the…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, May 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 12

Gold was quoted to day at £7/8/5½ an ounce fine, being unchanged from yesterday. BASE METALS. Base metals (all firm) were quoted at noon…

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Guinea Gold, N.L. Record Profit of £46,807

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 9

The chairman ot directors of Guinea Gold, N.L., Mr. C. V. T. Wells, said at a general meeting in Adelaide yesterday that the net profit of £46,807 was the highest the…

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Czech Gold Govt. And Bank Of England Clash LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 3

MINISTERS fear a big Parliamentary storm over authorisation of the transfer of £6,000,000…

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Clues Found in Gold Robbery Marks Of Feet And Tyres In Mud

The Sun · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 12

KALGOORLIE, Thursday. Important clues have been found in connection with the robbery at B.H.P.'s Hannan's North mine…

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Armed Gold Robbery. Attendant Held with Rifle. Tied and Blindfolded. KALGOORLIE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 12

Masked bandits, after holding up an attendant with a rifle and binding and blindfolding him, stole 130 ounces of gold, valued at approximately…

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Go in Big on Gold Spark the Homestead Handicap 1¼ Miles,—4.0

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 3

BACHELOR KING: A real Warwick Farm specialist. Jack King hasn't produced his chestnut since the previous Farm fixture, when he cleaned up…

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Transfer of Czech Gold. "Purely Technical Matter." BASLE, May 31. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 12

Dr. Beven, president of the Bank of International Settlements, said in an interview that it was regrettable that the transfer of Chechoslovakian gold from London to Berlin had…

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New Gold Dredge. Tronoh Mines Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 8

A dredge with a capacity of about 4,250,000 cubic yards a year is being built at a cost of £300,000 for work on the area near Harrietville, Victoria, recently acquired from…

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Fiji Gold Mines. Sickness Among Employees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 8

Cabled advice has been received from Fiji that, as a result of a widespread outbreak of influenza among employees, the Loloma mine has been temporarily closed down. For the…

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Seek Pensions for Miners

Daily News · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.--A deputation led by Mr. James, M.H.R., will ask the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, on Tuesday to finance a…

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Miners to See Menzies

Daily News · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 6

MINEWORKERS' officials will confer with the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, at Canberra…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 8

EDNA MAY AMALGAMATED.—For[?]night enden May 27: New shaft sunk 17ft lo 2[?]5ft: 426ft level development work will now be resumed; 385ft level, a north-east crosscut started and advanced 48[?]…

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Gold Rod's Escape From Hurt

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 21

Maurice McCarten's vigilance saved Gold Rod from probable serious injury yesterday. As Gold Rod was about to be exercised…

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Czech Gold Deal Still Attacked LONDON

The Sun · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 5

Indignation is still expressed over the recent transfer of £6,000,000 sterling of Czech gold from the Bank of England…

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