Moaveil Over Seven Furlongs Grey Derby As Rival at Warwick Gold Spark Due To Score In Main Handicap Hope for Melorado
The Sun · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 17
Moaveil and Grey Derby are likely to engage most attention from backers in the George's River Handicap at Warwick Farm to-morrow. Gold Spark's flash of form at Canterbury Park…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 14
The chairman of Western Gold Mines, N.L., Sir Colin Fraser, said at the annual meeting in Melbourne yesterday, that the shaft on the north Rand leases at Cue (W.A.), which is…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Collieries and Shipping Companies Operating at Newcastle and District
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 6
The following are the names of the collieries and shipping companies, with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →'Flu Reduces Mine Staffs WOLLONGONG
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 5
Influenza is keeping so many men away from South Coast collieries that production is decreasing daily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barriers Improve. Slight Rally. Gold Shares Ease
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 14
Support for the leading base metal shares rallied yesterday against continuance of the previous day's sharp marking down…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Aborigines Strike Gold in Wild Cape York Peninsula
The World's News · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 10
Once he has been broken in to the game, the aborigine makes a first class prospector and miner. With his keen eyesight, he can distinguish gold-bearing stone more readily than any white man, and is far superior at "specking."…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Storms Coming on Gold London, Friday. Our Own Cable Service
Daily News · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 3
RECENT transfer of £6,000,000 of Czech gold from the Bank of England to Germany will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Legion Bird Flew To Rescue Of Books When Gold Spark Had Homestead Won "Skinner" Left Fortune In Warwick Ring
The Sun · Sunday 4 June 1939 · page 21
At least £20,000 was won by paddock bookmakers at Warwick Farm yesterday when the outsider, Legion Bird, succeeded narrowly in the mile and a quarter Homestead Handicap. One fielder alone won £1500, for he did not lay a single bet…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Victoria Gold Dredging
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 11
Victoria Gold Dredging Co., N.L. advises that for the period May 25 to June 1 the dredge operated 119 hours, and treated 37,500 [?] yards for the recovery of 148oz. of bullion,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Miners Strike for More Pay
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 7
BULLI, Sunday. -- Winners at the Old Bulli mine went on strike yesterday. They are demanding better, rates for shift men working behind coal-cutting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Buying Gold has its pathos, thrills
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 11
Buying old gold and silver is the way I earn my living -- I've valued as much as £200 worth in a week…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, June 4
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 12
Gold was quoted yesterday at £7/8/5 an ounce fine, which was unchanged from Friday.—A.A.P MR. ATTLEE'S ILLNESS…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Homestead Handicap Should Have Paid Out on Gold Spark
Sydney Sportsman · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 28
SYDNEY'S best-dressed punter went in off the deep end on GOLD SPARK in the Homestead Handicap. It was nothing but bad luck that stopped him…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Czech Gold. Mr. Churchill's Speech. LONDON, June 4. (A.A.P.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 11
No bank should pay over the assets of a kidnapped customer, under cruel duress, in order to strengthen a bankrupt aggressor's armaments, declared…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mine Conditions Held Dangerous
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 5
Allegations of dangerous conditions in coal mines were made yesterday at the Royal Commission on mines. On the northern coalfields, several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trainer Back to Mine
The Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 17
J. Holt, the coalminer trainer of Legion Bird, does not allow racing to interfere with his work…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Surface Hands Close Mine
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 7
PAXTON, Monday.--After all the underground workers had entered Stanford Main No. 2 colliery this morning, the top hands held a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reports From the Mines
The Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 16
PAPUAN APINAIPI PETROLEUM.--Advice has been received from Mr. Launcelot Owen that the No. 3 Olapu bore has been completed at a depth of 892ft. The first…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mining Notes
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 8
BLACK JACK GOLD.—Fortnight ended May 27: Mill crushed 150 tons stone, concentrates on hand 4 tons, concentrates raited to Chillagoe 12 tons 15cwt. ostimated value 7oz 18dwl gold per ton. as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Old Bulli Mine Idle. Bulli
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 7
The old Bulli mine has been idle since Friday because of a dispute with shiftmen and shiftmen's labourers, who had been wonting behind machines without extra pay…
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