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Mining & the mines, 1939

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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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Western Gold Mines, N.l

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…

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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…

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'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…

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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…

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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."…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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