Miners Await "Show Down"
A general stoppage in the mining industry is not expected until the mine-owners have been before the Arbitration…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining & the mines, 1940
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Australian Gold Price
SOVEREIGNS: £2/8/11, unchanged (Commonwealth Bank). GOLD; Fine ounce, £10/12/9, unch; standard ounce (22 carats), £9/15/0¼, unch…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Union Wants Mine Manager Prosecuted
WOLLONGONG. Sunday.--"Rightly or Wrongly, the Southern District miners have now got it firmly implanted in their minds that, no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines Idle in the North
Northern mines were idle to-day because of stop-work meetings by members of the Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Closing Mining Quotations
Company. Buyer. Seller. COPPER. Mt. Lyell.... 32/6 32/9 SILVER-LEAD…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Killed by Fumes in Mine
KALGOORLIE, Sunday.--Trapped by dynamite fumes in the Happy-Go-Lucky mine, Mt. Monger, today, Francis Arthur Lennon, 59, miner, single, died…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines To Be Idle To-day
All mines will be idle on the Northern coalfields to-day, when the enginedrivers and firemen will hold a stop-work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hit Mine, Sank Crowd Sees Tanker LONDON
A mine drifting towards the shore on an incoming tide sank the British tanker Caroni River, off the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Gassed in Mine. One Man Dead. KALGOORLIE
Three men were gassed—one fatally—in the Happy Go Lucky Mine, Mount Monger, about 40 miles south-east of Kalgoorlie, this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rosehill Handicap: They Struck It with Gold Spark
THERE were some decent sized "nuggets" picked up by punters when favorite Gold Spark outsped her opposition in the Rosehiil Handicap…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Anniversary Trial Gold Spark to Run at Randwick
OWNER-TRAINER A. G. Papworth is confident that Gold Spark will make a very bold showing in the Anniversary Handicap. The mare has 7.0 in the mile and a half race…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Profit Of £4727 For General Mining And Investment
General Mining and Investment Co., Ltd., earned a net profit of £4727 for the year ended September 30, 1939. Dividends and bonuses totalling 12…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mining. Few Changes in Rates. Mt. Lyell Higher
Trading in mining shares, with the exception of the copper section, was quiet on Saturday, and variations in prices were few. There was again an eager inquiry for Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Company Meeting General Mining and Investment Co. Ltd. Chairman's Address to Shareholders
The Annual Meeting of the General Mining and Investment Co., Ltd., was held in Sydney on Thursday, January 18, 1940…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →N.Z. Horse. Good Debut in Sydney. Yours Truly Will do Better. Gold Spark's Win
From an Anniversary Handicap point of view, most interest in the finish of tHe Rosehill Handicap on Saturday rested in the performances…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Miners' Complaint About Colliery
Officials of the Miners' Federation said to-day that recipients of the dole at Yerranderie, in the Burragorang district, were informed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining. Gold Shares Active. Mt. Lyell Reacts
A wide range of gold shares had dealings yesterday. The copper section was weaker. Although Mount Lyell opened firmly at a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Coal Crisis Intensifies Aggravated by State Govts. Mines Idle
TEN thousand mineworkers were idle on the northern coalfields yesterday, when the mining engine- drivers and firemen held a stopwork meeting. One thousand miners are at present idle on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collieries Idle. Resumption To-day. West Maitland
All collieries on the South Maitland coalfields were idle to-day, but work will resume to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Desires Mine Kept Open
BROKEN HILT, Monday.--A deputation representing every section of Broken Hill wilt wait on the Premier, Mr. Mair, and the Minister for…
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