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Mining & the mines, 1940

3,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 176

Coal strike may affect building of playground Experiment in Education

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 April 1940 · page 33

THE Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Erskineville Park, will be ready for occupation in three months -- coal strike permitting. Lady Gowrie laid the foundation stone…

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Moonee Valley Prospects Pure Gold Should Dazzle 'Em Melbourne

Truth · Sunday 7 April 1940 · page 4

SOME of the smartest milers in training will sport silk in the Alister Clark Stakes, the chief event at Moonee Valley on Monday. Included in the field are the flying Manrico, crack three-year-old Pure Gold, and…

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We Recommend: N.S.W. Mont De Piete shares, round 27/-. COAL

Truth · Sunday 7 April 1940 · page 16

COAL, shares are receiving man speculative bids, but sellers have become shy. Apparently, most lines are so low that holders are quit…

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Gold Rod's Last Run a Riot! But It's Stud Now Clissold Cash: Curtains

Truth · Sunday 7 April 1940 · page 2

OLD ROD has run his last race. And he wound up one of the most meritorious careers associated with the Australasian Turf in a blaze of glory — he ran down the speedy Trimmer towards the close of yesterday's six…

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G.P.S. Crews Outrowed Gallant Tussles Against Strong Clubs Haberfield's Stirring Gold Cup Win

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1940 · page 21

Club crews had the measure of G.P.S. combinations at St. Ignatius' College's 54th Annual Regatta on the Lane Cove yesterday. Haberfield's stirring Gold Cup win was the…

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Plea for Strike Intervention Cabinet Will Consider To-morrow Coal Supplies From N.Z. for Troop Ships

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1940 · page 2

Federal Cabinet will consider in Canberra tomorrow a request by a deputation from the northern coalfields to the Minister for Industry (Mr. Hughes) in Sydney…

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Gold Rod Goes Out in Glory Found Old Dash in Final Race Tributes For Our Ajax

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1940 · page 15

Gold Rod, one of the greatest milers to have raced in recent years, bade a smashing farewell to the Australian turf when he won the Frederick…

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Andrea's Page Two Laurels For a Local Lass ... He Bearded The Bearded ... Lotta Letters Needed ... No More Music Maestro--Please! . . . All Is Not Gold

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1940 · page 2

EUNICE GARDINER has returned to Australia; an event which should make us all very proud,…

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Gold Rod Goes Out In Blaze Of Glory Retires To Stud After C'bury Win Mows Trimmer Down With Amazing Run; Has Now Won £18,000 Penthides and Delmestor Prove Disappointing

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 April 1940 · page 22

Six lengths behind the speedy Trimmer at the home turn in yesterday's Frederick Clissold Handicap at Canterbury, and seemingly not in the hunt, Gold Rod came with an amazing burst to gather in the leader…

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Miners Not Cowards

Daily News · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 4

Sir,--Capitalist representatives admit that they are cowardly and stupid when they say that if a secret ballot was held the miners' dispute would…

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Caledonian Collieries Net Profit of £20,000

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 2

Caledonian Collieries, after providing for taxation, and £47,597 for depreciation and amortisation, made a net profit for the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 8

CUMBERLAND CALEDONIA.—Two weeks ended March 29: Milled 64 tons for 30cwt concentrates, value about 73 per cent. tin. MACQUARIE ALLUVIALS, N.L., reports that…

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Australian Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 8

GOLD: Fine ounce, £10/13/3, unch.; standard ounce (22 carats), £9/15/5¾, unch. (Commonwealth Bank). SOVEREIGNS: £2/9/, unch…

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Colliery At Work, Despite Union BRISBANE

The Sun · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 5

Contrary to the commands of the Queensland Colliery Employees' Union and the Miners' Federation, the Roughrigg colliery, between…

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Mining. Strong Tone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 8

The mining share market retained a strong tone on Saturday. Attention was chiefly directed to gold and tin shares…

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Gold Rod Caps Great Career

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 13

Gold Rod's win in the Frederick Clissold Handicap at Canterbury on Saturday was a triumph for class…

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Bushrangers had some gold to hide

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 6

THAT Martin Burke, who left £40,000 and no will in 1923, founded his fortune on bushrangers' hidden hordes is…

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Gold Rod Goes Out in Glory

Sydney Sportsman · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 24

THE last has been seen as a racehorse of Gold Rod. This illustrious chestnut went out in a blaze of glory at Canterbury on Saturday,…

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Premier Is Seeing Menzies Strike Effect on Finance Queensland Colliery Defies Union

The Sun · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 5

The effect of the coal strike upon State Government finances and transport services will be discussed by the Premier, Mr. Mair, with the Federal Government in Canberra to-day…

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Coal From New Zealand Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 12

The New Zealand Minister for Mines, Mr. Webb, said to-day that the Government was releasing coal for Australia because it felt that everything possible should be done to help the…

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