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Mining & the mines, 1940

3,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 176

New Yilgarn Gold Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

New Yilgarn Gold Mines, N. L., which ceased inining operations last month has announced the payment of an interim dividend of 1/ a share, payable from accumulated funds derived…

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Accident Stops Work at Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 7

LITHGOW, Thursday.--Because of an accident in the State Coal Mine late yesterday, the mine was idle today. Leslie Johnston received probable…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

Silver- Composite lead Copper Tin minim; Dec av a 178 06 138 03 114 45 14188 Jan 12 184 00 138 49 111 51 146 12…

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Less Coal Sold

Daily News · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Exports of coal for the year ended June 30, 1939, showed a decline, according to a report issued to-day. The coal…

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Mt. Kembla Collieries. Net Profit of £3,435

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

Mount Kembla Collieries, Ltd., a London controlled company, shows a net profit of £3,435 for the year ended June 30, compared with £4,045 for 1937-38 and £4,245 for…

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Miners Wait on Meeting

Daily News · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 3

THE combined mining unions committee yesterday deferred the question of making an official…

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Australian Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

SOVEREIGNS: £2/8/11, unchanged (Commonwealth Bank). GOLD: Pine ounce, £10/12/9, unch.; standard ounce (22 carats), £0/15/0[?], unch,…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

CUMBERLAND CALEDONIA.—Week; ended January 12: Crushed 50 tons for one ton of tin concentrates. GRANITES DEVELOPMENT.—Week ended Janu…

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Signs of Mining Upheaval

The Sun · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 3

Withdrawal from the Federal Arbitration Court and reliance upon direct action to enforce recognition…

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Prepare for Miners’ Meetings Sydney, Jan. 18

Tribune · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 3

The combined mining unions are now conferring in preparation for the aggregate meetings of the members of all the unions…

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Miners' Choice of Tactics. Arbitration or Strikes. Conference To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 13

The question of whether the mining unions should withdraw from the Arbitration Court and depend entirely on strike action for the redress of their…

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A.I.F. Exploits Filmed Blast Of Mines At Messines Ridge

The Sun · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 5

Probably the greatest man-made explosion of all time was the blast of 21 mines that shattered Messines Ridge in 1917, obliterating the…

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Mining Explosives Shortage. W.A. Workers Affected. KALGOORLIE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

A shortage of explosives is causing serious dislocation to the gold-mining industry. Several hundred men will have to be put off at the week-end, and development work will be…

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Trainer May Win Double Again Fearless Fox and Adios Gold Spark Likely At Rosehill

The Sun · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 13

Trainer G. Price, who won a double at Randwick last Saturday, has excellent prospects of repeating the performance at Rosehill to-morrow with Fearless Fox and Adios…

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Coal Strike Threat. Move to Abandon Arbitration. Miners Leave Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 17

A Commonwealth-wide coal strike is threatened as a result of steps taken by the representatives of the combined mining unions yesterday to abandon…

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Mining Unions Leave Coal Board Machinery Not Adequate for Disputes Govt. Warned

Daily News · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 2

AN important development in the present coal mining position occurred yesterday when the chairman of the combined mining unions committee, Mr. C. Nelson, after declaring the policy of the unions…

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Ngahere Gold Dredging

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 15

The dredge of Ngahere Gold Dredging, Ltd., N.Z., began working three shifts on January 15. and is reported to be running well…

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Australian Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 14

SOVEREIGNS: £2/8/11, unchanged (Commonwealth Bank). GOLD: Fine ounce. £10/12/9, unch.; standard ounce (22 carats), £9/15/0¼, unch…

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No Action in Coal Trouble

The Sun · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 2

In the absence of official information, the Federal Minister for Industry (Mr. Hughes) does not propose to take any action in…

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Steady Results Newcastle Wallsend Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 14

The Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co., discloses a net profit of £11,250 for 1939, which is the same amount as for 1938, and is exactly the sum required…

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