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Mining & the mines, 1941

3,912 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 196

Singapore Gold Cup

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 12

SINGAPORE, Sunday.--Depot won the Selangor Turf Club's Gold Cup at Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. The horse is owned and trained by…

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Selangor Gold Cup. Singapore, March [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 12

The Selangor Turf Club Gold Cup. run at Kuala Lumpur to-day, was won by Depot, owned and trained by T. H. Men[?]s, husband of the actress, Miss Marie N[?] Mystic Music, owned…

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Interest in Low-priced Coal Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 9

FURTHER interests in coal shares was displayed on Saturday, and slightly higher prices were recorded. Demand was partly speculative, as it centred mainly on low-priced stocks…

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World Gold Production. London, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 7

Union Corporation Ltd. estimates that world gold production last year reached the new record of 4O,500,000 fine ounces, not including Russian or Japanese…

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Coal Handling in New Zealand Need for More Ships

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 2

Proposals for expediting the shipment and transport of coal in New Zealand have been submitted to the Government by a committee representative of those engaged in the handling of this commodity. An outline of the committee's…

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Phoines at His Best. Gold Salute Beaten. Close Jewish. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 13

A great finish took place in the Leonard Stakes at Flemington yesterday, Phoines being half a head in front of the Sydney…

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Mount Kembla Collieries. Dividend Prospects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 7

Mount Kembla Collieries, Ltd., which is controlled in London, reports a loss of £2,014 for the year ended June 30 last, compared with…

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Finance Editor's Column Austral N.Z. Mining At 226

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 13

FORMED in 1936, Austral New Zealand Mining, Ltd., did not begin dredging until April, 1940. The company took over a property on…

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Law Report. Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before Judge O'Mara.) Mining Award

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 5

Reserved judgment was delivered in the application by the Mount Bischoff Mining Company for exemption from the Australian Workers' Union mining award…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 1

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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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 9

GREAT NORTHERN TINFIELDS.—Fortnight ended March 8: Recovered approximately 15cw[?] tin o[?] (Produce and wheat markets and…

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Fined for Coal Theft

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 8

Charged with having stolen 2 cwt. of coal, the property of the Clyde Engineering Company, at Granville, on March 3, John Reardon (33) pleaded guilty at…

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Theft of Tools "Mine Stolen" Says Defendant

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 1

"The defendant said that some of his tools were stolen, and that he took these to replace them." This was stated by Constable Perry at…

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I Platinum Kid Replaces Gold & Silver

The Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 9

AUSTRALIAN-MADE shoes have entirely replaced importations. Farmer's new season's shoes on show this week prove that the local…

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Our White Gold Goes To Waste

The Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 4

EVERY year millions of tons of White Gold pour from the eastern Australian coast into the sea. We waste this wealth, which could feed millions! We should make that water run back on to the thirsty land. We could do…

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French Gold Safe. Stored in Martinique. New York, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 12

It is revealed that all the Bank of Prance gold reserves, totalling 1,000,000,000 dollars (£A312,500,000), was deposited in Martinique last June…

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Federal Mining Award Mt. Bischoff Co.'s Application for Exemption

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 9

In the general award the Mount Bischoff Co., which is situated in Tasmania, made an application for exemption from a reduction of hours of 40…

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Law Report. Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Drake-Brockman.) John Darling Dispute. Mechanisation of Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 5

Judge Drake Brockman gave a reserved judgment in a dispute concerning seniority at the John Darling coalmine, Newcastle district. This dispute is…

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Ngahere Gold Dredging

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 4

Cable advice was received in Sydney yesterday that the dredge of Ngahere Gold Dredging, Ltd., will be stopped, probably for three or four weeks. The…

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Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle and District

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 1

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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