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Mining & the mines, 1942

4,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 212

Old Gold Town Sets Loan Record

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, Saturday. -- Coolgardie, famous old mining town of 4000 people, set a money raising record last night for the…

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Old Gold Town Sets Loan Record

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, Saturday. -- Coolgardie, famous old mining town of 4000 people, set a money raising record last night for the…

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Old Gold Town Sets Loan Record

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, Saturday. -- Coolgardie, famous old mining town of 4000 people, set a money raising record last night for the…

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Old Gold Town Sets Loan Record

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, Saturday. -- Coolgardie, famous old mining town of 4000 people, set a money raising record last night for the…

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Rings Of Gold For Rings Of Steel

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

HOBART, Saturday.--Accompanied by a letter signed "Just a mite from an old-age pensioner," the Premier (Mr…

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Wants S. Africa to Cut Gold Output

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Friday (A.A.P.).--U.S. officials hope to persuade South Africa to cut down gold production and use the machinery and labor involved…

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Rings Of Gold For Rings Of Steel

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

HOBART, Saturday.--Accompanied by a letter signed "Just a mite from an old-age pensioner," the Premier (Mr…

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Report On Machine Mining Called For

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.--The chairman of the Coal Commission (Mr. Norman Mighell) is to be asked to report on the use of mechanical methods at the…

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Donations to War Effort Gold Rings, Medals and Brooches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 13

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, has received such a wide variety of donations to the war effort that…

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"Black Market" for Diamonds "Black Market" in Gold and Diamonds

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 1

ILLICIT trading in gold and diamonds in Melbourne and Sydney has followed recent extension of Federal taxation and control. "Smith's" has been informed by representatives…

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Romero Takes Flying After Box-seat Run Nearly Equals Gold Salute's Record

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 10

Romero, Queensland horse who is only in Sydney because trainer C. McLaughlin considered that he had no scope with his horses in Brisbane once racing was confined to the sandy Albion Park course, this afternoon won his third…

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Romero Takes Flying After Box-seat Run Nearly Equals Gold Salute's Record

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 10

Romero, Queensland horse who is only in Sydney because trainer C. McLaughlin considered that he had no "scope with his horses in Brisbane once racing was confined to the sandy Albion Park course, this afternoon won his third…

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Romero Takes Flying After Box-seat Run Nearly Equals Gold Salute's Record

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 10

Romero, Queensland horse who is only in Sydney because trainer C. McLaughlin considred that he had no scope with his horses in Brisbane once racing was confined to the sandy Albion Park course, this afternoon one his third…

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Taxation on 'Niagara" Gold Great Salvage Feat Nets Only £20,000 For Syndicate

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

SYNDICATE which salvaged £2,379,000 worth of gold from the sunken "Niagara" will be lucky to collect more than £20,000 for itself. For the salvaged gold a…

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Heavy loss in coal

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 March 1942 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Coal Commissioner Mighell declared today that 30,000 tons of coal…

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Coal Slump Crisis Does Not Meet Day's Demands MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 8 March 1942 · page 5

"Australia is not producing enough coal for her needs," the Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Commission, Mr. Norman Mighell, said today…

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Coal Strike Averted Ten Mines Will Continue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—A strike at ten mines of J. and A. Brown and Abermain-Seaham Collieries, Ltd., was averted…

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850 Miners Idle Today Men Oppose Coal Reference Board

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 4

ABOUT 850 miners are idle at three N.S.W. mines today. THE Commonwealth Coal Commission has been informed that at…

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850 Miners Idle Today Men Oppose Coal Reference Board

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 4

ABOUT 850 miners are idle at three N.S.W. mines today. THE Commonwealth Coal Commission has been informed that at…

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850 Miners Idle Today Men Oppose Coal Reference Board

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 4

ABOUT 850 miners are idle at three N.S.W. mines today. THE Commonwealth Coal Commission has been informed that at…

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