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Mining & the mines, 1943

3,898 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 195

Gold Dividend Passed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 13

Hill 50 Gold Mine, N.L., will not pay the [?]arterly dividend usually declared in April the directors consider a cash reserve of £10,000 should be created before the payment…

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Coal Miner Soccer "Find"

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 15

St. George officials claim a Soccer "find," in A. Hogarth, former South Coast junior. Hogarth, a Bulli colliery employee,…

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Convention of Miners More Wages Sought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 11

The national convention of the Miners' Federation, which concluded its sittings in Sydney yesterday, carried a resolution…

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GOLD-DUST and Steel-filings Flower of Youth

The Methodist · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 2

Lest heaven be thronged with grey-beards hoary, God, who made boys for His delight, Stoops, in a day of grief and glory And calls them in, in from the night…

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Secret history of the day Search for Gold

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 12

ONE result of our new north-south road via "the centre" is certain to be another boom in inland gold mining after the war. Lure of Lasseter's mythical reef has…

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Gold Cup winner dies as hack

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 April 1943 · page 10

Sedunum dropped dead yesterday while following a mob of horses in a paddock on the property of his owner, Cecil Battye…

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Mummy's the Word for R.a.f. Gold Find

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 April 1943 · page 2

CAIRO, Sat.--Two young R.A.F. officers have found gold in a tomb under their station in Egypt…

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1140 Men Idle at Five Coal Mines

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 2

FIVE northern collieries are idle today, throwing 1140 men bout of work and reducing production by 3850 tons…

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Mining Reports

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 8

HILL 60 GOLD MINE.-- Directors report that manpower shortage has lowered through-put and raised costs, and is making it difficult to carry on. Further sinking of the…

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Gold Shares Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 3

LONDON, April 18.—After basking in the sunshine of the Keynet and American currency schemes. Kaffirs were subject to liquidstion, but recovered later…

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Coal Publicity Campaign Urged

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 4

THE Central Council of the Miners' Federation has asked the Coal Commission to initiate a publicity campaign to stress the importance of…

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Coal Publicity Campaign Urged

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 4

THE Central Council of the Miners' Federation has asked the Coal Commission to initiate a publicity campaign to stress the importance of…

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The Mining Front

The Sun · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 4

The Coal Miners' National Convention has passed a resolution calling on the British and American Forces to open…

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Call to Boost Coal Output

The Sun · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 5

The miners' central council has decided to ask the Commonwealth Coal Commission to carry out a campaign throughout Australia to increase coal production…

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N.S.W. Gold Production

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 8

THE State Mines Department estimates N.S.W. gold production for February at 5480.9 oz. line, valued at £A57,267, compared with 7747.57 oz. fine, valued at £80,962…

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Low Coal Stocks Miners To Ask For Output Campaign

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 7

The central council of the Miners' Federation has decided to ask the Commonwealth Coal Commission to conduct a…

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Caledonian Coal

The Sun · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 7

Improvement in financial result oi Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., tor 1942. the directors say, was chiefly due to increased output of coal Production…

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Coal Disputes Discussed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 7

The Central Coal Reference Board yesterday began consideration of disputes in coalmines arising out of "make-up…

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Mining Reports

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 8

NGAHERE GOLD DREDGING reports for the fortnight ended April 16: Dredge ran for 240 hours and dug 84.936 cubic yards for a return of 295oz. of bullion…

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Coal at Danger Level

The Sun · Tuesday 20 April 1943 · page 3

Coal stocks are down to clanger level, the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr…

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