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Mining & the mines, 1945

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Gold Edifice for Private Sale

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 14

THAT good galloper Gold Edifice is on the private sale list. He is a ready-made proposition, having been in work for…

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Coal Due Today for Gas Supply

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 6

The arrival of two colliers today from Newcastle is expected to enable the Australian Gas Light Co. to continue gas supplies. The company had expected to have to cut gas…

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Rushing Coal to Sydney Supplies Low

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 4

Three colliers are expected to reach Sydney to-day and one to-night, from Newcastle, with coal urgently needed by gas and…

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Gold Shares Rise. Keen Demand Follows Price Lift

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 2

London advices state that big-prices are being paid for gold mine shares, following the Treasury announcement of the rise in…

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Kingsdale and Star Gold Show Speed On Dead Track

The Sun · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 12

Kingsdale indicated his fitness for the June Stakes at Randwick on Saturday by covering half a mile in 51 on a dead track at Rosehill today. Star Gold stepped out smartly on the same course for three…

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Stoppages at 23 N.S.W. Coal Pits Deputies Leave Jobs South Maitland Field Left Idle

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 5

THE greatest daily coal loss of the year, apart from holidays, will be caused today by a strike of deputies which caused stoppages…

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New June Stakes Rider for Vermeil Thompson To Handle Colt Trial by Star Gold (38½) at Rosehill

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 24

LEADING jockey J. Thompson (31½ wins since August 1) has been engaged to ride Vermeil in the £1000 June Stakes at Randwick next Saturday…

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Star Gold to Shine in the Sprint Improved by Run at Rosehill It Ah Moor Likely to Prove a Nuisance Well Placed

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 1

STAR GOLD ran third at Rosehill last week, but so much improvement has he made since that outing that we are giving him out as No. 1 selection for Saturday's JUNE STAKES (to be run over 6 furlongs…

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Gold Passes

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 12

WHY should parliamentarians want "gold passes" for life, for those serving nine years? They have…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 7

BOULDER [?].: Four weeks ended May 29, treated 6,063 tons for 1,903oz. FIRST HIT: Period ended June 12, treated 600 tons for 433oz fine…

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25 Mines Idle Today

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 4

Twenty-three mines idle on the South Maitland field yesterday because of the withdrawal of deputies did not…

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Value of Gold, etc

The Land · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 26

"X.Y.Z.": The present commercial values are: Copper, £100 per ton; Gold £10/15/8 per fine oz.; Silver, 2/7½ per fine. oz…

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25 Mines Idle in North Deputies' Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 4

Twenty-five collieries on the northern field were idle yesterday causing a production loss of more than 20,000 tons…

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Drop In Gold In War Years £10000,000

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 17

Australia's gold production in 1939 was about £17,000,000. Last year's yield was worth approximately £7,000,000…

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Star Gold's New Rider McGrowdie Engaged For June Stakes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 9

Star Gold will have his third different rider in as many starts when he takes his place in the field for the June Stakes at Randwick to-morrow…

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Vermeil Should Take £1000 SPRINT McGrowdie-Star Gold Invictus Early 10 Fur. Elect

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 24

THERE are several runners with chances in tomorrow's six furlongs June Stakes at Randwick, but Vermeil is likely to be backed with a great deal of confidence…

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Partners in a Gold Mine

The World's News · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 13

A COOL wind rustled over the land; birds twittered in the red gums, and in the east the sun threw its light on to the illimitable…

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Finance, Commerce, Mines and Markets Coal Cliff Deficiency £37,938 Since Taken Over

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 5

The Cual Cliff colliery, which has been operated under the control of the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner since March…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 5

AUSTRAL N.Z.: Four weeks ended June 9. treated 137,000 cub. yds. for 359oz bullion. BLACK JACK: Two weeks ended June 2. treated 60 tons for 1 ton concentrate…

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Enemy Left Land Mines Unfused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 3

So fast have the Japanese been retreating south that they have not put fuses in some of the land-mines. Others were…

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