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Mining & the mines, 1945

2,866 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 144

Strauss, Star Gold Early Favorites Both To Start From Rails W. Cook Has Mounts in 6 OF 7 EVENTS

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 20

WITH the advantage of No. 1 position at the barrier, Strauss (Two- Year- Old Handicap) and Star Gold (Flying Handicap) will be backed with a great deal of confidence at Moorefield…

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R. K. Kent Sums Up for Moorefield Star Gold May End Run of 'Outs': Turn Again H'cap Form Horse

The Sun · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 12

Favored by the rails position Star Gold should end his run of failures by winning tomorrow's Flying Handicap at Moorefield. He has worked well on the track this week. Turn Again, a winner at the last Moorefield meeting, is the…

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Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 17

Morning Star, 606 tons;, 4284 fine oz, and 12 tons concentrates, averaging 2oz. per ton…

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Heavier Demands for Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 4

Falls in coal stocks in all States in the first six months of this year are shown in a statement issued yesterday by…

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N.z. Miners Celebrate Election Victory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Friday.—Though New Zealand is short of coal the Wallsend State Colliery was idle to-day because miners took a holiday to celebrate the…

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Heavy Support Likely For Star Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 10

Backers are not likely to treat Star Gold to-day with the reserve they showed at the June meeting at Moorefield…

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Miners Seek Tax Change as Cure for Absenteeism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 3

A special method of taxing miners' earnings aimed at reducing absenteeism in the mines will be submitted to the…

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No Facilities To Train Mining Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 4

It was a scandal and disgrace that Australia had no facilities for training coalmining executives, the Chairman of the Coal…

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A parson dug into coal problems

The Sun · Sunday 29 July 1945 · page 4

A young Methodist clergyman stepped out of a train at Montreux, Switzerland, into an experience which has influenced…

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This Week's Case-Book "Unpleasant" husband wins his divorce case unaided "Gold digger" wives slated over alimony claims

The Sun · Sunday 29 July 1945 · page 8

A BELIEVER in black magic, necromancy and witchcraft, John…

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Two Big Mines Idle, Heavy Loss Of Coal

The Sun · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 3

Two of the largest -producing coal mines in Australia are among six pits idle in the north today, and coal loss on that big…

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Finance, Commerce, Mines and Markets Nationalisation View Calmer Tone in Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 6

LONDON, July 29 (A.A.P.).— Stock Exchange market dealers' considered feelings, after the undoubted initial shock of the…

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Gold Mines of Aust

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 6

Gold Mines of Australia, Ltd., shows net profit, of £3.895 for the year ended March 31, compared with £4,702 for 1943-44…

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Big Collieries Idle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 5

Eight collieries, including Richmond and Aberdare Extended, which together produce 4,300 tons of coal a day, were idle in…

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Coalcliff Miners Risk Fine

The Sun · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 5

Mineworkers at Government - controlled Coalcliff colliery, who have been on strike…

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Fatal Passion for Gold Coin

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 14

LONDON, Tuesday.--Distrust of paper currency and banks and a desire to hoard sovereigns cost the life of Frederick Benjamin Lucas and his wife, according to a story told…

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Gold Profit Up, Div. Down

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 12

Central Norseman Gold Corporation, N.L., made a profit of £93,504 for the year ended March 31, against £81.771 in 1943-44…

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Probe Sought Info "Poor Quality" Coal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 5

The acute coal shortage was being exploited to such an extent that there should be a Government inquiry into why…

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Western Mining Less Profit for

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 12

Western Mining Corporation, earned a profit of £46,849 for the year ended March 31 last, compared with £95,739 for 1943-44…

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£1986 Loss for Triton Gold Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 21

Triton Gold Mines, N.L., sustained a loss of £1986 for the year ended March 31, against a loss of £2176 in 1943. The mine remained closed during the…

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