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Mining & the mines, 1935

15 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Here and There the Value of Gold

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 3

Great excitement ensues at South Australia over the increased reward of £500 for the recovery of gold worth £3500 alleged to have been…

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Gold Cup Meeting Dates Approved

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 13 July 1935 · page 1

Katoomba Council has approved of the 21st and 22nd of September as the dates of this year's Gold Cup open meeting. The concession of 1-…

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Citizens Gold Cup Two Days' Programme

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 1

The programmes for the Katoomba Club's annual open meeting are in the hands of the printer and will be ready for distribution in a few…

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Coal Supplies No Reduction in Prick at Present

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 1

Although Katoomba Colliery Ltd. is unable to make a definite offer of a reduced price at the moment the alderman…

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Katoomba Colliery Limited Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 2½ Per Cent. Dividend

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 7 September 1935 · page 1

The annual meeting of shareholders of Katoomba Colliery Limited, was held on Saturday last in the Soldiers' Memorial…

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Golf Katoomba Club Citizens' Gold Cup Annual Open Meeting. Many Donations

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 19 September 1935 · page 3

Fine weather only is required to make the third annual open meeting of the Katoomba Golf Club a success. A large number…

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Citizens Gold Cup Meeting Opens To-day. Many Visiting Players Expected

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 21 September 1935 · page 2

Although the open meeting has been cut down from three to two days, it is expected that this year's function will…

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What Newnes Would Achieve in Finance Expert Figures Show Profit From Shale Mine

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 3

Although the rehabilitation of New[?]nes is vaguely important to those who have the interests of the oil industry at heart, the…

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Coal As a Fuel for Internal Combustion Motors. (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 26 October 1935 · page 1

The necessary outlay on equipment for the "hydrogenation of coal" is hardly justified, when one considers the fact that, employing…

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Coal and Shale Mr. Hamilton Knight's Speech in the Assembly

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 29 October 1935 · page 3

Recently we published in The Dally the commencement of a speech on shale oil and the industry's effect on Australia. The…

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Newnes Development Advancement League Shale Oil and Oil From Coal--conference in Sydney

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 2 November 1935 · page 1

A letter received from the Secretary of the Newnes Development Advancement League, Mr. H. E. Maiden, from Mr…

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Gold Helmet Ball Social Event of the Demonstration

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 14 November 1935 · page 3

The Citizens' Committee which has worked assiduously for the success of the Firemen's Demonstration during the past months,…

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Shale Oil and Oil From Coal Conference in Sydney Unanimous Decisions and Promised Support

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 16 November 1935 · page 1

Members of the Newnes Development Advancement League who were delegates at the combined conference with delegates from the…

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Katoomba's Gala Week Is Here! Torchlight Procession To-night--Official Opening by Governor To-morrow --Gold Helmet Ball To-morrow Night. Firemen's Demonstration Official Opening To-morrow by His Excellency the Governor Interesting Programme at the Showground

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 2

Katoomba is besieged with hundreds of smartly uniformed firemen, all anxious to excel in the efficiency events which will be decided at the Showground during the week. Yesterday there was an inspection…

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Coal and Shale Hamilton Knight Argues for Australian Industry

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 4

Previous issues have contained articles on Shale Oil and Coal Industries culled from the speech of Mr. Hamilton Knight, member for…

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