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Central Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

4 stories in Central Coast's papers

The Government and the Coal Contract. What Mr. Edden Says

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 11

During the discussion in Parliament [?] Coal Contract, our State [?] Mr. Alfred Edden, whose constituency includes a big coal mining…

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Tons of Gold

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 15

In Washington a huge stock of gold is housed in the vaults of the United States Treasury. A corridor in the basement has been shut off by steel…

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What a City to Loot! Gold and Jewels For The Enterprising

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 6

There are pickings in Russia for the Bolsheviks with sticky fingers. The Church of the Holy Saviour in Moscow has five cupolas all covered…

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In the Old Days. First Gold in Australia

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 12

The first definite record of the discovery of gold in Australia, just a little over 95 years ago, is a note by Mr. James O'Brien, assistant [?]rveyor, in…

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