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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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More Miners Off

Leader · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Lithgow inners are getting [?] in the neck with a vengeance. The latest from there is that at the [?] 36 miners were given a…

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“The Gold Diggers of Broadway” at Theatre Orange

Leader · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Never before in the history of [?] has anything so elaborate, [?] colorful, or so magnificent been seen as “The Gold Diggers of Broad…

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A.W.U. CONVENTION. Gold from America. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

At the A.W.U. Convention, to commence at McDonnell House, to-morrow, hundreds of motions are on the agenda paper. One of them is a plan…

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Gilded Gold How the Trick Was Worked Munich

National Advocate · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 3

Dr. Hohage, the expert investigating Tausend's gold making experiments on behalf of an important firm, gave evidence that he watched the…

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Lure of Gold Good Strike at Hill End Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 4

The best gold strike for years is reported at Hill End, at mines worked by A. Carver and H. Sach. The latest crushing resulted in more than…

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Some Suggestions Mining Matters Open Letter to Minister for Mines

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 1

Sir,—In addressing this letter to you I feel sure of your support to assist between 300 and 400 married and single men out of employment in the…

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Mining Shows Possibilities Around Oberon (To the Editor)

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 1

Sir,— After on absence of a number of years, on returning to the Oberon district, and with the general depression being felt everywhere, I deem it…

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Lucknow Pups Gold Mining Co

Leader · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 6

The mine manager reports that owing to absorption of steam power un-watering the 200ft. level and subsequent installation of main water…

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Gold at Sofala

Leader · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 2

Evidently all the gold has no[?] yet been won at Sofala, on the Turon, where much of the yellow metal was mined in the days “when our beards…

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State Mine Band Council Subsidy of £20

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Council the finance committee, after considering an application by the State Mine Band for subsidy,…

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Alleged Mine Swindle Two Well-Known Men Arrested a Bathurstian's Shares Sydney Tuesday

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 2

Alleged by the police to be the promoters of 17 mining companies, five of which are listed on the Sydney Stock Exchange, two men well-known in…

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Gigantic Fraud Alleged Mt. Stsa Goldfields Company Two Men are Remanded SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day Frederick Oertel (41) and Clive Ashley Cooper (43), company directors, were charged with circulating and…

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Lucknow Pups Gold Mining Co. N.l

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 3

The mine manager reports that owing to absorption of steam power, unwatering the 200 ft. lovel and subsequent installation of main water…

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Miners' Funds Misappropriated Lithgow Official Bound Over at Bathurst Quarter Sessions

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 3

Samuel Martin, a former Lithgow mining official, appeared at Bathurst Quarter Sessions before Judge Thomson yesterday morning, charged with…

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Alleged Mining Swindle Two Directors Charged Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 2

That two prominent mining company promoters arrested in yesterday's police raid had received £150,000 in two years was the allegation by counsel for the…

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Gold Cup Won by Hargraves Mudgee Men Shoot Well Big Lithgow Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 16

The Blue Mountains Rifle Clubs' Union conducted a highly successful meeting on Anniversary Day, the entry being the best for years…

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Mine Explosion Linton, Ind

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

Twenty- nine miners were killed yesterday by an explosion in a coal nine near here. Nine were rescued…

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Mining Promoters Arrested

Leader · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

Members of the Orange community who are [?] in local mining ventures. received [?] of a shock on Wednesday morning, when…

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Gold in Street Excitement at Perth (W.a.) Perth

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

After Miss J. Allen had found a number of small pieces of gold in the main street of Morales a crowd of women and children commenced to…

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Oberon Mining a Romance of the Past (To the Editor)

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

Sir—The letter in Tuesday's "Advocate" anent mining possibilities in the Oberon district was highly interesting, especially to anyone like myself…

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