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

Mining & the mines, 1934

796 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 27 of 40

CAPERTEE Gold Mining On Turon Rifle Match with Lithgow Arranged

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 5

The Turon Gates Gold Mining Co., has employed four local men--Messrs. E. Withers, A. Hill. S. Jewell and J. Sheehan--on road-building. It is…

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Millions Lost In Gold Shows SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 1

Following a statement made to the C.I.B., detectives, to-day investigated certain aspects of the affairs of three gold mining companies…

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Oil From Coal And General World Conditions SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 2

Mr. C. M. McDonald, president of the Employers' Federation, who returned from abroad to-day said that in Britain it was considered there was…

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Record Price for Gold. Paid by Com'wealth Bank. MELBOURNE

Leader · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 2

The Commonwealth Bank [?] [?] for old today the [?] by the bank. In [?] the [?] of a…

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Capertee Gold Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 11

THE T[?] Gates Goldmining Company has employed four local men, Messrs E. Withers, A. Hill S. Jewell and J. Sheehan, on…

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Gold Mining Companies Big Losses Alleged SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 1

FOLLOWING certain statements made to the C.I.D., detectives are Investigating certain aspects of the affairs of three gold-mining…

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Tyldesley Mine Proposed Re-opening

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 6

A meeting of Tyldesley lodge will be held at Portland on Saturday, when Federation officials will make a report regarding certain proposals…

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Railway Coal Contracts SYDNEY. This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 1

The "Mercury's" Sydney representative made inquiries from the Secretary for Railways (Mr. Newman) to-day regarding the…

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A Record High Price for Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 1

A REPORT from Melbourne states that the Commonwealth Bank has paid £8/12/ an ounce for fine gold, which is a record…

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Miners in Rebellion Presidential Election What It Revealed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 17

BY the success of their candidate, Mr. C. Nelson, who with a majority of 1960 votes won the ballot for the election of general…

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Mining Companies Detectives Investigating Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 2

Complaints made by a man that he had lost large sums of money in a mining company last night, resulted in the C.I.D. taking up the case…

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Cement Works Engagement of Miners Rights of A.W.U. MEMBERS

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 5

It was alleged by Mr. J. Sutton at Thursday's meeting of the unemployed that miners were being put on at the cement works in preference to…

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Hill End News Mining Matters Hill End

National Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 5

Since unwatering the Valentine Mine, a trial crushing of 13 tons has been taken out from what is known as the '4oz" reef, the results being…

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In the Garden Garden Pests Dealing with Leaf Miners Effected Leaves Should Be Burnt

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 4

The gardener must always be "on the Job" if his garden is to produce the best. One must be on the look-out for attack by disease and garden…

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Pay in Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 4

Dr. Rivett, of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, suggests that Australia should pay her oversea debts in gold rather than in…

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City Built of Gold

Leader · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 5

Jobeunsrburg is the world's luckiest city, it lives on gold. All its [?] are based upon o commodity. The production of which is…

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Search for Gold Central Europe's Treasure River to Be Dredged

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 2

A British firm may get the contract to develop riches that have lain almost untouched since the days of Alexander. the Great, more than 2200…

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Gold Shares Active Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 2

Following the increased price for gold in London there was considerable activity in gold shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day…

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Money Wasted Gold Mining Industry

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 8

INTERESTING comment on the gold mining industry was made by the chairman of the Council for Scientific and…

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Looking Up Coal Trade Improving

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 7

THINGS are looking up in the coal trade. For the year ended December 31, 7,118,000 tons of coal were mined within the State, compared…

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