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

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Pirates' Hoard Discovery of 25 Tons of Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 4

A report from Tahiti states that treasure-hunters have found a cache, of pirate gold in the Tuamoto Archipelago. It is stated that they found…

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Relic of Old Days Mining Shaft Under Courthouse

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 5

When workmen who are altering the old courthouse at Sofala into a hospital removed the floor of the C.P.S. office, which is to be the site…

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State Mine Patients Hospital and Control Board Treatment Claims to Be Pressed

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 2

The Lithgow hospital board, at its meeting on Wednesday night, decided to press a claim against the Government Insurance Office…

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Pirate Gold £10,000,000 Worth Unearthed Report from Tahiti MONTREAL

National Advocate · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 2

An Associated Press dispatch from Tahiti states that a group of treasure hunters [?] enormous cache of pirate gold through…

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Gold in Hotel Yard Weary Willie Not Tempted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 7

THE discovery by Mr Lett, of Gulgong, of ten shillings worth of gold in a hotel yard has provided the Sydney "Sun's" humorist…

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Oil From Coal Government's Review Low Temperature Process Not Favored

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 2

In an announcement relating to legislative and administrative achievements in 1933 the Federal Government deals with schemes for the…

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Pirate Gold £10,000,000 Worth Unearthed Report From Tabiti

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 3

AN Associated Press dispatch from Tahiti states that a group of treasure hunted tracing a racing reputedly enormous cache of pirate gold…

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Governor's Gold Spilled Yesterday's Sofala Incident Opening of New Hospital

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 4

The Governor, Sir Philip Game, yesterday officially declared open the new district hospital at Sofala, which will replace the hospital established 82…

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Not for Year Production of Oil From Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 4

Operations for the production of oil from coal in Australia will not begin for at least 12 months, the Minister in Charge of Development…

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Miners' Federation Sued Interesting Case in Sydney Damages Claimed for Membership Refusal Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 1

Before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers and a jury Joseph Martin, senr., claimed £600 damages from the Western Ministers' Federation…

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£600 Claimed Action Against Miners' Union Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1934 · page 2

Before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers and a jury of four in the Jury Court to-day. Joseph Martin sought to recover £600 damages from the Western…

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Work Ceases at Leadville Mine Non-unionist Question Thirty Men Involved

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 April 1934 · page 2

A SENSATION occurred at Leadville last Monday when the miners at Mt. Stewart mine ceased work owing to a dispute…

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Western Miners Sued Damages of £115 Awarded to Man Refused Membership Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1934 · page 2

Damages at £115 were awarded Joseph Martin, senr. (52), a miner, of Mt. Victoria, to-day in his claim for £600 against the…

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10 Per Cent. Cut Application By Mining Co. MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1934 · page 2

An application by the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company for the deletion of the Powers 3 from the basic wage and a…

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Gulgong Goldfield Most Famous of the Lot

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 April 1934 · page 13

A GULGONG native, Mr W.J. Stear, of Calleen (Wyalong district) who visited Gulgong for the "Back to Gulgong" week twelve…

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Dan Rees Resigns Presidency of Miners' Federation

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 1

It was announced yesterday that Mr. D. Rees, M.L.C., had resigned the presidency of the Miners' Federation because of ill-health. Mr. Rees has…

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Lucknow Miners Requests to A.W.U. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 3

The [?]ry [?] N.S.W. [?] of the A.W.[?] today that [?] Davidson M.L.A. [?]…

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Enormous Death List. In Coal Mine Disaster. BELGRADE

Leader · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 2

[?] that [?] when a [?] capiosion [?] a whole [?] [?] in the worst industrial…

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Big Death Roll Appalling Colliery Explosion BELGRADE

National Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 2

It is feared that 80 to 150 lives were tost in a fire dump explosion, which wrecked the whole gallery in the Kakanj colliery, near Sarajevo. It is the…

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State Mine Beaten Saturday's Soccer Fixture Play Was Exciting

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 3

Lidsdale, who were beaten by Zigzag in the opening match of the Soccer season atoned on Saturday, when they outclassed the 1933 premiers,…

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