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

Mining & the mines, 1935

772 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 22 of 39

Real Gold Digger In City Street SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 July 1935 · page 1

THE police last night arrested a man who was alleged to have been behaving peculiarly in Elizabeth street, city, and throwing…

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State Mine No Progress Towards Settlement

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 2

There are no further developments in connection with the dispute at the State mine, which has been idle for more than a week…

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"Gold or Paper." Aspects of Monetary System

Leader · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 1

In submitting arguments for and against the gold and paper standards, Mr. W. K. McConnel, of the Sound Finance League of…

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Oil From Coal Task of Imperial Chemicals 7,500,000 Gallons of Petrol Produced London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 1

The Secretary, for Mines (Mr. Crookshank), in answer to a question in the House of Commons to-day, furnished an interesting statement by…

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Western Miners

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 4

AT a meeting at Lithgow of the Western Miners' Delegate Board last week-end, it was decided to adopt the recommendation of the…

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Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 11

Quite a lot of alluvial mining still being carried on, but the returns are only just middling, judging by what one can hear…

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Gold Prospectors Conference Resolution

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 13

AT a recent meeting of mining prospectors held at the residence of Mr. J. Field in Gulgong, consideration was given…

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"Gold Diggers of 1935"

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 4

"GOLD Diggers of 1935." First National's latest mammoth musical spectacle, comes to the Criterion Theatre on Friday and Saturday,…

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France Cutting Coal Orders Paris

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 2

France is cutting her coal quota by 10 per cent., equivalent to 470,000 tons per annum. Welsh collieries are dissatisfied…

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State Mine Dispute Horses Brought To Surface

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 2

There are still no further developments in connection with the State mine dispute. Members of the lodge called at the miners' office this…

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On the Decline Queensland's Gold Yield

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 6

THE Queensland gold yield for the first half of 1935 was 54,480 fine ounces, valued (at standard) at £231,454, a decrease of 11 ounces and…

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Still Lower Drop in Gold Prices

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 1

THE price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint. for the week ended July 26…

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Mineral Wealth Big Increase in Gold Yield

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 10

THE annual report of the Mines Department for 1934, shows that the value of metals and minerals obtained in New South Wales…

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Portland Police Court Friday, July 26 (Before W. F. Britz, P.m.) Picking Up Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 6

Lawrence Henry Thomas Field pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing coal from trucks at a coal mine in Cullen Bullen on the 9th inst. The…

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The Lucknow Mines

Leader · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 3

When the old Lucknow [?] [?] to produce gold, the [?] was of the that the [?] had been worked o[?] but I fail [?]…

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Coal for the Needy

National Advocate · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 2

The Poor Relief Society has received a donation of a truck of coal from the Invincible Colliery Company. This will be distributed amongst the…

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Oberon Bunny Is Gold Spinner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 5

The past few days have been very cold keen, westerly winds blowing, with occasional showers of light rain making conditions rather unpleasant…

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Mine Disaster 77 Killed in Eastern Transvaal London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 1

The acting manager, two Europeans and 74 natives were killed in a colliery disaster in Eastern Transvaal, resulting from an inexplicable…

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71 Entombed Hope Abandoned Mine Disaster in South Africa Johannesberg

National Advocate · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 2

Hope has been practically abandoned of rescuing three whites and 74 natives entombed in the Marsfield, colliery as the result of an explosion…

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Diamond Jubilee To-day Mr. and Mrs. H. Hodges, of Wattle Flat Crowded Life with Miners and Bushrangers

National Advocate · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 7

On August 2, 1865, William Henry Hodges and Sarah Hutchinson were married at Wattle Flat by the Rev. Father Ryan, and to-day, at the…

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