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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Colliery Fire. Stanford Merthyr Alight. Newcastle

Daily Witness · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 2

It was reported from Kurri Kurri to-day that a fire had broken out in Stanfore Merthyr colliery…

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Mining in the Depths

The Yass Courier · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 3

Ore is being mined at a depth of over 5000 feet in the Catlin shaft, the deepest gold mine of the Witwatersrand, in South Africa. Considering the small…

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Mining. Bribbaree Mine Manager's Report

Daily Witness · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 2

The mine manager of Dribbaree, aear Young, reports for fortnight Saded May 16 that the No. 1 winze has been sunk a further distance of…

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Body Found. Bellbird Mine Search. Sydney

Daily Witness · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 2

No one has yet seen the face of the body which was found, in the Bellbird mine, which is turned to the wall. The man's hat is still…

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Gold Reef. Rich Discovery Reported. ADELONG

The Yass Courier · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 3

There is great excitement locally over the discovery of what is claimed to be a rich gold reef. Coarse gold is visible to the naked…

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Body Removed. Disappointed Relatives at Bellbird Mine. Sydney

Daily Witness · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 2

The body discovered in Bellbird Mine last Tuesday morning was brought out at seven o'clock last night. Contrary to expectations, the…

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A Costly Hair Dye. Turned Gold to Grey

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 4

Mrs. Gladys Havelock, aged 39, of London, has been awarded £532 damages against Phyllis Earle Ltd., on the ground that her lovely head of…

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First Body Found In Bellbird Mine Believed to be that of Malcolm Bailey

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 5

Shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday morning it was reported that a body has been found 600 yards up the intermediate tunnel of Bellbird colliery…

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The Mount Isa Mines

The Yass Courier · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 2

Mr W. Orr, of Melbourne, who has been on a visit to the Mount Isa silver field in North Queensland, land, says that on the Mount Isa…

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The Bellbird Mine. Sydney

Daily Witness · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 1

Another stopping has been completed in the Billbird mine…

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Mining at Boro Expert's Optimistic Report

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 3

In a circular to shareholders, the directors of the Boro Silver-lead Development Co., which was recently formed to .take over leases previously…

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"Blue and Gold" High School Ball Youthful Dancers In Arcadia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 8

The Arcadian Hall was on Thursday night the scene of one of the prettiest special gatherings of the season when the ex-students and students…

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Ex-students Unite Honouring the Blue and Gold Much Enthusiasm Shown

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 June 1924 · page 2

Judging by the enthusiasm displayed at a meeting held in the Leidertafel Rooms on Saturday evening there is a bright future…

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Another Body Found Manager's Body in Bellbird Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 June 1924 · page 6

While J. Tonnant and his party were exploring the further depths of Bellbird mine, they came across the body of John Brown, the heroic manager of…

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Shifting Gold. MELBOURNE

The Yass Courier · Thursday 26 June 1924 · page 5

Commonwealth Bank and Treasury officials have beep engaged for a fortnight In supervising the removal of 14 million sovereigns from…

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Cartage of Coal Ald. Turner Supports Contract System But Council Resolves to Purchase Steam Lorry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 7

It's a cake walk to us! We are getting coal carted to the Power House much cheaper by contract than we could do it…

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Berrima Coal Big Possibilities

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 6

Loch Catherine colliery, Limited, Berrima, have sent a consignment of small coal to Newcastle for coke-testing purposes and if it proves successful [?]…

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Gold in New Zealand

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 4

Wellington N.Z., Thursday.— A prospector who has arrived at Camaru declares that he has discovered a [?]0[?]t reef showing good gold values in the…

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Gold at Tumut Ten Oounces to Ton

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 8

A sensation has been created in mining circles at Tumut by the discovery of a rich gold reof 4ft. wide on the Danning-Watson-Tobin-Wall's lease at…

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A Gold Find

The Yass Courier · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 3

Messrs Denning, Watson, Tobin and Walls, of Tumut, claim to have found a rich gold reef, four feet wide, on their lease at Cala[?]at, [?]our…

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