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

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Warden’s Court. July 23.—(Before Mr. G. R. Williams, Mining Warden.)

The Yass Courier · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 4

John Rutledge Walson, applicant, Chas. H. Butt, owner. Application to work old shaft at Murrumbateman, mining for gold…

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Oil—but Where? New Guinea Prospects Coal Near Rabaul

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 8

Mr. C. I. H. Campbell, representing the Pacific Island Investment Coy., who arrived at Sydney with Mr. R. A. Hanlin to-day said, there is undoubtedly oil in…

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Motion Too Late Steam Lorry Already Ordered Council Will Cart its own Coal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 4

The business for Thursday night's meeting of the Goulburn City Council included the following motion of which Ald. Turnbull had given notice:…

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A Day in a Hospital With the Miners in W.A.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 3

The telephone bell rang, "Yes, Matron speaking." ,"This is 'X' Mine, fall of earth here. Two men injured and on their way to you."…

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Rich Gold Find 300 Ounces Per Week

The Young Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--Over 300 ozs of gold have been obtained by Carlson and Son within a week from a new find on Caledonian Flat, West…

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"Red Flag" at Funeral 500 Miners March 12 Miles

The Young Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--The funeral of John Bryce, late of Richmond Main, at Kurri Kurri, was the longest seen locally for years. Five hundred of his…

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Miners Threat 7000 Men Idle for Day Ultimatum to Coal-owners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 5

Trouble is once more threatening on the Maitland coalfields! At a meeting at Cessnock on Monday representatives from as far north as…

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Mine on Fire Two Men Entombed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 6

A fire broke out in the M'Bride tunnel of the Wonthaggi mines (Vic.) early on Sunday morning. Of a party of three miners who were attempting…

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Activity at Boro Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 4

A now company was recently formed to take over the lease of the Boro load and silver mines. For some time past it has been impossible to get at the ore is…

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Nearly Engulfed House Built Over Old Mine MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 6

When she was throwing a shovelful of ashes into: the yard, Mrs. mary. Hogan of Ballarat, East, heard an ominous, rumbling beneath her. She had just…

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Freight on Coal Serious Blow to Lithgow Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 6

Giving evidence before the Railway Royal Commission to-day, Mr. J. S. Bragg, secretary of the Lithgow Coal Association, pointed out that, there had…

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What Shall We Do? Miners' Council Considering Employers' Reject Claims

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 8

The council of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation. sat to-day to consider what action should e taken because of the refusal of the Coalowner…

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Gold at Tumut Reef Shows Promise

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 2

A message from Tumut states that the Calafat gold fields are giving promising results. The reef shows almost solid quartz nine feet six inches wide,…

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Berrima Coal Old Colliery Re-opened First Truck for Goulburn Wool Mills

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 August 1924 · page 3

Considerable interest centres in a truck of coal which arrived at the Goulburn Woollen Mills, Bradfordville, on Monday morning…

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A Doctor’s Gold Water Rules

The Yass Courier · Thursday 28 August 1924 · page 3

A well-known nerve specialist has said that [?] (that is people with un[?]thy nerves). have desiccated nerves and suffer from an…

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Why He Failed Mines That Paid No Dividends SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 September 1924 · page 8

William George Gillett, giving evidence before the Registrar in bankruptcy said he had 6000 shares in a gold mining company, which won less…

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Coal at Coonamble

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 4

The contractor for sinking a bore on Messrs. Costigan Bros.' Alhambra property, in the Coonamble district reports having struck a very thick…

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Berrima Coal Developing New Seam

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 4

Five members of the Medway Colliery and Railroad Syndicate met in Goulburn on Tuesday afternoon to make final arrangements prior to the…

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Wealth in Skins Opossum Worth Nearly as much as Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 3

What is described as startling figures, showing the return Queensland received from the sale of opossum skins was quoted in the…

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Some Queries Saleyards, Sewerage, and Coal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 2

Alderman Moloney will ask the following questions at Thursday night's meeting of the Goulburn City Council: What are the Goulburn saleyards…

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