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

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Fatal Colliery Explosion London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 6

A fractured live wire caused an explosion, following which the roof of the Wharncliffe colliery, Barnsley, collapsed, entombing 15 men. Three…

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America's Gold Big Gold Surplus WASHINGTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 2

The Federal Reserve Board announces that despite increasing Capital foreign merchandise purchases and investments abroad and so-called…

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Rich Gold Find Near Southern Cross PERTH

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 May 1927 · page 2

A telegram from Southern Cross states that a new gold find, three miles west of Westonia town site, is described as the richest since Edna…

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British Railways Greatly Decreased Earnings Effect of Coal Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 May 1927 · page 6

No more striking illustration can be found of last year's great Industrial upheaval than that furnished by the working results of the big…

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Gold Discovery. Between Nethercote and Towamba

The Yass Courier · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 3

Rich auriferous ore has been discovered by Messrs G. T. Dickie and Donald McLeod as the result of systimatic prospecting in the…

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New Guinea Inquiry Miners' Witness Dies SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 4

At the inquiry into complaints concerning granting of mining leases on Edie Creek goldfields (New Guinea). Mr. H. T. Allen stated that a native…

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Honours From India Present of Garlands of Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 4

When the Indian representative, Dewan Bahadur Rangacharian, C.I.E., of Madras, was presented to the Duke and Duchess of York at…

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New Guinea Gold For the Favoured Few SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 4

According to P. Baxter, of South Johnstone (Queensland), who has just returned from New Guinea goulfields a favoured few are making a…

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New Guinea Gold

The Yass Courier · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 4

Mr P. Baxter of South Johnstoner who with a party left for Edie Creek goldfiled New Guinea, in September lasr, has returned…

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Trimmers' Strike Many Mines Idle Shipping Delayed NEWCASTLE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 6

No settlement has been effected of the Newcastle coal trimmer's dispute. Already the results have assumed serious proportions. and…

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British Miners Mr. Baddeley's Views. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 4

After a tour of the mining districts during which he descended into 20 collieries, the New South Wales Minister for Labour and…

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Export of Gold £13,000,000 in 14 Months

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 9

During the past week a million in gold in two parcels of £500,000 each. has been experted from Sydney to San Francisco…

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Mount Morgan Mine's Critical Position

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 3

There seems to be some hope in official circles that despite the prospective. abandonment of open cut operations at Mount Morgan some…

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Rich Gold Find 42 Ounces to the Ton SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 4

News from Graften reports a rich goid bearing reef on Sheep S[?]ation creek on Glen Innes Road It has been traced on the surface for over…

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Mt. Morgan Mine Request for Copper Bonus ROCKHAMPTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 June 1927 · page 4

At a public meeting held last night to take steps to ensure continuous operations at Mount Morgan a motion was carried requesting the Prime…

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Coal Baron v. SHIRE Dispute Over Land Values

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 1

John Brown, Millonaire, has stripped to fight Gundagai Shire Council, says the "Independent." John Brown thinks Gundagai Shire…

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New Gold Discovery

The Yass Courier · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 3

Reports indicate that the mine at Lower Bellsdown, 12 miles from Der, Rgo; recently Worked by Mr T. Maher, but later taken over by a syndicate. is…

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Killed by Train Colliery Shiftman's Death SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 2

John Jones (47), who lived with his wife and five children in B[?] Pass Road was found dead on the railway line near Thirroul station…

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New Guinea Gold Adelaide Man's Success

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 1

Mr. W. W. Weidenback, A.S.A.S.M., of Adelaide, who has been in New Guinea for 10 months, part of which time was spent on the goldfields, has…

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Gold Given Away

The Yass Courier · Monday 11 July 1927 · page 5

A man arrived in Melbourne last week with a bag filled with gold. He is W. P. A. Lapthorne of Adelaide, who has been to the New…

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