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

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Purchase of Tin Mines London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 November 1928 · page 2

The Wentworth Finance Mining Corporation, with a capital of £350,000 has purchased the following Queensland tin mines; Koorboora…

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Sequel to Explosion Mine Manager Convicted BRISBANE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 November 1928 · page 3

As the outcome of an explosion of gas in Balmoral Colliery on April 26, when Horace Abbott died from burns received, and Matthew Stewart and…

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Coal Contracts Bribing of Aldermen Royal Commission's Findings SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 November 1928 · page 6

Judge Thomson, the Royal Commissioner appointed to investigate the circumstances relating to City Council contracts, has…

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Lost River Diamond Mines

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 November 1928 · page 7

An advertisement elsewhere in this issue intimates that Mr. W. E. Llewellyn, auctioneer, Goulburn, has received instructions from the…

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Disastrous Gale Colliery Town in Ruins LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 28 November 1928 · page 2

The gale caused terrible distress in the colllery town of Blaina, in Monmouthshire, where 40 per cent. of the employable men are…

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Gold Cup Trot Show Schedule Revisions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 28 November 1928 · page 6

Goulburn's 1000 Gold Cup trot. ting meeting on December 31 and January 1, has attracted State-wide interest and it is expected…

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Milburn Creek Mine Again a Scene of Activity

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 4

The Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Co., of Martin Place, Sydney, commenced operations last week at the old Milburn Creek copper mine…

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Gold Struck. Find Near Forbes. Recalls Eary Operations

The Young Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 1

When 30,000 busy miners were on the Forbes goldfield in the halycon days of the first discovery, great quantities of the precious metal were…

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New Guinea Goldfields

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 4

For the year ended June last, 112,874 ounces of gold, valued at £256,216, were obtained at the Edie's Creck and Bulolo fields, New Guinea…

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"Permanently Idle" Britain's Coal Miners LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 December 1928 · page 4

The situation in the mining areas of Britain is u[?]pararlled in living me[?]ery, says Mr. Neville Chamberlain in a letter to the conference of mayors…

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Lost Their Cash. Wyangala Mine

The Young Chronicle · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 2

When the "diamond" mine at Wyangala petered cut it was not long before a well known mining gent, discovered another diamond…

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Now for Gold New Metal for Coachwork

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 December 1928 · page 2

Gold! At last motor car manufacturers have added to the make-up of their products, in that gold is now definitely the most modern colouring for…

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World's Deepest Mine

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 1

Brazil now boasts the deepest mine in the world, at St. John del Rey. It may interest readers to know (says "The Engineering and Mining…

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The Mining Industry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 December 1928 · page 2

Another great Australian mine has closed down the Mt. Bischoff tin mine in Tasmania, and the day seems to be drawing closer when the mining…

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Mt. Bischoff Mine To Close Indefinitely LAUNCESTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 December 1928 · page 3

Mr. T. G. Traynor, ( manager of the Mt. Bischoff Tin Mining Co., stated yesterday that in consequence of he legislation recently passed…

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Distressed Miners Prince of Wales' Appeal LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 December 1928 · page 4

The Prince of Wales has become patron to the Lord Mayor's fund to assist distressed miners and has issued the following appeal.—…

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New Use for Coal Big Cessnock Project NEWCASTLE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 December 1928 · page 5

Claiming that when finalised, his project for the treatment of by-products would mean the salvaltion of the mining industry, Albert Andrew…

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Angry Miners Trouble in South Africa Machine Guns for Field CAPETOWN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 December 1928 · page 2

There is a serious position at the Namaqualand diamond fields in consequence of the Government prohibiting prospecting…

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Items of Interest New Guinea Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 4

During the year just closed 90,590 [?] of New Guinea gold were shipped to Australia. The total value of the imports was £216,790…

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Gold Cup Trots Meeting Commences To-day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 31 December 1928 · page 2

Goulburn Trotting Club has been favoured with an ideal day for its Gold Cup meeting, which commences at 2 15 p.m. to-day…

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