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

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Information Wanted Council and Coal Costs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 2

"That the City Council be requested to make available the engineer's report on tests of Berrima coal."…

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Gold Prospectors

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 1

Mr. J. M. Tully, Minister for Lands, furnishes the following information as to the methods of disposing of parcels of gold found by…

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Coal Critics That Tender Mayor in Reply

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 3

The Mayor, Ald. Furner, has something to say in reply to recent criticism of the coil contract for the power plant. He writes:…

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To Seek Gold Girls' Mission One From Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 3

Miss Marie Archer, of Goulburn, was one of a party of five girls who left Sydney by the Mudgee Mail last night on a gold…

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British Coal Exports Polish Challenge New Rail Link Warsaw

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 5

Polish coal, from Upper Silesian fields, has become a serious menace, to British coal in the very valuable Scandinavian…

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The Post! City Council and Coal the Critics To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 2

Sir,—It has been well said that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing; it would appear that no knowledge at all is worse. In the question of…

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Gold Prospectors

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 5

Mr. J. M. Tully, Minister for Lands, furnishes the following information as to the methods of disposing of parcels of gold found by…

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Gold Finding Invention Parkes Man's Invention

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 3

Mr. H. Brown, a Parkes man, has invented a machine which he claims will definitely establish the presence of gold and other metals…

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To Seek Gold Girls' Mission One From Goulburn

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 6

Miss Marie Archer, of Goulburn, was one of a party of five girls who left Sydney by the Mudgee Mail on Monday night on a gold prospecting…

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Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 4

The Travis Brothers who are on the Shoalhaven at Washaway Creek, brought in several nice looking little pieces of gold weighing in all nearly…

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The Gold Dance To-night

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 6

A big Gold Dance will be held in the Crookwell School of Arts to-night when something exceptional in the way of dancing and a real musical…

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Gold Seekers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 3

A correspondent writes that he noticed in a recent issue of the "Tribune-Courier" some remarks on how the Government is trying to facilitate…

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Local Party Treks 200 Miles Through Rough Country Waggonette And Sulky Searching for Gold Foxes, Dingoes, Pigs And Kangaroos

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 1

On Wednesday afternoon, April 1, Mr. E. C. Luckie and party caused considerable attraction in Cooma Street when they left on…

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Private Gold Mine

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 3

An inspector of the Mines Department of New Sooth Wales, who visited Dorrigo last week, came across a farmer in Eastern Dorrigo who has…

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Heart of Gold Not for the Earth

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 4 May 1931 · page 1

According to the latest information, the earth's core is formed of metallic iron with a little nickel…

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Another "Gold" Dance Second Heat of Fox Trot Championship

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 May 1931 · page 4

Despite the short notice there was a fair attendance at the "Gold" dance held at the School of Arts on Wednesday night last…

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Seeking Gold Prospecting at Tirranna

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 3

Application to prospect for gold at Tirranna was made in the Warden's Court at Goulburn yesterday when authority to enter…

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Export of Gold Blocked By Senate

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 3

The Commonwealth Bank Bill, which was intended to authorise the export of gold, has been rejected by the Senate…

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Rejected Bank Bill Goes Gold to Stay Here Canberra

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 3

By 21 votes, to four, the Senate to-day rejected the Amending Commonwealth Bank Bill, the object of which was to permit of…

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Gold Discovery In Queensland SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 3

It is reported that an important discovery of gold has been made between Cairns and Kuranda, Queensland…

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