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

Mining & the mines, 1936

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The Coal Mines Proposed Hold-up

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: With the discussion centering around the proposal for a general hold-up in the coal mining industry throughout Australia in…

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NEW McMAHON’S Reef Gold Mine

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 2

Mr. C. Crocker, manager of the New McMahon’s Reef gold mine, for a Yass syndicate, was in town last week and left on the train for Galong…

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Strike Planned Miners' Move Decision on

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The central council of the Miners' Federation yesterday decided that the coal strike throughout Australia should…

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Bank of England's Vaults Guarding Vast Sum of Gold the World's Safest Strong Rooms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 2

Sixty feet below the level of the busiest streets of the City of London are the world's safest strong rooms. They house, or will house, all the gold of the Bank of England—more than £150,000,000…

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The Miners Strike Proposal Stop-work Meetings

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 3

Stop-work meetings of miners are being held throughout N.S.W. to-day, and in several other States, to consider the strike…

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Strike Rejected Miners' Vote Overwhelming Majority

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Mass meetings or miners yesterday overwhelmingly defeated the recommendation of the officials of…

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NEW McMAHON'S Reef Gold Mine

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 9

Mr. C. Crocker, manager of the New McMahon's Reef gold mine, for a Yass syndicate, was in Yass last week and left on the train for…

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Sheep Dog Down Mining Shaft for Fourteen Days Owner Thought It Was Dead

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 2

Recently Mr. John Bush, of Jerrawa, was riding over his holding near that township. His sheepdog, a valuable animal, started up a rabbit and…

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Back to Work Miners Lambton B Colliery

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday: Members of the Durham miners' lodge, who walked off their Jobs at the Broken Hill Pty…

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Mine Dispute Men to Resume Work

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 8

BULLI, Wednesday: A secret ballot of miners employed at the Coalcliff Colliery was taken yesterday to decide whether work…

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Mining Dispute Question of Boundary Markings

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 5

Before the Mining Warden, Mr. Forrest, P.M., this morning, R. J. L. Foxton proceeded against C. O. Watman for removing a boundary mark…

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Warden's Court Tuesday, February 18th. (Before Mr Balmain, P.M., Warden) Mining Tenement

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 3

The applications by Thomas Hawkins and Sylvester Minehan for a mining tenement were conflicting. The matter was before the Court…

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The Turf. Burnt Fingers For Impulsive Autumn Market Hogs Why Ilium Was a Better Betting Proposition Than the Mighty Gold Rod Young Idea's Mission for the Coming Autumn

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 3

BACKERS have been rushing into the ante post ring to take substantial wagers about horses for the Newmarket and Cup without stable…

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Sporting Letter From Sydney Burned Fingers for Impulsive Autumn Market Hogs. Why Ilium was Even A Better Betting Proposition Than The Mighty Gold Rod. Young Idea's Mission for the Coming Autumn

The Young Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 5

Backers have been rushing into the ante post ring to take substantial wagers about horses for the Newmarket and Cup without stable authority,…

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Miner’s Battle For Road Of Access Says He Has Spent £300

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 2

Mr. J. Whitfield, miner, says he has been battling with the powers that be for the last two years to get a road of access 1250 yards long to his…

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£3000 in Gold Alleged Theft

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 6

ORANGE, Tuesday: Detective-sergeant Walsh, of the Criminal Investigation Branch, and Detective Turner, of Orange, who have been…

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Gold Stealing Alleged. Orange

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

On two charges of having received allegedly stolen gold valued at [?] William Ernest Smith [?] was [?]…

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Gold Stealing Charge Accused in Court Bail Fixed at £500

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: In the North Sydney Police Court William Ernest Smith, 35, a painter, was charged with having at…

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Three Drowned In Mine Shaft

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday: Three men perished to-day in the Golden West Mine at Kunanalling, 25 miles north of Coolgardie…

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Gundagai District Cricket Competition Nangus Minor Premiers. Semi-finals of Hogan Gold Cup Next

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 1

The last games of the Hogan Gold Cup competition, prior to the semifinals, were played on Sunday last. Nangus, with a total of. 43 points,…

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