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

Mining & the mines, 1940

241 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 13

Captain's Flat Farewell To Mine Employees

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 September 1940 · page 2

CAPTAIN'S FLAT: The staff of the Lake George Mining Co. gathered at the staff mess last week to bid farewell to Mr. and…

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Jumped Clear Miners' Narrow Escape

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 2

CAPTAIN'S FLAT: Three men working 200 feet underground in the Lake George mine had a close call when a rock believed…

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Concessions for Mine Captain's Flat Aid Estimated at £15,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 1

The Premier Mr. Mair, announced at, Captain's Flat on Friday that the State Government would, grant concessions…

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Miners May Go On Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: It is reported from Wollongong that a general stoppage of all mines in the southern district is anticipated as a result of…

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Miners "Out" in South

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: All mines in the southern districts were idle to-day. They are expected to remain so until the men are assured that the…

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Southern Miners Are Still Out

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: All mines in the southern districts and also coke works were again idle to-day awaiting the result of the conference…

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New Mine-sweepers To Be Named After Towns

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Minister for the Navy, Mr. Cameron, announced yesterday that the first two tribal class destroyers being…

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U.S.A. a Land of Gold Holds 75 Per Cent of World’s Supply

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 5

Gold in vaults of the United States Treasury amounts to more than £4,000,000,000—over 75 per cent, of the monetary gold…

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Jumped Clear Miners' Narrow Escape

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 7

CAPTAIN'S FLAT: Three men working 200 feet under-ground in the Lake George mine had a close call when a rock…

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Gold Search Warden Grants Authority

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 1

To enable them to mine for alluvial gold on Tirrannaville property two men and a woman yesterday applied to the…

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Record Railway Revenue Mr. Hartiga'n's Annual Report Coal Strike Causes Deficit

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 1

Tabled in Parliament during this session, the annual report of the Commissioner for Railways (Mr T. J. Hartigan) for the financial year…

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World’s Deepest Gold Mine Instals Robot to Control Crushed Ore

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 3

The oldest and deepest gold mine in the world, the John Del Rey mine in Brazil, is about to be equipped with the most complete ore…

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Italians in Mines Position At Bore Hole

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday: Stockton Bore Hole mines resumed work today without the five Italians to whom they objected…

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Record Railway Revenue Commissioner’s Annual Report Coal Strike Causes Deficit

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 4

The annual report of the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) for the financial year ended June 30, 1940, discloses that the…

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Mining Lease

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 1

At the Goulburn Mining Warden's Court yesterday an application by John Alexander McGregor for an authority to enter and search for kaolin…

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From Everywhere Mine Dispute Not Settled

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 2

It is not yet certain whether South Coast miners will accept the suggestion made by Mr. Justice Drake-Brockman to try out the new award…

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Miners' Lodge Suspended Federation's Firm Discipline

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday: The Stockton Borehole Miners' Lodge was suspended by the board of management from membership of the Miners'…

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Gold Medals Awards To Students

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 1

Gold medals awarded by the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce to student who gained the best passes in commercial subjects at the yearly…

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Gold Mining Co. and Its Headquarters

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 October 1940 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday (B.O.W.): The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Kingsley Wood, was asked with reference to the proposal of the…

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"Flowing Gold" Hoyts Ritz To-night

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 6

"Flowing Gold," a lusty saga of love and adventure in the American oil fields, comes to Hoyts Ritz to-night. It has many…

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