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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Queensland Gold Yield Improvement Shown

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 3

The Queensland gold yield continues to show a great improvement. For the six months ended on June 30, the yield was 5404 fine ounces, valued at…

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To Be Closed State Coal Mine Govt.'s Decision Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 5

After a meeting of the StatE Cabinet to-day, Mr. Stevens announced that the Government had decided, in the interests of…

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Beach Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 1

There has recently been a remarkable revival in beach mining on the Far North Coast of New South Wales, and on the South Coast of…

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Mining Revival

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 1

Thanks to tho assistance of the Queensland Government, which has made £15,000 available, the once-famous Mount Morgan mine has…

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How the Mines Worked Full Time at Four

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 1

Four collieries—Maitland Main. Cessnock No. 2, Neath, and Waratah—worked full time during the fortnight ended on Saturday last…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, July 12th., 1932. the Colliery. Works Full Fortnight

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 2

For the first time for three years the local colliery worked full-time for the fortnight ended on Saturday last…

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Gold Seeking. the Riots at Lambing Flat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 4

Norman's next experience of life was of a very different kind. In 1860 he went with his brother Angus to the Snowy River diggings. They…

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Search for Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 4

An elaborately-equipped expedition, led by Mr. C. Chapman, of Reins, will leave Brisbane on Thursday to search for gold in Central…

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State Mine Federation in Dark SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 1

The Miners' Federation has not yet been officially advised of the Government's reported intention to close the State Coal Mine at…

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Another Joke At Farmers' Expense Wheat and Coal Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 5

Several excuses have been advanced from time to time, by officials of the Railway Department and other persons, why the wheat-farmers of…

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Gold Standard British Policy No Return London, July 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 1

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, stated in the House of Commons that the resolution passed yesterday by the Bank…

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Gold Standard Upheld View' of International Settlements Bank. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 1

The Bank for International Settlements at Basic has accepted the functions imposed by the Reparations Conference at Lausanne. The bunk, in a…

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Gold Prospecting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 6

Mr. Walter O'Hearn, hon, secretary of the "Back to work Through wise Spending" Campaign, writes I believe that a properly organised…

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£2000. Colliery Employees' Pay

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 1

To-day's pay to employees at the Musvvellbrook Colliery for the fortnight ended last Saturday amounted to about £2000, the…

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Gold Salvage London, July 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 8

Bar gold valued at £30,000 has been recovered by the salvage steamer Ds[?]oy from the La[?]rentle, which was torpedoed off Donegal during…

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Closing of State Mine. Lithgow Not Sorry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 6

A Mount Victoria wire on Wednesday says:— Lithgow as a whole is pleased with the Government's decision to close the…

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Miners Levy Medical Treatment for Unemployed Cessnock, Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 5

"It's the poor wot 'elps the poor," is a statement attributed to a Dickens character, and this is certainly corroborated by the…

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Maitund Dogs Draw for Ascot Gold Cup

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 3

Forty-eight dogs have been nominated for the Ascot Gold Cup to be decided at the Maitland Show Ground. The first three heats will be run…

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ROSEHILL Khartoum to Win Speedy Gold Joy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 7

With the exception of the Hurdle Rurdle, largo flelds will contest the events at Rosehill to-morrow. Gold Joy in the…

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Coal Export Newcastle Shipments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday, shipments of coal including hundred at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was…

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