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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

103 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 6

Presentation Gold Wtlet Watch Mrs. C. R. Robins the Recipient

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 2

In recognition of her services as a member of the Church of England during the period of her residence in Gulgong, Mrs. Robins, wife of Mr. C…

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British Miners' Strike Cook's Conciliatory Speech Prepared for Honorable Settlement (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 1

A Reuter's message from London status that Mr. Cook, the Miners' Secretary, In a speech during the week-end, said if the miners so…

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Arizona Tin Mine

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 2

The Arizona Tin Mine presented a scene of unusual activity to-day, when a number of shareholders were in force to give the plant another…

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Current Topics More Gold

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 3

Messrs. A. S. and Walter Lane are the lucky prospectors of a reef found in the Cowra district, which according to experts promises to be…

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Arizona Tin Mine

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 2

About two years ago some residents of Grenfell formed a syndicate, now registered as above, to work a tin mine of low grade ore situated…

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More Gold

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 6

Messrs. A. A. and Walter Lane are the lucky prospectors of a reef found in the Cowra district, which according to experts, promises to be…

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Original Poetry. Gems. Roses and Gold

Western Champion · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 17

Gems, cut and polished, your brilliance is dim Compared with the gems that gleam in our town…

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Coal Strike?

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 8

The London conference of miners and owners has broken down, with no settlement. A coal strike, is in sight…

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British Coal Trouble Conference Breaks Down (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 1

A [?] cable states that the conference between the miners and owners has broken down. No settlement of the coal strike is…

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Gold Hunt, Death Hunt The Risk

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 13

A warning that any attempt to reach the newly-discovered goldfields at New Guinea will mean, almost certain death to any but the most…

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British Coal Strike Withdrawal of Safety Men Nationalisation Coming, Says Cook (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 1

An Austral Press cable from London states that Mr. A. J. Cook, Miners Secretary, told 6,000 people that the coal miners would suffer worse in the…

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New Gold Discovery

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 2

Much interest is being shown in the new goldfield discovered at Niangala, about 40 miles from Tamworth, as the find promises to rival some…

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Gold Find Made After Gale Stone in Tree Roots

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 11

Considerable interest is being show in the new gold find at Nian gala about 40 miles from Tamworth. Land for a considerable distance has…

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Forbes Show Races Record Attendance Town Plate to Gold Thread

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 6

The show meeting of the Forbes Jockey Club opened on the Forbes racecourse yesterday, in glorious, though uncertain…

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Forbes and District History to Be Broadcasted. Early Mining

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 3

The following history of Forbes, complied by the Forbes and District Chamber of Commerce, has been forwarded to Broadcasters', Ltd…

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Gold in New Guinea Prospectors Troubles (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 1

News comes from Now Guinea of the troubles of gold seekers. Native boys are hard to get, even at £20, and several parties heading…

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Gold

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 September 1926 · page 1

Gold has exercised a fascination over mail from time immemorial. It captivates the imagination. Perhaps that is why the present boom in the…

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Interesting Gold Fish Killed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 September 1926 · page 4

Scotland Yard has been called in to solve the mystery of the poisoning of 100,000 gold fish in tanks belonging to a London merchant, Mr…

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Forbes and District History to Be Broadcasted Early Mining

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 October 1926 · page 9

The following history of Forbes, compiled, by the Forbes and District Chamber of Commerce, has been forwarded to Broadcasters, Ltd…

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Nineteen Ounces of Gold

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 10

The Narromine Gold Cup, which was won on Tuesday by Mr. Shaw Strickland, with his Salmon Trout, is on view at E. J. Grinsted's store…

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