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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 5 of 6

"Out to Slaughter" Communist Charged British Coal Strike 1500 Miners Attack Police (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 19 October 1926 · page 1

"We ought to have slaughtered them. I am out to kill b—black-loggers, and you are out to protect them."…

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Goldfields Murder

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 October 1926 · page 2

Phillip Treffene, who, with William Coulter, was to be hanged in Fremantle gaol this morning, for the goldfields…

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Arizona Tin Mine

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 2

A successful test run of the Argles' process was put through the plant of the Arizona Tin Mining Co., N.L., Grenfell, last week, and the result…

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Antarctic Gold

Cowra Free Press · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 8

Prof. Edgworth David, of Sydney, lecturing at the Royal Institute, said there was little doubt that gold exists in large quantities in the…

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New Guinea Gold

Cowra Free Press · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 1

Latest authentic and first-hand information regarding the Edie Creek goldfield, indicates the difficulties of intending prospectors. Those…

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The Marvels of Gold

Cowra Free Press · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 10

The discovery of gold at Ophir in 1851, succeeded rapidly by discoveries of the Turon, the Wentworth, Ballarat, Bendigo, and numerous other…

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Gold Seekers Clash with Natives Three Men Killed

Cowra Free Press · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 3

W. R. Carpenter and Co., Limited, received news from their Rabaul branch that a party of whites, including two former employees of the…

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2,000 Men Out Coal Dispute Extends (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 1

The dispute at the Pelaw Main Colliery has extended to the Richmond Main. Over 2000 men are effected…

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British Miners Bonus to Loyalists (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 1

A London cable states that in appreciation of the loyalty of ten thousand miners who resumed work on the 20th of August last, the Bolsover…

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The Gold Rush

Western Champion · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 13

To-night and Friday night Charlie Chaplin's latest comedy, "The Gold Rush," is to be presented in Broadway Theatre. Patrons would be well…

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Master of All. E. Almaz Stout, Author of "Copper under, the Gold," &c. COPYRIGHT. (Published by Special Arrangement.) CHAPTER II.—(Continued)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 8

"Of course von connot live on that," he said, "but you will doubtless find some way of supplementing your income, and until you have…

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Council's Coal. No Reduced Haulage Rates

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 10

The Railway Commissioners have written to Mr. E. C. Best, M.L.A., stating that no reduction in freight rates can be made on coal used for…

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Show Charges Miners Threaten Boycott (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 1

The miners at Wollongong threaten to boycott the forthcoming Wollongong show, because the committee increased the gates charges from 1/0…

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Floods in Spain 3000 Miners Idle (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 1

A cable from Madrid states that great damage has been done by floods all over Spain. Several deaths are reported, and…

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Coal War Ends Restrictions are Relaxed Increased Output

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 November 1926 · page 7

London.—Colonel Lane-Fox (Secretary for Mines) announced in the House of Commons the relaxation of the coal restrictions…

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Miscellaneous Sources of Untold Wealth Lost Gold Mines

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1926 · page 8

Now that German East Africa is purged of the horror of German colonisation, there is talk of a systematic search for the real King Solomon's…

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Gold of the Incas

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1926 · page 1

What could be more fascinating than to handle lumps of gold brought from the secret mines of the Incas, in South America? This was the…

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The Laurentic's Gold

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1926 · page 3

When, the Laurentic was sunk by a German submarine in 1917, off Lough Swihy (Northern Ireland), with a loss of 300 lives, with her went £5,600,000…

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Many Dead Explosion in Mine (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 1

A Vancouver message states that a message from Princeton, (Indiana) states that fatalities probably exceed a score in a mine explosion yesterday…

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Federal and S.A. MINERS Royal Commission Proposed (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 1

Mr. Ward, Premier of the South Australian Government, has decided to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the financial relations…

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