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

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Old Mining

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 5

As a quartz-mining district, the Tyagong appears to be exhaustless. Another new reef has been discovered during the week, about…

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Swimming Club Profit of Over £16 on Last Carnival. Clues Colors to Be Black and Gold. Arrangements Well in Hand for Annversary Day Fixture

Cowra Free Press · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 9

Those present at a general meeting of members of the Cowra Swimming Club on Wednesday evening were: — Messrs. E. P. Todhunter…

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£5 Reward He Who Restoreth My Jewel Shall Receiveth the Five Gold Pieces

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 4

B.C. 1927. In the days of the ancient Greece, when the Gods kept faithful watch over those they loved, two brave aud famous heroes set…

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Broken Hill Some Interesting Facts About the Big Silver Mining City

Cowra Free Press · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 8

In a brief chat with Mr. Les. Frazer, Stipendiary Steward to the Broken Hill racing bodies, who has been on a visit to Cowra and Grenfell, we…

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Mines Under the Ocean

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 3

The Chilian coal mines, opened in 1855, seem to be quite pleasant places to work in. The seam of coal runs from the coast line under the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and…

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New Township Lidsdale's Leap to Fame Colliery Activity

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

A short time ago Lidsdale (in the Lithgow district) was only a small [?]mlet. To-day it is a thriving township…

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Mining Sensation Claim Pegged Over Shire Quarry Is there any Tin ?

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 6

A mild sensation was caused a day or so back when a claim was pegged over the area occupied by the Jemalong Shire. Council's quarry near the…

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Four Killed In Mine Testing Gas Helmets (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 1

William Pearson, mine manager, William Maher, underwriter, J. Cowan and Michael Ford, lost their lives [?] Millverton on Saturday…

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No Man’s Gold Tom Mix Back Again !

Cowra Free Press · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 9

Tom Mix is back. The old Tom Mix. The two-gun; two-fisted, hard-riding Buckaroo with rough and ready cow-puncher togs. Back in a…

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Coal Strike Proprietor's Opinion Idea Laughable (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 1

Leading colliery proprietors, in referring to the coal strike, remarked that the idea that the industry could hear additional burdens that the…

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Tin Mine Pegged At Forbes Quarry Miners Sceptical

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 8

A mild sensation was caused at Forbes when the news spread that a claim to a tin mine had been pegged over the area at present occupied…

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Industrial Peace Statement by Prime Minister Coal Mining Industry (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 1

Mr. Bruce, in a statement last night, said the Commonwelath Government was anxious to promote industrial peace in connection with the…

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"Tons of Gold" Rush to New Guinea

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 8

According to Mr. J. J. Gilmore, who left his plantation near Rabaul in charge of his wife and hurried to the New Guinea gold fields five months…

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Now Working Lithgow Collieries Following Stoppage (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 1

(All colliers in Lithgow are now working following a stoppage for several days over the dismissal of one man.)…

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The Wyalong Advocate the Miners Win

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

By their decision to return to work in defiance of their executive, the Northern and South Coast coal miners have achieved a notable victory…

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Coal in Algeria

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 3

Coal has recently been discovered in various parts of Algeria, as well as several seams of lignite, and although the quality cannot be compared to Welsh, it certainly…

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Coal-gas for Starting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 10

When a very old engine which otherwise, perhaps, runs well will not start in cold weather, it is often easy to start it on gas. If coal-gas…

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Cessnock Miners Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 7

The South Maitland Coalfields Deputies at a largely attended meeting of Cessnock, yesterday, decided to accept the proposal put forward by Mr…

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City Underlaid with Gold

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 3

The ground on which Philadelphia is built is said to be one of the richest goldfieds in the world. The only difference there…

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Metals Dearer Than Gold

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 3

Gold, is generally looked upon as the last word of costliness, but, as a matter of fact, there are more metals dearer than…

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