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

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Current Topics Gold Yield

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 6

The gold yield for the year ended June 30 amounted to IS,032 ounces line, valued at £76,595, or £5956 less in value than that of 1926. The total…

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Mining

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 3

Last week eight tons, put through at the Kohinoor Battery, Parkes, from Hartland and party, No. 1 north, Grassett's Lead, Forbes, gave…

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Fiji's Pagan Gold Remarkable Superstitions

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 6

IN spite of the teachings of the missionaries, the natives of Fiji cling to their barbaric superstititions. Like the Pueblo Indians, who…

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Help for Miners. What Commonwealth Offers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 2

"The variety of ways in which the Bruce-Page Government is helping in the development of the Commonwealth is not sufficiently appreciated…

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Gold Cup Match

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 9

The following team will represent Young against Canowindra on Sunday next for the Jack Hore Gold Cup: R. Hall, Punt, Sid Hall, Tom Hall,…

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Help for Miners What C’wealth Offers

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 3

“The variety of ways in which the Bruce-Page Government is helping in the development of the Commonwealth is not sufficiently…

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Coal Trade Charlton Wants Inquiry (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 1

Mr. Charlton, M. P., considers that a general inquiry should be made into the whole ramifications of the coal trade to ascertain whether the…

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Besmi[?]ng Unionism Miners as Rabbit Trappers Sydney Friday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 1

The A.W.U. representative at Denman complained to headquarters that minors were unfairly competing in the rabbit-trapping industry with…

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The Jack Hore Gold Cup Nearly Comes to Cowra. Canowindra Retain Coveted Trophy by 13 TO 10

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 3

After leading by 10 to 5 at halftime the Pioneers went under to Canowindra by 13 to 10, the holders of the Gold Cup putting on 8…

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Mines Found by a Boy

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 5

The lead mines of Missouri, which have yielded tens of millions of dollars and are not yet half worked out, were originally discovered by a boy…

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Must Be Reduction Price of Coal Bavin's Warning Interstate Trade Endangered Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 4

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, delivering a pre-sessiounl speech at Chatswood last night, admitted that amongst the greatest problems the Government had…

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Wattle and Gold Annual Bazaar Ball

Western Champion · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 11

The third annual ball in connection with the Catholic Bazaar (which will be, as usual, one of the attractions of the approaching Show Week was…

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Cheaper Than Coal Power for B. Hill Mines Installing Oil Engines Broken Hill

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 1

The manager of the Sulphide Corporation (Mr. W. E. Gardiner), said to-day that preliminary work was already in hand for installing Diesel oil…

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Gold Peters Out Old Workings Dredged ADELONG

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 4

The last phase of gold dredging at Adelong has been reached, and the whole plant has been offered at auction…

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Oxygen for Entombed Miners

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 5

An invention which promises to be of considerable service to the victims of explosions and other mining disasters is described in the…

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Our Coal Trade

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 15 August 1928 · page 6

The serious depression in the coal trade of N. S. Wales is not a matter of yesterday or the previous day. Its origin dates back several years, when…

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Blue and Gold Ball

Western Champion · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 10

We would give a final reminder of the Blue and Gold Ball, in aid of the building fund of the Country, Women's Association, to be held in…

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An Arctic Coal Mine

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 3

According to "La Nature," the most northerly coal mine in the world is that of the Arctic Coal Company (an American concern) at…

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Big Mining Wages

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 2

The wages paid by four companies at Lucknow nearly reach £6000 per month. A few similar claims here would make Forbes hum…

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Blue and Gold. Country Women's Ball. Happy and Brilliant Function

Western Champion · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 9

The colors chosen by the Country Women's Association for their annual ball were typically appropriate. Blue, to symbolise the character of the…

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