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

Mining & the mines, 1931

236 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 12

Mining Matters Dealt with by Mr. Warden Bromhead

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 2

Mr. [?] Bromhead had quite a number of applications before him on Wednesday, most of them being In connection…

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Local Inventor. Machine for Gold Finding. Mr. Brown's Experiments

Western Champion · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 4

"He's only a little man, but he has a lot of brains," is a comment which has been made concerning Mr. H. Brown, a Parkes…

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The Lure of Gold. Bogan Gate

Western Champion · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 10

A number of locals are away from home in the search for gold. So far no big finds are reported, although it is said that quite decent prospects…

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GUBBATA The Gold Find

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

The Naradhan correspondent who first reported thelind appears to have been guilty of some slight inaccuracies and the added headlines made it…

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PROMISING. Mining Near Forbes Road

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 3

Some promising gold prospects have been obtained by Messrs. Larry Sutton and Esher at their mine near the Forbes road, about…

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Mining Revival On Grenfell Field Workers at "Tinpot"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 8

For some time there has been a good deal of talk among mining enthusiasts of a revival on the old Tinpot field, which lies west…

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The Ank Bill Raiding Gold Reserves To Pay Overseas Debts

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 4

Gold held in reserve by the Com mon wealth Bank Board may be absorbed at the demand of the Federal Treasurer to pay overseas debts if…

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Bogan Gate The Search for Gold Good Prices for Lambs Golfers to Meet

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 6

Bright sunny days followed the heavy rain of the week. For the month of March we have had 427 points. This is the best…

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Promising. Mining Near Forbes Road

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 1

Some promising gold prospects have been obtained by Messrs. Larry Sutton and Esher at their mine near the Forbes road, about a mile and a…

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General News Grenfell Mining FIELDS-Contd

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 2

man and John Stokes. The Parkmans, in less than three years, sold out their interest in Homeward Bound, each having made £9000, in…

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General News Grenfell Mining FIELDS-Contd

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 2

ing for a needle in a haystack. Mick King and the Percivals are looking for a lost lead above the Clear Dam, and Bill Lloyd has a nice…

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General News Grenfell Mining FIELDS-Contd

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 2

good indication being that the spurs came in very well, the rich ore bodies being where these spurs hit the reef again. In fact he stressed this…

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The Grenfell Gold Fields Inspected. Visit of Geologist

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 2

On Monday Mr. Harper, of the Government Geologist's Department, visited Grenfell, and was met by the Mayor (Ald. James Bradley), Ald. Ercole, Mr. Darch (Town Clerk), and a number of miners who have been prospecting in various parts…

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Our District Page Contributions from, all Parts of the District are Welcomed Gold Lure Association Formed To Assist Searchers

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 6

Never before has the country been so hard-up and so gold hungry. a Gold Is the commodity that will…

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Mining Activity. . Warden's Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Bromhead, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1931 · page 2

H. Donelly. and V. Bailey—authority to enter. Granted for six months. George Gilchrist—authority to…

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Miscellaneous Mining in Grenfell

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. J. Bradley) has received the following letter from Mr. L. F. Harper, Geological Surveyor, N.S. Wales:—…

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Gold Visits to Local "Shows" Expert's Opinion. "Parkes may prove another Bendigo."

Western Champion · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 1

That the gold-bearing country surrounding Parkes is almost identical with that of Bendigo was the opinion expressed, by Mr. Herbert J. Ault after viciting the various "shows" in the icinity on Saturday last…

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Expert's Opinion of Parkes Gold Prospects Fatal Accident. Motor Somersaults. Tichborne Resident Killed

Western Champion · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 1

Mrs. James Thomson, of Tichborne, died in the Parkes District Hospital at an early hour on Saturday week, as a result of…

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The Gold Sense and How to Stimulate It. Meeting at Parkes. Committee Formed at Big Public Meeting

Western Champion · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 4

Fifty citizens interested in mining were present at a meeting in the Municpal Chambers on Friday night, convened to inquire into the merits or demerits of the newly-formed "Gold Search Association of New South Wales." After hearing an interesting address by Mr…

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The Western Champion AND The Parkes District Representative Thursday, April 16, 1931. Stimulating the Gold Sense

Western Champion · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 8

Considerable interest has been taken locally in the article which appeared in Monday's "Champion," giving the views of Mr. Herbert J. Ault, mining expert, upon the possibilities of Parkes from a gold-producing point of view. Mr. Ault was much impressed, and stated that…

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