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

Mining & the mines, 1938

119 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 6

£18,000 Worth of Gold in Two Months

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

Seeking fragments of gold in a worked-out and abandened goldfield, A. M. B[?]tt. stumbles on an un-suspected Ede[?] at Durban, South…

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Gold Mounted Whip

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 2

Whilst in Sydney last week Mr. J. J. Dwyer, of the Royal Hotel, received a gold-mounted whip from Goldsbrough, Mort (agents for…

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Forty-seven Killed in Explosion in Colliery

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 7

HYDERABAD.—47 were killed and forty seriously injured in an exposion in Singarent collieries. Those killed include three Europeans…

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Forty-seven Killed Terrible Colliery Explosion (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

A cable from Hyderabad, (India), states: Forty-seven people were killed, and forty seriously injured, in an explosion in the…

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Bendigo Gold Charge Frank Savage Arrested Remanded to Melbourne

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 6

Echoes of the Central Blue Gold Mine, Bendigo, infringement case, which caused a sensation recently, were heard in the Adelaide police…

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Strand Theatre "Navy Blue and Gold"

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 4

"Navy Blue and Gold." colorful and spirited story of life at the United States Naval Academy, with a timely emphasis on the football activities of…

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Gold Production Remarkable Increase

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 4

The production of gold in Fiji this year it is estimated, will total between 70,000 and 75.000 ounces, and will be valued at approximately…

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Orange Mining Engineer Drowned at Forbes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 5

Mr. Leslic Sneddon, 65, well knowa in the Orange district as a mining engineer, was drowned in the Lachlan River at Forbes…

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Refused to Die Then Found "Day Dawn" Mine Now Rich Patron of Turf

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 6

Wally Digby, the biggest stake winner at the Randwick meeting concluded on Saturday, when he won with. Gay Knight, is…

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Mining Activity at Alectown

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 3

It appears says a correspondent, as if Alectown is going to come back to the good old mining days. At present there are some prospectors on…

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Price of Gold

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1938 · page 4

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended April 15, is…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield Quarter's Increase is 18.6 Percent

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 4

Higher production during March has enabled the Now South Wales gold yield for the first three months of the year to show a substantial In…

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FOOTBALL Western Matches of Week-end Parkes Retains Jack Hore Gold Cup

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 1

Parkes (holders) and Canowindra clashed at Parkes on Sunday in the first match of the season for the Jack Hore Gold Cup. Parkes retained the…

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80 DEATHS In Colliery Disaster (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

A cable from London states: The death roll in the Markham colliery disaster is now 80…

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Ardlethan Mines Working

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 3

The recent rains have rep[?] one water supplies at the the [?] and the enemy [?] is now [?] [?] battery two sailes to treat the…

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Six Hour Day Miners to Launch Campaign (By Wire) Sydney, Honday

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 1

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation has decided to launch a campaign for the introduction of a six-hour day in the coal mines, and…

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Where Is Stolen Eugowra Gold Fortune Lies Hidden—somewhere. Epic of Bushranging Days

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 6

Recently Queensland journals reported that the skull of Frank Christie, alias Frank. Gardiner, the bushranger, had been sold in…

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Fire at Bendigo Mine Damage Estimated at £25,000

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 4

Fire which broke out in the battery of the new Red, White and Blue Consolidated Company's mine destroyed the battery and extensive mining…

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Gold Found

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 7

Two substantial pieces of solid gold were found last Sunday afternoon by a son of Mr Jack Gilbert. The youth struck things lucky amongst gravel…

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30 Hours Week Coal Miners' Demands Owners Will Resist (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 1

Colliery owners will oppose the Miners' Federal ion's demands for a 30 hours week, pensious for aged miners, annual holidays on full pay,…

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