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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

179 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 9

The Big Mine. Federation and Mount Owen Gold Mines (N.L.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 2

The above Company with a capital of £15,000 has been most successfully floated in Sydney during the Christmas holidays. When the term of…

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Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 2

It is notified in the Government Gazette that the following Gold Mining Leases will be voided if rent due is not paid within 30 days from 12th…

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New Gold find in N. S. W.

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 2

In these stirring and strenuous times, when the finances of the Commonwealth, and especially the State are causing such anxiety to our…

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The Big Mine. Federation and Mount Owen Gold Mines (N.l.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

The above Company with a capital of £15,000 has been most successfully floated in Sydney during the Christmas holidays. When the terms of…

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New Gold Find

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

The finding of a promising gold reef is reported from the Upper Bowman by Messrs. Albury and Newton. The reef we are informed lays on Mr…

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News of the World. Alleged Illegal Use of Gold Currency. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 3

Seven arrests have been made in London of a barrister, gold miner, two diamond donors, a contractor, a moneylender and the gold miner's wife, who…

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Better than Gold. Tasmanian Osmiridium

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

A transformation of osmiridium is one of the romances of the mining industry in Tasmania In the early days of [?] gold wicking on the…

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The Plateau Gold Find Rush to Peg Out Claims

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

These was [?]…

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There's Gold in Sea-water

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 7

That there is gold in the sea is well known. Someone has eves taken the trouble to compute the aproximate amount. Every ton of…

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Better than Gold

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

A transformation of osmiridium is one of the romances of the mining industry in Tasmania. In the early days of alluvial gold working on the…

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Plateau Gold Find

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 2

The following further applications for authority to enter have been received by the Warden (Constable Smith): J. McRae, 14 acres; Allan…

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Craven Plateau Gold Find

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

A further find has been made on the Plateau. This time the new reef is on the holding of Mr. W. Gelkle. Authority to enter for mining…

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Craven Plateau. Another Gold Find

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 4

A further find of gold has been made on Craven Plateau, this time on a new reel on the holding of W. Gieke. Several applications for permission…

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English Coal Profits

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 6

IN an address to the Miners' Conference, said the Government up to July of the current year had made a profit of between £50,000,000 and £60,000,…

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High Price of Gold

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 4

The "Times" states that fine gold was quoted in London on Monday at £5 17s 6d per ounce…

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The Pit-sinker. the Pioneer Whose Duty It Is to First Find Coal

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 7

At a moment when the troubles of the coal trade fill go large a space in the newspapers, it may not be inappropriate to sketch the life and…

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Better Than Gold Mine. Trapper's £70 in One Night

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 3

So attractive has the occupation of rabbit catching become that farmers in the Avoca district are being paid as much as £12 for the…

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Deserted Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 1

In the early days of Gulgong, (N.S.W.) when gold rushes were frequent, a party of Germans abandoned their claim to follow…

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Gold Rising

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 2

Cold was quoted in London last week at £6/5/9 per oz. fine, which is equivalent to a rise of 8/3 per oz in two days…

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Floating Mine Laurieton

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 4

A floating mine was discovered oil the beach at South Camden Haven yesterday by Messrs. Albert Eggins, and Harry Seaman. They…

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