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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Timber Mines. Where Wood in Found Deep Down in the Earth

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 7

Men emloyed in driving a new gallery in a gold-mine at Charlotte Plains, in Victoria, have made a most astonishing discovery. At a…

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Mt. Owen Gold Mine. Expert's Report

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 2

Mr. J. Carthew, late [?], actor of mine has reported on the Federation and Mount Owen sold mines. Gloucester district, Re[?] "The shaft has now reached a…

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Current Topics Gold Galore

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 2

A phone message from gloucester some that the last essay of the Mount down mine wear [?] writes. and some then the lode has become other. The above…

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History of 50 Years Ago Gold Fields

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 2

The following is extracted from last issue of the "Wingham Chronicle":—Following letter appeared in the "Manaine River News" on October 21, 1865:—…

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The New Gold Field

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 2

Practically nothing on the market to-day is creating as much interest as the federation and Mount Owen Gold Mining shares, but, to the outside…

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Meant Oven Gold Mine Inspector's Report

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 6

Mr. J. Carthew. late inspector of mines, has reported on the Federation and Mount Owen gold mines. Gloucester district. He states: "The…

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Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 2

The Bowmen now presents a very busy scene with the added new residents, connected with the mining industry; and in a short time (by the 1st July) the…

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A Merchant's Gold Hoard

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 3

Mystery surrounding the hidden gold boarded up in the bedroom of his house at Bow by a retired cocoanut merchant was cleared up recently, when the safe…

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Current Topics Important New Gold Find

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 2

A new discovery of gold has been made by Mr. J. Young and Mr. J. Albury, on Mr. J. R. Laurie's properly, Maudville, between the Gloucester and Barrington…

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Another Gold Find

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 2

It is reported that Mr. Harley Harris, who has been prospecting for a Gloucester syndicate on the Mummel field has located a good show of gold, The claim adjoins…

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Silver Turned Into Gold

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 7

Do you know that it is possible for lightning to change gold into silver, and silver into gold? Whenever lightning strikes money…

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2,000 Times His Weight in Gold

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 7

Under the scale of income-tax imposed by the recent Revenue Bill, every American in receipt of £30,000 or more a year must pay at least…

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New Gold Discovery

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

A new discovery of gold has been made on J. R. Laurie's property, Maudvill[?] between Gloucester and Barrington Rivers. The reef has been located…

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Mining Operations. for Buried Meteor

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 8

Near Canon Diablo, in northern Arizona, is one of the strangers of mines, where efforts are being made to reach a great meteor or…

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New Gold Mine

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 2

A new discovery of gold has been made by Mr. J. Young and Mr. J. Albury, on Mr. J. R Laurie's properly, Mandeville, between the…

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Not Floating Mines. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 3

It is believed that the floating objects thought to be mines on the South Coast were drums used in connection with the floating of the steamer…

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Gold Restriction

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

A PURTHER limitation has been placed on the amount of gold which travellers may take out of the Commonwealth. In the case of Europeans…

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Rich Gold in W.A. Five Ounces to the Pound

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

CHARMS BARTLOW, who has been prospecting for the last 11 years on the old Eureka Company's lease at Lake Austin, crushed at Cue on…

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Platinum Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 2

Recent rains have provided o plentiful supply of water at Platins, and the work of pudding the platinum thousands of tons of wash are awaiting treatment…

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Store Creek Gold Find

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1920 · page 2

A find of gold is reported on Mr. William McCormack's property at Store Creek, near Stuart Town. The reef is showing good freely, and in some instances the…

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