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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1926

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Names of New South Wales Towns and How Them They Got Them. By Captain J. H. Watson, J.P. F.R.A.H.S., in the Oddfellow." on the Mining River. Article No. 2

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 6

It was said last month that shipbuilding was on the Manning River 70 years ago, therefore that statement must be supported by evidence…

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Miners' High Wages

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 4

Two miners at Aberdare Extended Colliery drew between them £117 on Christmas pay day. Their pay for the previous fortnight was £108. It is stated that their…

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Underground Gold. (Published by Arrangement.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 3

"Since the underground liquor traffics grew to its Present gigantic size it has paid for protection with an ever-swelling flow of gold, estimated…

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Gold Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

Indications are that a revival of gold mining is taking place at Copeland and a number of shows now being worked are giving satisfactory…

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Gold Mining Revival at Copeland

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

Indications are that a revival of gold mining is taking place at Copeland a number of shows now worked are giving satisfactory…

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Colliery Explosion

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 6

A terrific explosion occurred in Redhead colliery, near Newcastle, on Thursday afternoon, as a result of which a man named Riley was killed…

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Those Gold Passes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 4

LABOR Councillors were concerned to-day (says Monday's "Evening News") at the announcement of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bavin, that he…

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Tragedy in the Wilds. Two Men Fight a Duel. an Old Hunter Shot. Jealously Over Gold Lands

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 4

From the lonely reaches of the Chilcoot district, news has been received of a tragedy that brings into bold relief the difficulties that lie…

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Gold, Oil, and Coal

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 2

Recently an expert detector located at Copeland (an old gold field near Gloucester) an enormous gold reef, which is considerately over one…

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Gold in N.t. Promising Finds

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 6

There have been several promising finds of gold in the Northern Territory, especially in the field known as the Shack at Grovehill, said the Federal…

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Are There Gnomes? Miners Strange Captive. Lilliputian in Pit

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 1

Gloucestershire (Eng.) has been startled by the discovery of a Lilliputian being living in the Poolway Colliery Miners who were…

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Fishing for Coal

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 7

Fishing for the best Derby Brights may sound .somewhat ridiculous, but let the reader visit Piraeus the port of Athens and he will find the…

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The Tale for To-day. Transformation of a Gold Piece

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 2

On the pl[?]tly [?] slope that [?] and leads to the [?] Edward Dan[?] one of the [?] who had [?]…

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Mining in New Zealand

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 2

Addressing a mining conference at Dunedin, Professor Park said that this decline of New Zealand mining Production was a matter of grave…

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Current Topics Petroleum and Coal

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

Mr. W. Edwards writes from the Carlton Hotel, Sydney:—A strong syndicate has been formed to bore for coal and petroleum which was…

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Sporting. the Tu[?] Geelong Gold Cup

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 5

The race for the Geelong Gold Cup, run at Geelong on Wednesday, resulted in a win for Bombard, with Olola second, and Benefix third. Winner, 12 to 1…

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Petroleum and Coal

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 2

Mr. W. Edwards writes from the Carlton Hotel, Sydney: A strong syndicate has been formed to bore for coal and petroleum which was…

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The New Aladdin's Cave. the Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Gold in Australia

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 1

The story of early adventure and discovery in Australia never grows stale. Dr. W. H. Fitchett, in "Life" tells the dramatic story of the…

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The World's Coal Production

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 7

According to the Washington Bureau of Statistics, America as a coal producer has come to a front place, 34 per cent of the total production of the world being raised…

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The New Aladdin's Cave. the Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Gold in Australia

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 1

The story of early adventure and discovery in Australia never grows state. Dr. W. H. Fitchett, in "Life" tells the dramatic story of the…

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