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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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General News Items Road Paved with Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 3

Engineers in Colorado have just completed a road which is to be known as the Golden Trail. It is only five miles long, but it appears…

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Coal Frow England

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 4

The premier of S.A. has carried of his threat to order coal from [?] Britain owing to the excessive price of Newcastle coal. He has…

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The World's Deepest Mine

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 2

Oa[?] cold morning in july two of us, looking like soldiers in the hel[?]s and army preatenals, stepped into a steel box suspended over a hole in the…

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Mt. Morgan. Mine to Reopen. New Company

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 3

A message from Rockhampton says that one of the principals of a Southern group of financiers and mining men made the announcement on…

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Gold Prospecting. on Upper Chichester

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 1

Mr. A. E. Powell, of Robert-street, Tenambit, East Maitland, writes in the "Maitland Mercury":— I read with much interest and…

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Mining Fountain Pen Tips

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 2

In the early days, Tasmanian prospectors operating in the north-west of the Island found a rich belt of country which yielded a variety of mineral…

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Gold in Rabbit Burrow

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 2

Recently, when digging out a rabbit burrow on a property at Landsborough (Vic), Messrs Peacock Bros, found an auriferous quartz lode of promise…

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The City Council Coal Contracts Mr. Shand's Startling Allegations. Prominent Ex-aldermen Named

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 6

Sensational allegations of corruption aud graft, in the City Council were made by Mr. Shand, K.C., in his opening address at the City Council…

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Gold Prospecting on Upper Chichester

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 6

Mr. A. E. Powell, of Robert-street, Tonambit, East Maitland, writes as follows to the "Mercury":— I read with much interest and…

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City Council Coal Inquiry

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 August 1928 · page 2

Admissions were made this week by City Council coal contractors that they paid money to council servants to secure acceptance of their tenders…

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Mining Shire Council

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 6

The mining shire council met on Monday when there were present Crs. Milligan (president). Breckenridge, Latham, makinnon, Brid,…

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Winnowed for Women. Donkeys and Gold Coins

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 3

What is a gold coin? It is a tool for buying things in exactly the same sense as a silver spoon is a tool for eating an egg. Buying and selling…

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Coal Dredgers

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 6

A short time ago a Melbourne correspondent wrote:—The most modern of automatic coal-mining machinery has been set to work upon the brown coal…

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Coal Industry a Brighter Outlook

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 4

Following the successful settlement of the dispute at Seaham No. 2 Colliery, another conference between coalowners and miners has been…

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Mystery of the Sea. Disappearance of Steamer. Valuable Cargo of Gold. Suggested Pirates' Work

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 3

Are pirates responsible for the disappearance of the Asiatic Prince, the large liner manned by a crew of 30 Chinese and eight British officers,…

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State Politics. Stabilising the Coal Industry. Solution of Unemployment Problem

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 21 September 1928 · page 3

The Government's proposals for the rehabilitation of the coal industry, which were announced by Mr. Bavin last Friday, are subject to…

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AID to Mining Prospectors

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly last week Mr. Horsington asked in view of the fact that the present system of aid to prospectors is not having the…

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Fine Gold of Business

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 2

There is an honor in business that is the fine gold in it; that reckons with every man justly; that loves light; that regards kindness and fairness…

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East Greta Mine Closed Down

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 2

As a result of seepage into the East Greta colliery, the company has notified officials of the East Greta Miners' Lodge that the colliery has…

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Effective Road Treatment. Coal Situation

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 2

Motorists all speak highly of the improvements on the road from Booral to Raymond Terrace. This has been accomplished by the cheap but In connection with the efforts being made by the Premier (Mr. Bavin) to stabilise the coal industry by bringing down the price of coal by about 5/-…

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