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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

132 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 7

Craven Creek Gold Discovery

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said on Thursday that he had instructed departmental officials to make inquiries about a reported gold…

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Rich Gold Strike. at Craven Creek

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 4

Messrs Mark and Bill Bar[?]ett were in Gloucester on Monday with a bagful of wonderful specimens of quartz taken from a new find near the head…

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Rich in Gold Craven Creek Specimens the Bartlett "Find" Extent of Deposit Not Known

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 3

Two rather excited men, carrying between them a bag of quartz specimens extraordinarily rich in gold, passed through Newcastle on…

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Rich Gold Strike at Craven Creek

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 8

Messrs. Mark and Bill Bartlett were in Gloucester on Monday with a bagful of wonderful specimens of quartz taken from a new find near the head of…

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New Gold Reef Mild Bush at Gloucester

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 4

Gloucester is in a fever of excitement following the news of the rich gold strike at Craven Crook, about four mile's out of the town…

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The New Gold Strike. at Craven Creek

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 2

Ever since the report of the find on Commonwealth Creek has been made public there has been a steady stream of people to Bartlett's show…

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Disastrous Blaze Pelaw Main Colliery All Surface Works Destroyed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 August 1931 · page 2

In the most disastrous fire in the history of the coalfields, the entire surface structure of the Pelaw Main Colliery at Kurri Kurri were demolished on…

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The New Gold Strike. Official Report

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 21 August 1931 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) has received a report on the recent gold discovery at Craven Creek…

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Craven Gold Find Rush Not Warranted

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 August 1931 · page 4

"Further systematic prospecting appears to he justified, but a rush of prospectors is not warranted at the present stage," states Mr. A. C. Lloyd, of the…

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Gold From Bulliac

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 2

Some very rich specimens of gold-bearing quartz were exhibited in town during the week, said to have come from a "floater" picked up in…

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Search for Treasure Hidden Russian Gold. Legal Action in Paris

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 3

Another legal action is being brought in Paris against the Soviets this time in connection with some hidden treasure…

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Gold From Bulliac

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 2

"Gloucester Advocate":—Some very rich specimens of gold-bearing quartz were exhibited in Gloucester during last week, said to have come from a…

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Mine That Yielded £18,000 000

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 2

In support of the claim that the Great Boulder Proprietary's gold mine is Australia's wonder mine it is stated that the original capital of the…

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A Wonderful Time. State Mine Workers Have. Says Mr. Cleary

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 6

The State coalmine at Lithgow has closed down, because the employees have gone on strike. The Railway Commissioners decided…

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Barrngton Gold Escort

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 2

"Newcastle Herald" of 50 years ago says:— On Saturday night the gold escort from the Barrington diggings was despatched from…

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Gold Prospects in Victoria

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 2

The Director of Geological Survey (Mr. W. Baragwanath) stated this week that gold worth £198.456 had been won in 18 months by 6900…

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Coal Bill. a Step Nearer Tyranny

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 1

Coal is the source of heat and power. It makes both industry and transport possible. It is not surprising that the autocrats of Trades…

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World's Gold. Only 30,720 Tons Produced Further Decline Forecast

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 September 1931 · page 1

The prospector's dream of finding a mountain of gold will never be realised; and if it were, the effects of such a discovery, though highly gratifying to…

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Gold Rush 50 Years Ago

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 1

The Bowman River settlement 16 miles from Gloucester, was the scene, 50 years ago, of a gold rush A large amount of gold was secured…

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Boy Settler Prospects for Gold

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 4

"Better than the dole," is the expression used by a British boy settler who has lost his job on a farm and turned his attention to…

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