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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Gold Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 2

The Australian gold yield for 1931 should soon be made available for the purpose of allocating the bonus. The gold bounty will be an item of some…

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Gold Find. Reported Fabulously Rich

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 9

The "New York Times", Manila correspondent states that the Big Wedge Mining Co., operating on Atnimok mining fields near Daguio…

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Our Serial Story. "The Gold Magnet." Chapter Xix.--a Caller at the Cottage

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 4

"Say, can't we get Bruce out on bail?" asked Randolph of Mark. Mark shook his head. "No, that is out of the question in a case of this…

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Gold Passes for Life. After Four Years' Service

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 4

Canberra, Saturday.--The only privilege that goes with Ministerial rights is the acquirement, after four years' service, of the right to a gold pass for…

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Proposed Abolition Gold Bounty

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 2

Mr. Claude De Bernales, the chairman of the Australian Gold Industry Council, said to-day that he could not believe the report that the…

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Gold Debt "Lopsided Commercialism" a War Secret

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

Speaking at a luncheon on board the Strathard, sister ship to the Strathnaver, which recently visited Australia, Mr. Alexander Shaw, a…

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Men Sweep It Up. Road of Gold. Law Steps In

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 3

They do not dig holes looking for gold in Bendigo now. They just sweep up the dust from the roads and wash it at a dam!…

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Gold and Misery

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 1

In the 'nineties there were a dozen Australian mushroom banks which presently withered with the first onset of adverse conditions. Yet they had the…

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Our Serial Story. "The Gold Magnet." Chapter Xxii.--evidence for the Defence

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 4

Crandon began his speech for the defence by telling the story of the gold magnet. He spoke of the years of hard work which Stuart Egerton had…

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Gold Strike Claim

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 2

Exceptionally rich stone is reported to have been struck by a party of miners at Stewart's Brook, east of Scone. Two bags, portion of…

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Dying Coal Trade

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 6

News from Newcastle, Friday last said that statistics made available that evening by the Newcastle Sub-Collector of Customs (Mr. A. H. Gibson)…

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Rich Gold Find, on Stewart's Brook

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 2

A correspondent writes:— Mr. W. Towns, junr. and party have again struck heavy gold in their mine near the old "Royal Standard," and are…

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Seamen's Strike Miners Refuse to Cease Work

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 4

The Elrington Miners Lodge has refused to accept the instructions of the Miners Central Council to cease work in sympathy with the Newcastle…

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Our Serial Story. "The Gold' Magnet" Chapter Xxiv.--a Board Meeting at Duke's Gate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 4

It was late when the trial was finished, and Randolph insisted that Silvia should have some dinner before Claude drove her home, so the three…

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Old Gold Rabbit Not So Silly As It Seems. Science Wins

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1932 · page 2

Should you see an old gold rabbit, or a red-white-and-lavender kangaroo, with a tail like a barber's pole, don't blink, don't call the barman a…

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Price of Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 2

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Mint from January 18 to January 22 is at a…

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Our Serial Story. "The Gold Magnet" Chapter Xxvil--silvia. Learns to Drive

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 4

Silvia was singing softly to herself as she nipped dead blooms from the rose trees. "You're mighty cheerful," came a…

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Gold Prospecting

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 1

The Broken Hill Proprietary, Co. Ltd., has embarked upon a gold prospecting campaign, with a three-fold object—in the first place, the…

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Men Sweep It Up. Road of Gold. Law Steps In

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 1

They do not dig holes looking for gold in Bendigo now. They just sweep up the dust from the roads and wash it at a dam!…

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The Gold Bounty

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 6

Interviewed yesterday concerning the published report that the gold bounty might be cancelled by the Federal Government, the chairman…

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