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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Eungai "Blue and Gold" Ball

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 2

The Eungai Creek "Blue and Gold" tennis ball was held in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday, 15th inst. The hall was beautifully decorated in the…

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Miners Nervy. Huge Animal at Large

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 June 1932 · page 5

Although most people are convinced that the large strange animal which has been terrorising the miners of Tanjli, in Gippsland (Vic.), is nothing…

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Ship Arrested. Carrying Egypt's Gold

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 June 1932 · page 2

The salvage ship Artiglio, carrying about £180,000 worth of gold bullion recovered from the sulken liner Egypt was arrested on arrival at Plymouth…

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Pirate Hoard At Cocos Island. Reported Recovery of Spanish Gold. Australians Interested

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 June 1932 · page 6

That a treasure hoard worth £12,000,000 from Peru, buried by pirates on Cocos Island, off the coast of South America, over 100 years…

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Chief Mines Inspector Retires

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 July 1932 · page 2

Mr. J. B. Jaquet, A.R.S.M., who is retiring from the position of Chief Inspector of Mines, was the recipient on Tuesday of a number of farewell…

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Gold-mining Revival

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 3

There are distinct signs of a big gold-mining revival, in West Australia and to a lessor degree also in Victoria. Recent developments in the Great…

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N.z. Coal Trouble

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 July 1932 · page 4

Auckland: Notwithstanding that a conference of coalminers and owners is to be held at Wellington at the Government's instigation to bring a settlement…

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To Be Closed. State Coal Mine

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 1

After a meeting of the State Cabinet on Tuesday, Mr. Stevens announced that the Government had decided in the interests of economy to…

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Beach Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 4

There has recently been a remarkable revival in beach, mining on the Far North Coast of New South Wales, and on the South Coast of…

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W.a. Gold Production

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 2

The production of gold in Western Australia during the present year, it is estimated, will be worth over £5,000,000, as compared with some…

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Gold Production

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1932 · page 5

Complete figures relating to the gold production in all States from 1st January to 30th june, are not yet available. Rellable estimates…

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On Wild Tooloom. Abandoned Goldfield

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1932 · page 8

Abandoned goldfields generally present a desolate appearance, but none is more wild and forbidding than the old Tooloom diggings in…

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Gold Strike in N.z

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 July 1932 · page 2

A Wellington message states that a strike of gold, estimated to yield 5000 ounces, is reported from Shotover River. A syndicate of…

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Taree Tutorial Class. the Decline of Mining

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

Continuing his series of addresses on Australian industries, the tutor, Mr. T. Harborne, M.Ec.. dealt last Wednesday with the economics of the…

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Black Mystery Mine a Gold Producer

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 4

Yesterday (says the '"Daily Examiner" of 3rd instant) Mr. W. Gill, as the trustee of a small syndicate, showed us a fine nugget of gold, weighing 34oz…

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Gold Production

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 3

The production of native gold of New South Wales origin for the hall year ended June 30, 1932, has been estimated by the Under-secretary for…

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£10,000 for Gold Prospecting

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) announced on Wednesday that £10,000 had been made available by the Unemployment Relief Council for…

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If You Could Make Gold. Thrills in Plenty

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1932 · page 7

A New York scientist has announced that be is building an electrical apparatus that will enable him to make gold from lead. An elderly man was persuaded by his son to go with him to a football match. The son, intent upon giving his father a good time, had booked two…

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Gold Prospecting £10,000 Granted to Test Lodes

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 3

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) announced yesterday that £10,000 had been made available by the Unemployment Relief Council for the…

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Decline in Mining

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 4

Mr. Harborne of Taree, is to be commounded for ventilating this question, and he certainly gives food for much thought. The Minister for Mines is also exercised…

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