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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

139 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 7

Coramba King Mine Rich Find Reported

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 4

There was considerable excitement at Coramba one day last week when the report spread that the main reef had been struck in the old…

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Taree, Wednesday, Sept. 28. (Before Mr. E. T. Oram, P.m.) Stealing Coal

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 October 1932 · page 8

Val. Ernest Kriss and Claude Pavey were each charged with having, it was alleged, stolen at Taree on September 20 a quantity of coal…

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Taree Police Court Wednesday, 27th SEPTEMBER Before Mr. E. T. Oram, P.M., Stealing Coal

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 October 1932 · page 6

Val Ernest Kriss (22), and Claude Pavey (27) pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing coal, valued at 1/, the property of the Railway Commissioners, at…

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A Great Gold Mine

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1932 · page 2

Great Boulder's (W.A.) ore reserves at the end of 1930 were put at 87,000 tons. During 1931, 97,789 tons were extracted, and…

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New Guinea Goldfield. Edie Creek an EI Dorado. Maitland Man's Story

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1932 · page 4

Gold! Gold! Gold! The all-absorbing urge to discover the yellow metal has driven men from the icy waters of the Arctic to the torrid swamps of…

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Increased Gold Production

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 2

The production of gold in N.S.W. for the first eight months of the year is estimated at 18,903 ounces fine, compared with 11,461 ounces for the…

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Broken Hill History and Romance Great Mining Area. General Manager's Review

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 4

In an instructive supplement dealing with the mining industry revival in Australia, the Melbourne "Herald" publishes an account of the history of…

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New Goldfield. in Central Australia

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 1

In his report to the directors of Granites Gold N.L., the company's mining engineer (Mr. R. W. Powell), who returned to Melbourne from…

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Gold. Granites Old Hands Sell Out. Water Worries

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 October 1932 · page 4

Two old hands on the Granites field, in Central Australia, "Dead Sweet Joe" and Ted Leahy, have sold their claims for £1000, and are going to see…

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Black Magic Gold Coast Secrets. the Power of Evil

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 October 1932 · page 7

A bishop who believes in witchcraft is Dr. John Aglionby, Bishop of Accra. After a severe attack of malaria, the bishop has been convalescing at his…

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Gold Search. Money for Prospectng. Canberra

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1932 · page 3

The possibility of utilising some funds now held in reserve for the relief of unemployment by providing sustenance and appliances for the…

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Mates of Mine

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 October 1932 · page 5

Where are the mates of olden days, Who held the bridle rein, And rode with me the rugged ways Of wilderness and plain;…

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Riches and Rags. In the Gold Ruth Fever

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1932 · page 2

During the great gold rush in which people have been turning old jewellery and coins into cash for income tax, bullion brokers have bad a very rare…

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Gold Miners' Wages

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 October 1932 · page 2

Adelaide: According to a message from Alice Springs the Granites Gold Company has refused to accede to the request of the miners that the daily wages at…

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Granite Goldfields

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 10

In view of the possibility of intending travellers requiring information regarding supplies of Shell Petrol, motor oils, etc., the Shell Co. has established…

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Mrs. Margaret Emily Saville Gold Dearer—rush to Sell Coins

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 2

The death of Mrs. Margaret Emily Saville, wife of Mr. E. C. Saville, Lansdowne, occurred in a private hospital in Taree on Wednesday A London message states that the price of gold has advanced to £6/2/2 an oz. fine. With the advance has occurred a recrudescence of the…

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Discoverer of Coolgardie. Death of Mr. W. Ford. Field That Produced Gold Valued at 160 Millions

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 3

Mr. William Ford, discoverer of the Coolgardie goldfield, died at his residence, Anderson-street, Chatswood, on Sunday 16th inst., aged 80…

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N.z. Gold Find

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 4

News of a gold discovery in Otago (N.Z.) caused a stampede to peg out claims in the vicinity. Already four miles of the Kawarau River frontage…

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Lost Gold Lasseter's Reef. Has It Been Found. Romance of Central Australia

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 3

They say romance is dead or dying, but it is very much alive in Central Australia. In the whole long story of romance there is none richer in…

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Lasseter's Lost Lode Has It Been Found at Last? Miners Say "Yes!"

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1932 · page 8

They say Romance is dead or dying, but it is very much alive in Central Australia. In the whole long story of Romance there is none…

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