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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

171 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 9

Hillgrove Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 3

Residents of the old raining village of Hillgrove are excited at the report of the operations of a big company around the old Baker's…

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Price of Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 2

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended June 14 is at the rate of…

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Craven Creek News Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 3

The Kin San Mining Co., completed their first crushing, 18 tons 7 cwt. of quartz, for a yield of 106 ozs 2 dwts of retorted gold. A trial crushing of…

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Pioneer of Hill End Stories of the Gold Days

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 2

Interesting stories about the search for gold at Hill End, in the 'sixties, were told by Mr. James Bates, who lives by himself in a small cottage,…

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Gold-mining in New Guinea an Interesting Letter

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 4

Mr. Don. McRae, of Barrington, recently received the following interesting letter from Mr. Joe Bryan, of Surprise Creek, via Wau, New…

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Operation in Coal Pit

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 2

By the light of pit lamps a doctor, a few weeks ago, amputated the hand of John Rooney, miner, of Chorpington, Northumberland, which was…

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Upper House Gold Passes

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 4

One of the matters to be decided by the Cabinet before Parliament meets towards the end of next month is the privilege to be retained by members…

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Upper House Gold Passes

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

One of the matters to be decided by the Cabinet before Parliament meets towards the end of next month is the privilege to be retained by members…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 2

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended July 21, is at the…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 2

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended July 28,…

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Romance of Gold. Kalgoorlie's Fortunes. Fortieth Anniversary. Paddy Hannan's Great Find

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 4

The famous gold district of Kalgoorlie, Wo[?]tern Australia, celebrated on June 15 the fortieth anniversary of the discovery of the precious metal…

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Alluvial Mining

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 August 1933 · page 2

My brother and I had a run of had luck which, lasted with only one break up to a month or so ago; but although it will take us a few months…

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Mining in New Guinea. an Interesting Letter

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 August 1933 · page 2

Mr. Don. McRae, of Barrington, recently received the following interesting letter from Mr. Joe Bryan, of Surprise Creek, via Wau, New Guinea:…

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The Gold Standard

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 4

At last week's meeting of the University Tutorial Class, the subject discussed was "The Gold Standards -- its normal operation." Mr. F…

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Gold Mining Revival

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 2

Nineteen miles from Barraba, and about two hours car run from Tamworth is Mt. Malcolm, says the Northern Daily Leader, another of the old…

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Gold in Gloucester District Miners' Grievances

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 2

A number of miners from Cessmock and other parts of the field who have been prospecting for gold in the Gloucester district complain that they…

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Gold Find

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 2

Gold has been struck on the quartz bearing ridges at Boolambayte, and an assay showed 24ozs. to the ton. Several claims have been pegged out…

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Near Million. Mandated Territory Gold Yield. Rabaul

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 4

During the year ended June 30 last, gold valued at £928,427 was won in the Mandated Territory, according to the report of the goldfields' warden…

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King Coal Declines to Abdicate

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 7

Spectacular developments in hydroelectric power generation and transmission have long captivated the popular imagination and fascinated the…

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Next Saturday's Game. For Bridge Gold Cup

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 August 1933 · page 4

Coff's Harbour Cup Team are coming by special train, Saturday next, to try and lift the Bridge Gold Cup from Kempsey. The Coff's team members…

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