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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

225 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 12

United States Gold

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 7

The Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Henry Morginthau, jun.) issued a sweeping new order Thursday night requiring delivery to the Treasury of…

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Tin Mining Prospers

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 9

Inverell correspondent of "The Northern Daily Leader" says that Christmas week was a particularly bright and prosperous one for the Tingah district…

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Gold Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

A crushing of 13 tons from B. J. Brown's lease on the Commonwealth Creek put through the Southern Croos Battery during Christmas week…

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Hungarian Mine Disaster. Prague, 4134

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

The death roll of the Dux mining disaster is now 131. Rescue work was abandoned when the four mine shafts caught fire owing to fire damp…

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Gold Recovery by Use of Machine

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

A machine which is claimed to simplify the recovery of alluvial gold, particularly where the soil is of clay composition, has been…

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Amazing Story of Gold. Romance of the Rand's Millions

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

Dr. W. MacDonald tells the whole story in an English paper just to hand. A few extracts:-- On September 18, 1884, Fred…

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Prague Mine Disaster 131 Killed. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

Prague: The death roll of the Dux mining disaster in now 131. Rescue work was abandoned when four mine shafts taught fire owing to firedamp…

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Gold Production Worth £6,000,000

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

Australia's gold production for 1933 is estimated at 822,000 fine ounces by financial authorities. This will be the highest for eight years and is…

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Great Tale of Gold. Story of George Hone Ball

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 4

The eyes of men are once more turned to gold, the most romantic metal in the world. Dr. W. MacDonald, a South African mining…

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Echo of Mine Disaster. Prague, 8134

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

The general manager and ten officials of the Dux coalmine, in which 142 miners were killed last week, have been arrested…

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Coal Mine Disaster Officals Arrested

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 2

Prague: The general manager and ten officials of the Dux Coalmine in which 142 miners were killed last week have been arrested…

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Gold Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

A crushing from Newton and Bridge's lease on Commonwealth Creek gave a return of 25oz. 5 dwts., from 11 tons…

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Gold Disappears

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 3

"One of the paradoxes of the gold situation is that while the metal is disappearing from the sight of the ordinary mortal, its production is…

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Gold Pass Grab

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

In October of last year, when the' election of the New Upper House was being proceeded with, the "News" hinted at the possibility of…

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Gold Production Figures. Remarkable Increase

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 3

Preliminary figures prepared by the Commonwealth Statistician's department show that Australia's gold production during 1933 reached a total…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 3

The pice fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week-ended January 12,…

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All Gold for U.S.A. Treasury to Take Over

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 6

After a two hours' conference with 400 Congressional leaders, President Roosevelt announced that he would send a message to Congress on…

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Romance of Gold and Diamonds. £28,500,000 Worth of Diamonds From One Farm!

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 3

Dr. Matthews, who was manager of the Wallabies (Australian Rugby Union team of footballers) who have recently returned after touring South…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble. Three Colliers Now Idle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 2

Seven hundred miners from John Darling and Burwood collieries, ceased work Monday morning and now the three B.H.P. Collieries, at…

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Promising Gold Find Near Moonan Brook. on Martin's Creek

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

Whilst engaged setting a rabbit trap on Martin's Creek, near Moon an Brook, Mrq. Thos. Field, a local resident, uncovered the cap of a…

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