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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

225 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 11 of 12

Coal Gas Motoring

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 2

The shortage of raw material, including petrol, in Germany is responsible for experiment which are now being carried out in that country in the utilization of…

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Future of Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

The "Gold-Mining Record," published in London, is very optimistic regarding the future of gold. Quoting the opinion of the gold…

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Future of Gold "Will Never Be Seen in Coinage Again."

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

The "Gold Mining Record," published in London, is not very optimistic regarding the future of gold. Quoting the opinion of the gold…

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Factory Engine Sold to Gold Mining Company

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 6

Following negotiations over some weeks, the directors of the M.R. Co-op. Dairy Society have disposed of a 140 h.p. suction gas engine to the Central…

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Copeland Mines. N.l

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 2

The Secretary of the Copeland Mines, N.L., announces that owing to negotiations for a satisfactory reduction of the purchase price having…

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Veritable Gold Mine Capitalising the Loch Ness Monster

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 4

The monster of Loch Ness, however solid and immense it may be in the flesh, has certainly been like a good fairy to Inverness,…

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Inquest on Ancient Gold Coins

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 2

Four gold Roman coins of the fourth century and a gold ring found during excavations at Maiden Castle, Maiden Newton, Dorset, are to be the…

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Promising Show Bo Bo King Mine Impresses

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 4

During last week, several directors of Mining Ventures, Ltd., a subsiduary company of Broken Hill Pty., Ltd., visited the Bo Bo King…

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You Can't Catch Gold in the Coldest Spot

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1934 · page 7

People shiver and look frightened when the Arctic is mentioned. They have no need to. The Arctic is a perfect sanatorium!…

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Mining Applications

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 21 November 1934 · page 1

Arthur Russell Murray applied for authority to enter the property of Alfred Moore, in parish Mackay. Applicant said he was a miner and…

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Miners and A.L.P. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 November 1934 · page 5

Mr. Worr, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, told a mass meeting at Bulli that i[?]ney had to fight from now to doomsday they would see…

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Gold Worth £1300 Stolen From Mine Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 2

Thieves entered the office of Wiluna State Battery, West Australia, and stole zinc shavings containing about 150 ounces of gold, worth about £1300…

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Veritable Gold Mine Capitalising the Loch Ness Monster

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 4

The monster of Loch Ness, however solid and immense it may be in the flesh; has certainly been like a good fairy to Inverness, Scotland…

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No Miners' Money for State A.L.P. SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 2

W. Orr, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, told a mass meeting at Bulli that if they had to fight from now to doomsday they would see that. [?]…

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Inca's Gold

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1934 · page 7

British engineers are behind an ex-pedition, organised by the Peruvian Government, to re-open an ancient gold mine in a peak of the Andes…

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Coal's Golden Age

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1934 · page 2

When old-time alchemists were trying to change lead into gold, a chemist who happened to be experimenting with coal discovered that it "did belch…

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Gold Crown. Recovered by Police

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 3

Although the C.I.B. maintain reticence in connection with the souveniring of the gold Crown from the front of the Duke of Gloucester's car while…

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King Coal and His Worth to Industry

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 6

When old-time alchemists were trying to change lead into gold, a chemist who happened to be experimenting with coal discovered that…

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Gold Crown Stolen. From Prince's Car

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1934 · page 4

Whilst H.R.H., Prince Henry's car was at Armidale last Saturday the gold Crown was stolen from the Royal car, or souvenired…

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Gold Crown Recovered

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 2

Although the C.I.B. maintain reticence in connection with the souveniring of the gold Crown from the front of the Duke of Gloucester's car while…

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