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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

134 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 7

Price of Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 3

Gold was quoted in London on Saturday at £stg7/3/ll per fine ounce, the highest price on record, displacing Friday's record price of £stg7/3/…

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Search for Gold Scottish Border Area

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 3

The Borders of Scotland may be the centre of a gold-rush shortly. Strong traces of alluvial gold have been prospected in the moors round…

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For Gold. World Market Waits. Curious Policy

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1935 · page 1

"Give the people what they don't want," said Sir John Reith, of the B.B.C. This may be all right up to a point…

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Mining Application

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 1

An application by Roderick K. Beattie for permission to enter por. 174, parish Bootoowa, to search for gold was struck out, owing to the non - appearance…

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The Lure of Gold

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 3

Gold, all the world over in many ways often lures men to their doom. The other day I read where a man killed another in the heat of an argument…

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Soviet As Customer. Effect of Gold Shipment. Big Orders for Britain

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 3

The Anglo-Russian made authority states that consequent on the breakdown of Russo-American trade negotiations, the Soviet intends to ship…

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Record Gold Price

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 4

The price of gold in London on Friday last was £7/3/6 1/2| an ounce fine, the highest price on record. The previous day the price was £7/2/11,…

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Current Topics Gold Mining

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 2

Messrs. Arch Bridge and party had a clean-up at the Kin San [?]attery on Sunday of 25 tons of stone from the Bridge and Newton's Mine…

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Australian Price of Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 3

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ending February 22, is…

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Training Youths. In Mining Practice Federal Plan for Granites. Canberra

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 2

The Federal Government is co-operating with Mr. C. H. Chapman, principal leaseholder in The Granites goldfield district, in applying a plan…

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Strong Room for Seeds. These Flowers Coal Fortunes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 2

There is more romance in gardening than even the keenest enthusiast realises. Plant an ounce of sunflower seed and you will reap enough seed to sow…

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Mining Application

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 3

Jas. Anderson, Lyall Cooper and Geo. Waite applied for the suspension , of labor conditions in respect of their mining tenement in parish Graham…

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Taree Warden's Court Claims for Wages Against Oxley Gold Mines Ltd

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 3

Before Mr. F. Grugeon, at the Warden Court at Taree on Monday, Leonard Bach Arnold sued the Oxley Gold Mines Ltd. for £32 12s alleged to be…

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Conflicting Mining Lease Applications

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 3

The Warden then conducted an inquiry as to the priority of applications for a gold mining louse at the Cells, in parish Graeme…

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Gold Quest. Three Meet Death. Others Gain Fortune. Brisbane

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 1

Queer pranks are played by fate on those in search of gold. A message from Mt, Isa exemplifies this in the case of five young…

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Warrell Creek Silver-lead Deposits. an Uneconomic Mining Proposition

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 2

The Minister for Mines, Mr. R. S. Vincent, has received a report by Mr. E. J. Kenny, Geological Surveyor, conveying the results of a…

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At the Victoria. "The Countess of Monte Christo" and "Wild Gold."

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 6

One of the most enjoyable pictures of the year, abounding with miscellaneous situations, ranging from gay comedy to hectic romance, is…

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Mining Matter

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 1

Roderick Kenneth Beattie made application for authority to enter the property of Daniel and David Slyney, in parish Stewart…

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Geologist Killed Searching for Gold Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 3

The death is announced near wan, New Guinea, of the German Geologist, Dr. Schlenzig, who was killed by a fall of rock while seeking gold…

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Rich Gold Find. London, April 6

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 26 April 1935 · page 1

Rich gold deposits are reported to have been discovered by a Rusian expedition on the Pamir Plateau (the "Roof of the World"), at the…

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