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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

134 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 7

Chairman Cuts Coal

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 7

A correspondent writes from Adlington, England:— There is a coal mine in this Lancashire village where the chairman…

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Colliery Disaster 33 Killed in India. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 4

Calcutta: India's biggest colliery disaster occurred at Giridih to-day when 33 were killed and 76 injured, following the ignition of liquid oxygen…

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A Substitute for Gold

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1935 · page 7

A French journal describes a new and promising substitute for gold. It is produced by alloying ninety-four parts of copper with six of antimony…

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Gold Dust. Mine Manager. Whisky Story

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 1

"Hogan knew my weakness for drink and he arranged, with the mail driver to bring two bottles of whisky, which I drank, to the 'Golden…

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Colliery Explosion 77 Killed in Africa. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 4

Capetown" The acting manager, two Europeans and 74 natives were killed in a colliery disaster in Eastern Transvaal, resulting form an inexplainable…

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Colliery Explosion in Transvaal. 77 Persons Killed. Capetown

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 8

A message slates that the acting manager, two Europeans and 74 natives were killed in a colliery disaster in Eastern Transvaal, resulting…

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Colliery Explosion in Transvaal. 77 Persons Killed. Capetown

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 8

A message states that the acting manager; two Europeans and 74 natives were killed in a colliery disaster in Eastern Transvaal, resulting…

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Fortune From £20 Romantic Goldfields Story

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 6

I came back from Fiji the other day with one of the luckiest young men who had ever sought fortune and found it in that fascinating place. Bill Lawler…

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German Wedding Rings. New Alloy as Substitute for Gold

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1935 · page 7

"Substitute" wedding rings for German brides are said to be a device suggested in consequence of Germany's lack of gold and foreign…

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"Hard Work." Worth Untold Gold. Mr. Lyons' Trip

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 August 1935 · page 1

In a letter from London. Mr. J. A. Perkins, former Minister for the Interior, declares that the trip of Mr and Mrs. Lyons to England should be…

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The Lure of Gold

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1935 · page 7

Reading of gold expeditions to the interior, the allegedly salted Tullamore Mine, and the life-story of a gem, holds for me a glamour and romance…

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Italian Indebtedness for British Coal. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 14 August 1935 · page 2

London: The Tyneside coal exporters seriously regard the Italian indebtedness totalling £500,000. Twelve firms are involved. The exporters decline…

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Gold Nuggets Discovery on Clarence. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 14 August 1935 · page 2

A report from Grafton states that an old prospector discovered gold nuggets worth about £480, near Lionsville…

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Prospector's Luck. 60ozs. of Gold

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 8

Hope of finding another rich gold reef similar to the many which were discovered about 1870 at Lionsville and Solferino, and which attracted…

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Prospector's Luck. 60ozs. of Gold

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 8

Hope of finding another rich gold reef Similar to the many which were discovered about 1870 at Lionsville and Solferino, and which attracted…

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Sale Completed. Emperor Mine, Fiji. Public Company Floated

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 5

After many months of negotiations, the sale of the Emperor Mine at Tavua, Fiji, has been completed, arid a public company has been floated to…

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Sale Completed. Emperor Mine, Fiji. Public Company Floated

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 5

After many months of negotiations, the sale of the Emperor Mine at Tavua, Fiji, has been completed, and a public company has been floated to…

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Prospector's Luck. 60ozs. of Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 2

Hope of finding another rich gold reef similar to the many which were discovered about 1870 at Lionsville and Solferino, and which attracted…

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Resuscitated Mine. First Yield Announced. Cobar Busy Again

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 3

The New Occidental Gold Mines, N.L., Cobar, recently announced a first production return of 2590 ozs. fine gold, including 1075 ounces from…

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Scrap Metal. Yields £150 Worth of Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 23 August 1935 · page 1

Gold worth more than £150 was recovered from scrap metal recently obtained by a Perth foundry from a Jewish dealer…

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