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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

53 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 3

Who Was The First Discoverer Of Payable Gold in Australia?

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 2

This is a question that has led to 100 years, and was still raising them interminable arguments over the last as late as a couple of weeks ago. But…

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The Lure Of Gold Unusual Display at Show-ground

The Gloucester Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 3

The lure of gold has been added to the lure of the Show Ring at the Easter Show of the R.A.S. The Rural Bank's branch in…

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Minister Hits Out at Coal Strikes, Darg, Absenteeism

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

The Minister for Fuel, Shipping and Transport, Senator G. McLeay, said in the Senate recently that Australia would not get full…

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Coal Report

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 1

For week ended March 3rd., coal lost through strikes at N.S.W. collieries was 98,560 tons, bringing the total lost for seven working weeks…

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Gave Away Gold Mine to Fish Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 4

Eric Schroder, 38, of Kyneton, gave away an interest in a gold mine because he preferred fishing to digging for gold…

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Gold Find at Victorian Township

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

Two men have mined £400 worth of gold in a week-end at the township of Kyneton, 52 miles north of Melbourne. Residents of the…

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Claude Bridge Gold Cup Goes To Wauchope Wauchope was successful in lifting the Claude Bridge Gold Cup from Creek on Sunday in a fast open game

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 5

Good football by both sides culminated in an exciting finish…

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Wauchope Took Gold Cup Home

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 2

In a very fast open game in which some excellent football was turned on by both sides, Brown's Creek went…

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Kendall Man Won Dairy Gold Medal

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 1

The gold medal awarded to the dux of the dairying diploma course at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, has been…

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Coal - and Butter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 2

A strike by a section of coal miners because of the "shortage" of butter illustrates and demonstrates the mentality of…

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Coal—and Butter

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 2

A strike by a section of coal miners because of the "shortage" of butter illustrates and demonstrates the mentality of these disciples of the…

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Miners--wharfies Move on Butter Question

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- The Miners' Federation and the Waterside Workers' Federation will seek a deputation to the Primary Producers' Union to obtain the dairyman's point of view on the butter shortages…

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It All Goes Up In Steam - Extra Cost of Fuel Oil to Replace Poor Coal

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

Because of the poor quality coal the Railways Department has found it necessary to use fuel oil for raising steam, which will have the…

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School Already Has Both A Badge And A Motto- Badge Colours Are Blue and Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

Gloucester District Rural School has a motto and a badge after all. The motto is "Excelsior" and the colours of the…

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Gold At Barrington Tops—

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 3

An amateur prospector found three small gold nuggets at the week-end. He got the nuggets from one pan…

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Miners Pensions

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 6

The Miners' Federation will ask the N.S.W. Government to increase miners' pensions. The general president of the…

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The Dawn Is Mine

The Northern Champion · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 5

The Heads of Sydney Harbour are a silhouette Of ragged "black-out" paper pasted loose Upon the grey stone of a prison wall that, yet, An unsuspected glory will produce…

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Sydney Racing Review Fox Gold Has Excellent From for Canterbury Flying H'cp

The Northern Champion · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Friday.—Winter Handicap winner, Fox Gold, appears one of the best bets of the day in the Flying Handicap at Canterbury tomorrow. He is handicapped to carry 17 lb…

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Prospector Finds Gold at Bar'gton

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 7

An amateur prospector found three small gold nuggets from one pan of dirt at Barrington Tops…

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Kendall Wins Gold Cup

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 6

On Sunday last Kendall successfully challenged Wauchope for the Claude Bridge's Gold Cup, winning 13 to 7 after…

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