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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

10 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Coal Seeking in Ireland

Delegate Argus · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

Professor Grenville Coal is the Chairman of Geology at the Royal College of Science for Ireland, and his name—which, by the way, invites…

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Mongrel Diamonds. by a Mines Official

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 3

In diamond diggers' slang all [?]oured diamonds are "mongrel [?] Old stagers on the field would [?] the rare red diamonds recently [?]…

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The Coal Trouble

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 2

There is a shock awaiting the northern coalminers. They may resume work at any minute now, but there will not be work for half…

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Bushy Hill Gold-mining Company Winding-up Order

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 2

Following on a claim made by Victor Robinson against the Bushy Hill Gold-mining Company, Cooma in respect of overdue wages…

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Puddling Gold in Bendigo Old Method Revived

Delegate Argus · Thursday 28 August 1930 · page 3

The pudding machine for working wash [?], and which was extensively used in the old mining days, has been revived at…

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Blue and Gold Ball

The Bombala Times · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 1

The Annual Blue and Gold Ball of the Country Women's Association was held in the Exhibition Hall on Friday night last. The Association…

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Gold Revealed by Rain YASS

The Bombala Times · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 1

Considerable interest has been aroused by the discovery of what promises to be a rich gold reef about three miles from Jerrawa, on the…

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Gold Diviner. Remarkable Powers Johannesburg, South Africa

The Bombala Times · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 5

Frederick Stone, of Devonshire, England, known as the "electric man," who was brought to Rhodesia by his employer as chauffeur, has…

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Mongrel Diamonds. by a Mines Official

The Bombala Times · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 3

In diamond diggers' slang all co[?]oured diamonds are "mongrels. Old stagers on the fields would aver the rare red diamonds recently…

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Gold in Eucumbene River

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 3

After months of hard toil in the snow country round Adaminaby, four prospectors have at least sighted payable gold…

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