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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

23 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 2

Gold Hoarded in India

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 2

For centuries Indians, high and low, have conserved their wealth by melting down gold and silver coins and transforming them into…

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Gold Industry Plans for a Revival MELBOURNE

Delegate Argus · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 2

At a meeting arranged by the Lord Mayor (Councillor Luxton) yesterday, Mr. H. W. Gepp and Mr. John May were deputed to…

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Once Rich Gold Centre Omeo has Produced more than Million Ounces

Delegate Argus · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 2

Omeo district has arrived at its 93rd year of settlement. John Pendergast arrived on Omeo Plains in 1837, and took up…

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Bushy Hill and District Mines Visit of Geological Surveyor

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

Mr. T. McManus has received from Mr. W. W. Hedges M.L.A. copy of a letter dated 27th January from Mr. Baddeley, Minister for…

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The Discovery of Gold Revival of Controversy

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 3

The old controversy over the discovery of gold in Australia will now be revived. The celebration of the anniversary, of the discovery,…

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Assistance to Gold Prospectors

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

Mr. C. J. Walmsley has received a letter from the Mines Department re prospecting assistance, that application for this should be made…

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Briquettes Cheaper than Coal Power House Experiment

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 3

Last week representatives of leading industrial firms (Victoria) inspected the Richmond powerhouse, which is now controlled by…

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Mining in Cooma District Visit of Departmental Expert

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 3

In accordance with a previous announcement, Mr. L. F. Harper, senior geological surveyor of the Mines Department arrived in…

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The Bushy Hill Goldfield Mr. Harper's Impressions

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 2

At an informal interview on Saturday arranged by the mayor and those in Bushy Hill, Mr. [?]. F. Harper, Senior Geological…

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Visit of Rev. Campbell Ecclesiastic and Mining Expert

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 3

During the week residents of Cooma had the pleasure of a call from the Rev. Joseph Campbell M.A., F.G.S., who is well-known…

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The Spirit That Wins Through Woman Helps Husband Look for Gold A Gippsland Incident

Delegate Argus · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 3

One of the things that is going to pull Australia through her troubles is individual pluck—the will to overcome personal…

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Victoria's Gold Yield Almost Doubled in Five Months

Delegate Argus · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 2

The success of the revival of gold production in Victoria in recent months is reflected in the yield of gold for the five months…

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The Quidong Copper Mine

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 4

This mine is situated about 16 miles westward of Bombala, in a limestone formation. It was in full swing in the seventies, and flourished for a…

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Enough Gold to Balance all Budgets

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1931 · page 2

How Mr. L. H. B. Lasseter, who died in Central Australia a few months ago, wrote on paper, in invisible ink, about a Central…

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Mining Warden's Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 2

At the Cooma Mining Warden's Court to-day, before Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, Mining Warden, authority to enter upon 20 acres, portion 53,…

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The Candelo Gold Find

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 September 1931 · page 4

By the courtesy of Mr. D. C. Rosen thall, a party of Bega men, including a News representative, visited the much talked of gold find near Candelo…

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Cooma Mining Warden's Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 2

At the Cooma Mining Warden's Court this morning, Mr. J. W. T. Forrest presiding, authority to enter to granted to the…

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Rich Gold Find Prospectors' Good Fortune at Combienbar

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 2

The announcement of the result of a crushing of two tons of ore from a reef at Combienbar, completed at the Bairnsdale School of…

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A Gold-bearing District

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 4

Many years ago Club Terrace, 20 miles nearer, to Orbost, was an active gold mining district. Good yields of gold were obtained, but the field, like…

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Gold Discovery. in Gippsland. 61 Oz. to the Ton. Melbourne

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 4

A very rich gold discovery was made on Friday in the Orbost district, East Gippsland. The Bairnsdale School of Mines crushed two…

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