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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Ghoulish Thefts Gold Taken From Corpses' Teeth. Over 200 Grave's Opehed in Mexico. Mexico City

The Independent · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 3

An organised gang of ghouls has been practising horrible and revolting crimes here…

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Searching for Gold Corowa Rutherglen District Paesents Great Possibilities a Bold Government Policy Required

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 5

It is satisfactory to note that proposing for a special executive staff to administer the federal Govern[?] schmoes to stimulate gold…

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Entrapped in Salt Mine Eighty Miners Entombed. MUNICH

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 2

Though many escaped, 80 miners were entrapped when a short circuit resulted in a fire in the main shaft of a salt mine at Bueggingen. Thick…

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This World of Ours News, Notes and Views From Here, There and Everywhere Gold Shares Popular

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 4

There has been a remarkable business in all gold shares in the Sydney Stock Exchange, and the turn-over has been tremendous this week…

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Colliery Disaster 41 Miners Killed. Following Fire Damp Explosion. Brussells

The Independent · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 3

Of forty-six miners working in a colliery near Paturages at midnight 2,500 feet below the surface, 41 were killed and 5 injured following a fire…

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Fatal Mine Explosions a Belgian Catastrophe. BRUSSELS

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 2

At least fifteen have been killed in a second explosion of fire damp in a coal mine at Paturages. It is feared there are many more. The missing…

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Wonthaggi Miners Strikers Organise Commercial Service Tradesmen Threatened with Ruin Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 5

A message from Wonthaggl states that the miners on strike have organised commercial services to provide themselves and their families with…

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Royal Talkies Gold Diggers of 1933 Most Elaborate Ever Staged Saturday, May 26, 1934

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 May 1934 · page 3

Dances and ensembles for Warner Bros musical and dramatic spectacle "Gold Diggers of 1933" which comes to the Royal Theatre on Saturday next…

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Coal at Oaklands

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 3

For the past three months, a syndicate of prospectors,, styling [?] “The Gunambil Collieries,” have been searching for coal on the…

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Coal at Oaklands

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 2

For the past three months, a syndicate of prospectors, styling themselves "The Gunambil Collieries," have been searching for coal on the…

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Coal at Oaklands Syndicate of Prospectors at Work

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 5

For the past three months a syndicate of prospectors styling themselves "The Gunambil. Collieries," have been searching for coal on the…

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Mining Notes All England and Glencoe Lead

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 3

Seventy-odd years ago, in the first days of the Rutherglen gold-fieds, 23 leads were located and worked down to the water. The two richest leads…

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Oaklands Coal

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

A trial load of coal from the new mine recently opened up on Goonambil Station, on the Oaklands-Urana road, was put in at the Riverina…

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Electric Power for Eldorado Mine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 5

A gang of employees of the State Electricity Commission have commenced clearing the route for the poles and wires to take electric…

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Wahgunyah Mining Syndicate

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 5

At a preliminary meeting of shareholders in Wahgunyah and Rutterglen Mining Syndicate N.L., held in Melbourne on Monday last, Messrs…

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Wonthaggi Mine Strike. Government's Attitude. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 1

It is reported that the Victorian Government intends to present an ultimatum to the miners on strike at Wonthaggi, that they must return to work…

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Wonthaggi Strike. Miners' Federation Plans. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 3

The Miners' Federation has adopted preliminary plans for the purpose of enabling the Federation to call a general strike in the industry if it is…

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Look Though the Grey Lining! See Gold Within

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 June 1934 · page 4

After the death of Gene Stratton Porter, the following sentences were found among her papers: "For every bad man and woman I have ever…

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Gold Mining Government Considering Control. Question in House. Sydney

The Independent · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly, Colonel M. F, Brunner (Deputy Premier), Stated that in view of the recent hapeenings in gold mining at Tuliamorez…

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Look Through the Grey Lining See Gold Within

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 5

After the death of Gene Stratton Porter, the following sentences were found among her papers: "For every bad man and woman I have…

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