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Mining & the mines, 1936

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Albury Gold Cup Orange Bitters Wins Dutch Trophy from Melton Maid and Opinion 4000, Best Attendance Since Centenary Meeting Prime Minister and Netherlander Present

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 4

PASSING the favorite, the Sydney horse Opinion, before turning into the home stretch, Orange Bitters gained and held a small lead to win the Albury (Netherlands) Gold Cup on Wednesday…

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 4

Prentice's Freehold Syndicate., operating at Red Hill, Rutherglen, in 1935 crushed 110 tons of stone for an average yield of 1oz. 6dwt. a ton. A…

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Higher Gold Yield

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 4

The Victorian gold yield for March was 9,754oz. gross, or 8.626oz fine, valued at £60,803, calculated at £7011.807 per oz. (London average…

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A Gypsum Mine. Application for Suspension of Conditions

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 4

The P.M., Mr. Beavers, sat as Mining Warden on Tuesday, to hear an application by Myron Winslow Shoemaker for suspension of labour…

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OVER 40 Years Lost Gold and Pearl Ring Found

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 1

A GOLD RING in which-a valuable pearl was set, was lost by the late Mr. James Moltine, storekeeper, over 40 years ago, when he and his family…

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He Lived 17 Years Coal Cellar Never Saw the Light, or a Human Face

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 19

In that black cellar he never heard a sound never saw light. He awoke and slept. That was his life for 17 years…

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 5

Ma[?]ters are going along sa[?]factor in do[?] with the Little Wahg[?] Extended Syndicate, A meeting of the provisional…

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Gold Flows to U.S.A. £348,200,000 WORTH Washington, May 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 12

The Department of Commerce's annual analysis of the nation's international payments, published to-day, indicated that uncertain political…

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Rise in Prices Effect of Higher Gold Production Basle, May 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 3

Following a marked increase in world gold production in 1935, the Bank of International Settlements, in a report presented at its annual…

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Makes Gold From Sacks of Earth and Can't Explain How It's Done

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 26

They called John de Duni-kowski a fraud because he claimed to extract gold from garden soil. He went to prison—but…

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Motor Notes S.A. Centenary Rally Gold Cup for Winner

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 4

The announcement by the Premier of South Australia (Mr. R. L. Butler) that an All-Australian Motor Car Rally is to be held ns one of the major…

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Four Men Entombed. a Fatal Mine Explosion. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 2

Four men were entombed and killed in a mine explosion at Blackstone, on the outskirts of Ipswich, on Saturday night. Fighting their way over…

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Australianties (By Will Carter) Old Mate O' Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1936 · page 29

Sixty years ago, and we were mates together At a quaint old school at the foot of a hill…

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Four Men Killed in Mine Terrific Explosion Queensland Tragedy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1936 · page 15

When a terrific explosion wrecked the mine belonging to Abadare Collieries Ltd. (Qld.) on Saturday evening, four men, who were attempting to…

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News of the World About People Places and Events "Silver-Paper" Once More Precious Than Gold Aluminium In Place of Honor Alongside French Crown Jewels

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1936 · page 26

For three years they toiled in their tumbledown workshops... Knowing that some day they would startle the world!…

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Ion Idriess Tells A Tale Of The Goldfields

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 2

Ion Idriess told this story at the weekly luncheon of the North Sydney Rotary Club. It was 22 years ago, he said, when he…

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The Recovery of Gold Operations at Rutherglen Getting Something From Nothing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 5

Very few people in the district, it is fair to assume, realise what a wonderful industrial concern is being carried on at the site of the old…

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 5

An area of 25 acres on Mr. Mates property of Mooratunka has been applied for by Mr. W. Howse, representing Roses Dividend Coy., of…

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Oil From Coal Progress Made in Great Britain London, May 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 14

The Premier of N.S.W. (Mr. Stevens) visited Billingham and inspected a plant of Imperial Chemical Industries for extracting oil from oal by the…

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Rutherglen Gold Mat Be Revival of Activities

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 35

Pour years ago the Great Southern Mining Company set out to treat tho slum of the Great Southern Mine at Butherglen by the cyanide process…

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