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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

177 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 9

Unlawful Possession of Gold

The Independent · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 3

In the Bendigo court James Mailer, 48 years, laborer, was fined £2 on a charge of unlawful possession of 10 dwt. 22 gr. of gold. He was fined…

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Gold Stealing Alleged Mine Employee Committed for Trial

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 1

At Woods Point court last week, Leslie Matthews, 28. was charged with having, removed gold-bearing ore from, the Morning Star Gold…

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Tasmanian Mine Flooded £20,000 DAMAGE Hobart (Tas.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 12

Damage amounting to more than £19,000 was done when the whole of the Briseis tin mine at Derby was flooded about 5.40 a.m. to-day. The…

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Mining Notes the Little Wahgunyah Extended G.m. Syndicate

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 3

Shareholders in the above syndicate will be pleased to know that boring will be commenced this week…

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Strange Mining Accident Remarkable Escape

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 28

David Grant, 38, single, a machine miner employed by Paget Gold Mines of Edjudina Ltd., had a remarkable escape from instant death at…

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A Miners' Quarrel. Leads to Conviction for Murder. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 2

At the Criminal Court Jovan Vujacich, a Montenegrin miner, was found guilty of the murder of Luka Mitrovich, at Boulder, during an affray in…

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Two Miners Killed Motor Cycle Fatality Car Driver Escapes Newcastle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 5

Two miners at John Darling colliery, Paul Askew and another man named Stacey, were killed when a motor cycle on which they were…

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Turf Notes the Stewards' Right to Change a Jockey on a Fancied Race Candidate. Gave Rider His Apprentice Permit for Races and Then Denied Him First Mount. Talking, The Freak, Gold Rod, and Osculum in Their Great Warwick Farm Form

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 4

Dick Wootton regards The Freak as an Epsom proposition, and a few weeks ago he tried to engage Billy Cook for the horse in the big mile event at…

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Bendigo Gold Yield

The Independent · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 2

The Bendigo gold yield for August was 2859 ozs., bringing the total for the year to date to 24,351 oz. The month's yield showed a slight falling…

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Two Miners Killed [?] and Car in Collision

The Independent · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 3

The miners were killed instantly after midnight, when the [?] on which they were riding with a car on the Pacific…

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Stay-in Strike Over. Miners Return to Light. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 2

Shielding their eyes with their hands, and staggering as they walked, after a record entombment of 12 days 4 hours in the Fernhill Colliery,…

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 3

The managor of The Little Wahgunyah Extended G.M. Syndicate (Mr. J. E. Thomas) reports that the no. 1 bore bottomed at 165 feet on…

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Price of Gold

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 1

The price or gold, including. om Jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint in the period September 12 to September 18 inclusive has been fixed…

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 1

Mr. J. E. Thomas manager, of The Little Wahgunyah Extended G.M. Syndicate, reports that the No 2 bore was bottomed on Tuesday last…

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Turf Notes Shakespeare Is Gold Rod's Most Dangerous Opponent at Last a Good Staying Three Year Old McGRATH Stable on Wrong Horse

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 1

All three-year-old form so far this season, points to Shakespeare as the most likely to extend Gold Rod at the end of the Derby. Mala ran the…

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Mining Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 1

The No. 3 bore of the Little Wahgunyah Extended G.M. Syndicate was bottomed on Friday last, at 101 feet. The Directors met on Saturday…

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Off the Gold Standard Excitement on 'Change. Vote in French Chamber. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 2

The devaluation of a number of continental currencies caused an exciting opening of the Exchange to-day. There were heavy dealings in…

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Petrol From Coal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 47

Science has revived a dead industry. Cannel coal used to be extensively mined in Scotland, but for years it has been regarded as a waste product…

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Mining Warden's Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 9

Authority to enter on 15 acres of the property of C. Scholz at "Water-view," Howlong-road, Albury, was granted to Donald Wilson, of Albury…

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Man Escapes Death Fell on Mine Explosive

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 4

After setting a charge in a drive 80ft. from the surface in a gold mine at Cue (W.A.), Leonard Taylor gave the signal to be hauled up. A few…

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