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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Coal Pit Trouble 140,000 Miners Affected LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

Four hundred and twenty coal pits are idle in South Wales, as a result of the deadlock over the spread-over hours…

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Gold Find Around Tumut SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

A message from Tumut states that further pieces, of almost pure gold worth £300 were brought into town yesterday by Putland Brothers who…

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Eldorado! More Gold at Tumut. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

A message from Tumut states that further pieces of almost pure gold, worth £300, were brought into town yesterday by the Putland brothers,…

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140,000 Miners Idle. Dispute in South Wales. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

Four hundred and twenty coal pits are idle in South Wales as the result of a deadlock over the spreadover of hours. It is generally expected a…

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Still Missing. Gold Seekers Lost in Central Australia. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 1

There is still no news of the two missing gold seekers, who are lost in their 'plane in Central Australia…

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Will We See a Gold Boom ? Promising Shows At Torrington Melbourne Syndicate Makes a Purchase Excellent Assays

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 4

Torrington has produced thousands and thousands of pounds worth of tin wolfram bismuth and other minerals in the last two or…

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More Unemployed Broken Hill Mines SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

The South Australian Premier says that if the Broken Hill mines close down 1500 men will become unemployed at Port Pirie…

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Prospector Crushed Uralla's Second Recent Mining Tragedy

The Uralla Times · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

James John Thompson, 46, was crashed to death under a fall of nearly ten tons of earth on a claim at Cabbage Tree Gully,…

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Killed by Fall of Earth Fate of Two Miners. Melbouorne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

Peter Cowan and Reginald Mitchell were working in a sand pit about 6 miles from Beach Forest when suddenly one of the pit walls collapsed…

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Colliery Strike Men Object to Boys IATHGOW

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

A strike occurred at the steel works Shaft Colliery at Lithgow yesterday, the miners refusing to resume work after the Christmas…

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The "Corner" in Gold, and Its Dangers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 4

Financiers the world over are perturbed at the threatened famine in gold and, let it be stated, they have every reason to be perturbed, for unless the defects in the system of circulation are remedied very soon, the world may witness happenings of which it little dreamed…

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Gold and Minerals. Future Full of Promise

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 3

There can be little doubt that, with intelligent application, supported with adequate financial assistance, the gold industry in Australia can be…

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Savage Attack. On Aged Man. The Gleam of Gold! Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 1

An aged man, with several sovereigns in his possession, was savagely attacked by another man with a small tiletto. in Anzac Parade, Moore Park,…

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Colliery Strike

The Uralla Times · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 3

A strike occurred at the Steelworks Shaft Colliery at Lithgow, the miners refusing: to resume work after the Christmas holidays owing to the…

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Torrington Gold Old Timers' Forecast

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 6

Gold! Gold! Gold! Bright and yellow; Hard and cold! "Meandering Mike" writes:—…

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Oil From Coal Navy May Help English Proposal

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 8

Any suggestion advanced for the betterment of the coal industry is always welcome, particularly at present, and the following from a…

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A Gold Find Tumut District Great Local Excitement

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 6

Putland Bros, who brought in to Tumut a specimen of gold worth £100 a few days ago from Splitter's Creek has now landed another £300 worth…

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Gold From Sand Test Near Tugun Successful Extraction

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 6

A demonstration of the machine invanted by Messrs. H. c. [?] and W. J. Lynoh, oF bRISBANE, [?] exracting, gold concentrates from…

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Gold Crushing at Drake

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

From Curry Bros.' mine at Drake a further crushing of 12 tons of ore yielded 30 oz. of firstclass gold. Only recently, from a crushing of…

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Gold at Torrington Melbourne Syndicate's Purchase

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 2

Torrington has produced thousands and thousand of pounds worth of tin, wolfram, bismuth arid other materials in the last two or three decades, but…

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