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Mining & the mines, 1935

401 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 21

Tingha Mining Leases Grazing Leases Opposed Interest in Moredun Water Minister's Emphatic Declaration; Decline of Mining Forecasted

The Inverell Times · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Tingha Miners' Association was held in the Tingha Palace Theatre on Saturday afternoon when after the election of office-bearers various matters were discussed concerning mining lands within the…

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Beautiful Araluen Hectic Gold Boom

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 3

The beautiful Valley of Aralucn. New South Wales, which has inspired posts and artists—"Araluen, home of dreams, fairer for its flowerful glades";…

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Croydon Gold Theft Three Men Committed For Trial London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 1

Cecil Swauland, Silvio Mazzardo and John O'Brien, who were charged with having stolen gold worth £21,000 from a strong room at Croydon…

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Gold Reef on Rocky River

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 4

Specimens of solid gold and pieces of quartz richly studded with the precious metal were exhibited at the office of the Grafton "Examiner" yesterday…

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Miners Entombed Dug Their Way Out MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 1

Five men were entombed for two hours in the Italian Hill mine near Daylesford and had to dig their way out through twenty feet of…

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London a Vast Gold Melting Pot Heirlooms Pouring Into It Sweeping the Country pf Gold Ornaments and Coins (From a Special Correspondent—By Air Mail.) London, March 9

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 10

The "gold rush" which began in 1932, with hundreds of (thousands searching for old forgotten heirlooms, has returned to London…

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Six Men Fix Price of Gold

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 6

Six men seated at a long table in an oak-panelled room in the city of London have been making history by fixing gold at a record…

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Plunged Into River Six Men On Truck Gold Prospectors "Ducked"

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 4

A party of six gold prospectors, whose names are unknown, travelling in a motor truck from Glen Innes to Cangai, experienced…

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Blue and Gold Ball Date Fixed For Popular Function

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 4

The Blue and Gold Ball committee at a meeting on Friday night determined to hold the hall on the night of June 19. The admission charges were fixed…

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Gold Specimens Alleged Negligible Values Commonwealth Geologist's Opinion CANBERRA

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 1

The geological adviser to the Commonwealth, Dr. Woolnough, reported to the Government that he considers some of the…

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Oxley Gold Mines Ltd

The Walcha News · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 3

Great interest has centred around the visit of Mr. Kenney, the well-known Government geologist, says "Wauchope Gazette." The purpose of…

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Miners' Protest Interfering With Elections SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation carried a resolution to prevent outside interference in internal elections…

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Keep Out! Miners to Communists and Mr. Lang Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

The Central Council of the Miners Federation carried a resolution to prevent outside interference in internal elections…

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Crew of Mining Camp Buried Alive

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 6

A trapper on snowsboes in wild Northern British Columbia discovered the Taseko goldmine camp between two mountains engulfed by a…

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£500,000,000 Under London Romance of Gold Hoarders

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 6

It is reliably estimated that, at the end of 1934, more than £500,000,000 in bullion was lying in private safes, banks and safety…

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£70,000 FUND Pennons For Miners King's Jubilee Gesture London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 1

The South Wales Coalminers' Association intends to mark the King's Jubilee by raising among its members the sum of not less than £50,000, to…

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Fate Plays Strange Pranks Quest for Gold

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 2

A few months ago two parties left Mt. Isa for the Northern Territory in search of gold. One party, that of Messrs. Hourigan,…

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Mining Venture At Dandahra Creek £190 Willed to Doctor

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 4

To-day the Dandahra Creek is before the eyes of the public as the central feature in a proposed hydro-electric scheme but 55…

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ENTOMBED! Miners' Trying Ordeal BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 1

Edward Morgan, a miner, who was imprisoned by a fall of earth in a wastage drive, in the Mount Morgan mine, was rescued late last night…

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Gold Theft Bismarck Mine's Loss Orange

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 1

Police are investigating the theft of £400 worth of cyanide gold from iron cyanide vats at the Bismarck mine works at Lucknow, which were broken…

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