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Mining & the mines, 1935

401 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 21

Wedding in Open Air Gold Town Showers Its Luck Dust and Music

The Uralla Times · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 4

Perth, Saturday.—Yellowdine, a goldfields town that has sprung up overnight, has had its first wedding. There is no church in this new…

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A Touch of Gold

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 9

Square necks, tunics, slit skirls, tailored simplicity of line, barbaric accessories, girdled waists and a touch of gold on almost everything. are all…

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Street Trees Council's Enterprise District Mining Tin at Wellingrove Bit of Antique Australia

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1935 · page 4

We were lately shown in the court House by Mr. Warden Martin a relic of our primitive flora, in the shape of a billet of wood recovered from a…

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Workmen's Find Gold In Centennial Park Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 1

Workmen in Centennial Park to-day unearthed a tin containing 40 sovereigns and half-sovereigns, which were buried six [?]ches below the surface in…

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Blue and Gold Ball Appeal to Ladies of ArmidftJe

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 4

Miss M. C. Blaxlaml writes to the Editor. "Sir.—May I, through the 'Express,' appeal for very special interest to be…

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Gold in Central Australia Country Becoming Quite Crowded

The Uralla Times · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 4

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. i Paterson) has visited Tennant's Creek goldfield and several other centres in Central Australia…

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"Footed It" to Fortune Australian Lads Find Gold Grit Paid

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 10

How two young Australians, George Richards and Glen James, with wonderful grit and perseverance made a trying journey from…

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Centralia Gold Prospects Facilities Necessary SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 1

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Patterson Is impressed with the gold-producing possibilities of Tennants Creek, in Central Australia…

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Gold in the Interior Federal Minister Impressed Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 4

The Minister for the Interior tMr. Paterson is impressed with the gold producing possibilities of Tennam's Creek area…

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King's Great Message—gold Prospects in Centralia 'Bait for Flatheads" Lang's Promises W. M. Hughes' Opinion SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 1

The Federal Minister for Health, Mr. W. M. Hughes, says if Mr. Lang can carry out the promises of his policy speech he deserves not only to be…

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Gold in Central Australia Country Becoming Quite Crowded

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 May 1935 · page 8

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) has visited Tennant's Creek goldfield and several other centres in Central Australia…

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First Bank at Tennant's Creek Gold Worth £4500 as Initial Deposit

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 May 1935 · page 2

News of the opening of the first bank at the Tennant's Creek gold field was brought to Longreach by Mr. H. G. Taylor, a mining engineer, of Brisbane,…

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White and Gold Ballroom at Buckingham Palace Brilliant Function Royal Family Dance Alone London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 1

The first of two Jubilee balls which the King and Queen are giving at Buckingham Palace was held to-night…

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Bowls Gold Leaves Change Hands

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 5

The Gold Leaves changed hands at the local bowling green yesterday afternoon when Piper and Hutton defeated Smith (playing sub. for W…

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Men Charged With Theft of Mining Plant

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 6

At Inverell Police Court, Arthur Neilson and Dundonald James Browning were charged with stealing mining plant valued at £400 from the…

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INJUNCTION Against Working a Gold Mining Lease Court's Decision

The Walcha News · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 5

Before Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P.M., in the Warden's Court at the local Court House on Friday last, Robert Duncan McRae, miner, residing at…

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EASYMONEY! Stories of Gold Days

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 May 1935 · page 7

Tales re-told recently of the days of the gold discoveries, when some people could afford to be lazy, include the following': —…

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Horse in Gold Find Led Way to Fortune Went Where Grazing Was Good

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 May 1935 · page 3

Yellowdine, the new Australian goldfield, was discovered because an old horse hid four teeth missing. The horse belongs to Charlie…

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Big Profits Loloma Gold Deals SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 4

Mr. W. G. Lawyer, who arrived in Sydney by the Monterey from Loloma gold fields, Tavua, Fiji, states that…

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Tenterfield v. Glen Innes "Gates" Gold Cup Inter-district Fixture on Local Ground Next Week-end. Saturday's "Group" and Other Matches Reviewed

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 2

With the near approach of June, Glen Innes and district footballers who hope to don the black and white jersey in inter-district cup matches will have to show their best form…

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