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Mining & the mines, 1939

364 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 19

Football Gates Gold Cup Tenterfield v. Guyra

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 1

Before a good attendance and in ideal weather Tenterfield defeated Guyra by 12 points to 7 on Sunday, in a Gates Gold Cup match. From the…

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Guyra Rugby League Justifies Entry Into Gates Gold Cup Defeated, But Not Disgraced

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 1

The first Gates Gold Cup match on Sunday test between Guyra and Tenterfield proved a very exciting and clean game. The large crowd were…

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Gates Gold Cup Glen Innes v. Tenterfield

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 5

The Glen Innes Rugby League "rep" team, which had a bye in one first round of the Gates Gold Cup competition, plays its first match…

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Germany's Chief Mine Station

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 4

Cuxhaven is very strongly fortifiedd and for some years has been the principal mine station of the German Navy. It is the base for the mine…

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Gates Gold Cup Team For To-morrow

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 2

The New England League selectors have chosen the following team to play at Glen Innes to-morrow afternoon in the Gates Gold Cup…

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£1500 Gold Tin Hat For Former Glen Innes Resident

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

A gold tin hat worth £1500 was won by Mr. A. Horniman, of Murwillumbah, when his ticket, No. 282316, was announced as the winning ticket in…

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Boycott Decision On Non-Union Coal SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 4

A general boycott against the use of non-union coal will be organised following the deliberations of the Central District Executive of the Miners'…

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Rugby League Gates Gold Cup Match Glen Innes Trounces New England

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 2

The New England League representative side suffered its second defeat in the Gates Gold Cup competition at Glen Innes yesterday,…

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The Gift of Gold

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 3

No need to roam the wide word o'er, Nor journey to the rainbow's end; I found it by my very door, That gift of gold the fairies send…

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Miners' Institute Satisfactory Month Pool Tournament Results

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Vegetable Creek Miners' Institute was held in the library, Mr. J. H. Truscott president) occupying the chair, and…

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Football Two Matches, Two Wins Glen Innes Down Armidale 32—4 in Gates Gold Cup Home Team Shows Nice Combination

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 6

Glen Innes Rugby League representative team gained their second win of the season, in which they have played only…

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Coal at Nymboida

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 2

Cr. Schwinghammer told members of the Clarence River County Council that two miners had discovered a seam of coal about a quarter of a mile from…

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FOOTBALL North-West League v. Guyra Gates Gold Cup

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 10

On Sunday last, North-west (Tingha) continued their march towards premiership honors in the Gates Gold Cup competition, by defeating the…

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New Guinea Mine Owner Injured SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 1

The mail 'plane from New Gulnea. to-morrow will bring to Sydney Thomas Bayliss, a well known mine-owner of Bulola, who was gravely…

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Cates Gold Cup New England's First Victory

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 2

New England representative team registered its first victory in the Gates Gold Cup competition at Tenterfield yesterday by defeating the home team…

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Radio Commentator Heads Gold Search Will Also Hunt Lions By Air Mail). LONDON, April 35

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 3

Lionel Seccombe, the well-known radio sports commentator, and Captain George Osborne, of the "Girl Pat," will leave England the…

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Rich Gold Find Discovery at Drake

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 2

Two prospectors on Mount Carrington, about two miles north of Drake Post Office, have located an extremely rich gold…

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Local and General Glen Elgin Mining

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 4

MR. K. PROUT WEBB, superintendent for Glen Innes Dredging N.L., reports that for the week ended April 27, the company's returns were:…

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Gold Find at Drake

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 4

Two prospectors on Mount Carrington, about two miles north of Drake post office, have located an extremely rich gold reef. The reef at present is…

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Gold Coast Mining Activity

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 6

The continued rapid progress of the mining industry in the Gold Coast was referred to by the Governor, Sir. Arnold Hodson, in his broadcast…

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