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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Broken Hill Mines Unemployment Fears SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

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

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Gold at Our Doors? Hint Given 38 Years Ag[?]

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 2

The Minister for Mints, in his anxiety to find employment for the unemployed, is out on a new gold hunt, all unaware, apparently that…

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Glut In Gold France in Quandary

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

The principal worry in France now is what to do with the gold pouring in. French newspapers call it "glut of gold' and says something must be…

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Good Gold Yield Melbourne

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

A yield of 114 ounces, 12dwts of gold from 120 tons of quartz was obtained by two brothers near Bendigo on Saturday. They had previously…

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A Million of Gold

Manilla Express · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

With gold at £4 an ounce, a ton of gold (36,000 ounces) has a value of £144,000. Therefore, a million sovereigns must weigh seven…

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Cornered by Python Gold-dredging Incident

Manilla Express · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

Dredging along the banks of a stream for gold-bearing gravel is not an adventurous operation as a rule in temperate latitudes,…

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Fall of Earth Gold Miners Buried Alive SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

H. Crabtree, 37, miner, J. Clare, 59 miner, and Pat Burke, 14, lost their lives through a, tall of earth at Williamsford, Tasmania, yesterday…

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Gold Bonus. Entirely Wrong

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 3

"The news from Australia to the effect that the Government have decided to give a bonus on gold production has attracted attention," says the "Scotsman."…

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To Control Gold Mine Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 1

At the Central police court today, Frederick Oerten, Clive Cooper, W. A. J. Marshall, Alexander Marshall, and Gertrude Cope were remanded…

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Moree Prospectors. Looking for Gold on Grattai

North West Champion · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 3

Although the Moree district is not regarded as being auriferous, certain of its residents — especially the old-timers — claim that small quantities of…

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Ophir Gold Find

Manilla Express · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 3

"I dug a panful of earth which I washed in the water-hole. The first trial produced a little piece of gold. 'Here it is!' I…

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The Gold Standard

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 2

A nation served a mighty god for many years, and for various reasons waxed rich and strong. But there arose other nations who, putting thier…

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"Gold Diggers of Broadway." All-colour Talkie for Moree

North West Champion · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 2

"Gold Diggers of Broadway," Warner Bros.' amazing 100 per cent. natural colour, talking, singing and dancing feature production, will be…

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"Gold Diggers of Broadway." Next Monday and

North West Champion · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 5

"Gold Diggers of Broadway," Warner Bros.' all-colour, talking, dancing and singing revue spectacle, will be screened at the Lyceum Theatre,…

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"Gold Diggers of Broadway"

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 2

Mr. J. R. L. Munro, of the Lyceum Picture Theatre, gave his patrons another treat on Monday and Tuesday nights, when he screened that superb…

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"Gold Diggers of Broadway." a Thrilling Production

North West Champion · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 4

A crowded house at Mr. J. R. L.' Munro's Lyceum Theatre, on Monday night last, witnessed the screening of Warner Bros. all-colour talkie, "Gold…

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Head Over Fire Gold Prospector Overcome SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 1

Robert Yates, formerly a picture-show proprietor, was admitted to the Milton Hospital lost night suffering from shocking bums…

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GOLD v. Goods Standard. Interesting Debate

North West Champion · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 4

There was a good attendance at the weekly meeting of the Moree Debating Society in the School of Arts last Thursday night, when the question of…

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French Gold

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 2

Dr. Earl Page's suggestion of the possibility of Australia obtaining a gold loan from France has been considerably discussed in London financial…

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Free Coal for Winter Months

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 3

The free distribution of coal among the Waratah-Mayfield unemployed during the winter was the subject of a request to the Prime Minister (Mr…

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