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

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Gold in Main Street

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

Excitement has been caused in Coffs Harbour by the discovery of a piece of quartz, richly studded with gold, during excavation work on…

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White Gold the Services of Platinum

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

The rivalry of gold and platinum mentioned in the story of Messrs. Cutlack and Baker's discoveries of both metals in Papua, is of…

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Borrowed a Stamp But Had 60 Oz. of Gold

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

When Mr. John Lane, of the publishing firm of John Lane, The Bodley Head, London, who is on a business visit to Australia, returned to…

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Mining in Streets for Gold

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

Some old miners evidently believe that beneath the streets in the historic mining town of Hill End there are rich gold deposits, and they have…

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160 Miners Trapped Prague

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 1

Hearly 160 miners ware trapped in mines at Dur following a fire damp explosion. The entrances to the three miners…

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Big Gold Yield Perth

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 1

The value of gold produced in West Australia last year was £4,893,000…

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A Costly Pipe Gold Is Cheap in Comparison Most Expensive Known in Would

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

The most expensive pipe in the world has just come to light in Manchester. It has been found among the effects…

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Gold on Aborigine Reserve

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 2

Should the aborigines on a reserve on Tennant's Creek be regarded as the rightful owners of the gold that is now Known to exist below the surface?…

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Gold Find Reported

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 2

It is reported that a rich gold find has been made on Martin's Creek, near Moonan Brook, Scone. The reef is said to have been tested for a…

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Back to Wyalong Goldfields Week. March 7 to 14, 1934. Invitation to Ex-residents

North West Champion · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 1

"Sack to Wyalong Goldfields" Week will be celebrated from Wednesday, March 7, to Wednesday, March 14 (inclusive). The date will synchronise…

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Woman's Surprise Snake Mistaken for Coal Shovel

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 1

A black snake which entered the drawing-room of Mr. H. Bell, of Hoxton Park, Liverpool on Thursday, assumed such a shape that it was…

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Gold in New Guinea

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 6

Mr. J. B. Sedgers, manager at Salamoa for W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., who arrived in Sydney by the Macdhui last week,…

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"Back to Wyalong Gold-field Week" March 7 to 14, 1934. Invitation to Ex-residents

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 4

"Back to Wyalong GoMfields" Week will be celebrated from Wednesday. March 7, to Wednesday, March 14 (inclusive). The…

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W.a. Gold Output

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 4

The gold won in Western Australia during February amounted to 51,868 fine ounces, worth, at the old price of approximately £4/5 an ounce…

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Melted Gold While Making Solder Unemployed Man's Find

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 March 1934 · page 4

An unemployed resident of. Liverpool, James Lamont, who has been for some months supplying the dole by the sale of solder, which he has…

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Light for Mines

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 4

Darkness in the pit is the miner's enemy. It makes hewing at the coal-face more dangerous, and many a man is hurt by falling coal. Almost…

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Great Ta[?] of Gold

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 8

The eyes of [?] are once more turned to gold, [?] most romantic metal in the Wld. Dr. W. Mac-Donald, a Sou[?] African mining…

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Huge Gold Consignment

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 3

During a recent voyage of the White Star liner, "Majestic," from France and England to New York, she carried no less than £9,000,000…

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Huge Gold Consignment

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 April 1934 · page 2

During a recent voyage of the White Star liner, Majestic, from France and England to New York, she carried no less than £9,000,000…

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Pirate Gold

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 4

The Associated Press despatch from Tahiti states that a group of treasure hunters tracing a reputedly enormous cache of pirate gold, following research…

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