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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Mt. Isa Mine Shares Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 5

An agreement has been concluded between Mt. Isa mines, Ltd., and the Russo-Asiatic Consolidated, Limited, for the sale of 550,000, £1 shares to provide the necessary capital…

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Mount Isa Mine Utilising Foreign Capital

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.--An agreement has been concluded between Mount Isa Mines, Limited, and Russo Asiatic Consolidated, Limited, for the sale of…

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Hotel Groom Missing. 250 Miners Begin Search

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—A 19-ywer-old youth named Graham, employed as groom at the Gullen Bullen Hotel, near Lithgow, has been missing since early…

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Lost Treasure. Store of Gold and Jewels

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 4

An expedition is now being organised at Richefort (France )to attempt recovery of treasure, valued at several millions of francs, which has…

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Any Gold Fields Left? British Yukon the Eldorado of the Future

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 1

The paralysing effect of the "money strangle" due to the grave shortage of gold, is the chief topic of the business world today. With the precious metal…

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Mountain of Gold. Mine That Made Millionaires New England Mailman Amassed Fortune

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 4

A local interest surrounds the Mt. Morgan, gold mine by reason of the fact that one of the Morgan brothers at one time ran the saddle-horse mail…

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Moonem Coal Deposits Ballina

Northern Star · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 5

A party of district residents and business men interested in the development of the Moonem coal deposits visited the area on Thursday with Mr. J. T. Hall, consulting…

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250 Miners Search for Missing Youth

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--Over 250 miners, assisted by the police, are scouring the country in the vicinity of Cullen Bullen for a youth, aged 19, named Graham,…

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Gold From Rabaul

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday—The steamer Morinda, which arrived in Sydney yesterday from Rabaul brought about 11,000 oun[?]s of gold…

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New Guinea Gold Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 6

Mr. Boyce, M.L.C.,who returned to Sydney yesterday after having attended the Edie gold leases inquiry, said that returned soldiers who were settled at Rabaul showed every…

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Moonem Coal Deposits

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 2

A party of Ballina district residents and business men interested in the development of the Moonem coal deposits visited the area on Thursday with…

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Writ for £250,000. Litigation Over Gold Leases

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—In a writ issued of yesterday the Write Range Center Australia Gold Company claims £250,000 from Edward Henry…

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Gold Mine Leases or £250,000 MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Thursday 30 June 1927 · page 5

The transfer of gold mining leases from Eileen Pearson White, or alternatively £250, 000 damages from Edward Henry White, are claimed in a Supreme Court writ taken out…

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Sensational Gold Find

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.-- A sensational gold find has been made at Dwyer's Greek mine, near Moruya. An assay has given the phenomenal return…

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Sensational Gold Find Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 5

A sensational gold find has been made at Dwyer's Creek mine near Moruya. An assay has given the phenomenal return of nine ounces 12 dwt. to the ton…

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Mine Fatalities. Premature Explosion. Results in Miner's Death

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 7

KALGOORLIE, Friday.—The premature explosion of a charge of gelignite in the Lake View mine resulted in John Hurley (52) being killed, and…

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John Brown's Poultry. Who Stole Coal Baron's Prize Birds?

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 8

When Arthur Chrimes was charged before his Honor Judge White, at the Maitland Quarter Sessions with having at Sydney on March 29th, 1926, stolen…

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£1,000,000,000, in Gold. Recalls Tragic Story of the Incas

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 3

Half of the world monetary gold is now in this country, chortles the New York "Herald." It is worth more than four and a half billion dollars—to be exact,…

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Making Fortunes. Gold Miners at Edie Creek. Another Rich Lode Discovered

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1927 · page 4

Mr. Lapthorne, a director of an Adelaide concern, who was a passenger to Sydney by the Morinda, said that some of the holdings at Edie Creek were…

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Border Life Urben of Urbenville Echoes of Mining Days

Northern Star · Saturday 2 July 1927 · page 9

Urbenville! To most residents of New South Wales it is not even a name, but the apple of Bill Urben's eye is this little hamlet in the wilds of the McPherson Ranges,…

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