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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Welsh Coal Crisis Foreign Orders Affected LONDON

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 9

Disquieting reports are reaching South Wales that the United States, Poland and Germany arc exploiting the present coal stoppage and there is…

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New Guinea Gold. Tauri River Claims. Difference in Yields

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 4

The local members of the prospecting party which went to the Tauri River find reported by Mr. Patrol Officer Hides, returned to Port Moresby…

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Welsh Coal Dispute London

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 4

Mr. Graham Shinwell conferred for five hours with the miners' leaders and subsequently received the owners, but no settlement was reached…

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Work Not Resumed Broken Hill Miners Broken Hill

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 7

Although an agreement was entered into at the conference between the mine managers and unionists yesterday work was not resumed to-day. The…

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Tumut Gold Find 100 Claims Pegged Out GUNDAGAI

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 7

Over a hundred claims have been pegged out around the rich gold reef which has been found at Splitters' Creek, north of Tumut. Messrs. Putland…

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Australian Gold

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 8

It is evident that the shipments of gold from Australia to the Old Country have done more than assist Australia to meet its commitments on…

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Miners Resume Work Broken Hill

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

Work was resumed in North, South and Zinc Corporation mines this morning following the decision of the Workers' Industrial Union yesterday. The…

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Gold Ore at Torrington Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

The Minister for Mines has received a report from the Chief Inspector of Mines upon the discovery of gold ore at Torrington. The ore occurs in a…

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New Guinea Gold Tauri River Claims

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 6

[?]he local members of the prospecting party which went to the Tauri River find reported by Mr. Patrol officer Hines, returned to Port…

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Digging in Streets. Search for Gold. Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

The Bendigo City Council has granted the request of gold seekers to sink holes in some of the streets in areas which formerly…

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Welcome Stranger! Huge Slab of Gold. Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

A 17-year-old boy picked up a 781b. nugget of gold worth £5500 at Larkinville, West Australia. It is 26 inches in length. 12…

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Found a Gold Mine

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

Of more than casual interest to Tweed people is the J. A. gold mine at Warwick, Queensland. It was found, we are told, by Mr. W. Wilks, eldest…

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SETTLEMENT Welsh Coal Dispute LONDON

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 7

The South Wales coal dispute has been settled. The terms of the pro visional agreement include resumption at the pay ruling in November, 1930,…

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Gold Nugget Worth £5500 Kalgoorlie Sensation KALGOORLIE

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 7

A sensation was caused yesterday when a 17 year old boy picked up a 781b. nugget of gold worth £5500 in Larkinville…

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Search for Gold In Bendigo Streets BENDIGO

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 6

The City Council has acceded to the request of goldseekers to sink holes in some of the streets in which there is little vehicular traffic. Many streets…

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Missing Gold Story of a Barquen- Tine Dastardly Plot That Failed

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 3

The Guiding [Star Avas.-y small, tlirec- masted barquentine of about 300 tons; and sturdily built of Tasmanian gum- wood. .On her .fateful last voyage, un…

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Gold Mining Revival Movement MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 7

A meeting of business men, held in Melbourne on Friday, decided to form a committee to investigate a proposal to revive the gold mining industry,…

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"Old Gold Days"

Northern Star · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 9

The second of the series of talks "Old Gold Days" will be given by Mr. E. R. Bennett, from 2BL at 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 22. Mr. Bennett…

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Welsh Miners Accept Owners' Terms LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 7

The South Wales Miners' Federation conference at Cardiff decided by 169 votes to 72 to accept the owners' terms. Work will be resumed on…

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Gold Nugget The Larkinville Find PERTH

Northern Star · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 6

News of the discovery at Larkinville was received in Perth with great interest. It is the biggest slug found in Western Australia, being morne than…

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