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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Mining Men Meet Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 5

A meeting of the Australasian institute of Mining and Metallurgy at Broken Hill attracted a great gathering of mining men from all parts of…

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Melting Down Gold Plate

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 3

Canon Alexander, of St. Paul's, has explained why the Cathedral's £10,000 gold communion plate is to be melted down. The plate was presented to St…

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£1000 Worth of Gold at Issue Shipment From N.Z. SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 19 August 1932 · page 7

An application was made to the Equity Court to-day on behalf of the firm of Garrett and Davidson, metallurgists, for an order for the…

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Production of Gold Canadian Record TORONTO

Northern Star · Monday 22 August 1932 · page 3

Production of gold in Canada for 1931, for which complete figures now are available, amounted to 2,693,892 fine ounces valued at 55,687.688 dollars…

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Gold From N.Z. Application for Return Refused

Northern Star · Monday 22 August 1932 · page 3

Mr. Justice Harvey, in the Equity Court dismissed an application of the New Zealand Government for an order for the return to the Dominion…

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Another Gold Rush

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 2

Gold has been discovered at a point 40 miles from Mount Isa, on May Downs, and a rush has set in. Many business men and mine officials have…

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Good Gold at Drake

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 2

Considerable local interest has been aroused by the consistent good fortune of Mr. G. Parker, of Drake, who has been prospecting for some time in…

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Mystery Gold Find Near Mt. Isa Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 5

Mystery surrounds the reported rich gold find near Mount Isa. Numbers visited the scene of the reported field. on Sunday, but the alleged finder…

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State Coal Mine Dispute Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 August 1932 · page 7

The Coal Tribunal appointed by the Government to inquire into the wages dispute at the Wonthaggi State coal mine Recommended a reduction of 20…

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Colliery to Be Sealed Up Newcastle

Northern Star · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 5

In the interests of safety it has been decided to seal up Myall colliery at Cardiff following the discovery of fire and carbon-monoxide fumes. It is…

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Australian Gold to U.S.A. New York

Northern Star · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 5

The Federal Reserve Bank announced that 1,799,000 dollars worth of gold arrived at San Francisco to-day from Australia…

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Mother Mine (Forwarded by "Questing Bird.")

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 10

She is not fair as men count fair, Nor great as men count great; And yet to me she is beautiful, Her worth past estimate…

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Search for Gold Police Board N.Z. Liner SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 3

Detectives this morning boarded the liner Maunganui on arrival from New Zealand and questioned two men and a woman, who they believed were…

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Killed by Fall of Coal Cessnock

Northern Star · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 5

William Livingstone, employed as a shiftman at the Aberdare Extended Colliery, was killed by a fall of coal this afternoon. Two contract miners,…

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Cracow Gold Satisfactory Assays BRISBANE

Northern Star · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 7

An assay of 14 ounces 7 dwts. to the ton was obtained from Golden Plateau mine, Cracow, according to a field report to-day. Late last night it was…

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Sold Brass As Gold Man Duped

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

A man living at Wyong purchased for £20 six ounces of brass filings after he had been told that it was gold. He only learned of the deception…

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41b. Gold Nugget Excitement at Mudgee Mudgee

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 7

Considerable excitement has been caused in the town by the reported discovery of a 41b. nugget of gold at a claim the…

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Died in Desert Gold Prospector and Mate Cairo

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 6

Described as an Australian miner, a prospector named Duffield, who came to Egypt during the war, was found buried in the sand with a companion,…

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To Cease Work Wonthaggi Miners. Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 5

The Wonthaggi miners have received instructions from their Federal Council in Sydney to cease work and hold a mass meeting next…

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Strike Threat Miners' Decision Wage Cut Protest Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 7

A meeting of the central council of the Miners' Federation to-night decided to recommend a general strike…

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