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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Lost Gold Has Lasseter's Lode Been Found?

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 October 1932 · page 6

They say Romance is dead or dying, but it is very much alive in Central Australia. In the whole long story of Romance there is none richer in adventure, heroism and tragedy than the tale of Aladdin's Cave, the mysterious gold reef of…

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Activity in Gold Shares Adelaide

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 October 1932 · page 5

There was great activity in gold shares on the Stock Exchange to-day, and 35,000 were traded in about three hours. Two parties of prospectors will…

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First Gold Rush Link with Eureka Riots

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 October 1932 · page 4

Proudly claiming to have been the first white child born at Eureka, and to be the oldest surviving native of Ballarat, Mrs. Alice Eureka Warde…

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Refuse to Pay Strike Levy Abermain Miners and Wonthaggi Dispute

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 October 1932 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--Abermain No. 2 miners' lodge has refused to pay the 5 per cent levy decided on by the Miners' Council to keep the Wont…

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Gold Rush to the Granites by Air Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 October 1932 · page 7

Leaving Essendon aerodrome early this morning a Melbourne party began an air dash to the Central Australian Goldfields in a plane piloted by Jack…

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The Death Doctor (Author of "Timber Wolves"; "White Gold"; "Salvage"; "Toad"; etc.)

Northern Star · Thursday 6 October 1932 · page 6

Duran ignored him. As though he had paused merely to marshal his words, he replied to Van Drift: "I'm sorry to do you out of it,…

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Autopay Incident Gold Buyer Charged Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 7

At the Central Police Court to-day, Harry Smith (46), described as a gold buyer, was remanded on £ 50 bail until October 17 on a charge of having been…

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Gold Buyer Charged Alleged Attempt to Dope Autopay

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday:—Arrested following the alleged attempt to give the racehorse Autopay a thistle yesterday, Harry Smith (44), a gold buyer, was…

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Lasseter's Lost Lode Has It Been Found at Last Miners Say "Yes"

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 7

They say Romance is dead or dying, but it is very much alive in Central Australia. In the whole long story of Romance there is none richer in adventure,…

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Canadian Coal Mine Run by Community Town Saved by Co–operation

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 October 1932 · page 8

HALIFAX, Canada.—Three thousand inhabitants of the town of Inverness, Nova Scotia, all dependent upon a coal mine which is its one industry, have…

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Gold From the Deep London

Northern Star · Monday 10 October 1932 · page 5

The salvage steamer Artiglio reached Plymouth to-day with another £70,000 salved from the P. and O. liner Egypt. The Artiglio has now salved £730,000…

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Gold Hoard of America Vigorous Denial of Rumours WASHINGTON

Northern Star · Monday 10 October 1932 · page 5

With the continued movement of commodity prices and active, selling on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as…

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19 Miners Killed Lift Crashes Down 700ft. Shaft

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 October 1932 · page 3

LONDON, Monday:--Crashing to the bottom of a shaft 700ft. deep at Plank Lane colliery, Leigh, Lancashire. 19…

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Buried by Fall of Coal Newcastle

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 October 1932 · page 5

Albert Brock (15), of North Lambton, was killed to-day when buried by a fall of earth in a coal seam in Old Lambton Colliery. Considerable time…

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Egypt's Gold £730,000 Salvaged from Liner

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 October 1932 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday:--The salvage steamer Artiglio, which reached Plymouth with another £70,000 salved from the P. and O. liner Egypt, has now…

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Only Survivor's Story Colliery Disaster Terrific Struggle Under Water LONDON

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 October 1932 · page 3

A graphic account of the tragic colliery disaster near Leigh in Lancashire, on Monday, in which 19-men were hilled when a lift…

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Pit Cage Crashes 700ft. Nineteen Lancashire Miners Killed LONDON

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 October 1932 · page 7

The signalman of Plank Lane colliery (Lancashire), where 19 miners were killed when a cage crashed 700 feet said that the…

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Rich Gold Strike Reported Great Excitement in Blackbutt

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 October 1932 · page 3

BLACKBUTT (Q'ld.), Tuesday:--The report of a rich gold strike about four miles from town caused a great deal of excitement here…

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Queensland Gold Yield Brisbane

Northern Star · Thursday 13 October 1932 · page 7

For nine months of the present year the gold yield is 2343 fine ounces valued at £9952 greater than the production for the same period last…

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Miners' Caprice

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 October 1932 · page 7

On the northern coal fields of New South Wales the inhabitants have a gay and inconsequent way of declaring black that which does not please…

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