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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Gold Seekers Trek to Central Australia Big Expedition Started Yesterday

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 October 1932 · page 3

ALICE SPRINGS, Saturday:—Early to-morrow morning the Madigan expedition will set out into the desert for The Granites, and…

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Had "Money to Burn" They Burnt It! Lucky Miners' Day Out at Races

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 October 1932 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Saturday:—The happiest party at Evanston race course this afternoon were men who had been lucky at The…

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Gold Rush New Zealand Discovery Wellington

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 2

News of the gold discovery in the Otago district caused a stampede to peg out claims. Already four miles of the Kawarau river frontage has been…

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State Mine at Lithgow Lithgow

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 October 1932 · page 4

A meeting of members of the State Mine Lodge to-day decided not to accept the terms offered by the management for reopening the mine…

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Struck Water at Least 1,600 Gallons Daily Mining Party at The Granites

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 October 1932 · page 2

ALICE SPRINGS, Tuesday;— The sinkers at The Granites have struck a flow of water which has given the well a capacity of 1,600…

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Miners' Leader Makes Careful Statement Newcastle

Northern Star · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 5

In a statement on the position at Cessnock, the president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) said to-day that there was no telling…

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Romance of Gold Mining Two Recent Examples

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 3

An example of gold-field luck has been shown on the Hightop Cracow Lease, owned by Brennan and Hawkswell. They sank a shaft, to a depth of 30ft., but…

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Coolgardie Goldfield How the Famous Mine Was Discovered. Prospector's Great Luck

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 8

The death of Mr. William Ford, aged 80, in Sydney recently, brings to light the following particulars of the discovery by him of the famous Coolgardie goldfield,…

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Gold in Motor Tyre

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 8

While examining the tyre of his car for cause of a puncture at Kalgoorlie Mr. J. Wilson dug out a flat piece of metal about half the saze of a safety…

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Two Hotels Included Mining Leases in Township

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 4

PERTH, Thursday—The discovery of n gold reef in Leonara led to the pegging out of three leases covering two hotels in the busiest section of the…

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Sunken Ships Company Plans Salvage of £300,000 in Gold

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 3

Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of gold and ingot metal may be salvaged from sunken ships in Australian waters by the Pacific Salvage…

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Fell Down Mine Shaft Tamworth

Northern Star · Saturday 29 October 1932 · page 3

While working on the top of the shaft at a mine at Verdon Hills on Englishman, James Fynan (25), slipped to the bottom when the rope…

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Northern Miners Newcastle

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 5

The board of management of the Northern Miners' Federation to-day. decided to call aggregate meetings on the South Maitland field to-morrow and…

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Miners Meet the Dole Regulations Newcastle

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 November 1932 · page 7

Aggregate meetings of miners were held at Kurri, Abermain, Paxton and Bellbird to-day to consider the attitude of the miners towards the dole…

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Gold in New Zealand "Richest Find in Recent Years "

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 November 1932 · page 3

WELLINGTON,Tuesday :— The recent discovery of the rich alluvial gold lead kawarau River is described by Professor Park, Professor of Mining…

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Return to Gold Standard What Conditions ? Experts Discuss Problem at Geneva

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 3

GENEVA, Tuesday:— The subcommittee of financial experts which is preparing for the World Economic Conference to-day…

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Gold! Gold! Buckets Full of It—at Edie Creek. World's Most Amazing Goldfield

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 7

Mr. Geoff. Bergin, of West Maitland, who has been appointed Government surveyor for Bulolo, Edie Crook, and the goldfields thereabouts in Papua,…

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Big Risks for Gold Desert Perils

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 3

The reputation of The Granites is not yet established, either as a health resort or as an area of investment. Transport and living facilities may…

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Rich Gold Pocket SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 5 November 1932 · page 6

A message from Parkes states that two old prospectors, Bert Sipicer and Joe Alting, after sinking a shaft about two miles from the township, found…

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Another Gold Find Upper Burnett District

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 November 1932 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.--Another gold find in the Upper Burnett district is reported, the locality being Spring Creek, about 27 miles from Monto. A…

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