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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

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Buried Alive Five Colliers Scottish Mine London

Northern Star · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 7

Five men and a pit pony were buried alive in Bardyke's colliery, at Blantyre, near Glasgow, last night…

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Wanted Two Gold Rings Melted Down Defendant Fined

Northern Star · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 4

The story of how a man had stolen two gold rings from his brother-in-law at Blue Knob and had attempted…

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Gold Development. Blaikie-webster Goes Abroad

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Blaikie-Webster, chairman of Mt. Isa Mines, Ltd., and managing director of Mining Trust Ltd., left on Saturday for New Guinea, and from Port…

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Wanted Gold Rings Melted Police Story Of Stealing Charge

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 8

The story of how a man had stolen two gold rings from his brother-in- law at Blue Knob and had attempted to have them melted down in Lismore…

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Briton's Quest for Gold Worth £25,000,000

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 2

Manned by a crew of young men and girls, a little steam yacht will leave England in a few months' time bound for the Pacific on one of the…

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Gold Miner Girl of Seventeen. on Upper Clarence

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 6

Women are taking the place of men in many trades and professions, but it is seldom that a woman is found efficiently carrying out the duties of a gold miner…

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Palmer Gold Feathers BANGALOW

Northern Star · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 5

The holders yesterday withstood a Casino challenge for the Palmer gold feathers. The game resulted: Snow, Beckinsale, Hamer, Lentalgne (Bangalow). 30, v…

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Bear Attacks on Franc Bank Rate Raised Effort to Prevent Loss of Gold

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 2

PARIS, Sunday: -- The bank rate was raised to 5 per cent; following bear attacks on the franc, which yesterday…

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Emphatic Denial Devaluation of Franc or Gold Embargo

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 6

PARIS, Monday: -- M. Regnier emphatically denied that the Government was considering devaluation or a gold embargo, which was…

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Gold and Silver

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 April 1936 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wednesday: -- The Treasurer (Mr. Casey) told Mr. Beasley (Lab., N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives to-day that the value…

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Gold Reserves and Currency Italy's Position

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 April 1936 · page 3

ROME, Tuesday:--Signor Vincenzi Azzolini, Governor of the Bank of Italy, has disclosed, for the first time since the inception of the…

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"Coal Black Celts" of Nova Scotia Canadian Negroes Who Talk Gaelic

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 April 1936 · page 3

Rudyard Kipling's keen eye for the bizarre seldom spotted a more striking bit of literary material than in his discovery of Nova Scotia's negroes…

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Out for 12 MONTHS Trainer, Jockey and Gold Fox

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Monday:--The stipendiary stewards to-day concluded an inquiry into the running of Gold Fox at Epsom on Saturday. They…

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Tyalgum Coal Tests Calorific Value Satisfactory Result Reported

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 4

A report on tests of Tyalgum coal conducted at Ultimo Power House was submitted by Mr. T. E. Flynn (Electrical Engineer) at…

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Trapped in Crevice Man and Camel Mine Workings Collapsed Mount Isa

Northern Star · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 14

Many tragedies and accidents occur in Central Australia, stories which seldom, if ever, find their way into civilisation. Such a story…

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Regular Bachelor Chosen for Doncaster in Great Form Gold Rod and Allunga Outstanding in Their Events

Northern Star · Friday 10 April 1936 · page 10

ALTHOUGH Regular Bachelor has 9-4 to carry in the Doncaster Handicap to-morrow, he is in such great form that he is selected to win. He has done everything asked of him in the past few weeks and…

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Cuddle's Brilliant Win in Doncaster Handicap Had Mace Won at Half-mile Peter Pan Defeated a Gain Gold Rod is a Freak Galloper

Tweed Daily · Monday 13 April 1936 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday.--Cuddle had the Doncaster Handicap won at the half mile. The New Zealand mare is rather a wonder, for, after winning cups run over two miles in her homeland, she came to Sydney and proved brilliant…

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Gold Ring Found

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 4

A gold ring which was found on December 17 last is still in the possession of the Murwillumbah police The owner may regain the ring on…

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£850 Gold Nugget Turned up By Plough Young Victorian's Lucky Strike

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday:--With as much unexpectedness as the discovery of the Welcome Stranger nugget in 1869, Stewart…

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Chance for Moderates at Randwick To-day Handicap Events Wider Betting Likely Gold Rod Again

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 8

THE moderates have their chance in the three hanricap events at Randwick to-day, while there is likely to be more betting interest than usual in the weight-for-age events in view of the fact that there…

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