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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Lucknow Pups Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

Fallowing the Christmas and New Year holidays, work has been resumed at the mine. From the Old Pups shaft, about 1000 ft. away,…

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Gold at Bourke

Western Age · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

A lode of rich ore has been discovered on the main Bourke to Hungerford road, 64 miles from Bourke. It was reported that George Weldon and…

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Cargo Mining--in Old Gold Field

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

Parties of prospectors in the Cargo district are meeting with encouraging results, particularly one party, which is working on the Old Ironclad lease,…

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Gold at Bourke

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

A lode of rich ore has been discovered on the main Bourke to Hungerford road, 64 miles from Bourke. It was reported that George Weldon and…

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Gold Show Near Wagga

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 6

A gold rush has set in to Springfield Station, some miles from Wagga, since Arthur Wooden panne[?] some good gold and pegged out a claim of 15…

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Bright, Yellow Gold Bendigo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

The Bendigo City council has granted the request of gold seekers to sink holes in some streets, in areas which formerly yielded large quantities of…

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Miners Resume at Broken Hill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 2

Work was resumed in the Broken Hill North, South and Zinc Corporation mines on Thursday, following the decision of the Workers' Industrial…

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Gold at Bendigo Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

A yield of 114 ounces 12 cwts of gold from 120 tons of quarts was obtained by two brothers near Bendigo on Saturday. They had previously…

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Gold Find a Rich Strike. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

Bendigo gold field is apparently once more coming back into its own, as 114 ounces 12 dwts from 12 tons 14 quarters was obtained by two…

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Cargo Mining—in Old Gold Field

Western Age · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 1

Parties of prospectors in the Cargo district are meeting with encouraging results, particularly one party, which is working on the Old Ironclad lease,…

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Miners Resume at Broken Hill

Western Age · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 2

Work was resumed in the Broken Hill North, South and Zinc Corporation mines on Thursday, following the decision of the Workers' Industrial…

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Gold Show Near Wagga

Western Age · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 1

A gold rush has set in to Springfield Station, some miles from Wagga, since Arthur Wooden panned some good gold and pugged out a claim of 15…

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Nyngan News Hospital Christmas Cheer— £300 for Relief Work—110 in the Shade—"minnie" Golf Competition—personal Pars —Good Assays From Girilambone Mine Pioneer in Bad Health

Western Age · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 2

Mr. Jeffrey, father of Mrs. Con Ryan, who has reached the advanced age of 96 years, has been very ill during the hot weather just passed…

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A Rich Gold Strike

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 6

Bondigo go[?] field is apparently once more coming back into his own, as 114 ounc[?]s 12 dwts from 1[?] [?]ons 14 quarters was obtained by two…

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Gold Fever Gular Residents Stricken

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 3

The gold fever has struck Gulargambone with a vengeance, and on Tuesday a party of five, hea[?] by Mr.[?]M. K. Warnock[?] [?]Left here for…

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78lb. Weight of Gold Rich W. Aust. Find Worth £6000

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 6

EXCITEMENT prevailed at Coolgardie on Thursday night when the president of the Prospectors' Association (Mr. Larkin) exhibited a slug…

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Nyngan News Hospital Christmas Cheer £300 for Relief Work--110 in the Shade--"minnie" Golf Competition--personal Pars--good Assays From Girilambone Mine Pioneer in Bad Health

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 2

Mr. Jeffrey, father of Mrs. Con Ryan, who has reached the advanced age of 90 years, has been very ill during, the hot weather just passed…

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Why Is France Hoarding Gold?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 10

The stock of gold held by the Bank of Prance amounts to £430,000,000, which is nearly three times as much as the gold reserve of the Bank of…

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Search for Gold

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Probably inspired by the discovery of gold throughout the Commonwealth, several of the Dubbo unemployed have been prospecting in the Macquarie…

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Gold on Sheep's Teeth

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

There is a much disillusioned slaughterman in Lithgow. In the coarse of his daily murders, he examined the decapitated head of a sheep, and, with…

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