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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Lost His Gold Watch and Pass Disappeared While Mr. Joe Clark Slept

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 1 October 1931 · page 2

In the eavly hours of Wednesday morning at Parliament House, Sydney, during the course of an all-night sitting, with all the available…

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Australia's Desert Gold. Lasseter's Fatal Search for Lost Reef. Another Expedition Taking Up Lost Trail

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 7

In "The Land" appears a graphic review by "Warrigai" of "Lasseter's Last Ride," a stirring episode connected with the search for gold in the…

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Dubbo Parliamentarian Robbed Mr. J. Clark Loses Gold Watch And Pass Two Untoward Incidents at Parliament House

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 2

An outrageous practical joke, which might have had serious consequences, was played during the early hours of Wednesday…

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Gold Standard Not Being Abandored By Canada OTTAWA

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 5 October 1931 · page 1

An emphatic denial that Canada is contemplating abandoning the gold standard has been given by the Prime Minister…

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Mining

Western Age · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 2

Mr. Goodall was successful in obtaining a suspension of working conditions for a further six months, the objector not appearing at the Cobar…

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Gold Standard Not Being Abandored By Canada

Western Age · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 4

An emphatic denial that canada is contemplating abandoning the gold standard has been given by the Prime Minister…

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Narromine Races Big Entries for Gold Cup Meeting The Nominations

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 4

Narromine Gold Cup meeting, which will be held on October 13 and 14, promises to be well up to the standard of previous years…

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Germany Hard Hit Over Gold Standard Berlin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1931 · page 1

Losses of £6,000,000 on the year's exports are expected as a result of Great Britain's, India's, Egypt's and Scandinavia's abandonment of the gold…

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Tyldesley Colliery Workers Said to be Armed Lithgow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 1

It was stated at a public meeting at Lithgow last night that the Tyldeicy Colliery, which is being worked contrary to the wishes of the Western…

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Gold Standard Finland Joins the Band Helsingfors

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 1

Finland has abandoned the gold standard…

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[?]line Gold Cup [?]dent Prince the Big Race

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 3

[?] approaching the record, first day's racing of this thursday. Big fields faced [?] smallest number…

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Gular News Geo Baveas Gold Medal Won by E. McDonnell

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 8

On Sunday a large field lined up to play in what would represent the last big competition of the season. The competition was for a gold…

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Coal and the Tariff Miners' Dictation Basis of High Cost

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1931 · page 6

Throughout the world, and especially in Australia, there is at present a tremendous disparity between the price levels of primary…

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Beachcombing for Gold On Macquarie River

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 October 1931 · page 3

NECESSITY is a very hard master. The fact of so many people being out of employment drives them to look to other avenues to try and work out…

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Nestle's Gold Medal Milk Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 2

Owing to an error in a recent advertisement, the closing date for the Gold Medal Milk label saving competition was given as 18th November…

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Gold Cup Meeting. Best Ever Held In Narromine. Large Fields and Good Racing

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 4

The 1931 Gold Cup meeting of the Narromine Turf Club is said by competent judges, to be one of the best racing fixtures ever held in this…

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The Gold Standard Mal-distribution. Informative Address

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 October 1931 · page 4

IN Sydney recently, Mr. Madgwick, M. Ec. and lecturer in economics at the Sydney University, gave a very informative address on the gold…

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The Bathing Season in Full Swing at Mine Tank

Western Age · Wednesday 28 October 1931 · page 2

Last week-end, Cobar's popular bathiny resort, the Mine Tank, presented a very animated appearance. The bathing beauties were there in great…

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The Old Commercial. Once a Little Gold Mine.—now a Losing Proposition. Application To Put Up Shutters

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 4

A special Licensing Court was held at Narromine on Thursday, October 29, when Messrs William Le Brun Brown (chairman), W. S. Arnott and…

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Mine Explosion Ten Men Killed Rescuers Driven Back By Gas Fumes LONDON

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 November 1931 · page 1

The entire gang of ten working in the Bowhill colliery, Fifeshire, was killed in an explosion. Scores of miners worked for ten…

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