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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Serious Charge Against Mine Manager A Forged Wages Sheet? SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 1

Charles Roberts, manager of the Colon Peak Mining Company, at Yerranderie, was arrested on Saturday and charged with having forged a wages…

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Gold Cup Meeting Will Be Held Racing Club's Decision

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 2

Dubbo Racing Club has decided to hold its usual Gold Cup meeting. This was the unanimous opinion of…

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Serious Charge Against Mine Manager A Forged Wages Sheet?

Western Age · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 1

Charles Roberts. m[?] of the Colon Peak Mining Cou[?] Yer[?] was arrested on S[?] and charged with having forged [?]ages…

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Local Jottings Luckncw Pups Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 2

Mine Manager reports in connection with work at 125 feet level, that winze on gold vein has been sunk 7 feet, prospecting free gold…

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Gold in Goose's Stomach

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 1

A nugget of gold about twice the size of an ordinary pea was found in side a young goose killed during the week by Mr. Arnold K[?]gour,…

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General Strike Wanted By Miners' Committee Standard of Living Question SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 1

The Northern Miners' Management Committee has decided to recommend a general strike to aggregate meetings. A resolution stated that the courts and…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 2

A large number of people are engaged in mining pursuits in and around the Wellington district. Some are meeting with a certain amount of…

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General Strike Doubtful of Success Miners Oppose It. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1931 · page 1

Fearing that support would not be forthcoming from the railway and tramway workers a meeting of miners…

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General Strike Wanted by Miners Co-operation of Other Key Industries Desired SYDNEY

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

Speaking at aggregate meetings or Northern miters, Mr. Recs strongly opposed proposals for a general strike…

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Soviet Offer Coal For Farm Machinery Proposal to Canada

Western Age · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 3

Russia is anxious to exchange coal for Canadian agricultural machinery, and has made a definite offer, according to a statement…

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Suspension of Labor Conditions on C.s.a. & Occidental Mines

Western Age · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 2

In the Cobar Warden's Court last week, the usual suspension of labor conditions on the C.S.A. and Occidental leaves for six months was…

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General Strike Wanted by Miners Co-operation of Other Key Industries Desired

Western Age · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 4

Speaking at aggregate meetings or Northern miners, Mr. Rees strongly opposed proposals for a general strike…

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Search for Gold Finds at Young Many Miners' Rights

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 3

An indication of the feverish search for gold in the Young district, especially since the visit of the Government geologist, is given…

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Manna Hill Gold

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 2

Mr. McFadzean, who is interested in mining generally in the west, and who has an interest in the Manna Hill Gold Mining Co., was in…

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The Gold Seekers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 2

Local parties of gold seekers who are prospecting in the Mudgee district have not yet struck anything like the Golden Eagle nugget, but…

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Soviet Offer Coal For Farm Machinery Proposal to Canada

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 8

Russia is anxious to exchange coal for Canadian agricultural machinery, and has made a definite offer, according to a statement…

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Suspension of Labor Conditions on C.s.a. & Occidental Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 5

In the Cobar Warden's Court last week, the usual suspension of labor conditions on the C.S.A. and Occidental leases for six months was…

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Prospecting for Gold

The Western Herald · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 2

We have received from the publishers, Messrs. Angus & Robertson, Sydney, an interesting book in reference to prospecting for gold, written by…

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Aerial Freighting in New Guinea 10,000 Ounces of Gold Carried in One Flight Nine Aeroplanes Now Being Operated

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 2

World-wide interest is being displayed in the large scale that air freighting is being carried out in New Guinea, where five Junkers…

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Aerial Freighting in New Guinea 10,000 Ounces of Gold Carried in One Flight Nine Aeroplanes Now Being Operated

Western Age · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 4

World-wide interest it being displayed in the large scale that air freighting is being carried out in New Guinea where five Junkers…

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