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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Harden Surprised Gold In Pickle Bottle Successful Prospectors

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 5

Messrs. C. Mayhew, R. J. Whybrow and "Dick" Fallon, who have been working on the creek below the weir, four miles from Harden, brought the…

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May Time Ball Blue and Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1931 · page 1

It is a good way off yet, but mark the day and date, Friday, May 1. There is ample time to select your frock material ami make all…

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"Hold Everything" Better Than "Gold Diggers of Broadway"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 5

To-night (Friday) and to-morrow (Saturday) will be the last two night of the screening of the First National big Roadshow attraction, "Hold…

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"Up the Ladder of Gold,"

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 5

by E. Phillips Oppenheim.—This is a high-brow newspaper story, as full of thrills as an egg is of meat. The hero, Warren Rand, climbed up…

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Mining Tragedy? Bones Unearthed at Young An Old Skeleton

Western Age · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 2

When sea ching for gold on the old working at Tumbleton, Mr. Ingle Browne's property, near Young, Messrs. C. and H. Dunn…

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Gold Reserve To Meet Overseas Debts Theodore's Plan Canberra

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

Mr. Theodore introduced on Tuesday evening the most alarming of the Government's new financial proposals in moving the second reading of a bill…

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Mining Tragedy? Bones Unearthed at Young An Old Skeleton

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 5

When searching for gold on the old working at Tumbleton, Mr. Ingle Browne's property, near Young, Messrs. C. and H. Dunn…

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Lucknow Pups Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 March 1931 · page 4

The legal manager reports:—At 125 feet level winze on free gold vein has been sunk 20 feet, country heavily mineralised. At present the…

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Gold

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 30 March 1931 · page 2

At least a little gold is being found in the Orange district, some being good slugs. Some from Rash Gully are nearly all gold, but a little quart…

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PROSPECTING Machine for Finding Gold. Interesting Experiments

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 March 1931 · page 6

IN view of the amount of prospecting being done in the Wellington, district at the present time, the following from the Parkes "Champion"…

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Gold

Western Age · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 4

At least a little gold is being found in the Orange district, some being good slugs. Some from Rush Gully are nearly all gold, but a little quarle…

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Gold Reserve To Meet Overseas Debts Theodore's Plan

Western Age · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 1

Mr. Theodore introduced on Tuesday evening the most alarming of the Government's new financial proposals in moving the second reading of a bill…

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Petrol From Coal

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 11

THAT the process of liquefaction of coal is practicable and possible is borne out by tests recently conducted by the British Admiralty…

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Gold Finding Invention

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 3

Mr. H. Brown, a Parkes man, has invented a machine which he claims will definitely establish the prosence of gold and other metals…

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Gold Diggers of Broadway

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 2

The Monarch Pictures are presenting this evening one of the greatest pictures of modern times, viz. the "Gold Diggers of Broadway."…

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The Hunt for Gold

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 6

"Old Prospector" in "Open Road": There are plenty of opportunities to hunt for gold on the Belabula River and its numerous [?]ributaries. This…

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"Gold Diggers Of Broadway" to Be Screened Saturday and

The Western Herald · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 4

The much talked of "Gold Diggers of Broad way" is set down for screening this Saturday at the Wonderland Theatre and comes heralded as one of…

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Gold at Young

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 8

Promoters of the Royal Syndicate on the Gallbaldi line of reef at Young, are feeling very optimistic that payable gold will be won. The latest assays…

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Gold Search Association

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 2

A meeting of considerable, interest to prospectors will be held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night next at 8 o'clock. The idea is to…

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Dubbo Council Aldermen's Fortnightly Meeting Municipal Matters Discussed Search for Gold

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 7

There was a fairly large "gallery" at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council in the Town Hall on Tuesday…

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