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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Gold and Oil Alleged Discovery

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 6

THE late Mr. James Brien was a great gold seeker, although he never followed it up actively, as far as we know. Only the day of his death…

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Amazing Story Man Discovers Gold After Interview With Fortune Teller

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 7

"Look for the mineral," a fortune-teller at the Nana Glen Show told Zaide Walters, a farmer. Walters, knowing little about…

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Amazing Story Man Discovers Gold After Interview With Fortune Teller

Western Age · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 1

"Look for the mineral," a fortune-teller at the Nana Glen Show told Zaide Walters, a farmer. Walters, knowing little about pros…

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Found Gold in N.S.W. and Victoria Australian Pioneers First Discovery 1839

Western Age · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 3

Who were the first to discover gold in New South Wales and in Victoria Officially, Edward Hargraves, who found gold at…

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Good News From The Local Gold Diggers Mine Prospects Now Bright

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 5

After nine weeks of hard work and considerable expence, there are now excellent indications that the profits that will accure…

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Found Gold in N.S.W. and Victoria Australian Pioneers First Discovery 1839

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 8

Who were the first to discover gold in New South Wales and in Victoria? Officially, Edward Margraves, who found gold at…

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Gold Cup Races. Grass-fed Meeting to Be Held

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

The annual meeting of members of the Narromine Turf Club was held at the Federal Hotel on Wednesday night, when the following were…

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Narromine Gold Cup Races to Be Held

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 3

At the Federal Hotel, on Wednesday night, the annual meeting of the Narromine Jockey Club was held. President J. W. Smith occupied the chair, and…

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Gold Shipment £5,000,000 for London to Meet Treasury Bills Canberra

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 1

The report that the Commonwealth Government had decided to introduce legislation authorising the shipment to London of live million pounds in gold,…

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Gold Export Favoured by Lower House Passes All Stages Canberra

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 1

The House of Representatives passed the second reading of the bill to authorise the export of five million pounds worth of the gold…

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Gold Shipment Hostile Opinions Voiced Enough Money in London SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

Financial opinions in Sydney are hostile to the proposal of the five million pounds' shipment of gold from Australia to England. It is pointed…

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Waterside Workers' Regulations Disallowed By Senate Export of Gold Authorised CANBERRA

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

The Senate disallowed the waterside workers' regulations. Two hours later the Executive Council approved of the seventh set…

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£15,000,000 in Gold Offered as Loan to Commonweatlh by Unnamed Financial Group Canberra

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

It was reported here this morning that an unnamed financial group had offered the Commonwealth Government fifteen million…

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Gold Shipment Hostile Opinions Voiced Enough Money in London

Western Age · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 4

Financial opinions in Sydney are hostile to the proposal of the five million pounds' shipment of gold from Australia to England. It is pointed…

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Waterside Workers' Regulations Disallowed By Senate Export of Gold Authorised

Western Age · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 4

The Senate disallowed the waterside workers' regulations. Two hours later the Executive Council approved of the seventh set…

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Gold Shipment £5,000,000 for London to Meet Treasury Bills

Western Age · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 1

The report that the Commonwealth Government had decided to introduce legislation authorising the shipment to London of five million pounds in gold…

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Miners Protest

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 3

Following upon strong protest from the Northern miners' lodges against Mr. Lang's tax proposals, Mr. Baddeley has promised to…

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Lucknow Pups Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 5

The Secretary reports:—Mining operations have been retarded by excessive water seepage, as the result of exceptional falls of rain…

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Miners' Strike Most Serious Since Rothbury Two Collieries Involved Newcastle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 1

Aberdare Extended and Aberdare Central Miners' Lodges yesterday deemed to cense work indefinitely at those collieries…

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Coal Strike Three Mines to Close Because One Man Sacked. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 1

Because one man was sacked, a crisis has arisen on the northern coal fields, involving three big collieries. At a meeting yesterday of the…

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