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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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BODANGORA Mining Active

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 4

SHOWERY weather set in again on Sunday night, and it has been mizzling and foggy on and off ever since. This is giving the grass and crops a…

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Picnic Club's Massive Gold Cup

The Western Herald · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 4

A conference of representatives of Nyngan, Beablebar, Cobar and Bourke Picnic Race Clubs took place in Nyngan recently, when…

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Gold!

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 12

Recent speculation In gold shares has had the statisticians working overtime. One reports that investments in gold shares have exceeded…

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Jack Hore Gold Cup

Western Age · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 3

Meeting Condobolin for the Jack Hore Gold Cup, held by Forbes, in bitterly cold weather, on Sunday afternoon, before a Disappointing…

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Splendid Gold Crushing. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 5

Three hundred ounces of gold, worth £2500 was crushed from nine and a half tons of stone at the State Battery at Egerton…

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Miners on Strike 500 Men Idle Rrokes Hill

Western Age · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 1

The trouble with the men at South Mine, where a stoppage occurred, has spread until now about 500 miners and others are out. "The trouble started…

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Bodangora Mines Excellent Prospects Assayist's Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 August 1934 · page 2

THE following report has been made available to the Bodangora Gold Development Syndicate by the prominent New Zealand assayist,…

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Ballarat Gold Crushing of 31 Ozs. to Ton

Western Age · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 2

Three hundred ounces of gold, worth £2500, has been crushed from the Gordon Gold Development mine near Dallarat. The yield is equal to…

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Australia's Gold Production

Western Age · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 2

For the first half of the present year to June 30, the gold production of New South Wales was 17,242 fine ounces of a standard value of £73,241…

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Mining at Cobar

The Western Herald · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 6

Mining activities are still making good headway in Cobar, and preparations are in progress for the erection of the necessary…

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Jack Hore Gold Cup Forbes Defeats Junee

Western Age · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 1

Junee unsuccessfully invaded Forbes on Sunday in quest of the famed Jack Hore Gold Cup, the home team administering a crushing defeat, winning…

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Local Jottings Blue and Gold Ball

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 August 1934 · page 2

Wednesday of this week is being eagerly looked forward to, being the annual Blue and Gold ball in connection with the local branch of the…

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Gold and Recovery Activity in Production New Methods & High Prices

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 4

Not for many years past has there been such activity in the gold-mining industry in Australia—as in other countries—as is the case to-day.—…

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Gold in the West Remarkable Buoyancy

Western Age · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 1

Coincident with the acrease in the price of gold, there has occurred [?] striking revival of gold [?] many well-known places in [?]…

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Regent Talkies, Cobar "Gold Diggers of 1933."

Western Age · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 3

Hailed as the super-successor to the mighty "42nd Street." Warner Bros.' "Gold Diggers of 1933" comes to the Regent Theatre this Saturday night…

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Yellow Gold Creates Thrill on Exchange Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 1

There is great activity in gold shares on Sydney Stock Exchange to-day as a result of the increase in the price of gold in London. Most of the business…

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Wellington District News. Exclusive News Budangora Mining Activities

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 4

FURTHER rain fell during last week-end, giving nearly three inches for the last ten days. Since the rain cleared, light frosts of a morning…

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Bringing Up the Gold Real Treasure Trove

Western Age · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 1

Gold bullion valued at about £162,000 was brought to Plymouth by the Italian salvage ship from the wreck of the P. and O. liner Egypt…

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The Gold Boom Bendigo Again Alive

Western Age · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 1

Years ago the Bendigo mining field was amongst the biggest not only in Victoria, but in Australia. The production of gold there has never ceased…

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The Price of Gold Still Going Up

Western Age · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 1

The mystery of the extraordinary price of gold deepens, and the undercurrent of suspicion that the ruthless grabbing of every available ounce by…

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