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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Price of Gold

Western Age · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 4

This week the price of the very precious metal made new record figures on both Miles of the world. On Wednesday the mint in Melbourne fixed…

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His First Purchase Fluked a Gold Mine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1934 · page 7

Met an ex-Dubboite last week and he told me something good. I cannot give his name or his suburb, but the facts are right. Albert Orbell, Kep…

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Two Killed Arrested in Persia Basra, Wednesday. On Murchison Gold Field Perth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1934 · page 1

Henry Cyril Odell (32) and Prederick' Whitehouse (29) were killed and a third man injured severely in an explosion on the Murchison gold field, in On landing at Mohammerah (Persia), yesterday, Wright and Polando, American entrants in the air race handicap, were arrested and released a few…

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Progress of Melbourne City's Centenary Discovery of Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1934 · page 4

Melbourne, which is how celebrating its centenary, owes a lot to the period from 1884 to 1854, for it was during that time that…

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The Turf Moonee Valley Gold

Western Age · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 3

The main item on the programme at Moonee Volley on Saturday was the Moonee Valley Gold Cup race, to which was added the sum of £3000 to…

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GOLD and SILVER

Western Age · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

We are going to be very opulent this year. We are going to wear more gold and sliver than over. But they will not erase tinselly lames…

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CANBELEGO Mining

Western Age · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 2

The mining industry at Canbelego has at present promise of revival. A party representing a company in Sydney have just completed giving the…

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GOLD and SILVER

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 6

We are going to be very opulent this year. We are going to wear more gold and silver than ever. But they will not erase tinselly lames…

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Mining

Western Age · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 2

New Occidental Gold, N.L. (Nov. 3).—No. 8 level main crosscut extended 20ft to 179 1/2 ft., still in lode. Sir Oswald Mosley, the British…

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World's Deepest Mine £100,000 Plant to Cool Air

Western Age · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 1

It is learned that a United States concern, specialising in air conditioning, the Carrier Engineering Corporation, which has secured a £100,000…

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New Occidental Gold Mine (To the Editor "Western Age")

Western Age · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 3

Sir,—"Smith's Weekly's" write-up in their issue of the 10th instant about the New Occidental does not give an accurate account of the history of the…

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Coal Gas Motoring

The Western Herald · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 2

The shortage of raw materials, including petrol, in Germany, is responsible for experiments which are now being carried out in that…

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Minister for Gold "Dig Ourselves Out of Debt" Senator McLachlan's Policy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1934 · page 5

When the history of the gold-mining industry of the past decade, and probably the next decade, comes to be written the name of Senator McLachlan…

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Live Wire Fatality at Wiluna Mine Perth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1934 · page 1

While working a Wiluna mine Geo. Burrows (30) accidentally touched a live wire. Robert Wrightson attempted to release him and received a shock…

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Bodangora Mines Excellent Prospects May Soon be Working

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1934 · page 3

IF the plans of the syndicate at present controlling the chief mining interests at Bodangora reach the successful stage it is hoped they will…

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Cobar's Mine Tanks Mayor's Minute

Western Age · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 2

The following minute was tabled at the last Council meeting by the Mayor (Ald. J. T. Maidens):—"Whilst in Sydney in August of this…

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Money for Mining £403,000 for N.S.W. Statement by Minister

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 December 1934 · page 1

FOLLOWING a conference in Melbourne on Wednesday and Thursday between the Federal Under-Secretary for Employment (Mr Stewart) and…

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Their Gold Passes the Old M's.L.C

Western Age · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 2

A measure has passed through the State Parliament to provide for the retention by members of the old Legislative Council, who did not secure…

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Gold Collar Made 2500 Years Ago

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1934 · page 9

A collar of pure gold which is believed to have been made about 700 B.C., has been found at Burren, County Clave, says the "Manchester Guardian."…

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The Gold Pass Our Member Against It

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1934 · page 5

From Hansard it is noted that the member for Dubbo stood to his guns and voted against the gold pass grant, as he proclaimed from the hustings…

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