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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

56 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 3

Notes and News Mining

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 3

The Araluen Redbank dredge, which recently exceeded its previous best performance by washing, up 80 ounces of gold for a fortnight's work,…

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Spanish Gold Gone to Russia LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 1

In accordance with the constitution bankers at Avila express the opinion that the Government has sent a hundred million sterling in gold to France,…

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Latest Cable News German Mining Engineer Shot

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 7

MOSCOW, Sunday.—A German mining engineer, Stickling, and eight others accused with him of espionage, conspiracy and sabotage,…

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Short Serial Story Two Tons of Gold Chapter I.

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 4

THE "Estrella" was a beautiful thing; but fifty men had said: "She'll have to come down in the water." The naval architect and the…

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Short Serial Story Two Tons of Gold (Continued)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 November 1936 · page 4

The whole thing Overwhelmed Gregory. Of course, that swift, competent stride and the bronze glints in her hair were familiar. He…

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Two Tons of Gold Short Serial Story (Continued)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1936 · page 6

As Gregory heard the key turn in the lock he sprang to the window. It was untied. He returned to the door and listened. For a few…

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Short Serial Story Two Tons of Gold (Continued)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 December 1936 · page 4

GREGORY lowered himself into the engine compartment. "He only closed the sea cock," he exclaimed, after a few minutes'…

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Short Serial Story. Two Tons of Gold (Continued)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1936 · page 6

Half an hour later Ann saw Gregory at the edge of the clearing, where he lay watching. After a time he was apparently satisfied that the…

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Major's Creek Mines

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 December 1936 · page 2

Returns just received from the several parcels of stone and concentrates sent to Port Kembla from Major's Creek are regarded as highly…

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Short Serial Story Two Tons of Gold (Continued). IV

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 December 1936 · page 4

ROSS SHELBY jerked a rifle from the bulkhead, Gregory Ives picked up a heavy wrench, and both jumped to the float…

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Short Serial Story Two Tons of Gold (Continued)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 4

"Everyone aboard the 'Pacific' was locked below decks," went on the wireless announcer's voice, "the pirates descended Die Jacob's ladder to…

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Notes and News Mining

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 2

A trial crushing of five tons of ore from Matheson's reef at Jembaicumbene was put through the public battery at Major's Creek on Tuesday…

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Short Serial Story Two Tons of Gold (Continued)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 4

A woman was singing over the wireless, and her song was broken off in the middle of a word. Ann and Gregory dashed below, and Ross hung…

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Short Serial Story Two Tons of Gold (Continued). VI

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 4

ROSS SHELBY laughed at Gregory's explanation, but Ann leaned across the batch with dancing eyes…

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Short Serial Story Two Tons of Gold (Continued)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 December 1936 · page 4

All three watched the while speck down the channel. The high mountains threw black shadows across the water. After a moment the…

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The Yellow Joes An adventurous and dramatic first-hand account of an actual happening on the Starcke River goldfield. The scenery is truly described and is typical of this portion of Cape York Peninsula, Australia

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 December 1936 · page 4

IT was in the middle of a prospecting trip several years ago that my and I rode oh the abandoned Chinese camp. We started at those…

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