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Mining & the mines, 1927

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Barrier Mines If Forced to Close Would Affect 2000 Men SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 August 1927 · page 3

Before leaving Sydney last night for the north-west, portion of the State, Mr. Horsington, Minister for Lands, said he had brought under the…

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Gold Near Canberra Official Secrecy Camberra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 2

It is reported that gold has been discovered is the small village of Hall, 11 miles from the Federal Capital…

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Gold Near Canberra Official Secrecy CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 1

It is reported that gold has been discovered in the small village of Hall, 11 miles from the Federal Capital…

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South African Mines White Labor Suggested Old Controversy Revived Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 2

The old controversy as to whether South Africa should follow Australia's [?] example has been renewed [?] by the suggestion of a Labor…

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Mining at Gundagai in the Early Nineties

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 8

A Sydney paper (the "Town and Country Journal") published on 1st August, 1891, the following report of mining doings at Gundagai:—…

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Presentation of the Gold Badges

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 September 1927 · page 5

Refreshments having been served, the President of the Bureau Branch took advantage of the opportunity to make the presentations of the gold…

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Wants a Reduction of £3,502. "Coal Baron" John Brown Fights the Gundagai Shire. Says His Darbalara Property is Over-Valued. Land Valuation Court Sits at Gundagai Three Days

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 6

John Brown, coal baron, shipowner, blood-stock breeder, owner of Darbalara blood stock farm and Dalkeith holding—the two latter close to Gundagai—had a tilt at Gundagai Shire Council this week. And that tilt took three days, with the…

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Wants a Reduction of £3,502. "Coal Baron" John Brown Fights the Gundagai Shire. Says His Darbalara Property is Over-Valued. Land Valuation Court Sits at Gundagai Three Days. (Continued from Page 5.) Tuesday Afternoon's Sitting

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 2

Resuming at 2 p.m., Mr. Badham continued his cross-examination of Witness Gardiner, who deposed: I arrive at the quantity oi" timber…

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Gold Found in Tree

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 7

Two men rabbiting near Mineral Hill (N.S.W.) threw an old on their camp fire and were surprised to see in the ashes next morning a glint…

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Synthetic Petrol From Brown Coal German Claims London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 2

The Imperial Fuel Research Board is investigating German reports of the successful production of synthetic petrol from brown coal. The Department…

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Gold Not Worth Taking

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 5

Leave the Southern Pacific Railway at Yuma—a town in Arizona in the United States—follow the wagon-road 60 miles north, and you…

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The Junction Mine Will Continue Working Broken Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 1

The Junction North Mine has decided to continue operations for the present notwithstanding that the company is losing money…

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Feting the Footballers. Gold Watches and Notes. Big Night Coming

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 2

It was a large and representative gathering of football lovers that assembled at the Literary Institute on Monday evening last to finalise…

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Gold in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 2

A resident of Greensborough, about 10 miles north-east of Melbourne, called at the Mines Department to-day, and asked to be informed the method of…

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London Miners Piccadilly Station. Work with Pick and Shovel

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 4

It will probably come as a surprise to most people to learn that in this mechanical age the work of excavating for the new underground…

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Randwick Gallops Spring Candidates Out Son O'mine Wins Trial Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 September 1927 · page 3

Many spring candidates were exercised at Randwick today. The flags wore out 70 feet on the course proper. Winalot and his stablemate…

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State Coal Mine Record Output LITHGOW

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 September 1927 · page 2

Yesterday 2029 tons of coal were put out in 6[?] hours—a record During the past few days the output has been in the vicinity of 2000, and it…

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Victorian Floods Yallourn Mines Idle MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 October 1927 · page 1

Four hundred miners have been thrown idle as a result of the flood at Yallourn. Numerous washaways have been…

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Broken Hill Mines May Reopen Departmental Proposals Broken Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 October 1927 · page 1

The Under-Secretary for Public Works (Mr. Tye), who was sent to Broken Hill to report on the conditions prevailing there, said a…

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Rain in Victoria Floods in Gippsland Yallourn Mine Idle Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1927 · page 2

About 400 miners at the State Electricity Commissions coal mine at Yallourn are temporarily unemployed as a result of tic flood at Yallourn…

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