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Mining & the mines, 1930

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Gold Production Falling Figures Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 1

According to official figures, the value of gold won in Australian has dropped in five years from £3,126,330 to £1,807,411. Ten years ago the…

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Mining Awards Reduced Rates Sought Evidence by Owners Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 1

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day. Judge Beeby continued his hearing of the claim by the proprietors of south and western collieries…

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Gold Rush Rich Find Near Bendigo 20Oz. Nugget Possum Trapper's Luck Melbourne

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 2

Cars, motor lorries and horse-drawn vehicles, all carrying men, armed with picks and axes, made a frantic rush at dawn to-day to peg…

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Coal Miners Lower Wages Claim Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 6 August 1930 · page 1

All figures' produced by the coal owners were challenged by E. S. Miller, accountant, when he appeared before Judge Beeby to give…

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Mining at Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 August 1930 · page 2

Arrangements have been made for prospectors, 40 in number to be engaged at the rate of £1 a week for rations for a period not exceeding…

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Coal Award Owners Figures Questioned Allegations of Graft SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 August 1930 · page 1

ALL THE figures produced by the coal owners were challenged by Mr. E. S. Miller, an accountant when he appeared before Judge|…

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Gold Prospecting Advances May Stop Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 1

There is a possibility that the Government assistance to gold prospectors will be withdrawn. The Minister for Mines, Mr…

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Reported Gold Find at Hillgrove Armidale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 2

A gold find is reported from Hillgrove. A miner is stated to have found ore at Hillgrove which is yielding 14 ounces to the ton…

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Rich Gold Yield Excitement at Lucknow Orange

The Daily Express · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 1

Great excitement prevails at Lucknow, where recent returns from dirt from the 27-ft Level in the Stainanmine, situated right in the heart of…

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Search for Gold Assistance to Prospector May Be Withdrawn Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 1

There is a possibility that Government assistance to gold prospectors will be withdrawn. The Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) said to-day that…

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Sand or Gold?

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 2

As a result of Government assistance to prospectors some promising gold discoveries have been made. There are already 1100 of these men at work in…

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Temora Gold Cup

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 4

Temora is in the field with a proposal for a gold cup for Wednesday football. One of the rules is that the challenging team shall receive 23 per…

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Gold Seekers' Success Adelong

The Daily Express · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

A 13-ounce nugget of retorted gold is being shown, at Adelong. It was procured from Gibraltar by William Perking and A party, in 14 Cays…

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Coal Mines Idle Slackness of Trade Cessnock

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 1

All the large associated collieries in Cessnock district, with the exception of Aberdare Extended, were idle to-day owing to slackness of trade…

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Tumblong Mining

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 2

"Bob" Taylor, the gold diviner, promises to put Gundagai on the map as a record gold producer. When the Minister for Mines shakes…

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Collieries Idle Slackness of Trade 3000 Men Affected Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 2

All the large associated collieries in the Cessnock district, with the exception of Aberdare, continued to be idle to-day owing to slackness of trade, and…

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Gold Prospecting Advances May Stop

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 6

There is a possibility that the Government assistance to gold prospectors will be withdrawn. The Minister for Mines, Mr…

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Miners and A.W.U. Proposed Big Union Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 2

A conference will probably take place next week between representatives of the Miners' Federation and the A.W.U. to discuss a scheme…

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Miners And A.W.U. Proposed Amalgamation Conference to Be Held Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 2

A conference will probably take place early next week between representatives of the Miners' Federation and the A.W.U. to discuss a…

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