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Mining & the mines, 1930

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Hore Gold Cup

The Daily Express · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 3

On Sunday Canowindra defeated Forbes for the Gold Cup, 34 to 4. Rex Norman kicked four good goals, and played well. Several Forbes…

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Spun Gold Hostess Gown

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 4

Hostess gowns are very popular this season and one of the most charming is worn by Natalie Moorhead, who has a featured role in "Manslaughter,"…

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Larwood's Luck From Coal to Cricket Early Ambition

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 6

My early memories always go back to the recreation ground at Nuncar[?] and a real passion for hurling a cricket ball as hard as ever I could…

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Gold for the Washing

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 8

Says Temora "Independent" Mr. Arthur Gregory, [?] confirms be scalements of Mr. fred Mat news and Mrs. Banes, that gold is…

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Fire on Steamer Cargo of Coal Alight London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 1

The steamer Brookwood sent a wireless message that the fire in the coal cargo is now serious, but is still being held in check. She is now 200…

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Vic. Railways Coal Contracts Let to Maitland MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 1

By purchasing coal from colleries at Maitland (N.S.W.), the Victorian Railway Commissioners will make substantial savings in the coal bill the…

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Gold Quest Plane Crashes in Central Australia Rescue by Motor Truck

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 3

The plane, Golden Quest, with the expedition seeking the Lasse[?]er gold reef, crashed at a point 200 miles from Alice Springs on Saturday, just…

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Mining Disaster Two-dead: 26 Entombed Calmont (B.c.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 3

Two men are dead and 25 entombed as the result of an explosion at the Blackburn coal mine…

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Vic. Railways Coal Contracts Let to Mailand Saving of £175,000 a Year Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 3

Papers issued to members of the Legislative Assembly yesterday at the request of Mr. McKenzie (Lab., Wonthaggi) show that by purchasing…

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Coal Damp U.S.A. Mine Explosion 48 Miners Lives Lost Coalmont, Aug. 15

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 2

Practically all hope up given up for the 46 men entombed at Blackburn mine, bringing the total deaths to 48…

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Coal Miners Award Rates Reduced Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 1

Judge Beeby, in the commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day reduced the wages of miners employed in the southern and western districts of…

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Larwood's Luck From Coal to Cricket Early Ambition

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 4

My early memories always go back to the recreation gound at Nuncargate, and a real passion for hurling a cricket ball as bird as ever I could…

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Miners' Wages Reduction Made to Conform with Northern Rates Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 1

JJudge Beeby, in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day reduced the wages of miners employed in the southern and western districts of New South…

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Motor Accident And a Mining Engineer

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 2

Gundagai sheltered a notable personality over the week-end in the person of Mr. Stephen Otto Vaughan, a metallurgical engineer, who met…

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Cementing Forces Miners and A.w.u

The Daily Express · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

A conference between the Miners Federation and the A.W.U. was held to day, at which a motion was carried to cement their forces" in view…

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Miners and A.W.U. Agree to Amalgamate Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 1

A conference of representative of the Miners' Federation and the A.W.U. to-day decided in favour of the amalgamation of the two Unions…

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Gold Prospecting Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 1

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Weaver, said to-day that there were now about 1100 men looking for gold under the Government's prospecting…

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No Bonus on Gold Federal Announcement State Minister Philosophical Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 3

A letter has been received by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Scaddan) from the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) stating that owing to the present…

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Jack Hore Gold Cup

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 6

Canowindra will visit Cowra on Sunday in quest of the Jack Hore Gold Cup. Cowra won the trophy from Canowindra last Sunday. Canowindra…

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Price of Coal Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

The price of best house has been reduced 3/ a ton to 30/ at the Wonthaggi State Mine as the result of competition…

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