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Mining & the mines, 1930

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Australia's Gold Backs Her Word London, Oct. 2

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 October 1930 · page 9

The city editor of the "Evening Standard" commenting on the impending arrival of the million sovereigns by the liner Mooltan and…

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Uncovering Old Gold Reefs

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 2

At Grenfell considerable activity is being displayed by prospecting parties, who are seeking old alluvial leads and lost reefs. An extraordinary…

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Gold Bonus Favorable Announcement Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1930 · page 1

Mr. Keane, M.H.R., for Bendigo states that there is a strong probability that the Federal Government will make an early favourable…

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Fire at Mine Incendiarism Suspected Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 6

A fire broke out at the Broken Hill Proprietary mine last night, but it was extinguished before serious damage was done. It is stated that…

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Sir Sefton Brancker Mining Student in Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 2

With his brother Grafton, Sir Sefton Brancker spent a year when a young man as a mining student at Bendigo. They went to Bendigo in…

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Fell Into Blazing Coal Heap Child Seriously Burned Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 1

While Mervyn Jones, aged 3½ years, was playing on top of a refuse coal heap at Redhead, near Newcastle, he fell through the surface into the red…

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Alluvial Gold Found Discovery Near Coolgardie Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 1

A rich alluvial gold find has been discovered about 60 miles south of Coolgardie, at New Widgiemooltha. The alluvial appears to be the…

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Public Opinion. the Bonus on Gold. To the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 2

SIR,—"S.H.E." claimed the privilege of six in having the last word. The privilege is not granted. A bonus of £1 an ounce on gold would…

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Bonus on Gold Mr. Fenton Non-committal Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1930 · page 4

Commenting to-day on the suggestion by the Federal executive of the Australian Labor Party that the Government should pay a bonus on gold…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 6

Some of the parties working among the alluvial to the east of Adelong have been getting some nice samples of gold recently. One party got a…

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Miners' Treasurer Committed for Trial Lithgow

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 16

John Martin, formerly Treasurer of the Steel Works Miners' Lodge, was committed for trial, charged with fraudulently misappropriating £401…

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Relief Money As Nucleus of By-product Plant Miners' Request Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 4

Representatives of various miners' unions including the Miners' Federation to-day asked the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fenton) in make…

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Minister for Mines Heckled at Cremorne Rothbury Echoes Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 October 1930 · page 5

"Murder!" and "Murderer!" were exclamations included in the interjections that were hurdled at the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver), in an…

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Revolt in Brazil Bank Ships Gold Rio De Janeiro

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 October 1930 · page 1

The equivalent of £3,000,0000 in gold has been sipped to the United States by the Bank of Brazil in the last 24 hours, and half as much again…

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Gold Production Stimulation Necessary Bonus Probable Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 2

The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fenton) said to-day that after careful consideration the Federal Government had come to consider that…

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Public Opinion. the Gold Bonus. to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 2

Sir,—I must apologise for asking permission to reply to the irrevelant and impertinant answer to my last letter re "Gold Bonus" in your…

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Mayor of Wagga Visits Broken Hill Mining Company's Enterprise Efforts to Reduce Production Costs

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 5

The Mayor of Wagga (Alderman E. E. Collins) returned early yesterday morning from his trip to Broken Hill which he made with other members of…

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Appalling Explosion in French Coal Mine Many Killed And Injured Hundreds Still Entombed Aix-la-chapelle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 1

Twenty-two miners were killed, 30 injured, and several hundreds are still entombed as the result of an appalling explosion in a coal mine near Alstorf,…

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Mine Explosion Death Roll Increased 95 Dead; 76 Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 6

The death roll in the mining disaster has been increased to at least 95 killed and 76 injured. Many are still entombed, and their fate is…

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Latest City News Terrible Disaster in French Mine. Sydney, To-day

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 October 1930 · page 2

Reports from Aix La Chappelle state that the death roll in the mine explosion now totals 232, and there are 96 injured…

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