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Mining & the mines, 1931

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Gold Discovery Rich Reef Near Corowa Corowa

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1931 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Martin Murnane, of Victoria, and two companions from New South Wales report a rich discovery of gold near the shaft of the old…

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Mining Billapaloora Gold Mine

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 2

Recently representatives of New Guinea Goldfields visited the Billapaloora Gold Mines, in the Tumut district, examined them and gave…

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Goobragandra Gold Mine

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 2

To-day, the same combination of mining interests inspect the Goobragandra Gold Mine, now held by a local syndicate. They leave this…

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Off the Gold Standard

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 4

The sensation of the last few weeks has been the abandonment by Britain of the gold standard, and incidentally a great trade revival throughout the…

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Mining News. Splitters Creek

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 2

Putland Bros., of Splitters Ck, are again on rich stone in their prospectors' gold mine, estimated to contain 20ozs to the ton. They…

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Lure of Gold a Glimpse Backward Hill End in the Roaring Days

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 4

In every age, in every clime, it has been ever thus, the lure of gold. Gold! we leaped from our benches, Gold! we sprang from our stools,…

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Gold Standard Abandoned by Finland Helsingfors

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 October 1931 · page 1

Finland is the latest country to abandon the gold standard…

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Gold for France U.S.A. Shipments Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 October 1931 · page 1

The "Pest, Parisian's" New York correspondent cables that so much gold is leaving the United States for France that it is difficult to find…

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Mining Companies Suspended From Quotations Stock Exchange Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 October 1931 · page 1

A stir was caused to-day when the chairman of the Sydney Stock Exchange (Mr. V. A. Brownhill) said that the committee had decided to…

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Gold Near Adelong

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 3

The residents of Adelong became excited on Monday when Messrs. Neau and King, who have been sinking a prospecting shaft for alluvial gold,…

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Frightful Injury Coal Muter Shot Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 2

David Wood, aged 52 years, a coal miner, was found on the roadside near Yallourn last night with a terrible gunshot wound in his abdomen caused…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 October 1931 · page 6

The syndicate holding the Goobragandra Gold Mine were sorely disappointed on Tuesday last. The four mining magnates representing New…

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The Gold Bounty

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 October 1931 · page 6

In connections with the bounty which has been provided by the Commonwealth Government to encourage gold production, the Minister for…

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Gold Production How to Obtain Bounty

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 October 1931 · page 1

In connection with the bounty which has been provided by the Commonwealth Government to encourage gold production, the Minister for…

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Nestle's Gold Medal Milk Competition Closes on October 31

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1931 · page 6

Owing to an error in a recent advertisement, the closing date for the gold medal milk label-saving competition was given as November 18 next…

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Mining

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 2

The syndicate holding the Goobragandra gold mine were sorely disappointed on Tuesday last. The four mining magnates representing…

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In the Gazette Mining

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 2

The undermentioned applications for authorities to prospect in terms of section 17 of the Mining Act, 1906, have been refused:—Tumut No. 83,…

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Mine Explosion Five Killed; 18 Injured Many Entombed Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 1

Five men were killed and 18 injured by an explosion of fire damp in the Cenis colliery at Bochun. It is feared that between 60 and 80 men…

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Export of Gold Canadian Prohibition Effective at Once Ottawa

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 1

Canada has taken official action to prohibit the export of gold, except under license. The proclamation, became effective to-day and will…

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