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Mining & the mines, 1931

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Rich Gold Discovered at Torrington Mine Inspector's Report Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) has received a report from the Inspector of Mines upon the discovery of rich gold ore at Torrington. The…

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Miners' Riot on Adjungbilly

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 7

Abount 400 men were engaged in alluvial mining over 70-years ago, on the Adjungbilly creek, near where the Putland Bros' gold find is. A number…

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Gold Bonus. Flaw i[?] the Act

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said that the benefits of the Gold Bounty Act could not be immediately extended to gold…

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Broken Hill Miners Work Resumed Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

The miners resumed work at the mines to-day. This is considered to be the greatest blow that the Communists have yet received at Broken Hills…

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Rich Gold Discovered at Torrington SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

The Minister for Mines has received a report from the inspector of Mines upon the discovery of rich gold ore at Torrington. The ore occurs in…

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Bonus for Gold (The Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

Sir,—Repeal the Gold Bonus Act as at present existing. Then I recommend the following scheme:—The Government to buy all gold available, pay…

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South Wales Coal Dispute Miners to Resume London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 6

The South Wales coal dispute has been settled. The miners will resume work immediately…

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Wages Tax May Be Amended Miners Bitterly Resentful

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 23

The outery in coal mining and in other industrial centres regarding the wages tax of 1 in the £,is so serious that it is expected that the…

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WORTH £6000 Monster Gold Nugget Found in West Australia

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 6

Forty miles south of Coolgardie, a nugget of gold 26in, long, 12in wide and 3in. is thickness and weighing 78lc., has been unearthed by a…

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Shortage of Gold (The Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 3

Sir,—"The foremost question of day is, "Are you in favor of inflation?" To my way of thinking anyone not in favor must be viewing this…

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Exhibition Abroad Urged Attracting Capital for Mining Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 2

The nugget found at Larkinville is more than twice the size of the Bobb Dazzler, which was unearthed in 1899 near the Coongan River, Pilbarra, and…

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Jerrawa Gold Field

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

A few items re the mining stir and excitement at Yass and elsewhere might prove interesting. The prospectors of the find, Davis…

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Gold Legion. Plan to Defeat Inflation Work For unemployed

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

A plan to restore Australia's prosperity and to make inflation unnecessary—or if necessary, to [?] its evils—is propounded by…

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Sunken Gold Search to be Continued BRESTE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 1
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Despite the loss of the vessel Artliggio, which blew up, killing many of the crew during salvage operations on the Egypt, which went…

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Miners' Rights

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

Many will have read of the riots which occurred long years since at Lambing Flat (Young) owing to presence of allens on the field. The…

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Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

During the last nine days 14 applications for "authorities to enter" have' been made to the Gundagai warden. The men who believe they have…

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Colliery Explosion Five Miners Killed London, Jan. 22

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 10

Five miners were killed in an explosion in Auchengeich colliery, Lanerkshire. Representatives of the Australian…

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Colliery Disaster Five Miners Killed Five Others Entombed London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

Five miners were killed by an explosion in the Auchengeich colliery (Lanarkshire) and five were entombed in the Hanley-Auchengeich…

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The Gold Reserve

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 3

Gold in the notes reserve on December 29 was £15,385,716 and equalled 31,95 per cent. of the notes outstanding. The percentage was 40.35…

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