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Mining & the mines, 1934

349 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 18

Rich Gold Strike Reported Below Old Prince of Wales Mine

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 2

Reports are current that a rich gold strike has been made close to Dwyer's old mine, down from the Prince of Wales…

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Tumut Mine Workers Win Case No More Dishonored P.N.'s and Greenwood Is to Pay

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 4

Many men in the Tumut district who worked for the Tumut Gold No Liability Co., and who found themselves short of wages by about £319…

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Gunambil Colliery Coal Consignments for Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 2

Five truck load of coal from the Gunambil collieries situated on the Coorabin coalfields, between Urana and Oaklands, will arrive in Wagga…

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Wonthaggi Strike Government May Close Mine Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 1

It was stated in Ministerial circles to-day that if the strike at Wonthaggi is not settled at an early date, the Government will close the mine…

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Riverina Coal

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 5

Riverina, noted for its wheatgrowing, sheep-raising, and dairying, has been proved to hold valuable deposits of coal. Supplies can now be…

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San on Gold Export Lifted in Newfoundland St. John's (Newfoundland), Wed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 1

[?].—The two-year ban on the export of gold from Newfoundland was lifted to-day by the island's new commission Government…

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N.T. Settlement Not Agriculture Country Dr. Gilruth's Report Little Hope for Mining SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 1

"No circumstances appear to exist which would tempt any agriculturalists to settle in the north with the hope of making a comfortable living…

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Gold Mining Tenant's Creek Report Employment for Miners for Number of Years Canaberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1934 · page 1

A belief that there is enough gora allowing at the surface, and that sufficient will be obtained' at a shallow depth, to justify the opinion that…

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Gold Pass Studded with Diamonds

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 June 1934 · page 3

An interesting regal point has been raised about the railway pass of a member of the Legislative Council. One of the members had…

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Wonthaggi Election Miners' Union Militants Hands Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1934 · page 1

the militant group is now assured of control in the Miners' Union at Wonthaggi. When the counting concluded to-day, the group had gained…

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Mining

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 2

Mr. M. Blood, managing director of the Horseshoe Gold Mine (tunnel) has instructed the manager (Mr. Jack Kitto) to continue driving…

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Tullamore Mines Startling Discoveries Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 1

Detectives who returned from lamore mines to-day are said to have made certain startling discoveries as the result of which it is considered…

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The Criterion Hall Gold Diggers of 1933

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 3

The makers of "42nd Street" have produced another gay and glittering show in "Gold Diggers of 1933," which is the big attraction at the…

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Still They Come More Mining Matters Heard Warden's Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 July 1934 · page 8

The interest cantered around the search' for that rich mineral deposit: gold, is certainly not dying in Gundagai. on Tuesday last, the Mining…

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Gold Mining Issue of Prospectuses New Legislation Proposed

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 6

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin), in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, said that legislation would be introduced shortly…

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Jack Hore Gold Cup

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 4

Cootamundra will visit Forbes on Sunday to play for the Jack Hore Gold Clip. A special train will run, and will leave Cootamundra at 8.50 and…

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"Gold Diggers" Sets Most Elaborate Ever Staged for Picture

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 2

Dances and ensembles for Warner Bros.' musical and dramatic spectacle, "Gold Diggers of 1933," which opens at the Arcadia theatre next Tuesday,…

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Coal Dust As Fertiliser for Potatoes and Cereals Tests in Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 6

Recently the Victorian Electricity Commission directed attention to experiments which were being conducted to determine whether coal dust could…

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"Gold Diggers Has 200 Gorgeous Girls Picked From 10,000

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 2

Two hundred of the most beautiful girls of the country were selected to appear in the various chorus and dance ensembles of the Warner Bros…

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FOOTBALL Jack Hore Gold Cup Cootamundra Unlucky Defeated by 10 to 8

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 4

After a great game, Cootamunura was decidedly unlucky to be defeated by the powerful Forbes team in a match for the Jack Hore Gold Cup…

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