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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Wonthaggi Dispute South Coast Miners Offer Support Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 1

A meeting of South Coast miners at Wollongong yesterday carried without dissent a resolution to offer every support to the Wonthaggi miners…

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Tullamore Gold Shares Brokers to Produce Ledger Details Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 1

The detectives who are investigating the dealing s in Tullamore shares have requested all Sydney brokers who are members of the Stock Exchange…

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Colliery Strike Miners Returns to Work Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 2

Despite the fact that the engine drivers are on strike the miners at the Hepburn No. 1 Colliery returned to work today…

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Gold Clauses in Existing Mortgages Bill to Eliminate Introduced in Assembly SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 2

A bill nullifying the gold clauses of existing mortgages was introduced in the Legislative Assembly to-day by the Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin)…

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"Gold Diggers" Sets New Standard for Musical Film Fare

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 6

A new type of film drama! That is what has been created by Director Mervyu, LeRoy in the Warner Bros. production of "Gold Diggers of…

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Gold Stealers on Bulolo Pihld Men Before Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 1

Following reports that there was an organised gang of gold stealers in the Bulolo goldfields, New Guinea, the company sent a private detective to…

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O'donnell Gold Cup B Grade Competition

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 8

Coolamon went to Junee to keep its engagement in the O'Donnell Gold Cup competition and met the Junee Waratahs. The south-west team has…

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Price of Gold Will Continue to Rise Mr. Kirwan's Conviction Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 1

Mr. John Kirwan, president of the Legislative Council in Western Australia, who returned to-day from a world' tour, said he believed that the…

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Secret to Gold Find Sold for Five Pounds Finder Now Lives in Poverty

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 3

The secret of the way to the great gold reefs of the Rand were once sold for £5. George Honeyball was the sellar and Godfray Lys the buyer…

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W.a. Mine Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 4

At North Kalgurli Mine, William Wilkins aged 24 years, was caught between the mine cage and the shaft timber and was practically cut in…

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A City of Gold Johannesburg Enjoying A Wonderful Boom

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 5

Johannesburg is the world’s, luckiest city. It lives by selling a commodity the production of which is unaffected by drought or flood, and that is never…

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Price of Gold Will Continue to Rise Mr. Kirwan’s Conviction

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 4

Mr. John Kirwan, president of the Legislative Council in Western Australia, who returned on Tuesday from a world tour, said he believed that…

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Wonthaggi Dispute Miners to Resume MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 3

A mass meeting of Wonthaggi coal miners yesterday afternoon accepted the terms of the Government in settlement of the strike, which has…

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Wonthaggi Dispute Ends Miners to Resume Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 2

A mass meeting of Wonthaggi coal miners this afternoon, accepted the terms of the Government in settlement of the strike, which…

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Henty "Blue and Gold" Ball

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 4

The Henty branch of the Country Women's Association is again holding its annual "blue and gold" ball on Friday next, when the Wagga Melody…

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O'donnell Gold Cup

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 6

Junee Warata[?] defeated Old Junee by 15 points to [?] Coolamon, in the same competition, beat Illa[?] by 11 points to 8…

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Buried Alive Two Men Perish in Mine Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1934 · page 1

William Barther aged 32 years, and Stanley Gregory, aged 22 years, were buried alive at he alluvial mine, near Myrtleford, yesterday afternoon,…

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£4000 Gold Bar Disappearance From Air Liner Two Arests Made Cairo

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 6

A gold bar, valued at £4000 being sent from Central Africa to London, mysteriously disappeared from the Imperial Airways liner. The gold arrived…

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Buried Alive Two Men Perish In Mine

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 3

William Barther, aged 32 years, and Stanley Gregory, aged 22 years, were buried alive at the alluvial mine near Myrtleford, Victoria, on Monday…

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Gold Nuggets Australia’s Yield

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 4

The gold nuggets of Australia have not been exhausted yet. One found last week at Guellewa, W.A., scaled 165oz., which is much below the…

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