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Mining & the mines, 1934

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Old Gold

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 1

Across the hills, long warmed by summer air, At e'ven, as (with you) I wandered. there…

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The Search for Gold!

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 1

A Small Party of Lockhart workers, finding it difficult to obtain employment, recently went out gold prospecting. It is the opinion of…

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Horrible Crimes Bodies Exhumed Gold Teeth Taken Madrid

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 1

The police in Meridan announced the discovery to-day of a series of horrible, revolting crimes committed by an organised gang of ghouls, who…

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147 Dead Shocking Disaster Fire Damp in Mine Poignant Scenes Belgrade

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 2

Women relatives and children spent the night in suspence at the pit head of the [?] Colllery near Serejavo, singing death songs…

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Legislative Council New House Called Together To-day Gold Passes Question Privy Council Appeal Deferred Till August SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 2

For tun first time for 100 years. New South Wales was without a Legislative Council today. The existing council was dissolved on Sunday at…

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Seeking Gold In North Australia

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 5

Although there has been endless talk of development in the Far North and rosy pictures have been painted of what might be done, the sum total…

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Albury Gold Cup Farlure Selected to Win Kagal and Bullalla Other Likely Winners

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 6

From all appearances the Albury Racing Club is likely to share in the beautiful springlike weather for its Gold Cup meeting tomorrow and…

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Wagga Gold Cup M.t.c.'s Handsome Profit

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 6

That country racing is rapidly coming into its own again was tanker emphasised by the splendid success, both from a financial and racing points of…

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Wagga Gold Cup

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 15

The Secretary of the M.T.C., Mr. J. F. De Groot, states that the profit from the Gold Cup meeting was £650 which government taxation amounted…

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Mine Tragedy Two Killed by Fall of Earth

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 3

Trapped by a fall of earth on No. 12 level, at the Zinc Corporation Mine on Wednesday, two miners received fatal injuries…

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Gold Nights at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1934 · page 2

Frosts are making their appearance it Narandera and cool nights and mornings prevail. The days are warm and sunny with rather cool winds…

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For Urgent Attention Clean Sweep in Gilmore Gold Cup Race

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 4

Seventy-five thousand spectators cheered mdaly as Stubby Stubblefield, papular Pacific Coast racing star, piloted a Ford V-8 to victory in the…

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Mr. Trautwein, M.l.c. Use of Diamond-studded Gold Pass

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 5

Mr. Trautwein,, M.L.C., said in Sydney yesterday that he was not worrying whether he would be able to use his diamond studded gold pass for…

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Mr. Trautwein, M.L.C. Use of Diamond-studded Gold Pass Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 1

Mr. Trautwein, M.L.C., said to-day that he was not worrying whether he would be able to use his diamond studded gold pass for free railway…

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W.A. Secession Bill Goldfield Area Not in Accord Perth

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 4

Continuing the debate on the second reading of the Secession Bill, the leader of the National Party (Mr. Norbert Keenan), who was prominent…

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Oil From Coal Experiments at Newcastle. Government Report

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) has made public the report of the committee appointed by the Government to investigate the report…

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Eighty Entombed Bavarian Mine Munich

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 1

Though many escaped, 80 miners were entombed when a short circuit was caused by a collapsing pit prop breaking a high tension cable, which…

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Eighty Entombed Bavarian Mine Disaster MUNICH

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1934 · page 4

Through many escaped, 80 miners were entembed, when a short circuit was caused by a collapsing pit prop breaking a high-tension cable, which…

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£8000 Gold Cake Rich Lucknow Mine

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 5

On Saturday morning last the clean-up of the Bismark crushing was forwarded to Sydney from Orange by passenger train, the…

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The Mt. Potter Bailed Out More Gold Left In Than Taken Out

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 4

The Mt. Potter, a famous mine of other days, has after many months of hard labor, been relieved of all the water it has stored up, and a local…

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