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Mining & the mines, 1934

349 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 18

Gold Consignment Mysterious Disappearance Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 1

A consignment of gold bar to the value of nearly £8500 mysteriously disappeared in transit from Aritsar to Bombay by a frontier mail train…

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Miner Buried Under Fall of Coal Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 1

Desperate efforts are being made at Hep[?] No. 1 to extricate Jack Lewis, a miner, who was buried by a very large fall of coal this afternoon…

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Mining At Sebastopol Work to Be Resumed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 4

A mine manager of wide experience, Mr. N. J. Roberts, has taken over the management of the Temora Gold Mines, at Sebastopol, where…

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Gold Clause in Mortgages Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1934 · page 3

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin) said today that it bad been decided by the Cabinet to take Immediate legislative action to abrogate…

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Coolie Miners Attack British Manager Property Destroyed Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 1

A mob of 900 coolies, incensed over the wages reduction, attacked the offices of the East Indian railway colliery at Giridah, Bihar province, and…

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Young Retains Weissel Gold Cup

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 4

Scoring a converted try within the last few minutes. Young succeeded in retaining the Eric Weissel Gold Cup against Temora on Wednesday, in a…

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Forty-one Killed Five Injured Fire Damp Explosion Belgian Mine Disaster Brussels

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 1

Of 46 miners working in colliery near Paturades (Belgium) at midnight, 2500 feet below tie surface, 41 were killed and the other…

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Mining Letter Competition, No. 2. Two Divide First Prize

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 2

In our Missing Letter Competition, No. 2, competitors were set the task of tilling in the missing letters in the following passage:…

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Further Deaths Belgian Mine Explosions, Death Roll Now 56 BRUSSELS

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1934 · page 1

Explosion has followed explosion in the coal mine at Paturages and it is, feared that many more have been killed…

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Eureka Gold Mines N.l

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 2

Active operations have now commenced on the above company’s mine at Sandy Falls. Foundations [?] well advanced for the machinery and…

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Catholic Young Men's Club Mining and Treatment of Gold

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 4

At the St. Michael's C.Y.M. Club meeting on Tuesday night, the members listened to a most intrusting lecture on "Gold." The speaker, Mr…

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Aberdeen Colliery Resumes After Five Years Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 1

After five years of idleness the Aberdare Colliery resumed work to-day. About 170 men will be at work by the end of the week. The…

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Gold Passes Returned Interim Passes Issued Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 1

The majority of the members of the old Legislative Council who resigned, or who were defeated at the recent election, have returned their gold…

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Sydney Turf Notes Mount Dangar's Inexperience Phenomenon Is Billy Smart's Gold Mine

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 3

I told listeners-in to my broadcast on Friday night that it was significant that although brush hurdling had been going nearly six months Mount…

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Coal At Oaklands Syndicate Formed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 5

A syndicate under the name of Gunambil Collieries has been for some time searching for coal on Gunambil Station, between Urana and…

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Home Cooking Special Cake Recipes Gold Cake

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 6

Cream 1 cup butter, add gradually 2 cups powdered sugar, stirring constantly; add the yolks 8 eggs beaten until thick and light; sift together 2…

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Mining and Treatment of Gold

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 1

At the St. Michael's C.Y.M. Club meeting at Wagga on Tuesday night last, the members listened to a most interesting lecture on "Gold." The…

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Oil From Coal Experimental Station May Be Set Up Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 2

Early developments are expected regarding the production of oil from coal by hydrogenation process. The Minister in Charge of…

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Coal Near Oaklands

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 2

Left with us to-day are specimens of coal from a new shaft at Coorabin. near Oaklands, on the branch line out from The Rock. For twenty years…

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World Production of Gold Australian Total Is 826,271 Ozs

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 4

In their" annual bullion circular Messrs. Sharp and Wilkins (London) state that opinion is growing steadily that gold wil continue to find eager…

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