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Mining & the mines, 1935

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Hogan Gold Cup Competition Pat Bourke Records Season's First Century

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 4

THE honor of the first century in the season's Hogan Gold Cup matches goes to Pat Bourke, of Nangus. Last week his bowling performance was outstanding. It seems that Bourke is developing into a first-class all-rounder…

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The Plaza Theatre "Gold Diggers of 1935"

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 2

"Gold Diggers of 1935" will be the special attraction at the Piaza Theatre on Wednesday (to-morrow) and on Thursday nights, and never…

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Mechanisation of Mines Consider Some Essential Facts

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 6

One of the most interesting industrial events of the moment is the fight that is going on concerning the further ther use of machinery on the…

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Question of Partner-ship Gobarralong Chromite Mine Claim for Wages

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 4

Before Mr. Balmain, P.M., at the Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday last, the 3rd instan R. E. Braniff, of Coolac, miner, now residing in…

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Italian Brides to Cast Wedding Rings on Memorials Spectacular Gold Collection Rome

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 4

The campaign for the collection of gold, silver and scrap metal continues in spectacular fashion. There is a steady stream of contributions from…

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Bribbaree Mines

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 2

"The well-known gold mines at Bribarce, privately worked by Mr. F. Murray for four years, will be taken over by the Moroka Dredging and…

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Found Gold MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 4

A nugget of gold, valued at approximately £250, was found today by A Birdsall, who has been sinicing for gold in a creek near…

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Nugget Gold Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 1

A nugget of gold, valued at approximately £250, was found to-day by A. Birdsall, who has been sluicing for gold in a creek near Daylesford for…

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Mechanisation of Mines Consider Some Essential Facts

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 4
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser, Cootamundra Herald

One of the most interesting industrial events of the moment is the fight that is going on concerning the further use of machinery on the…

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Mine Tragedy

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 16

Having been overcome by poison fumes when descending a shaft which he had been sinking by means of gelignite blasting, Harry W. Fox,…

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Price of Gold London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 7

The price of gold is £7/0/11 an ounce fine, the same as yesterday. Adding exchange, and allowing for the cost, of realisation, the price is equal to…

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Gold Production Substantial Increase Value Of Mining Subsidies

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 December 1935 · page 4

For the first 10 months of this year 39,050oz. of fine gold was won in New South Wales, valued in Australian currency at £343,273. This…

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Too Much to Concede Gold Reception at Geneva Geneva

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1935 · page 4

It is reported that the terms were coldly received here, as the offer to Italy was more than the Committee of Fire was prepared to concede in…

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Sixteen Dead Colliery Disaster in Canada

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 December 1935 · page 6

COALHURST (Alberta), Monday.— Sixteen miners died in an explosion, the cause of which in unknown, at the 600ft. level of a mine at Lethbridge…

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'Miners' Threat "Something on a Bigger Scale" Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 December 1935 · page 1

A general hold-up of the mining industry is threatened by the Northern Miners' board of management if the Federal Government introduces the…

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Seamen's Dispute May Extend to Mines Licensing System To Operate From To-day Strike Decision Reaffirmed Ready Response to Call For Volunteers to Man Ships SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 December 1935 · page 1

With the gazettal of regulations to bring the seamen under the Transport Workers' Act, an extension of the shipping strike to the northern coalfields is threatened. Leaders of the miners at Newcastle announced to-day that…

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Two Miners Killed Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1935 · page 1

Two men were killed by a fall of earth at the Lancefield Mine at Layerton yesterday. They were Andrew T. Nelson, aged 26 years, and George…

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The Shipping Inter-state Steamers May Become Involved Miners Behind Seamen SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 December 1935 · page 1

MR. J. Keenan, trader of the strike committee and the Seamen's Union, said yesterday that it seemed almost certain that the…

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