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Mining & the mines, 1936

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£751 PROFIT On Wagga Gold Cup Meeting Cup Donated for Next Year

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 May 1936 · page 14

Following on the wonderful success of the recent Wagga Gold Cup Meeting,a pleasing feature is that a profit of £751 was shown. Tiris…

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Search for Gold Foy Party's Plans Alloe Springs

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 3

Mr. H. V. Foy to-day explained his plans for his expedition to the Petormann Ranges. He said that 31 years. ago, two men, named Earle and O'Brien…

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Gold Production Attained High Figure BASLE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 1

The world's gold production attained not only a new high figure, but the largest year's increase ever recorded, according to the annual report of the…

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Camel Trek by Miners to Canberra May Be in Vain Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Officials of the Department of the Interior are inclined to the view that the trek by camel by Tennant's creek miners to…

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Australia’s Gold Exports

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 6

Thought [?]continues to operate, a non[?] monetary System, London is still the chief Market for gold. Thi[?] goes practically alt the new…

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Federal Provision for Unemployment Relief Forestry and Mining Spheres Appropriation Bill Passed Technical Education Question Broadcast Medial Information CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 1

Speaking on the Approbation (Unemployment Relief) Bill in the House of Representatives to-day, the Treasurer (Mr. Casey) said that the Federal Government's assistance for the relief of unemployment by the development of…

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Four Miners Killed Explosion in Queensland Colliery Brave Efforts at Rescue Forty Men Thrown Idle BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1936 · page 1

Four miners were killed last night, in a terrific explosion while fighting a fire at the Aberdare Colliery Number 2 at Dinsmore, three miles north of…

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Miners Killed Explosion in Q'ld Brave Efforts at Rescue BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 May 1936 · page 1

FOUR miners were killed on Saturday, night in a terrific explosion while fighting a fire at the Aberdare colliery number 2 at…

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New Gold Production Figure Rise in Commodity Prices Anticipated

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 1

The report presented at the annual meeting of the bank of international Settlement (says a message from Basle, Switzerland,) states that as s…

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Will Carter's Notes Australianities Old Mate 0' Mine

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 4

Sixty years ago, and we were mates together At a quaint old school at the foot of a hill,…

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Our Open Column Gold Durd[?] (To the Editor)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 2

SIR. Mr. [?] "T. and A. TIMES [?] That the G[?] alley is not lowgrad[?] parop[?] to pay for…

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Colliery Disaster Seven Men Drowned LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 1

It is feared that seven men have been drowned in the colliery disaster in South Wales. While 20 men of the day shift were at work to-day in the…

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Welsh Colliery Disaster London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 4

It is feared that seven men were drowned in a colliery disaster at the Lovestone pit. Pembrokeshire (South Wales) to-day. In any case, hope of…

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Tin Mines Defeats Tallimba

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 3

The Tin Mines successfully defended the Sheaf Stout Cup against Tallimba on Sunday, defeating the visitors by 3 points to nil after a…

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Queen Mary Sails May Attempt Record Crossing New York at 6 a.m. Monday ? Carrying Gold London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 1

The Queen Mary, the new gigantic liner which sailed from Southhampton this afternoon en route to New York, arrived at Cherbourg (France), its…

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Gold Yield

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 1

In the four months to April 30, gold produced in Australia totalled 336,467 fine ounces, worth £2,925,904, an increase of £879,748 on the value…

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Missing Man Found in Coal Bunker Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 1

A body believed to be that of Ted Heath, boilermaker's assistant, was found by a member of the crew when he opened the doorway to the reserve…

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Unlawfully in Possession of Coal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 4

Six young men, strangers to Wagga, were brought before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court on Monday afternoon on charges of…

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Tin Mines FOOTBALL

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 4 June 1936 · page 2

A very hard and rough game was seen at the Tin Mines on Sunday when the Tin Mines and Ariah Park met, the home team…

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