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Mining & the mines, 1936

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Gold Quests Hides to Lead Papuan Expedition. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 July 1936 · page 1

Mr. Jack Hides, Papuan assistant-magistrate, and well-known explorer, will leave Sydney shortly, on one of the most romantic quests of modern…

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Picks Up Nugget of Gold Gundagai Lady’s Lucky Find

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 July 1936 · page 2

Mrs. Dalliston, of the Hospital Hill, Gundagai, whilst walking down to town on Thursday last, picked Up in a paddock near her home a small…

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Mine Dispute C'ference Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 July 1936 · page 1

The Minister for Labor and Industry announced that the Industrial Registrar had been directed by the Industrial Commission to summon a…

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BECKOM v. Tin Mines

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 23 July 1936 · page 3

Beckom did not make the journey to the Tin Mines on Saturday and forfeited the match…

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Mining Report

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 23 July 1936 · page 2

The Vegetable Creek Tin Mining Co., N.L. reports as follows for the fortnight ended 4th July:—Treated 456 tons are for recovery of 8.1…

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Rugby Ardlethan Defeats Tin Mines

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 23 July 1936 · page 2

A keenly contested and exciting match was witnessed on the local ground on Sunday when Ardlethan successfully defeated the…

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Dredging in the Gilmore Valley Minister For Mine Makes Inspection

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 3

That the fertile Gilmore Valley should not be ruined by compares dredging for gold, has become the battle cry of the…

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Deadlock in Mine Dispute Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 3

A deadlock was reached this afternoon at a compulsory conference convened by the president of the Industrial Commission (Mr. Justice Brown),…

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"Yellow Dust" Woman As Mining Expert

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 3

Speaking with a charming deliberation, in a deep musical voice, Miss Grace Gillespie, who, although aged only 25 years, is the chairman of…

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Britain's Gold How Will It Be Guarded Elaborate Precautions

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 7

Sixty feet below the level of the busiest streets of the City of London are the world's safest strongrooms. They house, or will…

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Gold Production Exceeds 1,000,000 Dunces Fob Year Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 3

For the first time since the pre-depression years the production of gold in Australia exceeded 1,000,000 fine ounces in 1935-36, reports the…

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Kalgoorlie Mine Manager Who Employed Mr. Hoover Perth

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 1

The death occurred at Kalgoor[?]e to-day of a prominent gold mining identity, Ernest Williams, at the age of 75 years. Until June 30 last he was…

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Gold For 1935-36 Big Increase in Year's Figures

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 August 1936 · page 5

A remarkable increase in gold production in Australia is disclosed by figures issued on Wednesday by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr…

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Leeton Fruitgrowers Lessons From Broken Hill Miners Suggested Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1936 · page 4

"If some of the miners of Broken Hill could come to Leeton to teach settlers to stick together, it would be a good thing for they have not yet…

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Testing of Gold Ores

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 6

Progress has been made in the co-operative ore dressing investigations in which the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is…

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Gold Mining Government Adviser's Views Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1936 · page 5

Sir Herbert Gepp, the Federal Gov-ernment's consultant on development, has informed the Government in a report which has just been received…

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Tin Mines Football Locals Successful at Barellan

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 6 August 1936 · page 1

The Tin Mines journeyed to Barellan on Sunday, last in quest of the Royal Blend Cup and were successful in defeating the borne team…

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Miners Entombed In Yorkshire Colliery LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 1

An explosion at the Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, has entombed 63 miners. Rescue work is impeded by the falls…

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Miners Entombed in Yorkshire Colliery Rescue Rescue Work [?]Ded London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 1

An explosion at the Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, has entombed 63 miners. Rescue work is impeded by the falls…

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Mine Disaster 58 Lives London, Later

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 1

Fifty-eight miners are believed to have lost their lives in. an explosion' at Woodmor colliery, near Barnsley. The men were entombed, and the…

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