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Mining & the mines, 1938

655 stories in Riverina's papers · page 33 of 33

Mining

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 4

The erection of the machinery at Mount Solitary gold mine is nearing completion and should be ready for production early in the new year…

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Dutch Fears Gold Sent Abroad Hague

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 1

Within a year the Netherlands Bank has transferred secret deposits abroad amounting to £44,000,000, which is a quarter of the country's gold…

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Gold Nuggets in Road Gravel Workman's Lucky Find MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 December 1938 · page 1

Since the Ararat Shire Council employees have been carting gravel from the Cathcart Central mine to Willaura for road making, two nuggets of…

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Looking Backward The Adelong Goldfield PART 20 (Copyright) Very Old Adelong — "JACK-IN-THE-BOOTS" — Old Business Places — the Cornishmen — "Adelong Jack"

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 December 1938 · page 2

VERY OLD ADELONO I shall drop the hammer and drill, the fuse and blasting powder, the reef and hanging wall and mounting the…

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Woman's Plight Rolled Baby Into Mine Sympathetic Jury Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 1

Jean Corless, aged 23 years, who stood her trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having mur-dered her 14 days old baby at…

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The Plaza Theatre "Gold Is Where You Find It"

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 3

To-night (Tuesday) and on Wednesday and Thursday night another splendid picture will be screened at the Plaza Theatre, viz., "Gold Is…

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Bush Fires Threaten Mine Plant Near Goulburn Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 December 1938 · page 4

The Ravenspur Gold Mining Co's plant, near Bungoria. was menaced by buch fires yesterday; but volunteers succeeded in quelling the flames…

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Fight In Mine Charge of Causing Grievous Bodily Harm Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 December 1938 · page 4

A disturbance in a coal mine, which resulted in one man being injured was described at the Rosewood Court to-day when Alfred George Lock, aged…

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Search for Gold Objective of N.s.w. Expedition

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 December 1938 · page 7

Believed to be searching for gold, a party from New south Wales arriv- ed at Laverton (W.A.) last week and has now struck out Into the…

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Japan's Reported Offer of Peace Terms to China! Withdrawal of Troops Restoration of Industrial and Mining Areas HONGKONG

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 December 1938 · page 1

It is reported that peace terms have been offered China. Firstly, China is to recognise the independence of Manchukue and Inner Mangolia, and join the Anti-Comintern Pact; secondly Chiang Kai-shek is to take a brief holiday, and…

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Mining Industry Output for 1938 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 3

The aggregate value of the output of the mining industry in New South Wales for 1938 will approximate £15,000,000, it was estimated by the…

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Coal Mine Explosion Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1938 · page 6

An explosion in the dust precipitation plant at the State coal mine in Yallourn to-day caused a fire which resulted in burns to 25 men…

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Coal Miner's Appeal Malady Not Caused by Employment Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1938 · page 2

The High Court to-day dismissed the appeal of Thomas Ward. former coal miner, from the decision of the Full Supreme Court in a case…

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Looking Backward The Adelong Goldfield PART 21 Among the Doctors — a Thrilling Incident — a Falder Story — Adelong in the Sixties — a Grand Balance (Copyright) Among the Doctors

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1938 · page 2

Life and death, and a doctor somewhere in between, sometimes effective in a rescue from the old grim warrior. sometimes skillful, sometimes crude…

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New Medical Aids Gold and Trout Treatment

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 3

Gold and rainbow trout are now used in the treatment of rheumatism and diabetes, according to Dr. F. X. Mulcahy and Dr. I. Blaubaum, who…

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Acute Coal Shortage Felt in Germany London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 1

The German press announcement that persons holding winter relief fund coal coupons for December will not obtain supplies before January is the first…

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Oil From Coal Queensland Products Tested in Germany Cost of Plants Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1938 · page 7

The State Government has received reports relating to tests for the production of petrol from Queensland coal, carried out to Germany. The reports…

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