Brilliant Ajax Selected for Futurity Stakes! Clash with Hua and Gold Rod a Great Field
In the spring that astute trainer, James Scobie, tried to win the A.J.C. Derby without a preliminary run, and Hua went down to…
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Gundagai Hatches Hogan Gold Cup
The Gundagai-Tumblong match in the Hogan Gold Cup competition was played at Tumblong, the home side batting well for a total of 206 runs,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Oil From Coal Cost Too High
Because of the cost, the production of oil from coal in England offered no solution to the problems of unemployment or defence, the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Master Farmer Competition Concluded Successfully Yesterday Big Day at Wagga Experiment Farm Winners Presented with Gold Cups By Minister For Agriculture
Although farming competitions have been conducted by local agricultural associations and in groups, not until last year was a State-wide championship conducted. Under the auspices of "The Land" newspaper and the Farmers and Settlers' Association, in collaboration with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Protest Benefits Under Compensation Scheme Cessnock
At Pelton Colliery men are voluntarily reducing their incomes as a protest against the wage limit which preludes higher-paid miners form benefiting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Old Goldfields Wooden School at Hill End Cricketers of the Early Days (Copyright by Will Carter)
Continuing his stories of the old goldfields, Mr. Will Carter in this article tells of schooldays at Hill End and has a glance at the school roll. OLD HILL END SCHOOL…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Only Woman Gold Miner in N.s.w. at Adelong
Just a year ago Miss Beatrice Richey, a Sydney woman, heard of the prospects of an alluvial gold mine near Adelong, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Coal Bunkers Water Reaches Carbide Perth
A fire which broke out in the coal bunkers aboard the Greek steamer Stavros Caumanteras last night will probably take several days to subdue…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prosperous Year for Mining Records in South Africa
The Witwatersrand gold mining industry has closed the year 1937 on a note of confidence and optimism. Although final figures have not yet…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Only Woman Gold Miner in N.S.W. At Adelong
Just a year ago Miss Beatrice Richey, a Sydney woman, Heard of the prospects of an alluvial gold mine near Adelong, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cannery Coal Smoke Blows Through Town
The westerly wind yesterday blew rolling clouds of black smoke from the direction of the cannery. The smell of coal-smoke made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coolamon "Gold Rush" Nine Shafts Sunk Prospectors Hopeful
Since last Easter Messrs. R. Rowlands and A. S. Fisher have been prospecting for gold on the property of Mr. J. P. Johnston, about four miles east of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Higher Gold Yield
Australia produced more gold last year than in any year since 1817. The output was 1,380,431 fine ounces valued at £9,589,431, Production in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Gold Cup £450 Stake and Gold Cup
The committee of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club has arranged the programme for the Wagga Gold Cup Meeting to be held on May 4 and 5…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wedding Heriot—kell Bride Chooses Gold Beaded Frock
The wedding took place at St. Martin's Church Killara, on Thursday night of Miss Joan Kell, youngest daughter of the late James Kell…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Industrial Labor Newcastle Conference Additional Pensions for Miners Newcastle
A conference of unions and mining lodges was held at the Trades Hall yesterday to discuss the decisions of the the Industrial Labor Conference in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Old Goldfields Sentiment and Humor at Hill End Tale of a Bogged Policeman (Copyright by Will Carter)
In the following article, the final of the series on Old Goldfields, Mr. Will Carter describes a visit by Sir Hercules Robinson to Hill End in the early 70's. Some of the old hotels mentioned will awake memories in many of the…
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Mr. F. N. Bethune, of Collins-street, Melbourne, passed through Tumut on the way to Kiandra on Saturday last with a boring plant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coolamon "Gold Rush"
Since last Easter Messrs. A. Fisher and R. Rowlands have been prospecting for gold on the property of Mr. J. F. Johnston, about four miles east…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coolamon Gold Rush Nine Shafts Sunk Prospectors Hopeful
Since last Easter Messrs R. Rowlands and A. S. Fisher have been prospecting for gold on the property of Mr. J. F. Johnston, about…
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