The Lure of Gold Romance and Bloodshed on the Old Diggings Leeton
Romance and tragedy, pathos and humor, are interwoven with the history of gold mining in Australia. The shining yellow metal hidden in the bowels…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining & the mines, 1939
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"Jungle Rules" in Mining Industry, Says Judge Both Sides to Blame Sydney
"Under the jungle rules that now prevail the miners have nothing else to do but strike if they have a dispute, as there is no machinery for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gundagai Competition Hogan Gold Cup
In the Hogan Gold Cup competition only one match was played last Sunday, when Coolac met Jugiong The game was drawn. Coolac having lost…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Looking Backward The Adelong Goldfield PART 26 Back to Sport—c. E. Page—a Graduate From Gundagai—remarkable Bowling—fred Kaysor—at Short Leg—at Sharp's Creek—stewart Wright—richmond Burkinshaw (Copyright) Back to Sport
Phew! I must get away from the reck and fumes of explosives hanging about those mine-shafts. What the miners must have suffered down in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Owner Injured Launceston
Almost buried in a heap of dirt and broken timber. J. J. Hill, owner of a Swansea mine, was seriously injured when a prospecting shaft collapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop-work Meeting Miners Refuse to Stand in Bus Wellington (N.z.)
The State mine at Greymouth was the scene of a novel stop-work meeting to-day. Two miners failed to obtain seats in the bus leaving for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aedlethan Tin Mining
For the year 1938 the value of tin won in the Ardlethan mining division was £2675 less than that produced in the previous year. Although more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Promising Mining Prospects in Temora
Mr. C.A. Cox has secured authority to enter Mr. C. Bray's paddock at lower Temora, to mine for gold. He has already obtained some very promising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italy Profits Coal From Spain London
The "Daily Telegraph" correspondent at Genoa says that the first shipment of coal left Nationalist Spain under an agreement by which General Franco…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bank of England Uses Gold Stocks for Currency Purposes London
The "Daily Mail" says that the gold stocks of the Bank of England will be written up nearly £100,000,000 as a logical sequel to the January transfer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Perce Marshall Gold Cup
The Wagga Association has lodged a challenge for the Perce Marshall Gold Cup, now held by Temora. The date suggested is February 19 or 26…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bank History Notable Change in England Gold Reserve Valuation Weekly at Current Prices LONDON
Gold mining shares rose on the Stock Exchange to-day, following the issue last night of the Government Bill amending the Currency and Bank…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paid in Gold
It happened in 1856. A parcel of 250 store cattle had been purchased by Hassall, of Braidwood, the terms being cash on delivery. When it came to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Races £1100 for Gold Cup Meeting Hurdle Race Deleted Big Race Worth £450
At a meeting of the committee of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club on Friday night last the framing of the programmes for the Easter and Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australianalities Fish-oh! — Paid in Gold — Three Hours in a Wool at the Ball Fish-oh!
A weather beaten old ticket-of-leave man who was trying to earn an honest living by selling fresh fish in Sydney, long years ago, in the cast-iron…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Looking Backward The Adelong Goldfield PART 27 in the Beginning — A. D. Shepard Arrives — Chinese Labor — Stripping and Sluicing — Boring Operations — Deeper Ground — Thirty Years of Work — Open-cut Hydraulic System — Rich on the Bars — Method of Washing — a Final Cleanup (Copyright) in the Beginning
In the beginning was the Tumbarumba Range extending from the Murray Range, an extension of the lofty Munlong sub-system of the great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →That Man O' Mine
Onlooker: Surely. Mose, you don't expect to catch fish in that stream? Mose: No. sah. Ah don't expect to; Ah[?]se just shown' mah wife Ah has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local and General Tin Mining Activity
There is much activity in the tin mines at Kiko[?]ra. The Gibson mines have a large number of men employed, and another company, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alluvial Mining Land No Exemptions Prom Dredging
The State Cabinet, after considering on Thursday the question of exempting some alluvial lands from the dredging provisions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Races £1100 for Gold Cup Meeting Hurdle Race Deleted Big Race Worth £450
At a meeting of the committee of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club on Friday, night last the framing of the programmes for the Easter aud Gold…
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