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Mining & the mines, 1927

27 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Mining Warden's Court

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 3

At the Mining Warden's Court, on Thursday, application was made by the representatives of the Victorian Yalwal Gold Mining Company for…

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Miners' Dwellings, Kembla Heights

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

Mr. Davies: In view of the fact that an inspector of the Public Health Department, after a visit to Kembla Heights, reported that forty…

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Gold At Flat Rock Creek. Discovery by South Shoalhaven Maintenance Men

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 8

Notwithstanding the fact that Nowra town and district holds many men keenly interested in mineral wealth, not a few of whom believe that they could locate…

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Miners Opposed to News-paper Tax

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 7

The Aberdare Miners' Lodge at a meeting recently, passed the following resolution without opposition. "That, we strongly object to the…

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Mining

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 6

An important mining development has taken place in the district, says the " Review," Braidwood, which has infinite possibilities. A…

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Mining

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 7

The Braidwood "Dispatch" re[?]rts:--The New Hope Gold Mining [?]o., N.L., has been successfully floa[?]. The shareholders' list comprises…

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Gold Discovery. Between Northercote and Towamba

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 2

Rich auriferous are has been discovered by Messrs. G.T. Dickie and Donald M'Leod as the result of systematic prospecting in the…

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Revival of Mining at Pambula

The Bega District News · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 2

We hare before us the prospectus of the Yowaka Gold Mines, no liability with a capital of £30,000, divided into 60,000 shares 10s each…

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Mr W. H. Cundy's Re-port on Yowaka Field 127-1913. New Great Victory Mine. Situation and Area

The Bega District News · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 6

The property is situated at Pipeclay Creek, some tem miles from the township of Eden and three and half from Pambula. The area is…

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Gold Mining. Sugarloaf Mountain

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

Interest is still centred in the find on the original prospectors' claim, outside which no discovery of importance has been made--or, at any…

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Vanishing Gold and Increasing Figures

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

A million pounds in gold left Sydney last week by steamer for San Francisco. Twelve million pounds preceded this…

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Gold Given Away

The Bega District News · Monday 4 July 1927 · page 2

A man arrived in Melbourne last week with a bag filled with gold. He is W. P. A. Lapthorne, of Adelaide, who has been to the New…

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Mysterious Current. At Mount Pleasant Mine. Boys Will Not Work. Mine Stopped

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 2

The mystery as to how the signal wires in the Mt. Pleasant mine became charged with sufficient current to cause the death of the late Mr…

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Gold Notes

The Bega District News · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 2

The competition held last Saturday for Mr Balmain’s trophy was played over 18 holes against bogey on bisque handicaps. Gunning,…

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Our Gold Fields. Dwyer's Creek

The Nowra Leader · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 8

The new gold find on Francis Hill is still giving good prospects equal or better, than the first results, reports the Moruya " Examiner." The shaft…

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Yalwal Mining

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 8

The secretary of the Victorian. Yalwal Gold Mining Co. reports:— Good progress is being made with erection of treatment plant. Two…

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More Gold For America. The Bleeding Of Australia

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 8

Gold to the value of £2,000,000 was shipped by two steamers which left Sydney for San Francisco last week. On Thursday last week a consignment…

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Mining Leases

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 4

At the Mining Warden's office, Nowra, application has been made by John L. Bannister, of 9 Raglan-street, [?], for lease of the following…

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Mining Leases

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 8

At the Mining Warden's office, Nowra, application has been made by John L. Bannister, of 9 Raglan street, Mosman, for lease of the…

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Underground Gold. (Published by Arrangement)

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 3

"Since the underground liquor traffic grew to its present gigantic size it lias paid for protection 'with an ever-swelling flow of gold, estimated…

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