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Mining & the mines, 1930

38 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

Edenites Find Gold at Tanja

The Bega District News · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 5

Early this week Mr W. T. Hell, whose early years were lived in the Bega district, which he got to know thoroughly, took a party of…

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Metals Dearer Than Gold

The South Coast Register · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 5

Cold is generally looked upon as the last word of costliness, but, as a matter of fact, there are more metals dearer than gold than there are…

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Mining by Hose-Pipe

The South Coast Register · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 2

One of the most extraordinary ways of extracting metals from the earth, is that to be seen in the tin mines of the Malay States. With the…

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Gold Prospecting Scope of Government Scheme

The South Coast Register · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 6

The organised gold prospecting parties arranged by the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) are now grouped as follow: Mudgee-Gulgong…

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Edenites Find Gold

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 1

Early this week Mr. T. W. Hall, whose early years were lived in the Bega distrist, which he got to know thoroughly, took a party of…

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Mining at Yalwal

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 1

A correspondent writes :-- Yalwal is far from a thing of the past, as might be imagined by some people who know of the troublous times…

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Larwood’s Luck From Coal to Cricket Early Ambition

The South Coast Register · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 4

My early memories always go hack in the recreation ground at Nuncargate and a real passion for hurling a cricket bull as hard as ever I [?]…

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Gold Rush Gerringong Discovery M. Hindmarsh’s Property

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 2 September 1930 · page 2

Gerringong is agog with excitement, following the discovery of gold by a prospector. Mr. T. Newing, a Government…

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Chinese Gold Fossicker

The Bega District News · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 1

I found “Old Ruggy” stooped over his prosepcting dish, panning for gold up at Honeysuckle one day. “Hello, Ruggy; how much gold you ketchem…

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Mining at Robinson’s Hole

The Bega District News · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 2

Through the good offices of Cr. Jas. Ryan we got in touch with Messrs W. L. Sullivan, A. Marshall, W. Thomson, E. Sullivan, and G. Oatley, who…

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Chinese Gold Fossicker

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 8

I found "Old Ruggy" stooped over his prospecting dish, panning for gold up at Honeysuckle one day. Hello, Ruggy; how much gold you ketchem…

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Expedition In Search Of Gold. a Hazardous Trip on the Upper Shoalhaven River

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 1

In Water Up To The Armpits. For many moons Messrs. David Fletcher and John Hanson, snr., have been conjuring in their minds the…

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Pambula Goldfields

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 7

During the week, work was commenced on Pambula goldfield by a syndicate which has undertaken to test some of Mr. James Robertson's…

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Gold Reserves. Figures for Other Countries

The Bega District News · Monday 1 December 1930 · page 1

Information regarding the gold reserves and note issues in other other countries was given by the acting Treasurer (Mr Lyons) in the House of…

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Australian Ties. Jumping a Mine

The Bega District News · Thursday 11 December 1930 · page 4

Mine jumping was a great enterprise in the days when gold mining constituted one of our important industries. How many a row starred over the…

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[?]Nites. Jumping a Mine

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 6

Mine-jumping was a great enterprise in the days when gold mining constituted one of our important, industries. How many a row started…

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The End Of Gold Link

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 4

The sporting fraternity will remember the doings on the turf of that old racehorse, Gold Link, 28 years owned he [?] Bros., Jindyandy. The old…

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Yalwal Mining Field (Impressions of Mr. Dan Kearns, Mining Expert)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1930 · page 2

[?] inspected the above field, in company with Mr, N. Coveny, of Nowra, on the 11th instant, and was given every assistance from Mr. George…

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