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South Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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

Oil from Coal Campaign Greater Activity This Year

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 3

In a joint statement the president (Aid. J. V. Kennedy) and the secretary (Aid. W. F. O'Hearn) of the Northern District Oil from Coal…

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Coal Instead of Clams

The Bega District News · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 1

Fishermen trawling off the Scottish coast have been reporting some unusual catches during recent operations…

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More Value Than Coal. Mineral That Was Found by Accident

The Bega District News · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 4

Annfield Plain, one of the oldest towns in Durham, England, built its fame on coal, and now, after five years of depression, is to regain…

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A High Class Field for Caulfield Futurity Stakes Test of Gold Rod's Superiority

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1937 · page 4

The high-weight who came home best of all in the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday was Regular Bachelor. He was last when the field…

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Current Topics. Miners’ Heroisam

The Bega District News · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 2

The dreadful fatality at the Wonthaggi coal mine in Victoria has once more brought to light the heroism of miners. Not only in Australia, but in…

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Forty-two Ounces of Gold

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 5

It is reported that Mr. Pincombe, who has been working a mining lease at Yalwal, near Nowra, for some time past, brought in to Nowra…

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Gold!

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 7

Mr. Pincombe brought in another nice ingot of gold on Saturday last from Pincombe and Party's mining lease, the Homeward Bound,…

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Here and There. Captain's Flat Mines

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 1

A representative public meeting, addressed by Mr. J. M. Tully, M.L.A., and held at Bungendore recently, passed the following resolution: --…

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Dog Racing at Dapto A. & H. Society's Gold Mine

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 2

The Dapto A. and H. Association solved the problem of finance when the committee introduced mechanical coursing. Each of the three meetings…

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Gold Rod will meet w.f.a. Talent at Warwick Farm Is Cup Favorite, Silver Standard, Ready for Saturday? Caulfiekd Winner, Mitsui, in Doncaster

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 4

There will be a somewhat different twist to the Chipping Norton Plate, Sydney's next weight for age race, if Gold Rod contests it. And probably…

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Gold Discovered Near ’Phone Pole

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 5

About six years ago, a gang of men under the supervision of the senior telephone linesman erected a line cast of Weethalle…

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Captain's Flat Mines. London Company's Huge Project. Over £1,000,000 Capital

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 2

A cable from London announces that the Lake George Mining Corporation, Ltd., has been incorporated in London, with a capital of £1,110,000,…

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Gold Rod's Autumn Programme Present Interesting Problem Pamelus and His Doncaster Jockey's Views

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 1

If Gold Rod had contested his right race, there is 110 doubt he would have won the Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday. I know…

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Oil from Coal "Project Wot Attractive" No Action by British Firm

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 5

Referring to the question of producing oil from coal in Australia, the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) said that the Chairman of…

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Gold Output Increases

The Bega District News · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 4

The Minister in charge of Development, Senator MacLauchlan, expressed keen satisfaction with the increase the value of gold production last…

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Austrauanities the Old Gold Getters

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 3

The oredlers, the tubmen, peddlers the boxers, the ground sluices all after the gfittering gold in the old days when gold was more procurable than…

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Australianities the Old Gold-getters

The Nowra Leader · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

The cradlers, the tubmen, puddlcrs, then boxers, the ground-sliucers, all after the glittering gold in the old days, when gold was more procurable…

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Gold Hoards

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 7

Two great movements of gold of a strikingly contrasted nature, one in Switzerland, and the other in the United States, have been going on…

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Australianities Gold

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 6

I was walking round one of the oldest western goldfields the otherday and thoughts came crowding into or from, my mind fast and…

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The First Gold Reef

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 6

Where was it? Some will say Adelong, but they will be wrong. It was on Sargent’s. Hill st Bill End. The quartz rubble was dollied by a man…

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