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Jenny Davison2022-09-22T21:03:37+09:30SA Government Gazette entry on 5th February 1959 Reserve for Aborigines declared at Coober Pedy - Section 393, north out of hundreds
SA Government Gazette entry on 5th February 1959 Reserve for Aborigines declared at Coober Pedy - Section 393, north out of hundreds
SA Government Gazette entry Gazetting of the Hospital Reserve 24-8-1922
SA Government Gazette entry on April 27 1922 Coober Pedy Tank Reserve gazetted
Article from the News (Adelaide) 7-3-1927 written by A.A. Burford about his son George, the youngest appointed JP at 24 years of age in September 1920 Also mentioned - Mr S B Harry Sourced from Trove BI 00013 9
Article "Delving for Opal" from the Observer (Adelaide) 12/3/1921 Re. George Burford, miner for 3 years and secretary of the Stuart Range Opal Fields Association Also mentions a missing bushman William Telford, and Mr M Shank of Adelaide, given an honourary commission to enquire into opal markets in England and Europe Sourced from Trove BI 00013 8
Newspaper article "A dugout on Fire" re a fire in Bert Paxton's dugout in 1929
Article "Stuart Range Opal Fields" from the Transcontinental 7th April 1922 Reprinted from the "Mining Review" under authority of T Pascoe, Minister of Mines re opal industry at the time including notes for miners on obligations and rights of Miners Right holders GI 30022
Article "Coober Pedy Novel Village on Opal Field" 10th January 1922 about the living conditions and dugouts on the field, mail service, water supply from the Western Argus (Kalgoorlie WA) GI 30021
Article "Concrete Tank at the Opal Fields" re work and conditions in the construction of the Underground Water Tank from Transcontinental (Port Augusta) 17th February 1922 Mentions W Hargrave (Inspector of the Water Conservation Dept) and Mr Turley (Foreman of the Tank construction) PW 00019
Underground Post Office showing Commonwealth Bank of Australia Sign and Compulsory Voting Sign Photo by J Meagher SLSA B 60571
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