GOLD DISCOVERY
IN NEW GUINEA. FIND IN ROUGH COUNTRY. SIX DAYS THROUGH JUNGLE). BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT SYDNEY, June 2S. Arrivals from New Guinea- report the ili-scoivery of alluvial gold near Al.oiobe, ‘in the wild couiiitry eiglut thousand ieet ’above sea level, six days’ journey through, rugged and precipitous jungle. It is stated to be a richer extension of the field which ha_s been working lor tome time. The -gold is- described as of pool quality, worth 52s 6d per ounce. A considerable number have made then way to the field. Chief difficulties m the way of developing the find are scarcitv of .supplies and -the difficulty and dearness of recruiting labour-* lor their carriage.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 29 June 1926, Page 5
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114GOLD DISCOVERY Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 29 June 1926, Page 5
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