MURCHISON MINING CLAIMS
MANY UNEMPLOYED MEN ARRIVE. WARNING REGARDING THE WINTER By Telegraph—Press Association. Murchison, April 29. At a meeting of the Murchison county mining executive, the local certifying officer reported that a large number of unemployed men had recently arrived in the Murchison district under the impression that they could immediately be placed on. mining claims. Since the recent inception of the Unemployment Board’s mining scheme 30 men had been placed on special areas and it would be necessary for. the executive in the future to deal with all the applications strictly in order of date. Some delay, therefore, must be, anticipated before the late arrivals could be satsifactorily. placed. The executive advised in a general way that owing to the probable severity of the winter conditions in the Murchison county this season it would not be wise for anyone to take up claims in the district unless fully equipped to endure the winter conditions.
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1933, Page 7
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