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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

529 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 27

A New Find. Rich Gold Struck. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

Miners at Hanging Rock, in the Tamworth district, have struck a series of reefs carrying very rich gold at a depth of forty feet…

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Stravation Wage. English Coal Miners Restive. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 June 1922 · page 3

Resolutions have been carried in fever of militant action which a likely to [?]crease with the successive reductions is coal miners' wages, indicating that as…

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INDUSTRIAL. Coal Conference Fails. Labor Council's New Scheme. the Clyde Works. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 5

The Premier has appointed Albert Borchard and F. J. Firth, two well-known accountants, to thoroughly investigate the whole position at C[?]ne…

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The Search for Gold

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 4

Mr. A. Ormonde B[?]er (miners' warden), presided over a Warden's Court held at Mullumbimby yesterday, when Charles Francis Buckland, hide buyer, Billi…

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Coal for Newcastle. Local Miners Indignant. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 1

The steamer Biloela arrived at Newcastle from Westport, New Zealand, with 5000 tons of coal. The local miners are indignant in view of the large number…

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Coal Company's Profits. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 5

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, referring to Sir George Fuller's statistics regarding the loss of £7,000,000 in wages through…

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Chinese with Sovereigns Gold Smugglers Caught. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 June 1922 · page 5

A daring attempt by Chinese to smuggle gold to the East was frustrated by Customs officers on the steamer St. Albans to-day. In all £19910 in gold…

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Coal Miners Wages. Move Against Reduction. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 2

It is officially announced that steps are being taken by the executive of the Coal Miners' Federation to obtain an injunction from the Higher Court…

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City Mine Bars. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 4

The Minister for Justice says the question of the conduct of city wine bars has received his attention. He hones soon to be ship to make proposals to the…

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Ascot Gold Cup. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 3

The Ascot Gold Cap, 2 12 miles, was won by Golden Myth, with Flamboyant second and Ballyheron third. Betting: 8 Golden Myth or Ballyheron, 20…

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Germany Pays. Fifty Million Gold Marks. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 3

Germany has effected the monthly reparations payment of fifty million gold marks which was due yesterday…

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Big Gold Yield. Bendigo

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 2

The magnificent yield of 714 ounces 17 dwt. of gold from 509 tons of stone was obtained from the new Red, White, and Blue Consolidated Mine in Bendigo. The…

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Local Gold

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1922 · page 2

"Have [?] at this," remarked an acquaint[?] on Saturday, as he casually ha[?] small packet out of his pistol pocket. "This" proved…

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Coal Dispute

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 5

The application made by the Coal Miners' Federation for a further adjournment of the coal mining tribunal has been formally rejected…

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Mining. Prospecting at Lionville

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 4

The search for gold in this district continues. There are three reefs in the vicinity of Cedar Creek Gold Mining Company's. The Cedar Creek Extended…

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Clarence Coal Measures. Their Origin and Extent

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 2

About twenty years ago I was tra[?] down the [?] discussion as to whether [?]…

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INDUSTRIAL. Coal Proprietors Proposal. for Reduction of Wages. the Men Staggered. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 5

At to-day's sitting of the Coal Tribunal under the chairmanship of Mr. Hibble, the colliery proprietors proposed a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent, in…

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Industrial. City Council's Coal Supply. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 5

It is explained that in the event of a coal strike the electrical supplies of the city can be maintained for over three months…

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TELEGRAMS 110oz. Gold Nugget. Find in West Australia. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 4

A quartz nugget weighing 150 ounces was found in some old alluvial working at Payne's find, in the Yalgoo district, West Australia. When smelted it yielded…

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Hoard of Gold. Sportsman's Cash Box. Three Months Search

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1922 · page 6

Sovereigns and half-sovereigns amount big to £6000 have just been found in a[?] old cash box deposited in a Waltham stow bank. The money belonged former…

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