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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

333 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 17

Fire in Mine. Men Want Examination Made. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 5

Further particulars of the fire at the Stanford Merthyr mine show that the day shift men discovered a ''gob'' fire in No. 6 bore. The place was well heated…

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GERMANY. Industrial Crisis Millions of Workers Idle. All Ruhr Mines Closed. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 5

The "Daily Chronicle's" Berlin correspondent says the industrial situation in Germany is growing worse. The area, fraught with the greatest danger is…

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Feeling Gold

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1924 · page 2

Br-r-r-r! Yes, it's the Idiot shivering. During the week-and large chunks of the Antartic worked loose…

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Richmond Range Coal

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 4

A meeting of the Richmond Range Goal Syndicate was held at Casino. It was reported that prospects were exceedingly good and the tunnel had been driven 57…

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Rich Gold. Find Near Adelong. Adelong

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 5

Excitement has been aroused here by the striking of rich gold reef in the Currajong tunnel. The dollyings have given free coarse gold…

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Rumored Gold Find

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 2

For some time past there have been rumors regarding a gold discovery nine miles from Marlborough railway station, on the Queensland North Coast line…

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Body Recovered. From Bellbird Mine. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 3

Men engaged in the re-opening operations in Bellbird mine this morning recovered a body believed to be that of Malcolm Bailey…

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Another Gold Discovery

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 4

There is great excitement at Adelong over the discovery of what is thought to be a rich gold-reef. Coarse gold is visible to the naked eye. For many…

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Fire at Redhead Mine. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 5

A fire destroyed a blacksmith's and stores' shops at Redhead mine last night. People in the locality were disturbed by a series of explosions caused…

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Revolvers and Ammunition. Found Under Coal on Steamer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 5

Customs searchers at Fremautle discovered 12 revolvers and 20,000 rounds of ammunition, including soft-nosed bullets, underneath coal on the Dutch…

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The Tweed and Coal Mining

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 4

There is every prospect of the coal mining industry being developed on the Tweed, says the "Tweed Daily." So satisfied is Mr. A. E. Thompson, a coal…

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Coal at Altitude of 4000 Feet

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 4

Mr. John Hopson, of Eccleston, recently brought to Maitland a piece of coal which he found on the way to Barrington Tops. This was forwarded to Dr. W. R…

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Mineral Wealth. Coal, Kaolin, and Silica. Encouraging Prospects. Investigations Being Made

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 3

Mr. A. K. Thompson, who has contracted to investigate the extent and value of a coal seam on Mr. H. King's property, at Tyalgum, left for the site…

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Bringing Coal to Newcastle!

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 4

Our Coff's Harbor correspondent writes: The railway buildings going up on the Glenreagh-Dorrigo line to be opened next…

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Peculiar Accident. Coal Miner Injured. Kurri, Kurri

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 3

Arthur Willetts, of Richmond Main colliery, was critically injured in a most peculiar manner. He had been working a punching machine at the face of the…

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"Becoming Intolerable.'' Newcastle Colliery Trouble. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 5

In a letter to the Miners' Federation, Mr. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Colliery Owners' Association says "the position is becoming intolerable,…

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Queensland Booming. [?]ing and Cotton Flourishing. Rush on Mt. Isa Field. Echo of Gold Rush Days

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1924 · page 6

The eyes of Australia are on the Northern State of Queensland. Great [?]ngs expected from her for of rc[?]t years she has sprung into the…

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Bellbird Mine. Another Body Found. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 4

Another body, that of J. Brown, late manager of Aberdare colliery, who made a gallant attempt to rescue miners' in the Bell[?]d mine and sacrificed his own…

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Commandeered Gold. Probable Claim Against Commonwealth

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 7

Mr. James Gardiner, formerly State Treasurer for Western Australia, stated that in regard to gold commandeered by the Commonwealth Government at…

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Miners Injured. Skip Rope Breaks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1924 · page 5

An accident of a serious nature occurred at Stanford Merthyr colliery yesterday afternoon. About 40 miners were being hauled to the pit top in skips when the…

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