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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

399 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 20

Valla Gold Mines

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 4

Before Mr. D. W. Reed, in the Warden's Court., Bellingen, on Thursday of last week, application was made by the Valla Gold Mines N.L., for the suspension of…

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Mount Kembla Miners. 106 Summonses Withdrawn. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

In the Industrial Court to-day Judge Rolin dealt with the summonses which had been issued against 106 miners to show cause why they should not be…

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More Gold £2,000,000 From America. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 5

The steamer Tahiti, which reached Sydney yesterday from San Francisco, brought a further consignment of gold to Australian banks, estimated to be…

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£500,000 Worth of Gold. Sydney,1 Tuesdav

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 5

The steamer Ventura, which reached Sydney to-day from San Francisco brought fifty-six boxes of gold valued at £500,000…

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Inrush of Water Coal Miners Escape. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 5

A rush of water into the Glebe tunnel mine, near Newcastle, took place yesterday. About 60 men were below at the time. Realising the danger they rushed…

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The Gold Standard. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 5

In the House of Commons, replying to questions, Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said he was anxious to announce the Government's decision on the…

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Fall of a Mine Cage a German Calamity. Strassburg

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 5

A cage was ascending the Reumaux pit at the Sarre and Moselle mines with 80 coalminers when the cable broke, probably owing to overweight. The cage…

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Coal Mines Bill Labor Proposal Defeated. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 3

The House of Commons by 208 to 143 rejected a motion by My. Stephen Walsh (Lab.) during the second reading debate of the Coal Mines Minimum Wage…

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Paid in Gold Miners at Johannesburg. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 3

After an absence of ten years sovereigns reappeared all along the "Reef" at Johannesburg. To-day 400,000 sovereigns were distributed amongst the…

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Fifty-one Killed Mine Disaster. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 3

It has now been ascertained that 51 were killed and 28 injured in the cage disaster in the Reumaux pit, near Strasbourg…

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The Miners. Leader Outspoken Force to Replace Reason. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 5

The miners' leader, Mr. Cook, speaking at Bullwell, said: "We are how prepared with the necessary machinery to establish by might what we have failed…

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33 MEN. Trapped in Mine. Cut Off by Water "Only Miracle Can Save Them." London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 5

A number of miners are trapped in the Montague pit at Scotswood, near Newcastle, owing to the inflow of water. Nearly 300 men were below when the…

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Moving Scenes. Mining Disaster. Thirty-eight Men Missing References in Commons. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 5

Forty men are missing in the Scots-wood pit. Rescue operations are proceeding strenuously, though hope has been practically abandoned…

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An Idle Colliery Sequel to Court Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 5

The South Bulli colliery is idle as a result of two wheelers, who refused to pay the fines imposed on them for having taken part in an illegal strike, being sent…

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Telegrams. Gold for Australia. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 5

The steamer Borda from London arrived at 'Melbourne with 500,000 sovereigns for the Bank of Australasia…

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A Railway Gold Brick

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1925 · page 4

Many years ago the Old State Government decided to build the North Coast railway in opposition to the wishes of a large section of the Northern people…

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South Coast Mines. Position Serious. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 2

The position at the South Coast mines is now extremely serious, only five out of 131 being at work…

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Telegrams. Mil Tants Routed. Mount Kembla Miners Resume. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the Mount Kembla miners carried a resolution in favor of resuming work forthwith. The militants were badly routed…

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Coal Train Derailed. Bio Smash Narrowly Averted. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 4

A smash was narrowly averted on the Belmont line last night, when a coal "train was derailed near Fernleigh. A short time later a passenger train bound…

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Mine Wages in South Africa. New Legislation Promised. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Labor and Defence (Colonel Cresswell) said, in reply to a question, that the Government proposed to…

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