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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

325 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 17

Mines and Miners

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 2

Have you been for a trip down to Maher's mine? I have. Did I see any gold; Yes; but I went to see the mine. Our car driver (by the way…

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Gold Fever

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 2

Now that the "gold atmosphere" fills local space and the infecton of the fever has lightly touched the populace, it is interesting to recall the…

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Mining Inspector's Visit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 5

The State's Chief Inspector of Mines was in Dorrigo yesterday (Thursday). He paid a visit to the Lower Beilsdown field, and made a more or less…

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Was It Deliberate? Early Morning Explosion Coal Mine Sensation. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 5

In the early hours this morning, The coal miners, in a residence, near the Sunbeam mine. Korumburra, were aroused by three distinct explosions. An…

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Wilfully Caused Sunbeam Colliery Explosion. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 5

The police are certain that the three explosions which occurred, early yesterday morning in the main and haulage Louses at the Sunbeam colliery at…

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44-Hour Week Victorian State Coal Engineers Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 5

The engineers at the Yalloum State coal mine commenced the first day of the 44 hour week which they declare must cud next Friday night. They will refuse to…

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Coal From England Result of Continuous Strikes. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 4

As the result of strikes on the New South Wales coalfields Interstate companies have to go elsewhere for they supplies. Information was received…

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Trotting Sensation Alleged Conspiracy the Mare Gathered Gold. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 4

At the Central Court to-day the case was commeseed in which William Matterson, 60, retired, and Walter McCarthy, 36, electrician, were charged…

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Miners' Secretary Resigns Mr. W. BRENNAN, M.L.C. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 July 1927 · page 5

The Northern Delegate Board received the resignation of the miners' secretary, Mr. W. Brennan, M.L.C. It was recalled with regret that he had served a term of…

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Telegrams Another Idle Colliery. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 6

The Oakey Park colliery, Lithgow, is idle as a result of the wheelers refusing to work until satisfaction is received from the management in respect to water rates…

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Idle Miners. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 6

Nearly 1000 miners are idle, because of the action of a few men, who demand that six of their number shall join the union. The Central Council of the miners…

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Dorrigo Mining

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 1

Things are still booming at Dorrigo antimony mines. Sergeant Johnstone, mining warden, went up from…

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Alleged Trotting Frauds Is Gathered Gold Promenade? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 6

The case in which William Matterson, 60, and Walter McCarthy, 36, are charged with having conspired to cheat and defraud a number of trotting clubs, in…

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Mining Operations on Beilsdown Field Developments in Charge Mr. C. R. THEBON

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 6

Re developments on the line of formation Wild. Cattle Creek-Lower Beils-down: On Mr. Maher's and Syndicates'…

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Floating Mine? Mysterious Explosion on Coast. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 4

A heavy explosion was heard at Warrnambool, Victoria, late on Saturday night, but careful search of the whole district failed to reveal the cause…

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Ruhr Mine Collapses Crater 22 Yards Deep. Paris

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 5

A Cologne message states that the whole of the pithead and plant of the Augusta Victoria mine in the Ruhr district has disappeared in a crater 22 yards deep…

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Gold Bearing Reef at Sheep Station Creek a Promising Discovery

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 7

Forty-five to fifty years ago Dalmorton was in the gold boom, and hundreds of thousands of pounds were won from rich bearing reef's then worked, and…

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Coal From England Newcastle Losing Trade. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 5

Owing, it is said, to heavy production costs through strikes and sectional stoppages, the domestic trade of the northern collieries is being seriously threatened…

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Rich Gold Find. Edie Creek Bonanza. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 3

A gold reef has been dscovered at Edie Creek, Bulolo, showing 20ozs, to the ton…

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Rich Gold Reef Found at Eddie Creek Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 2

A gold reef has been discovered at Eddie Creek, Bulolo, showing twenty ounces of gold to the ton…

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