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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Struck It Rich £1000 Worth of Gold Road Worker Finds New Reef. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 5

John Pike, jun, road laborer, while working near Moligul yesterday, discovered a gold reef and later handed into a local bank a parcel of specimens…

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Telegrams Gold Discovery. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 4

Following the discovery of the nugget of gold by a worker at Moliagul, many claims have been pegged out, and the district is in a state of excitement. The…

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Drunken Miners' Riot Sensational Tasmanian Incident. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 5

A sensational riot occurred at the Catamaran coal mine, in Southern Tasmania, yesterday. A number of miners indulged in a drinking bout and when they…

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Missing Man Body Found in Mine. Kalgoorlie

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 5

Mack Yurjonvich, a foreigner, who has been missing for a fortnight, was found dead at the 300ft. level of the Lake View shaft by two miners…

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Moonem Coal Twelve Feet Seam Discovered. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 5

Lismore Council was informed to-night that the boring plant at Moonem Coalfield on the Lower Richmond, was on to a 12ft. seam of coal, at a depth of 300ft. The…

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£50,000 CLAIM Wrongful Arrest Alleged Trouble Over Gold Leases Defendants Include Big. Bookmakers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 5

In the Supreme Court to-day before Mr. Justice Campbell and a jury of four, Jeremiah Jackson claimed £50,000 damages from James Hackett,…

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Coal Contracts Railway Commissioners ' Report. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 October 1928 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, in response to a request by Mr. Booth (Lab.), the Minister for Railways tabled a report from the Railway Commissioners,…

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Coal Industry No Further Action at Present. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 October 1928 · page 7

Replying to Mr. Kilpatrick (C.P.) in the Legislative Assembly tins afternoon the Premier, Mr. Bavin, said it was not proposed to take any further action…

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Alarming Report Condition of Collieries. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 October 1928 · page 4

The president of the Miners Federation, Mr. Hoare declared that an inquiry should be held into the maimer of the working of several collieries on the…

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Bubble Bursts New Guinea Gold Shares. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 October 1928 · page 4

During the past few weeks there has been a remarkable boom in New Guinea gold and osmiridium shares in Sydney Stock Exchange, but the bubble burst…

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Inspecting Moonem Coal Bore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 October 1928 · page 4

About 150 people, mostly representatives or Richmond River district local government and public bodies, were the guests, on Saturday last, of the Moonem…

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Coal Industry Conditions Serious at Lithgow. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 October 1928 · page 4

The conditions in the coal industry at Lithgow are in a very serious state. In fact they have never been worse in the history of the industry there. Two more…

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K.c.'s Fees Civic Coal Commission. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 October 1928 · page 5

The Civic Commissioners have approved of the payment of a Bill for £75826, presented by Mr. Shand, K.C., for fees in connection with the Civic Coal…

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Coal Industry Kurri Kurri Colliery Restarting. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 4

The Stanford Merthyr colliery at Kurri Kurri is to be opened after having been closed for nearly 10. months. The coal trade with New Zealand being depressed…

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Mining on Dorrigo Senior Geologists Visit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 4

Mr. Leslie F. Harper. F.G.S. Senior Geological Surveyor of the Mines Department, arrived in Dorrigo on Tuesday last. Mr. Harper visited…

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Mining Industry Depression Affecting the Church. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 5

Addressing the Congregational Union the Rev. J. H. King said the state of affairs in the mining areas had become tragic and vitally affected the church…

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Employment for Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1928 · page 5

In the Assembly to-day, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Therby) told Mr. Connolly (Lab.) that within the next six weeks 750 unemployed men will be taken…

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Found Dead in Paddock Once Prominent Mining Engineer. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1928 · page 5

According to medical evidence at the Parramatta coroner's court, Frederick Charles Rubie, who was found dead in a paddock at Lidcombe, died of asphyxia…

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Secret Document Sequel to Coal Strike Miners' Secretary on Mat. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 5

The executive of the Miners Federation has decided to summon a special conference of delegates to consider the position of "General" Cook, secretary…

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Gold Leases Sequel to £50,000 Case Conspiracy Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 October 1928 · page 5

At the Water Police Court, to-day James Hackett. jun., Alick Williams, Robert Yates, Carl, Schreder, Joseph, Barzell and Vincent Sharpe were charged on the…

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