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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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Barrier Mining Stocks Down. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 7

Barrier mining stocks fell sharply on change yesterday afternoon, following the receipt of a telegram from Melbourne announcing the declaration of a reduced…

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Casting Pearls Before Swine Minister for Mines and F. AND S. FORBES

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 5

Speaking at a meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, the president. Mr. H. Woods, referring to the visit of the Minister for…

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MONDAY Miners To Resume Meeting of Delegates Explanation Satisfactory. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 5

A meeting of delegates from all lodges met at Newcastle Trades Hall to-day to hear detailed explanations of the leaders regarding the…

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Still Some Diificllties Resumption of Coal Mines. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 5

There are still some difficulties in the way of the resumption of a number of the mines. The chief difficulty appears to be at Aberdare. At most other…

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Nymboida Coal. Nymboida

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 4

Mr. Ward, of Cessnock, is still interested in coal. He has been advised of a new seam below The Gap, and has asked that a sample…

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State Assembly Work For Miners Hope for Increased Export Question Op Moratorium. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 5

Replying to Mr. Booth (Lab.) in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier said he had not seen the report that £100,000 had been made available by the…

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Search for Gold Government Assistance Prospecting Parties to Be Sent Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 4

In connection with the Government scheme to encourage prospecting for gold, the Minister for Mines said an examination of large areas of country in the…

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Cheaper Coal Recapture Export Trade Coal Owners' Hopes Men to Resume To-day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 3

The chairman of the Northern Collieries Association, Mr. McDonald, announced to-day that the reduction in the price of coal would be Interstate…

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Local and General Pile of Gold Worth £50,000,000!

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 6

According to Mr. D. W. Robertson, metallurgist, of Sydney., who has just arrived back from a long trip, gold is so plentiful in South Africa that any…

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In Public Street Gold at Ballarat East Claim Pegged Out. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 5

Workmen engaged on laying pipes in Morris street. Ballarat East, during the week struck a rich quartz vein and a syndicate of prospectors immediately…

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Coal Mines Only Partial Resumption Suspicious Miners About 20 Pits Reopen. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 5

It was reported officially this afternoon that of 34 idle collieries, work has been resumed at 20. At a number of the big pits on the…

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Search for Gold 150 Prospectors Out. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 4

One hundred and fifty prospectors under the State Government's scheme are now searching for gold in different parts of the State…

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Bendigo Rush Discovery of Gold Hundreds of Miners on Field. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 3

The discovery of payable gold on the old alluvial leads at Myers' Flat, sear Bendigo, has resulted in a large number of claims already being pegged out…

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Coal Mines All Working Again 9000 Men Engaged Business People Jubilant. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 4

All differences which prevented a general resumption of work yesterday have been settled and the men have returned to work at all associated…

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Two Miners Killed 1260 Feet Below Surface. Kalagoorlie

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 3

As the result of a fall of earth from the sto[?]e in the 1260 feet level of the Great Boulder mine, two men were killed namely, John Lynch, 58, and Frank…

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Search for Gold Commonwealth Has £27,000 Available. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 3

Answering Mr. Keane (Bendigo) in the House of Representatives to-day the Treasurer, Mr. Theodore, stated that about, £27,000, representing the balance of…

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Coal By-products Company to Spend £3,000,000 Factory Near Newcastle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Minister for Works. Mr. Buttenshaw, gave notice of motion for leave to introduce a Bill to ratify the agreement entered…

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New Guinea Gold

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 6

Fortunes are being won in New Guinea, both in the air and on the ground. For instance, Guinea Airways,' Ltd., during six months ended February 28,…

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Miners on Strike "Just Like Old Times" Aberdare Pit Idle. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 4

One of the largest mines on the field, Aberdare, was idle this morning, the men having gone on strike until agreements are adjusted…

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Coal for Railways Tenders Foe 839,000 Tons. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners to-day accepted tenders fur the supply of 839,000 tons of coal from western and southern fields at a cost of £614,000 a saving…

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