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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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Swearing in a Mine Magistrate's Verdi[?] Reversed Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 5

Justice Stephen, in his reserved judgment, in Chambers to-day, held that the miner who used insulting language to a fellow employee made himself liable to…

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Coal Industry Proposal to Organise. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 5

In an effort to put the coal industry on a sounder basis the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley. and the Minister for Education, Mr. Davies, had an…

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Coal Stack on Fire Spontaneous Combustion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 4

Spontaneous combustion is believed to have been responsible for a fife which broke out in the coal bunkers of the C.S.R. Co. refinery at Pyrmont last…

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Strike Riots Fifteen Persons Killed in Peruvian Mining Area Lima (Peru)

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 5

Foreigners in the mountainous interior around the mining areas of Laoroya are fleeing to-night before enraged miners who rioted and killed two Americans,…

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Notice Board Derby Gold Cup. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 November 1930 · page 1

The Derby Gold Cup, of one mile and three-quarter, was run at Derby, and resulted : -- Notice Board (251) 1, Bocidero ([?]006) 2, Promptitude (1007) 3…

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Coal Owners' Estates Windfalls for Treasuries. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 November 1930 · page 3

The State and Federal Governments will benefit considerably from the estates of the brothers, John and William Brown, both of which were lodged for probate…

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Stead Gold Cup Cylinder Beats Nightmarch Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 November 1930 · page 1

Nightmarch was beaten by a head by the Derby winner, Cylinder, in the G. G. Stead Gold Cup, of a mile and a quarter, yesterday…

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Rich Gold and Silver Assay Great Interest at Wollongong Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 November 1930 · page 2

Great interest was created by the assay of gold taken from the property of the South Coast Yalwal Gold Reefs, Ltd. It is stated that the assay yielded 129.23…

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Surplus Miners £100,000 for Rehabilitation of Men. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 5

Representatives of the Miners' Federation to-day had a conference with the Acting. Attorney-General. (Senator Daly), the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr…

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Mandated Territory P. S. Inspector's Visit Another Gold Discovery. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 November 1930 · page 4

Mr. P. E. Walcott, Commonwealth public Service Inspector for Queensland, returned to Brisbane yesterday from the Mandated Territory of New Guinea where…

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Bounty on Gold Announcement Expected Would Help Unemployment Problem. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 November 1930 · page 5

An early announcement by the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Fenton of the Government's intention to accede to the Commonwealth- wide requests for a bounty…

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Surplus Miners. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 4

Representatives of the Miners' Federation had further conference to day with representatives of the Federal Government in connection with the allocation of the…

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Balmain Colliery Reopened. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 November 1930 · page 3

The Balmain colliery resumed operations after five months' idleness during which necessary repairs were effected. Seventy-nine of the 200 miners originally…

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Local and General Gold at Lionsville

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 November 1930 · page 4

It was reported yesterday that a party of prospectors in the Lionsville district had discovered a rich gold bearing reef. No details were available…

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A.W.U and Miners Amalagamation Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 November 1930 · page 4

The committee appointed by the A.W.U, and Miners' Federation will meet on Monday to draft a constitution for the amalgamation of the two bodies…

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Wages Cut in Germany Metal Workers and Coal Miners. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 November 1930 · page 5

Arbitrators reduced the metal workers' wages 7½ percent. The Ruhr coal owners have given notice of a ten percent, cut in wages. They recently reduced the…

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Promising Gold Find Twenty Ounces Per Man Per Day Yass

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 November 1930 · page 5

The gold find reported a few days ago near Jerrawa promises to develop into a rich field. It is stated that the reef was uncovered…

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Coal at Bunnerong. "Rubbish," Says Ald. Garden. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 November 1930 · page 5

At the City Council meeting, Ald. Garden declared much of the coal at Bunnerong was rubbish, and the boiler were faulty…

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Rich Gold Find "May Be Second Mt. Morgan." Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 November 1930 · page 4

Reports that gold of excellent quality has boon discovered 10 miles north of Mornish, created a stir in the city. A well-known prospector states he believes…

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Rich Gold Find

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 3

A Foster message says there is reason to hope that the new goldfield at Coolongolook, about 20 miles away, will prove better than was at first…

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