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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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Two Miners Killed Fall of Earth in Stope. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 December 1930 · page 2

Two miners Norman Timothy, 45, and Albert Blake. 40, were working in a stope at the Comstock mine, near Queenstown, when a fall of earth occurred. They had…

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Federal Session Questions Answered Encouraging Loan Investments Gold Bounty Bill Proposed. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 December 1930 · page 5

In the House of Representatives today, Mr. Cameron (Brisbane) was informed by the Minister for Defence, Mr. Green, that investigations into…

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Coal Strike Scottish Miners to Resume. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 December 1930 · page 5

Following the decision of the Miners' Federation yesterday the Scottish miners agreed to resume work on Monday. Negotiations with the owners wil follow…

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Scotch Miners Resume Work. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 5

The Scottish colliers resumed work after meetings in the chief areas, Midlothian and Haddingshire…

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Gold Bonus Bill Ready for Caucus Party Will Consider To-day. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 5

Although strong representations have been made to the Federal Ministry that the gold bonus should be paid on the basis of excess of gold compared with…

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Hidden Gold 300 Sovs. In Bottle Found by Boy Scout Inquiry to Prove Ownership. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 December 1930 · page 4

The City Coroner opened, an inquiry this morning to determine the ownership of 300 sovereigns found buried in a bottle in Sirius Cove in…

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The Wages Tax Miners' Secretary's Protest. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 December 1930 · page 5

An attack on the Lang Government was made by the secretary of the Northern Miners' Federation, Mr. D. McNeill, to-day. He declared the conditions of the…

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Bavin Severe Mines' Minister Rebuked Rothbury Biaterness. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 December 1930 · page 4

In laying additional papers concerning the Rothbury colliery on the table in the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Mines (Air. Baddeley) declared that…

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Gold in Bottle Cerman Claimant Succeeds Boy Scout Receives £50. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 December 1930 · page 6

The Coroner to-day decided that the bottle containing 211 sovereigns and 13 half sovereigns found buried in the sand at Sirius Cove by a Boy Scour, John…

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Gold Bonus Second Reading Speeches Gullett Critical "A Vote Catching Measure.'' Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 December 1930 · page 7

The Acting Minister tor Markets. Mr. Forde, moved the second reading of the Gold Bonus Bill in the House of Representatives to-day…

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Coal Mining Industry Plea for Collective Ownership Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 6

Mr. McNeill, secretary of the Northern Miners' Association, states that politicians of every brand had said that they were going to rehabilitate the coal…

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Federal Session Gold Bounty Bill "Cheap Christmas Box." Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 4

In the House of Representatives resuming the debate on the Gold Bounty Bill. Mr. Jones (Indi) said it would assist in decentralisation because many miners who…

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Wheat As Fuel Cheaper Than Wood or Coal. Nezperce ([?]daho)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 December 1930 · page 5

It is reported that a resident of this town, located in the centre of the wheat region, is burning wheat for fuel, since he is able to obtain it delivered to the…

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Pilgrimage of Miners Rothbury Commemoration. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 December 1930 · page 5

Union leaders expect that 10,000 miners will take part in a pilgrimage to Rothbury and Greta on Tuesday in memory of the late Norman Brown, who met his…

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Broken Hill Mines Companies' Reopening Terms. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 December 1930 · page 5

The terms on which mining companies will reopen the mines have been submitted to the unions. They provide for basic wage of 15 per day with 40 hours…

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Gold and Silver Treasure of the Pharaohs' Period Discovered in Egypt. Cairo

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 December 1930 · page 5

Twenty-three ingots of fine gold chains of gold and silver, silver pieces, a silver statue of beautiful workmanship and a bronze knife were found by…

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Coal Mines Closed Men Pay Tribute to Rothbury Victim. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 4

All northern collieries ceased work today, in order to enable the men to pay tribute to the memory of Norman Brown, who was killed during the Rothboury…

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Colliery Accidents Three Miners Killed. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 December 1930 · page 5

Two men were killed and two other injured in colliery accidents to-day. John McGuinness, 50, shiftman, of Belmont, and Albert Berwick, 57, also of Belmont,…

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Free Gold Passes Held by 247 Persons Deadheads Cost From £150 TO £235 a Year. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 December 1930 · page 5

Answering a question in Parliament the Premier, Mr. Lang, said 247 persons had gold passes entitling them to free travel on the railways and 107 of these…

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£12,000 Allegations Of Fraud Goldmaker of Hilden' Contracts for Manufacture of Gold. Dusseldorf

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 December 1930 · page 5

The trial has begun of Heinrich Kurschildgen, otherwise "The Gold Maker of Hilden," who was using a shed for a laboratory…

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