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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Since 1851 Bendigo Gold Yield £11,000,000 Dividends

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 3

When the final yields from the mines of Bendigo district for the year 1930 were recorded the total amount of gold won on the gold field since 1851 was brought to…

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Broken Hill Mines New Offer by the Companies. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 4

The mining companies have made a new offer to the Workers' Industrial Union, concerning rates of pay, and there is a feeling that it may be accepted, thus…

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420 Coal Pits Idle 140,000 South Wales Miners Strike. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 5

Four hundred and twenty coal pits are idle in South Wales. The stoppage has affected 140,000 miners…

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More Gold Report From Tumut District. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 5

A message from Tumut states that further pieces of almost pure gold, worth £300, were brought into town yesterday by the Putland brothers, who have…

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Broken Hill Mines Talk of General Strike. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 5

A largely attended meeting of the Workers' Industrial Union to-day rejected the mining companies' terms for a resumption of work and decided to call all…

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Grave Fears Aviator And Mining Expert Plane Missing in Desert Two Search 'Planes on Way. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 5

A dramatic dash is being made by two Defence Force aeroplanes to search for Captain W. L. Pittendrough (pilot) and Mr. S. J. Hamre (mining…

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Coal Mining Industry Hopes for Improvement. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, Labor and Industry, Mr. Baddeley, speaking at a function at Cessnock held out hopes of improvement in the present condition of…

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Broke Down British Coal Conference. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

The owners and coal miners conference broke down. The miners rejected the owners' offers and continuance of reduced wages…

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French Gold Acquisitions Suggested Reduction of Bank Rate. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

The opinion has been expressed that a reduction of the French bank rate would eventually check French gold importations which were becoming a source of…

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Gold Ring Presented to Grimmett Famous Bowler's Tributes to Fieldsmen. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

"Clarrie" Grimmett, Australia's famous slow bowler, was presented last night with a handsome gold ring, set will a remarkable stone, from two of his…

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Splitter's Creek Rush of Goldseekers £300 Worth of Pure Gold. Tumut

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 3

The Putland brothers brought in another £300 worth of almost pure gold here to-day from their find at Splitter's Creek. Excitement is intense and…

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Promising Shows Gold at Torrington Melbourne Syndicate's Purchase

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 6

Torrington has produced thousands and thousands of pounds worth of tin, wolfram, bismuth and other minerals in the last two or three decades, but with a…

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'No Work' Whistle Employers Decide Argument Miners Haggle Over Jobs. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 6

The South Maitland mines were opened to-day, for the first time since the Christmas holidays, and a strike occurred at the Aberdare Extended pit shortly after work…

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Two Dredges for New Guinea Goldfields Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 5

Two dredges for Edie Creek and Bulolo goldfields in the mandated territory of New Guinea, were shipped from Sydney to-day aboard the Montoro. It is…

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New Guinea Gold Tauri River Claims Difference in Yields

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 7

The local members of the prospecting party which went to the Tauri River find reported by Mr. Patrol Officer Hides, returned to Port Moresby (reports the…

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Still Unsettled South Wales Collieries. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

The anticipated settlement of the South Wales coal dispute at the joint meeting of owners and the men's representatives of Cardiff to-day was rendered abortive…

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Gold Rush From Junee

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

Two parties left Junee for the gold rush at Red Hill Station, near Tumut. Those in the first party were relatives of the Putland brothers, who struck good…

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Deadlock Broken Hill Mining Dispute. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 5

A conference between the Broken Hill mining companies and the Workers' Industrial Council, proved abortive. The companies' representatives stated…

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Gold Bounty Act Benefits Not Extended to N.S.W. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 5

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, said to-day that owing to inadvertence in the drafting of the measure, the benefits of the Gold Bounty Act, passed by…

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Broken Hill Miners Companies' Offer Accepted. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

A mass meeting of unionists affiliated with the Industrial Council agreed to-day to accept the offer of the mining companies regarding wages, and also the offer…

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