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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Rich Nugget Victorian Gold Rush. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 2

A nugget weighing 10½ ounces of line gold was discovered in undeveloped country near Newbridge, by three local prospectors. Many miners have arrived at…

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Search for Gold Queensland Ventures London Interested

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 6

Willi the presort rate of exchange an ounce of gold is worth £510 and, apart from the bonus, this is an attractive proposition, particularly in view of…

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Gold Seeking. The Nana Glen Find. Wining Inspector's Investigations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 3

The truth of the remarkable gold find at Nana Glen through the agency of a fortune tellor was investigated by Mr. J. W. Salter, Northern…

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Kalgoorlie Goldfields Resistance to Wage Reduction. Kalgoorlt

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 5

Members of the mining section of the Australian Workers' Union employed by the Goldfields Firewood Supply Coy. requested the company not to enforce the…

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Search for Gold Near Glenreagh

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 4

A correspondent writes:--''A Sydney syndicate, represented by Mr. N. Clark, who was for many years closely associated with the Lucknow Gold…

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£5,000,000 in Gold to Be Shipped to London? Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 5

A Bill is being drafted to enable the Federal Ministry to require the Commonwealth Bank to ship to London gold to the value of £5,000,000 at present held as…

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Queensland Gold Yield

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 4

The gold yield in Queensland for May was 784 fine ounces, valued at £3320, compared with 539 tine ounces valued at £2464, for May, 1[?]0, representing an…

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£5,000,000 Gold Shipment Bill Govt. in a Hurry to Pay London Treasury Bills. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 5

The Federal Cabinet sat for six hours to-day discussing the details of legislation to give effect to the decisions of the recent Premiers'…

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Gold and Notes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 4

In a statement by the note issue department of the Commonwealth Bank, it is shown that at the close of business on May 25 notes issued amounted to…

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Australian Novel Wins Gold Medal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 4

Mr. Vance Palmer has been awarded the gold medal of the Australian Literary Society for the best Australian novel for 1930. This announcement was made by…

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Gold Bill £5,000,000 For London to Pay Treasury Bills Opposition Approves. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 5

In moving in the House of Representatives the second reading of the Bill to amend the Commonwealth Bank Bill, the Treasurer, Mr…

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Gold Find £300 Worth in Few Dishes. Mudgee

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 4

Following a report that gold has been found at Hargraves a large party of men left for the field which is situated on private property. The report states that…

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Goods Instead of Gold to Pay London Bills. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 5

In the Legislative Council Mr. McGirr asked the Vice -President of the Executive Council (Mr. Concannon), whether h[?] would get into touch with the Federal…

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Ascot Gold Cup. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 8

The Ascot, Gold Cup resulted:--Trimdon 1, Singapore 2, Salmon Leap 3. Ten started. Betting: 31 Trimdon, 61 Singapore, 1008 Salmon Leap. Won by a…

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Gold Loan London Offer In April £15,000,000 Available Forty Years at Four Per Cent. Sidney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 5

It was learned to-day that a £15,000,000 loan in gold for a long term was offered to the Commonwealth on behalf of principals in London by a well-known Sydney…

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Notice of Dismissal 140 Lithgow Miners. Lithgow

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 5

Owing to slackness of trade, about 140 mine employees in Lithgow and district have received notice of dismissal within the past fortnight…

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Gold Mine in Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 2

Probably few people are aware that a gold mine exists right within the town limits of Coffs Harbour. A week or so ago a reef was discovered in…

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Much Too Rich. Gold Mine Specimen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 2

The world's gold hunger, has caused a revival in mining speculation, and the possibilities of company promotion (wrote the Sydney…

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Coal Strike? [?] Dismissal of a Mine Worker Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 5

A strike which may extend to a large number of northern district, collieries is expected as the result of the dismissal, of a deputy from Ayrfield mine…

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Promising Gold Find

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 4

Before handing over the new company, which will henceforth work the ease on Mr. G. Wagner's property, pear North Arm, Gympie district (Q) the…

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