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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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District Mining. Coramba's Busy Year

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

Official figures of the Coramba Warden's Clerk's District reveal the great advancement gold mining has made in the district during the year ended…

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Aberdare Miners' Dispute Men Decide to Resume Work. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 5

A joint meeting of the employees of Aberdare Central and Aberdare Extended collieries decided to resume work after an agreement with the Northern Collieries…

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Slugs of Gold Up to 10Oz

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 4

A party of prospectors who returned to Rockhampton from the Canoona district on Monday have with them 75 ounee of gold, the result of one day 's work. They…

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Cancona Goldfield Richness Confirmed. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 4

The workings of the new goldfield at Canoona yesterday proved right up to expectations. It was ascertained last night that there was only one wash…

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Canoona Gold Rush Hundred Claims Pegged Out. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 4

A rush of miners has set in at Keith's Hill, in the Canoona district, following rich gold finds by J. Arnold. In the first 12 hours after the news…

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Palmer River Goldfield Development with British Capital. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 July 1931 · page 2

Mr. Theodore Price, the representative of a financial group in London, who recently toured the north to investigate prospects of the goldfields, announces that…

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"Blacks" Collieries. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 6

The Northern Management Committee of the Miners' Federation' decided that the Ashtonfields and Glenrock collieries' should be collieries "black." The…

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Gold Plentiful There

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 3

"Gold mining, I anticipate, will be flourishing in New Guinea during the next 20 years," said Mr. B. Dunstan, former chief Government geologist in…

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Gold Sold to France. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 5

The Bank of England has sold £4,991,331 worth of bar gold to the…

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Federal Labor Member Miners Seek Expulsion From Party. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 5

The Northern Miners' Management Committee decided to instruct the Miners. Federation representative on the, State Executive of the A.L.P. to move for…

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Gold Withdrawals From Bank of England Efflux to France. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 July 1931 · page 5

The Bank of England announced the sale of £3,269,050 worth of bar gold, most to France. The net efflux was reduced by the receipt of 1,050,000…

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To France Gold Drain Checked. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 5

Britain's success in stemming the flow of gold from the Bank of England has excited the admiration of financiers who admit that the recent alarmist reports of…

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Dearer Coal? Price May Be Increased Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 5

An increase in the price of coal is possible as the result of a Government decision to discontinue the reduced coal haulage and chipping charges. From…

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MUNGANA Sale Of Mining Lease Clerk's Evidence Telegrams to Theodore. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 5

Keen interest is still manifest in the Mungana case. Tim court was crowded this morning before the case resumed. The foreman of the jury applied for…

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Good Gold Near Cooran

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1931 · page 1

A record, find of gold by E. Gallagher and other Cooran (Queensland) residents along Falls Creek has induced many other settlers in that district to prospect, with…

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Coal Industry Abolition Ok Concession Freights Revival of Foreign Trade Impeded. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1931 · page 4

Although the Northern Collieries' Association has not yet decided on an increase in price for coal as a result of the abolition of the concession in freight…

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Townsville Claim Gold in City Centre. Townsville

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1931 · page 4

A gold mining claim was pegged out on the side of Castle Hill, almost in the centre of the northern residential area of the city, on Saturday, and an…

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Coal Subsidy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1931 · page 3

The State Government has decided to continue the coal subsidy until December 31. This will obviate an increase in freights by 16 a ton. The decision was…

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Consternation Coal Contractors Unpaid. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1931 · page 3

Consternation was caused to-day among the contractors supplying coal to the Railway Department by the failure of the Government to meet the monthty…

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Railway Coal Contractors' Accounts Alleged to Be Unpaid. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1931 · page 3

It is slated that payments due by the Railway Department to contractors for coal supplies were not made yesterday as is customary at the end of a month…

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