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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Gas Price Reductions Fears of Gas and Coal Unions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1931 · page 7

A Bill prepared by the Minister for Labor and Industry for the purpose of reducing the price of gas was discussed at to-day's meeting of the caucus…

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Half World's Supply American Gold Stocks Flow From Europe. Montreal

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 August 1931 · page 5

The correspondent of the United Press Association at Washington says the Federal Reserves Bank to-day reported that American gold stocks amounted to almost…

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Six Hours and a Minimum Wage Not to Be Provided in Coal Bill Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 4

Addressing the miners of Hebburn Nos. 1 and 2 Lodges of the unemployed, at Weston yesterday, on the Coal Bill, Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Mines, when…

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Mining Accident Battery Hand Injured Hazardous Journey Up 1600Ft. Gorge. Hillgrove

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 5

Deep down in a Hillgrove gorge yesterday afternoon, Edward Thomas Cook was standing by the battery when a defect occurred in the machinery and the…

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Wheelers' Dispute State Coal Mine Idle. Lithgow

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 4

As a result of a dispute regarding the wheelers, following a complaint that some of them left work yesterday before the proper time, the State mine was idle…

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Notes and Comments What About the Gold Standard?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 3

Australia with her handful of people and her tiny gold reserve is is the same financial plight as America with 120,000,000 people and…

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Rich Gold Reef Reported in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 4

A rich gold-bearing rtef on Mount Tarrangower, near Maldon, is reported to have been discovered by three prospectors. The reef is about eight feet…

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Coal Industry Pit Top Meetings at Cessnock. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 5

There is a possibility that the Aberdare Extended colliery, one of the biggest in the district, may close, if the men do not cease holding pit top…

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Closed Lithgow State Coal Mine Result of Needless Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners yesterday decided to close down the Lithgow State coal mine because the employees had gone on strike, and not to reopen it until the…

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Stabilisation of Gold

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 4

Dr. Busing, German Consul-General in Australia for the past five years, when leaving Sydney last week expressed his conviction that because of her immense…

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World's Gold Only 30,720 Tons Produced Further Decline Forecast

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 8

The prospector's dream of finding a mountain of gold will never be realised; and if it were, the effects of such a discovery, though highly gratifying to the…

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World's Record Coal Discharge

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 4

A world's record for the discharge of coal has just been set up in the Port of London by the collier Corbridge (Wm. Corry and Sons, Ltd.). She came…

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Gold Standard Jowett Doesn't Like It. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 5

Addressing the New South Wales Constitutional Association to-day, Mr. Edmund Jowett, ex-M.H.R., said the present world-wide depression was caused by 13…

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£198,456 Worth of Gold. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 4

During the past 18 months, 6900 Victorian prospectors have recovered £198,456 worth of gold…

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Search for Gold Rich Vein Near Bega. Bega

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 5

A remarkably rich vein of gold has been found on the farm of Francis Ramsay, at Tantawauglo, about 20 miles southwest of Bega. An assay returned 30…

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Lower Than for Years New Railway Coal Contracts. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 5

Tenders for the supply of 1,000,000 tons of coal were to-day selected by the Railway Commissioners. A feature of the new contracts is a reduction in price which…

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State Coal Mine Government's Attitude Criticised. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1931 · page 5

At a meeting of the Lithgow A.L.P. the Government's attitude towards the State coal mine was criticised by Mr. Blackburn, president of the. Federated Engine…

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State Mine Statement by Lodge Presidents. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1931 · page 5

The president of the State Miners Lodge. C. Nelson, to-day said he desired to correct the impression that might have been given by the publication in a…

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11Oz, Dish Gold Find in S.A. ADELAIDE

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 5

Interest has been aroused by the reported gold discovery at Tweedvale, 21 miles from Adelaide. One prospector is said to have recovered 11 ounces in one…

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Bobby Pearce Wins Philadelphia Gold Cup. Toronto (Ontario)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1931 · page 8

Bobbv Pearce defeated Ken Myers, of Philadelphia, by two lengths to win the Philadelphia Gold Cup for the second successive year…

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