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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Trade Loss Owing to Coal Strike. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

Disquieting reports are reaching South Wales that the United States, Poland and Germany are exploiting the present coal stoppage, and there is danger of losing…

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Reply to Criticism Gold Reserves in France. Paris

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 5

The Bank of France cannot refuse gold brought to it, Germain Martin, Finance Minister, states, in an interview to-day…

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Broken Hill Miners Changed Mind Again. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 5

Although an agreement was entered into at a conference between the mine managers and unionists yesterday, work was not resumed to-day. The…

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Hundred Claims Splitter's Creek Gold Find. Gundagai

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 1

Over one hundred claims have been pegged out around the rich gold reef which has been found at Splitter's Creek, north of Tumut…

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Note Issue Reduced the Gold Reserve. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 5

During the past fortnight the Australian note issue has been reduced by £2,000,000, and the issue is now back to the amount of £46,153,426 at which it…

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Broken Hill Mines Resumption of Work. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

Work was resumed in the North, South, and Zine Corporation mines this morning, following on the decision of the Workers' Industrial Union yesterday…

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Gold at Torrington Assays One to Four Ounces. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 5

The Minister for Alines has received a report from the Chief Inspector of Mines upon the discovery of rich gold ore at Torrington. The ore occurs in a wide…

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Coal Dispute Settled. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 5

The South Wales coal dspute has been settled. The terms of the provisional agreement include resumption of work at the pay ruling on November, 1930,…

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Lucky Find Nugget of Gold Worth £5500. KALGOORLIE

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

A sensation was caused yesterday when a 17 years old youth picked up a 78lb. nugget of gold, worth £5500, in Larkinville…

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Gold in City Streets Prospecting at Bendigo. Bendigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 5

The City Council has acceded to the request of gold seekers to sink holes in some of the streets in which there is little vehicle traffic. Many of the streets…

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Worth Keeping Australian Bonds British Money Available at Call Gold Boom Forecasted. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 5

"Worth keeping," is the simple one line heading on the front page of the "Daily Express," under which appears the following: "Interviewed to-night the…

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Mining and Aeroplanes

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 4

According to the reports that Mr. Walcott, Commonwealth Public Service Inspector, has brought back with him from New Guinea, the gold-mining population…

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South Wales Miners Owners' Terms Accepted. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 5

The South Wales Miners' Federation conference at Cardiff decided by 169 notes to 72 to accept, the owners' terms, and work will be resumed on Monday…

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£15,385,716 in Gold Backing Note Issue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 5

Gold held by the Commonwealth Bank on December 29 last totalled £15,385.716109, according to an official statement of the bank. That amount…

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Coal Export Decline. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 5

Coal exports from Newcastle beyond the State last year were the lowest for 30 years…

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TRANSMUTATION Alleged Gold Making Princes and General Deceived Trial of Alleged Swindler. Munich

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 5

The trial was begun of the e[?] of licinrich Karschildgen, who was sentenced to eighteen months for fraud regarding gold making, when Tausend, another gold…

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Tausend the 'Gold Maker' Able Seaman Sentenced "Ludendorff Very Enthusiastic." Berlin, Tuesday. Three Months and Dismissal. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

Giving evidence on his own behalf Tausend the alleged gold maker, who had been charged with fraud, declared that Berlin financiers who secured the money Following an occurrence on the submarine depot ship Lucia, when the men refused to work on Sunday, Able-Seaman H. T. Gratton was sentenced to three months'…

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Accident in Coal Mines Five Men Killed Others Entombed London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

Five miners were killed in an explosion in Auch Engeich colliery, La[?]arkshire, while five men were entombed in Henley colliery…

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Gold Mining in Queensland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 4

Extensive mining operations in Queensland goldfields with the aid of diamond drills and modern machinery are expected to be started soon by a British…

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Colliery Disaster Follows Explosion Number of Miners Killed. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 5

Five miners were killed by an explosion in the Auchengeich colliery, Lanarkshire, and five were entombed in the Hanley (Auchengeieh) colliery. The explosion…

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